[TaoColorist] Sunday Morning Reading (The Ultaviolet Edition)
Published: Sun, 05/19/13
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The Tao Colorist
for professional Video / Film Colorists & Finishers. Delivered Sunday.
Issue CXXXI Brought to you by: Tao of Color.com
Editor's Note: This is an 'over-worked-editor-in-chief' edition of the Newsletter. Which means... it's short. Including this note. See you next week!
The Craft
- Seeing Ultraviolet - "in Komar's case, he didn't just regain his old acuity: The Crystalens implant he received has given him the ability to see into the ultraviolet spectrum." (extremetech.com via Dexter Gresh)
- 'Haunting Melissa': A Horror Film Crafted as an iPad App - "[It's] about telling a story in a new way. . . a story that would come to people in bits and pieces. . . It's linear storytelling, but it comes to you and you don't know when." (studiodaily.com)
The Tools
- [Resolve] Layer Mixer Or Parallel Node? - The differences and when to choose. (niwa.nu)
- [Video] NAB 2013 Supermeet: DaVinci Resolve 10 Demo - For some bizzarro reason I missed putting this in the last few newsletters. But here it is... the main stage demo of Resolve 10 at NAB. (vimeo.com)
- What Video Pros Look For in Monitors - Like the title says. I'm quoted in here. (tvtechnology.com)
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Friends and Family
- [Training] Tao of Color's 3-Day Color Correction Workshops - Learn the foundational principles of color grading and DaVinci Resolve in my brand-new 3-day workshops. Atlanta is in 10 days. Austin at the end of June. Sign up now! Only 10 seats per workshop are available. (TaoOfColor.com)
- [Webinar] Why Is Color Grading So Hard and What Can You Do About It? - This is my first webinar for the good folks at Moviola. I start with explaining why color grading is so hard and finish with teaching how colorists read scopes. Free webinar when we record live Tuesday, May 21. After that, you can buy it. (moviola.com)
- Be Proud of Your Talent - How do you respond to clients when they comment that you're working on (nearly) free color grading software? (MixingLight.com)
- [Video] Adding Depth: Applying Our Techniques to Moving Images - Dan Moran continues his series on Adding Depth to images, moving out from theory and to the practical. Members-only article--free access with a 24-Hour Test Drive. (MixingLight.com)
- [Video] Avid vs Resolve: Waveforms and Legal Range Video - "The question: When you're grading in Symphony, where should you set your black levels: To 16 bit as shown on the Symphony waveform or 0 bits as shown on the Resolve waveform?" Members-only article. (MixingLight.com)
The Business
- Film Business Plans, Part 3: The Comparables - "Think of it this way - would you give millions of dollars to someone to say, build a home, and all they told you was "numbers and plans don't matter, you'll just have to trust me, I'm good." (lilithfilm.tumblr.com)
Outside 'The Box'
- 5 Ways The Camera Department Can Help Avoid 'Fix It In Post' Headaches - (theblackandblue.com)
- Creating Pictures Of Fried Chicken For The KFC Website - Interesting. (filmmakeriq.com)
Edumacate Yer'self
- See Media Composer 7 and Interlay - New York City, May 20th (filmmakeriq.com)
Current Colorist Control Surface Drivers JL Cooper Eclipse Avid Artist Color Tangent Software: v2.9.3
Mac: v2.7.1
Hub: v1.0.9
PC: v2.7.1
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Sunday Morning Fun(nies)
- [Video] Panhandler Party - New York City's subway gets overrun with panhandlers. (liftgammagain.com)
- Brilliant Advice - The Tao Treasurers motto... (@MarshallRamsey)
- We Made a Web Movie - Want to prove you're an internet expert? Make a web movie like this! (secrethq.com)
- [Video] The Internet: A Warning from History - How civilization collapsed during those frightful Internet years. Survivors share their story. (filmmakeriq.com)
Career
- The Truth About the '7-Minute Workout' - This workout was featured in last week's newsletter. Here's more: "Before you start cranking out the "perfect workout" at home and expecting dramatic results . . here's what you can really take away from the research, and what you can realistically expect to achieve if you follow this routine." (bornfitness.com via Craig Sommerer)
- The Einstein Principle: Accomplish More By Doing Less - Or rather being more focused. (calnewport.com)
- Your Desk Job Isn't Making You Fat - It's the eating. (health.usnews.com)
- Look For A 10-to-1 Carb-to-Fiber Ratio To Find Healthy Whole-Grain Foods - Hmmm... a bit of a theme going on here. This is a good tip on reading nutrition labels. (lifehacker.com)
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(Metaphorical) Tweet of the Week
One day I will find - and kill - the individual that created the "lamb" sound effect for AE errors. On that day, I shall retire. via @CraigTozzi
The Horror
- Photo Of The Day: Flying Cars - Last week I shared an article showing the future of flying cars. This week... where we are today! (pddnet.com via Tao Daddy)
Th- Th- That's ALL Folks! See you next week. Happy Grading!
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