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James Wicks on Color Restoring Classic 35mm Spanish-language Movies
–Senior Colorist James Wicks works with a highly talented team at Olympusat, color restoring classic 35mm Spanish-language movies, and I am delighted to post this interview. Why? Well, watch and you will see. We cover a variety of topics relating to color grading. So let’s get on with this. Jim, as he is known to [...]
Resolve Training – Grade a Short Film in Class – Austin TX, June 24-26
Patrick Inhofer from the TaoOfColor.com has scheduled a training in Austin to teach color correction and color grading a short film. Here is even better news: The classes are being held at Precision Camera. There are at least a dozen excellent restaurants within walking distance of the location, and it’s easy to get to in North [...]
How to Use a DSC OneShot Color Reference Card – Raise the Quality of Your Video Productions
Art Adams says, “Shoot a reference that the colorist can quickly dial in so he/she can spend more time finessing your look and less time trying to do damage control.” If you want better-looking video and a smoother ride for your colorist, seriously consider listening to this podcast and getting one of the OneShot Color reference [...]
Experimental Color Grading
Experimental – Take Two Stock Clips and Doing Something Creative from Tom Parish on Vimeo. This is just one of those little projects you do because you can. Well actually it was a dare. Take two random stock video clips and create something interesting or at least different. So I did. In fact this [...]
Rob Bessette’s Experience as Demomeister on Resolve 10 at NAB 2013
Download interview While attending NAB 2013, I met Rob Bessette, a colorist from Boston demonstrating the new features for Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 10. Like most other Resolve users, I was excited to hear about all the new goodies coming, but very curious what Rob would have to say after returning home to Resolve 9. [...]
5 Alarm Music at NAB2013 and Interview with Sarah Scarlata, Drummer
Mary Lorraine Stewart and I talk about some surprises at the 5 Alarm Music booth at NAB 2013, and we have a spirited interview with Sarah Scarlata. Sarah is a Music Director for 5 Alarm Music, and is a also a Producer / Creative Writing Manager / Digital Content Coordinator. Besides that, I hear she [...]
Interview with Technicolor about Color Assist for Indie Film Productions
In this interview, I’m talking with Markus Loeffler, the developer of Technicolor Color Assist, and Asif Ahmed, Technicolor product specialist and filmmaker who is also an experienced film director. March 22, 2013. I recently visited Technicolor in Los Angeles. As ironic as it might sound, I recorded only an audio interview with them about their first [...]
Conversation with Dwight Adair on Color Correcting West Texas Muse
In this interview I speak with Dwight Adair, writer/director/producer at Seadra Productions. We talk about film and the color-grading experience of West Texas Muse, a film about Tommy Hancock. This documentary is 64 minutes long and was shot over a period of 10 years on SD video. There were quite a few special challenges in [...]
How Colorists Will Thrive in 2013 – Google Hangout Interview with Patrick Inhofer
Patrick is a seasoned senior colorist and editor with more than 20 years’ experience in broadcast, cable, and (more recently) indie post-production. He publishes an amazing newsletter every Sunday morning for fellow colorists. It’s the first thing I read on Sunday with my first cup of coffee. Patrick has been a mentor for me the [...]