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                                …

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Update from Lorne

Hi, I can’t believe this year is almost over. I just finished a series of 6 films with Steven Seagal. Now I have time to catch up with Warren and Kevin and see what’s happening with the ICA. Last summer, before things got busy, I started to put a class together dealing with being an…

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IBC 2010 Stats

A big show this year, and we all experienced the rush. In fact it was the second busiest IBC ever with 48,164 attendees from 140 countries. (The busiest show was 2008 with about 5% more visitors) The show floor was also bigger (100, 000 sq meters) as they opened a new thirteenth hall. In all…

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On-Set Colour Grading

Hi, I’m a finishing Colourist by trade and recently had the opportunity to work as an on-set Colourist. It’s turned out to be very interesting to learn the technology and see what the crews have to go through. I just finished a 3 week shoot for a Steven Seagal film in Vancouver Canada. We shot…

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Looking Good or Looking Right? Part 1: The Monitor

Hi all! Couple of days from NAB, iPad just went out and from what I read it looks pretty good. So I think it’s the right time to start a pretty philosophical subject about the difference between looking good and looking right! As an artist, one of the most important things is to be sure…

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