• [Podcast] An Interview with the Colorist for Elysium - Canadian Colorist Andrea Chlebak, based out of Vancouver, breaks down her ACES workflow. She describes her techniques for staying focused while working on the blockbuster and much more . . . (Coloristos.com)

• Be a Cinematographer - DP Donald Morgan (Girlfriends, 227) explains the tricks of his trade and how capturing images for television comedies has changed since he entered the business. Definitely a craft article. (ebony.com)

• [iApp] 'Interaction Of Color' - An app that brings Josef Albers' famous color theories to life. Be sure to watch the terrific video showing its interactivity. The second link takes you to the official home page of the app. ( nofilmschool.com | yupnet.org)

• [Video] The Dissolve - One of the universal narrative tools in post-production is the dissolve. This video pays homage to this - the oldest type of transition between shots (used before cuts were common). This 6 minute video shows plenty of examples of the different ways master filmmakers have used this tool. I just wish they used the dissolve less often when transitioning between movies... in this case, it gets in the way of the narrative and confused me a few times. (thedissolve.com)

• Filtering Your Look - "The complex interplay of light passing through a physical glass filter cannot be recreated. The actual impact of a physical glass filter depends on many factors such as the lens' aperture, strength of backlight, and whether the point sources in frame are sharply defined." An article for DPs but it speaks strongly enough to this newsletter that it's up here under Craft. (redsharknews.com)

• [Announcing!] Insights Training: SpeedGrade CC - We're proud to announce a new 4-hour training title created by the publisher of this Newsletter, Patrick Inhofer. It's on SpeedGrade CC and available now on Lynda.com. If you prefer to 'own' your training videos (plus the camera-original footage used in the lessons and a bonus presentation), later this week it'll be released on MixingLight.com. Full details at the link! (mixinglight.com)

• [Video] How To Profile Your Monitor Using CalMan Studio - Freshly minted Tao Newsletter Sponsor SpectraCal just posted their webinar on how to use their high-end monitor calibration software, CalMan Studio. (youtu.be)

• [Free] DV Rebel Tools for After Effects - Originally available only with the DV Rebel's Guide , the DV Rebel Tools are push button presets and scripts that turns After Effects into a color grading workstation. Note: Squarespace currently requires a credit card even for a $0 shopping cart. (stumaschwitz.com)

• [Video] Avid Media Composer Meets Digital Anarchy's Beauty Box Plug-in - One of the grand-daddy video retouching tools to automagically smooth out skin imperfections is now available for Media Composer. The link is to an intro tutorial. ( vimeo.com)

• The Avid-to-Resolve Workflow - This blog article explores round-tripping from Media Composer to Resolve and back. (wolfcrow.com via @Frame)

• Smoke 2013: Roundtripping to Resolve 9 - The blog is in French, but the video embeds are in English. The information is all good. (fcmtl.com via ilovehue)

• [iApp] Timecode - For the finishers and editors among us . . . Calculating timecodes accurately is a chore but no longer, thanks to Timecode's peerless combination of precision software engineering and clear, contemporary design. ( itunes.apple.com)

• 4k or not 4k, That is the Question - At least 20 new 4K cameras will hit the market between now and NAB 2014. But, will the peripherals be ready to handle the new resolution? (hollywoodreporter.com)

• 4K Pricing Wars - Sony, Samsung and LG are about to engage in a pricing war for consumer 4K TVs. ( hdtvtest.co.uk)

• The future of television in the Internet Age - Is it possible for broadcasters to really go OTT? What is OTT, you ask? It's the future of television in the Internet Age. Click through for details. (c2meworld.com)

• 4K Workflow - Remember how painful adopting HD was a few years ago? The ante is being upped with 4K. Industry pros talk about the challenges of acquisition, post production, distribution, media management and storage. (library.creativecow.net)

• Verizon FiOS Introduces 500/1000 Mbps Service - "Verizon's competitors, which don't have the benefit of an all-fiber network, continue to stress consumers simply don't need any speeds faster than what they now offer." <sarcasm> Yeah, right. </sarcasm> Tao HQ is starting to hunt for a new house. Our #1 criteria? Not 3 bedrooms. Not a 2-car garage. It's: FiOS. If we can't get FiOS we're not buying the house. It has the huge advantage of NOT being *shared bandwidth*, unlike so-called high-speed cable modems which are high-speed... until they're not, during peak usage hours. (stopthecap.com)

• Satellite Fraudband Lets Down UK - "Despite promises of 20Mbps service from satellite operators, customers report actual speeds are well below 1Mbps at the times they actually want to use the Internet." See comments above. (stopthecap.com)

• 10 rules of Filmmaking - This is a list culled by Director Cameron Crowe from his book about the legendary filmmaker, Conversations with Wilder. ( filmmakeriq.com)

• [Video] The Making of Goodfellas - It might help to read Wilder's list before watching this behind the scenes video on the making of Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. The video emphasizes a number of points on the list, including #4. Put on a pot of coffee, it runs 30 minutes.  ( youtube.com)

• [Video] Title Champ: Saul Bass - The extraordinary work of graphic designer Saul Bass is profiled in this 55 minute documentary. Bass created the groundbreaking title sequences for Hitchcock's films, and in the process, transformed the art of movie titles. (vimeo.com)

• The Shining and The Steadicam - A great look at how Kubrick helped the creator of the Steadicam truly understand how to gain mastery over his invention. (tested.com) 

• Webinar: Calibrating Your Monitor with CalMAN Studio - This free webinar is being run a second time, giving you an opportunity to ask questions at the end of it. Requires free registration with a limited number of participants. (gotomeeting.com)

• Tao of Color 3-Day Workshop: Grade A Film, Learn DaVinci Resolve - Intensive workshops offered by the Publisher of this newsletter. Put theory into action grading a real-life project. And we'll be moving to Resove 10 just as soon as it's released. September we're in Washington DC, early October we're in New York City. (TaoOfColor.com)

• Southeast Creative Summit : Make your plans now. The Tao and MixingLight will be doing a half-dozen workshops on color grading plus a few on business. The overall agenda is much broader than our craft, from pre- through post- production. Some very interesting workshops. Save $100 with the code: tao2013  (southeastcreativesummit.com)

• The history of Ctrl+Alt+Delete - Here's to the 3-finger salute that every PC computer user knows by heart and made a man a programming hero." (mentalfloss.com)

• [Video] Why Can't You Use Electronics When Taking Off or Landing? - Unruly passengers apply logic to this ever-repeated command - and discover the astounding truth.. (Warning: NSFK. Strong language). (collegehumor.com )

• [App] Send Me to Heaven: The single most reckless, idiotic app ever designed - Mentioned in last week's newsletter, it turns out it's available only for Android, as the iPhone app store rejected it! Find out why. So crazy it's one of the few stories that have made this Newsletter twice in two weeks. (thevine.com.au )

• [Video] How to be a Manly Man: Learn how to whistle with your fingers - One week into practicing and your humble Publisher is still not getting it right! (artofmanliness.com)

• [iApp] SpotHero - Need a parking space? - There's an app for that. Find the best city parking in Chicago, NYC, DC and more. (itunes.apple.com)

• Regular people have no idea how to manage photos on their iPhones - Seriously, they don't. If you're OCD about how your friends store their photos then this story with how-to tips is for you. And them. ( chambersdaily.com)

• How to minimize your digital footprint - The New York Times weighs in with digital tools (some free, some not so much) to help curb snooping. (nytimes.com via @AllCreativeNY)

• [Video] Panoramic Wallpaper - One of the new hidden features in iOS 7 is panoramic wallpapers that move with your phone. Very cool. Shows you how to enable it. (youtube.com)

• Quick and Easy MacBook Repairs That'll Save You A Small Fortune - (gizmodo.com)

• USB 3.1: 10Gb per Second - "To get the 10 Gbps rate of the SuperSpeed+ USB, the standard uses more efficient data encoding. The USB 3.0 Promoter Group says it will deliver more than twice the effective data rate." Direct competition to Thunderbolt. ( redsharknews.com)

• SSDs Just Got Serious - "SSDs (Solid State Drives) were never meant to be treated like removable cartridges, and yet, this is exactly how film-makers are having to use them. We've come across a new type of SSD that is so solid, and so fast, that we think it may be the future for SSDs in our industry." (redsharknews.com )

• [Update] Firmware Update for FSI Monitors Adds a New Vectorscope Design - The Hue Vectorscope has a very useful adjustable reference vector and several other new design features. It was designed by colorist, author and friend of the Tao, Alexis Van Hurkman and also recently implemented in ScopeBox. FSI update here: (flandersscientific.com ). Learn more about Alexis' design concept here: (vanhurkman.com)

• Bluefish 444 Supports Avid Open I/O - (bluefish444.com)

• Seven leadership tips from Breaking Bad's Vince Gilligan - This is a spoiler-free blog piece (up to episode 509) with good video embeds. (forbes.com)

• [Video] Wonderland: A Short Form Doc on Creative Commerce - This is an engaging min-documentary about fighting for your art in the commercial world. The doc focuses on creativity, relationships, the pursuit of financial profit, and the many directions you can intentionally or unintentionally find yourself taking. Just... ignore the lack of a color grade. (vimeo.com)

• How To Seek Out Your Customers - Hint: be a hunter, not a gatherer. (fastcolabs.com )

• Son of How To Seek Out Your Customers - It is not enough to simply "start" a business. How to go from a passive nature to an active one. (fstoppers.com)

• 15 Worst Excuses Not To Be An Entrepreneur - (inc.com)

• How To Break The Habits That Get You Stuck - (unstuckcommunity.tumblr.com)

• Follow The Rule Of 90/20 - (openforum.com)

Always organize your projects in a way that someone can take it over tomorrow. In case you quit out of frustration!

• [Video] The Fastest Ambulance: A Motorcycle - Great TED Talk about a man who is filling the space between the time a medical emergency call goes out and the ambulance actually arrives. It's a concept literally crossing the divide between cultures, ethnicities and hatreds. (ted.com)