Colors That Fade
Now that DI has really taken off and the cost of owning a system has fallen sharply, the number of working colorists has grown just as dramatically. This boom in color grading may also have caused significant changes to the perception of images by the audience. Similar changes have been reported and described in language,…
What are you grading today? August 2012
The results are in. Alexa on top, not surprising considering it’s popularity across all genres. Red One drops to 4th after being 1st in 2011. Film drops down and Epic makes a big move up to number 2 2012 …
‘The List’ Cedric’s thoughts on the grading systems available today
Hi all, there’s been a discussion that I’ve seen a couple of times about which system to choose, here is a little list I’ve compiled, feel free to comment! I see all of and most of the times a mix of them in the facilities I visit for workflow and colour consulting. Autodesk Lustre was…
2012 Oscar Nominations
Last year many people contributed to our colorist slant on the Oscar nominations for best picture. It made interesting reading and we have done the same again this year, with the inclusion of Best Cinematography to round the list up to 10. Thanks to everyone that replied here, privately, on the TIG and on the…
Toohey’s Extra Dry “Nocturnal Migration”
This post explains the process of color grading a commercial advert of night time shots for a client. I was recently asked by Alt vfx (Brisbane Post house) to do a VFX pre grade on the new Tooheys Extra Dry beer Commercial directed by Garth Davis from Exit films. Exit are one of the biggest…
“What are you grading today?”
November 1-7 2011 INFORMATION COLLECTED VIA THE TIG, LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER MAX ONLY 2 SUBMISSIONS PER PERSON FOR THAT WEEK. UNITED STATES Feature Red Film Master Hollywood US Feature Red Apple Color New York US TVC “Nissan” Alexa Resolve Chicago US TV show Alexa Lustre New York US TV Magazine shows Red and various…
Looking Good, Everywhere – a color management case study
“180” is the first movie for director Jayendra, who has had a long successful career in high end commercials. His sponsors include Qube digital cinema solutions and Sathyam Cinemas, so it is no surprise that he insists on great image quality. What might be a surprise is that he chose to shoot with digital cameras.…
ICA in Estonia
I am recently home from my first visit to Estonia, where I was invited to teach Colorist Strategies and Popular Looks at the Baltic Film and Media School (BFM). The course has been in planning for over a year following an introduction at IBC, and was mostly funded by grants to introduce more post production…