High Dynamic Range (HDR) explained High Dynamic Range (HDR) displays are beginning to appear from several manufacturers. They are destined to revolutionise the entire viewing experience and deliver dramatically improved storytelling for audiences. I have been monitoring (excuse the pun) the technology progress and am now a firm advocate of the potential of HDR and of Dolby…
There is something very exciting and motivating about finding a new technique. Sadly the more experienced we become as individuals and as a profession the less those truly inspired moments come. So I am happy to share this new find with you. Maybe I am not actually the first to have discovered it, but that…
Regular visitors to our ICA site may have discovered TomParish.com. Tom has taken classes with both Warren and myself so understands our approach to training and self improvement very well. He is a successful colorist but still finds time to research and interview, then post his findings on his site. Most recently Tom and I chatted about…
Thursday 6th November 2014 I saw a preview of “Interstellar” from one of only five 70mm prints in Europe. This is how Christopher Nolan intended us to see his latest epic (much of it was shot on 65mm Imax film) and it turned out to be a really big deal. Roger Ebert wrote of Kubric’s…
The most exciting thing I saw was the Free Viewpoint TV (FTV) holodeck. Yes! The technology that introduced Princess Leia to Luke Skywalker in1977 now exists in our own galaxy and can project holographic images right in front of you. I would say 3-D images but that term has been so badly abused and confused…
The word ‘asset’ – or ‘asset management’ – is now used so often that we could be forgiven for forgetting what it means. The Oxford English Dictionary says that an asset is ‘a thing of use or value’, and for most media businesses their content is their lifeblood. So it makes sense to treat content…
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,…
“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.…