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The Tao Colorist Curated links of news, reviews, thoughts, career advice, and humor for professional Video / Film Colorists & Finishers. Delivered Sunday. Issue CLXVIII
A TaoOfColor.com Publication Publisher: Pat Inhofer Managing Editor: Jim Wicks
Publisher's Note |
Just two quick notes: - In the Masthead you'll notice three new links for the Archives. The
Newsletter Archives are hosted by our email company and go back to the very first edition! The YouTube and Vimeo Archives were started in January 2013 and contain most of the videos we've linked to on either of those sites since then.
- The Footer of this—and every Newsletter going forward—now has a list of top-notch color correction books. If you've got suggestions, email them to me. But they won't get added until someone on the Newsletter team has read it.
Enjoy this week's newsletter.
Happy Grading! |
The Craft |
- [video] Portrait of a Sound Designer - the words 'dedication,' and 'patience' come to mind in this short video of a Sound Design Artist practicing his craft.
Discover the sounds of a tin bathtub. (vimeo.com)
- The Editor's Timeline - the beauty, and the craft, are both in the eye of the beholder. Think of this blog as an art gallery for non-linear editors. (editorslog.tumblr.com)
- [video] The mystery of magenta - this is a short
5 minute video that explains why the color magenta does not appear in a rainbow. The answer is more proof that your eyes can fool you in a lot of different ways. (vimeo.com via @jonnyelwyn)
- [video] Editing Wolf - Thelma Schoonmaker on editing Martin Scorsese's Wolf of Wall Street. Theirs is a professional relationship that has included 17 features over nearly 50 years. (youtube.com)
- [video] How to properly pirate other people's work - What do you do when someone rips off your ideas? If you're
Saddleback Leather, you hit back on YouTube that teaches pirates how to do the knock off correctly, and in doing so, proves you can never counterfeit quality. (youtube.com)
Editor's Note: I've been lusting after one of Saddleback Leather's bags for a while now, so I was psyched to see Jim picked up this story. For more hoots, their product videos for their bags are fantastic!
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The Tools |
- [Update] Resolve
v10.1 - Blackmagic Design announces the release of DaVinci Resolve 10.1. Link is to the PDF Read Me with full details of the new features. (blackmagicdesign.com)
- Color Grading: The Techinical Stuff - Jonny Elwyn has amassed a huge page
of embedded videos, podcasts and links focusing on understanding color gamuts and display calibration. Don't miss it. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
- [video] TV Colorimetry 101 - well respected experts Hugh Waters and Phil Crawley discuss the details of colorimetry. What is colorimetry, you ask? There's the Wikipedia definition of colorimetry. Better: this 35 minute video with engineers Hugh and Phil (youtu.be via @jonnyelwyn )
- [video] Trouble with the curve
- Colorist Josh Petok takes just 12 seconds to point out a behavior with custom curves in Resolve that every Resolve Colorist should understand. (vimeo.com)
- Son of Trouble with the Curve - What is going on with those curves shown in the video of the previous story? Here's the
Twitter thread of the question posed and the answers received. (twitter.com)
- [video] Layer Mixer Trick - composite modes are a quick way to help you get a look you want. Jump into this video at 2:30 in where the demo really begins. (vimeo.com)
- [podcast] Understanding How To Grade Log Recorded Files - A discussion with this Newsletter's editor. (tomparish.com)
- [video] Color Grading Breakdowns - want to become a better Colorist? Dive into this post and watch the amassed video embeds to see how Colorists created particular looks. (premiumbeat.com)
- Brother of Color Grading Breakdown - Colorist Aaron Williams shows you how he graded a project he worked on. Shot in 5K on Red EPIC and graded using Redlog. (aaronwilliams.tv)
- Editing in Resolve v10 - with the new release of Resolve, v10 offers better editing and filmmaker Clay Asbury offers up a post on utilizing those tools to your best advantage. (premiumbeat.com)
- To Raw or Not To Raw: That is the Question - Sure, acquiring in RAW sounds like a no-brainer. But there are workflow issues you need to understand. (newsshooter.com)
- [podcast] A Day In The Life Of A Hollywood Display Calibrator - and the tools he uses. (tomparish.com)
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The Business |
- HEVC/H265 and you - this is a very detailed post on what you need to know about the new codec called High Efficiency Video Coding, or H265. If you're moving a lot of 4K video, this is a must read. (premiumbeat.com)
- And the winner is - 19 Scientific and Technical Achievements will be honored with Academy Awards, including an Oscar for the development of the Color Decision List by the American Society of Cinematographers. What is the CDL? Find out: theasc.com Details on the Scientific and Technical Oscar winners: thebahamasweekly.com
- POV's 2013 Documentary Filmmaking Equipment Survey - wondering what our clients are using to create the
documentaries we are color grading? PBS surveyed their suppliers. (pbs.org via @robbiecarman)
- When Movies Don't Let The
facts Get In The Way Of A Good Story - "It may not be factual, but it's truthful." That line didn't work for Dan Rather-should it be acceptable for filmmakers? (filmmakeriq.com)
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Friends & Family |
MixingLight.com is a companion membership website to TaoOfColor.com. Want to read a story but not a member? A free 24-hour test drive is available. - Recharge Your Creativity - using five different techniques. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Analyze Your Image - how to look at an image and evaluate it as your color correcting - including keeping your first gut instinct plus a great technique for hinting at a late day sun. (mixinglight.com)
- [podcast] Color Grading a Long Single-Take Shot - MixingLight founders discuss how to grade a long steadicam-type shot. They also look back at 2013 and forward to what the site has in store for 2014. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Techniques to Color Grade a Long Single-Take Shot - Based on the podcast discussion, I pull out the opening shot from BloodyCut.co.uk's horror short, 'Don't Move'. It features a single 45 second shot that moves throughout a house and needs several different color grading setups. (mixinglight.com)
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Outside 'The Box' |
- Creating - one of the great mysteries in life is found in the question, 'why do we humans create?' Take a journey into the mind of composer Leonard Bernstein and his pursuit of artistic truth. (brainpickings.org)
- [video] Son of Creating - at it's very core, Apple's newest commercial for
its iPad Air not only asks the question, 'why do we humans create,' but seems to answer it. And all very neatly done in 90 seconds. (youtube.com)
- An iPhone Case That Is Also A Ring Light? - introducing LightStrap. Too bad they don't offer the option of keeping the iPhone's light off and just using the LightStrap. (nofilmschool.com)
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Edumacate Yer'self |
- 5 Great Post-Production Training Resources - if you are new to color grading and want or need help in learning the craft this is a nice roundup of 5 of great websites for training. (premiumbeat.com)
- 7 Books That Will Enhance Your Creativity As A Cinematographer - like the headline says. (hurlbutvisuals.com)
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Current Colorist Control Surface Drivers |
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Sunday Morning Fun(nies) |
- [video] Transformation Day - ASUS gets uber creative in a fun commercial for it's new laplet. Nice color design, too. (youtube.com)
- Photographers Sneak To Top Of Great Pyramid - and capture the view while risking imprisonment. Great images. (petapixel.com)
- Don't Ask Siri about the Computer in 'Her' - Siri isn't too pleased with Hollywood, it seems. (buzzfeed.com)
- What Happens When A Plane Flies Through Ash - if you've seen the film Walter Mitty then you'll know
why this is in here. (digg.com)
- [Video] Polar Vortex Meets Super Soaker - Awesome! (digg.com)
- [Video] Edit Button v2 - A few years ago we featured a revolutionary new NLE, The Edit Button. It's been upgraded to version 2. Renders be gone! (fcp.co)
- [Video] Learning to See the Sea - Not funny. Not fun. Doesn't fit in any other category of this newsletter. Just very very interesting. For instance: Do you know how many ship's crews are being held hostage by pirates? The number is astonishing. (ted.com)
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Weekend Warriors |
- DIY Maker Circuitry - Want to create circuit boards that are stickers? Or write a circuit board
with a pen? The ultimate geek DIY project! (tested.com)
- Sony KDL46W905 LED TV Review - They love this panel for the home theater, especially you gamers out there. (hdtvtest.co.uk)
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Gear Heads |
- CalDigit Launches T3 Thunderbolt RAID - 3 bays with speed up to 850 MB/s. (redsharknews.com)
- How Fast?
Pegasus2 R4 Thunderbolt 2.0 RAID 0 - with four raided 6Gbps SSDs. (barefeats.com)
- Thunderbolt 2 Is Not Twice The Speed Of Thunderbolt 1 - Click through for the surprising real-world details. (redsharknews.com)
- Should You Buy the New iMac or the Mac Pro? - That is the question. Including a detailed financial analysis. (news.doddleme.com)
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Getting Ahead |
- Weakness vs strength - 20 things that mentally strong people don't do. Want to know what the
biggest weakness in all of humanity is? Read on. (elitedaily.com)
- How To Keep Clients Happy In The Video and Photography Industry - (filmmakeriq.com)
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The Next Step is a Doozy |
- I want a new drug - with apologies to Huey Lewis' 1980's anthem equating love as a drug, scientists now say that new drugs can make you learn better and faster. Want to master a new skill? Pop the pill, click through, and keep reading read on. (newscientist.com)
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A Step Too Far? |
- Plus, it whitens teeth - a new toothbrush that tells you how fast you're brushing. Yes,
it's real. And available. Now. (fastcodesign.com)
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Th- Th- That's ALL Folks! See you next week. Happy Grading!
5,350+ Stories Now Shared The Book Shelf
- Color Correction Handbook, Updated - Alexis Van Hurkman has updated his Color Correction Handbook, which has set the standard for learning all things color correction. (amazon.com)
- Color Correction Look Book - This is the second part of the Color Correction Handbook, exploring the creative techniques for over 200 different visual looks. A sort-of recipe book for
colorists. (amazon.com)
- The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction - Read how a dozen different colorists grade the same footage with the same gear, differently. A fantastic approach to learning the craft of color grading by Steve Hullfish. (amazon.com)
- Autodesk Smoke Essentials - Walk through grading a short sci-fi film (with downloadable ProRes4444 source material) while learning the ultimate online finishing app... Autodesk Smoke. (amazon.com)
- Color Grading with Avid and Symphony - Written for version 6. Fully applicable to version 7. I was a contributor. (amazon.com)
- Adobe Speedgrade CC: Classroom in a Book - A solid book for a solid grading app. (amazon.com)
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