The latest news, reviews, thoughts, and humor for professional (and aspiring) moving image Colorists and Finishers. |
Editor's Note:
Due to personal circumstances, this newsletter will have an erratic publishing schedule for the next 2 weeks.
Craftsmanship
- An Interview with the Colorist behind "The Social Network" - A corporate 'Case Study' with a nice bit about working with practical lights. (blog.quantel.eu)
- Grading the BBC's "Being Alice" - Behind the scenes of a grading session. Some nice insights into workflow. (JackJonesColourist.com)
- Creating a 'Magic Hour' Look in DaVinci Resolve 7 - Good tips. (Vimeo.com)
Getting It Right
- Perfecting the Fragile Illusion - Figuring out how to shoot 3D using a new Sony 3D Handycam. An enjoyable read. (DigitalCinemaReport.com)
- How A Baltimore Sun Reporter Started A Blog and Changed An Industry (37Signals.com)
- How "The Fighter" Shot 35 Days Worth of Fight Scenes in 3 Days - Hint: They leveraged power of craftsmanship. (37Signals.com)
Help A Colorist Out
- Technicolor Profile for Canon DSLRs: Now Available - Be sure to click through to Vincent LaForet's posting. He provides his favorite picture settings. (PhilipBloom.net)
- Secrets of the ChromaDuMonde: Revealed! An NAB interview with DSC Labs as they explain how to use the ChromaDuMonde test chart to discover if there's color crossover between the RGB channels in your camera. (ProVideoCoalition.com)
Educamate Yer'self
- Color Correction by the Numbers - Using Photoshop with Adobe After Effects. It's a bit mind-numbing to think about doing this in a client session. But still... there's good foundational stuff in this tutorial. (FilmmakerIQ.com)
- Grading DSLR Footage with After Effects - There are some nice tips in here, including working the blue channel for a warmer look. (FilmmakerIQ.com)
- BlackMagic's DaVinci Resolve 8 Demo - BlackMagic put up a demo of the upcoming Resolve 8. Right-click to download. (blackmagic-design.com)
- Assimilate's Scratch 6 Demo - An interview and demo of the new features in Assimilate's Scratch grading and finishing system. The demo starts at around 6:20 into the video. (FreshDV.com)
- Deliverables for Distributors - Because desktop Colorists are also frequently required to handle the deliverables. (SheriCandler.com)
AutoMagic Color Grading
Current Colorist Control Surface Drivers
| JL Cooper Eclipse |
Euphonix MC Color |
Tangent Wave |
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Software: v2.1.6 |
Mac: v2.5.7 |
Software: v3.8 |
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Color Plug-in: v 1.0.5 |
PC: v2.5.7 |
Firmware: v1.9 |
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Updated:
March 7 |
Updated: Feb. 18 |
Updated: Jan. 28(ish) |
Sunday Morning Fun(nies)
- Hip Hop Cellist - Stick with it. Amazing talent. (YouTube.com via ReelSEO.com)
- The Early Short Films of David Lynch - If you enjoy disturbing images in the morning... then you'll enjoy this nice collection. (FilmmakerIQ.com)
- The Letters of the Alphabet, Captured By An iPhone (Mashable.com)
- 95 Movie Sequels Currently In The Works (DenOfGeek.com via FilmMakerIQ.com)
Navel Gazing
- Building A Network That Works - If you like to over-analyze things... but for good effect, then this article on building up your personal connections will be right up your alley. (blogs.hbr.org)
- Do You Want People To Actually Read Your Writing? (blogs.hbr.org)
- Your Taste is Why Your Own Work Disappoints You - Part of an Ira Glass series that I linked to a while ago, but is worth pulling back up. (kottke.org)
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Going Easy
- FCPx Is A Huge Failure: Deconstructed - Recently, a Gizmodo post categorically labeled FCPx "A Huge Failure". NotesOnVideo (NoV) decided to 'take on' this premature rejection.
Frankly, I think NoV went way easier than that author deserved. Note to self: Gizmodo is fine for MP3 players, not post-production tools. (NotesOnVideo.blogspot.com)
Gear Heads
- The Most Intriguing Thing at NAB 2011? Okay. This post is two weeks old. Like I said, there's a ton of stuff from NAB and I'm still going through it. (NotesOnVideo.blogspot.com)
- RED Scarlet Demo - RedHeads have already seen this. For the rest of us, a good interview with RED at NAB 2011 showing the configuration of the Scarlet. (Vimeo.com)
- Inexpensive Archiving for Tapeless Media - Does Shane Ross ever find this mythical beast? (lfhd.net)
- What Makes Apple's 'Retina Display' Retinal? And when will we get a large screen Retinal Displays (or do we already have it)? (theElaborated.net)
Drive Safely
- Benchmarks: SSD two-, three-, and four-drive 6Gb/s Raid 0 sets (BareFeats.com)
- How Long, The Life of a Solid State Drive? (HardMac.com)
Meta NAB 2011
- Diary of a NAB Demo Colorist - ICA's Warren Eagles talks about his experience as a full time working NAB as a full-time demo artist. (iColorist.com)
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- Look Ma, No Keys! What might a keyboard-less editing app look like? What happens when the computer applies algorithm's to improve actor performances? Check it out. (zak-ray.com)
The H o r r o r
- RIP Typewriters: Last Maufacturer Closes It's Doors
(Mashable.com)
N E V E R M I N D
- Relax, They're Still Making Typewriters (Gawker.com)
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