• [Video] Are you sure you can trust your eyes? -  A short 2 minute video that highlights the Munker-White Illusion. This is something that every Colorist should know by heart. (youtube.com via @graymarshall )

• [Video] Exposing Photo Manipulation With Inconsistent Shadows - How to tell if a photo has been digitally manipulated. This 17 minute video isn't directly related to the Craft, but it's one of those things that might help you one day make a shot more convincing. That. And it's cool. (YouTube via filmmakeriq.com )

• [Video] Introduction To Color In Digital Filmmaking - I LOVE this video so much, that I'll be showing it to my college students on Monday - where we meet for the 2nd time this semester. John Hess really manages to drill in the point of where Digital Color Correction REALLY begins. And where is that, you ask? Refresh your cup of coffee, click through and watch this well produced Intro to Color. (filmmakeriq.com)

• Understanding Low Contrast Filters - "A technique used by some cameras and cinematographers to reduce the appearance of subject contrast and soften highlights. In this article, we examine the mechanism and relative trade-offs behind these filters." A technique used by DPs that colorists should be familiar with. (red.com)

• Resolve 10 Public Beta: Available for Download - The wait is over. Go get it. (blackmagicdesign.com)

• Resolve 10 Beta: A Hands-On First Impression - Dan Moran from MixingLight.com offers up his first experience using Resolve 10 Beta with in a client session. And his surprise at using some features he didn't think he'd need as a colorist. (mixinglight.com )

• [Podcast] FSI On their new OLED and 50" LCD Displays - Robbie Carman from MixingLight.com interviews Bram Desmet about their big news from IBC... a 24" OLED and a new 50" LCD. (mixinglight.com)

• [video] Do you color inside the lines or outside? - Using an Alexa LUT to grade... Canon 5D Mark III footage in Resolve, Texas-based Colorist (and friend of the Tao) Tom Parish, shows you the great results you can get when you don't follow the rules. (tomparish.com)

• [video] After Effects: How to get the Michael Bay 'Sky' effect - After Effects CC Trainer Kevin P McAuliffe breaks down how to create the cool lens filter effect that simulates a look Michael Bay uses in almost all of his movies. Although in most cases this effect is created in-camera, he shows you how you can enhance it in post. An industrious colorist can replicate this process in almost any app. (youtube.com)

• Using Resolve for the Online of 'Covert Affairs' and 'Suits' - OnLine Editor Scott Freeman shares how he worked DaVinci Resolve into his pipeline to speed up his online finishing tasks using, interestingly enough, DaVinci Resolve. (library.creativecow.net)

• How To Understand Waveforms and Vector Display - If you don't understand what a Waveform or Vectorscope is... this article should help - if you don't mind clicking to a new page after every 100 words. ( redsharknews.com)

• Speedgrade CC Keyboard Shortcuts - Comprehensive pdf. (ilovehue.net)

• [Webinar] ArriRaw: Keeping It Simple - An hour webinar on the benefits and how to work with Arriraw on-set and in post-production. It's a pretty wide-ranging discussion from green screen, to dailies and more. (webgate.arri.de)

• A Comprehensive List of Videotape Formats - Dating back to 1956. (tech-notes.tv)

• Hobby or career? - If you are an independent filmmaker - or involved in anyway with independent film - you work long and hard and follow your passion. But many reap minimal financial rewards. This is a good article that tackles the question many have been asking - include the United State tax collection agency, the Internal Revenue Service. (filmmakermagazine.com)

• Yahoo Screen: We grade it here, and see it there - Yahoo tries to reinvent the art of channel surfing with a mobile video app. The tech company has released Yahoo Screen, an iOS mobile video app that turns your finger into a remote control. (yahoo.tumblr.com)

• Amazon Studios May Crowdsource Selection of Its Web TV Show Pilots - ( allthingsd.com)

• Jim Jannard: My Final Post - Jim Jannard is retired from being the public face of RED. He says he's fried and called out the Cinematographer Mailing List, specifically. I rarely read the RED threads on the CML email lists. Emotions always seem to run too high when it comes to RED discussions. Too bad Jim Jarrad couldn't do the same. This newsletter wishes Jim Jannard the same kind of success Grant Petty found after he withdrew from participating in the forums and went to work behind-the-scenes in his company (Blackmagic Design)  - under almost identical circumstances 10 years ago. (reduser.net)

• Through the lens backward - The ASC's John Bailey has a very nice look back at the handheld sound camera(s) that changed the world. This is a treasure-trove, completed with very nice video embeds. You could easily get lost in Bailey's article for hours. Good stuff. (theasc.com)

• E = MC7 - Editor Oliver Peters is king of the NLE. He has written countless articles about the programs he uses. This is his latest, on why he loves Avid's Media Composer 7. Of course, there's that little bit in there about Trim mode and output cards... (digitalfilms.wordpress.com)

• [video] No you can't have it, it's mine - Viewing your photos/logic/emotion through an impartial lens. Photographer John Free provides some tips on how to deal with the emotional attachment an artist places on a piece of work. What he says can be applied to filmmakers, generally. (youtube.com)

• [video] Fire-breathing pixels - fxPhd's Mike Seymour introduces you to the VFx artists at Germany's Pixomondo. For Wired Magazine. ( youtube.com)

• These are the voyages - How Lucille Ball made Star Trek happen. The story of how the legendary actress gave the green light to a ground-breaking franchise. (badassdigest.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)

• [video] Hey man, we're the dudes - A blast from the past. A profile of Joel and Ethan Coen. This BBC documentary was produced circa 2000, and runs nearly 42 minutes. Enjoyable. (youtube.com)

• [photos] Last house standing - photographer Ben Marcin documents the solitary structures that have mysteriously escaped demotion. Row houses are landmarks of working class and low income neighborhoods. The photo series began in Baltimore, but Marcin has followed his theme through other U.S. cities. (benmarcinphotos.com)

• How Would Lionsgate Recut The Trailer For Your Film? - A Before and After case study. It's fun to watch the two versions of the trailer. (chrisjonesblog.com via filmmakeriq.com)

• Haven't we met before? - 15 over-used design cliche styles which are commonly used in  movie posters. (imgur.com)

• Retweet If You Would Try To Break This! - Publicity stunt. @SciencePorn

• 27 GoPro Array Capture Fire Breathing - Over The Streets of San Francisco. (filmmakeriq.com)

• Sony KDL42W653 LED TV Review - Consumer LCD review. (hdtvtest.co.uk)

• Upgrading Your Media Drives For 4K Editing - Using Final Cut Pro X. (fcp.co via David E. Bell)

• No ROCKET Necessary: 3rd Party GPU Acceleration for REDCINE-X PRO - (nofilmschool.com by Joe Marine)

• Review: Angelbird Crest For MAC Enterprise 6Gbps SSD - (barefeats.com)

• Apple Open Graphics Card Replacement Program For Some Mid-2011 iMacs - (9to5mac.com)

• [iApp] Download this and rotate - ColoRotate for iPad is a competitor to the Kuler app by Adobe. The app allows you to create and edit color palettes, extracting color from images, and allows you to connect to Photoshop. (itunes.apple.com)

• If you can think it, ink it in an online kind of way - Brooklyn art director creates a website that replicates keeping a journal. The instructional video is very helpful to understanding what this site is and what it can do. It's kind of like an app. But it's not. But it looks like it might be a helpful organizational tool.  (bulletjournal.com)

• 4 Things You Can Do At Your Desk To Be Happier - (inc.com)

• 10 Words That You've Probably Been Misusing - (hellogiggles.com)

• Tips To Make Yourself A Keyboard Shortcut Wizard - (gizmodo.com)

• Working In The Shed - "We litter our menubars with icons, keep notifications enabled, and run our email programs, chat apps and social media clients all day. Something's got to give, and invariably it's our creative output." Some suggestions for managing your ADD. (mattgemmell.com )

• Learn To Lead A Frugal (But Not Frustrating) Lifestyle This Weekend - Cuts you make to lower your expenses without cutting your lifestyle. (lifehacker.com)

OK, so this is it. The most manly iPhone 5c combination I could come up with.