Coloring Beauty from Surrender
I recently Colored ‘Beauty from Surrender’ for Passionflix at Serve Chilled in Brisbane.Filmed in Queensland on 2 Arri Alexas.17 shoot days. 29 locations. 155 scenes.
Lots of different looks across natural scenes, music performances, intimate moments and big dramatic scenes was a lot of fun. I didn’t change anything dramatically just complemented what Jake and Hayley created on set.
Happy 20th birthday Warren!
In 2006, a Brisbane colorist who'd never been to college became fxphd's professor of color. This year he released Warren's Resolve Color Bootcamp.
Film is ALIVE!
Last night I attended the Analog GRit Exhibition at the fantastic GR Space in Brisbane, celebrating 30 years of the Ricoh GR camera.
International Colorist Academy welcomes new instructors for 2025
International Colorist Academy (iColorist) has announced the appointment of three new instructors in 2025, expanding local classes to Sweden, Taiwan and the Philippines. We’re delighted to be able to offer our classes in more regions and languages, as the demand for expert and efficacious training in all things post-production continues apace.
The world's first Resolve 20 workshop
I spent 4 days with Clark, John, Bob and Johnathan who were joined at different times by students on ZOOM for the world's first resolve 20 workshop.
Do Film Schools neglect Color Grading?
Do Film Schools neglect Color Grading? Based on my recent experience in Australia the answer is probably yes! Read on for a possible solution.
All you need to know about, Manila Jan 2025
“After a gap of 12 years I am heading back to Manila. Between 2006 and 2012 I was a regular visitor running a combination of demos, private classes and roadshows. This goes back to the early da-Vinci Resolve days where a turnkey system cost around $300,000US
The world's first DaVinci Resolve online training class!
I first saw a demo of daVinci Resolve in 2005. It was a $400,000 system, the hardware rack was the size of a doorway and it took a Resolve engineer two days to install
The Color of Showdown
The Showdown Showcase is a film festival that encourages new film makers living on Australia's Sunshine Coast. It's the 3rd year of the festival and this year (2024)
Resolve 19 workshop back in OZ
The Resolve GUI was piped to the 5 metre virtual screen. The best a GUI has ever looked and no projector shadow meaning I could point out things on the screen.
Color Tour Podcast S5 EP01: Colorist Society Hollywood Chapter.
Post NAB 2024 I was invited to the latest Colorist Society Hollywood meet up. Held on the rooftop at the Godfrey Hotel in Hollywood I chatted to a number of top colorists in attendance about how and why they joined the Chapter and what they are currently working on.
NEW: Full Curriculum in 3 Modules
Color Tour Podcast S4 EP07: Chris Young, Brooklyn, NYC, US
During my recent trip to the US I caught up with Christopher Young owner and Colorist at See Why Color in Brooklyn.
Color Tour Podcast S4 EP06: Thomas Urbye, Noho, UK
Thomas is the senior colorist and CEO of the Post House 'The Look.' They are responsible for shows like Sex Education, Top Boy and Landscapers.
Working at Hill Air Force Base
In 2017 Michael McCool from Hill Air Force Base in Utah joined my AbelCine class in Burbank. He had lots of production experience but wanted to see how Resolve could help their post team be more efficient.
Watch on demand: Colorist Mixer, Lima, Peru
On July 20, Blackmagic Design and IntekTV hosted South America’s first ever Colorist Mixer at Country Club Lima in Peru. Held in conjunction with Blackmagic Week, the event drew an enthusiastic crowd of approximately 60 people from across Latin American. It was also streamed with the help of the Davinci Resolve Latino community and you can watch it back here.
Color Tour Podcast S4 EP05: Crash Carlucci, Park City, Utah
The Color Tour Podcast visits Park City in Utah to chat with Crash Carlucci.
New Amsterdam training room.
The new Amsterdam iColorist training room is operational!Students have access to a fully equipped professional color workstation.
Back in the Classroom. Burbank 2023
I have just returned from Abelcine in Burbank, California having run classroom training for the first time in 3.5 years! This time we switched things up a little with students joining the workshop via ZOOM alongside those in the classroom.
NAB Colorist Mixer report 2023
After a gap of 4 years the NAB Colorist Mixer made a triumphant return to Las Vegas.