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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 CLXVII
A TaoOfColor.com Publication
Publisher: Pat Inhofer Managing Editor: James Wicks
The Craft |
- Meet Colorist Jim Wicks - Does the name Jim Wicks sound familiar? It should, he's the Editor of this Newsletter! My MixingLight.com partner, Robbie Carman,
interviewed Jim as part of a colorist interview series. Jim's passion for the craft is evident... clearly, he's the perfect person to help inform all of you each week. Click through, sit back and listen! (mixinglight.com)
- Basic Colorimetry - Digital Imaging Technician Ben Cain goes in-depth on how to use test charts to match cameras and to paint looks into recorded footage. (negativespaces.com)
- Old school vs new school - this is a thought provoking article that goes in-depth on the question: Have Computer Generated Images Changed the Definition of Cinematography? (nofilmschool.com)
- [video] Editing Anchorman 2 - Brent White discusses the craft of editing, and the approach he used shepherding Anchorman 2 through the editing process. (youtube.com via @jonnyelwyn)
- Tunnel Vision - Some of the world's best cinematographers shoot in the water (and only on film). They're in a league all their own. Read on for why they are indeed, craftsman. (icgmagazine.com)
- [video] The Marvel of Editing - go behind the scenes with the man who edited Iron Man 1 and 2, and Thor: The Dark World, and others. Dan Lebental talks about the craft of editing as a journey of discovery. (Part 1) (Part 2) via @jonnyelwyn
- American Hustle - Master Editor Oliver Peters goes in-depth with David O. Russell's trio of editors about the long shoot and short post schedule. (digitalfilms.wordpress.com)
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The Tools |
- [video] How does a colorist set up his scopes? - I've been using ScopeBox
software scopes for about 6 months. This is an overview of how I set them up and why I've stuck with these scopes. A free Insight from Mixing Light. (mixinglight.com)
- [podcast] When to Buy A Reference Monitor? - plus trends in display technology in 2014. It's a new interview with FSI's Bram Desmet. (tomparish.com)
- Key and Peele - Colorist Steve Porter talks about grading the comedy TV series Key and Peele on a
Nucoda Film Master. (studiodaily.com)
- [forum] How would you compare Resolve and Film Master? - Good responses to this forum question. (liftgammagain.com)
- [download] CalMAN Color Checker - Now free! Requires you to register to get the license key. Click through for the details. (studio.spectracal.com)
- How to use Resolve Collect - Take all the assets within a Resolve project and move them to a new location. With 2.0 now released, I thought I'd re-link to this post
showing how it works.
- Resolve Collect 2.0 - Now With Resolve 10 Support. Download the Demo version for free. Buy direct or from Apple's App store. $49. (niwa.nu)
- Chromapure Grayscale and Color Calibration - A detailed guide for the home theater enthusiast looking to get their displays calibrated. Very long. I haven't tried this workflow - so I can't speak to its quality. (curtpalme.com via Tom Parish)
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The Business |
- Turning The (Facebook) Page - Has your Post House spent time cultivating its Facebook Page? Facebook recently made drastic changes to its Pages organic reach algorithm. It is crushing businesses with double digit declines in reach. Read on to find out why it happened and what it means to your business. (ignitesocialmedia.com)
- Dolby Vision - Audio leader Dolby unveils continues expanding from sound to images - this time selling to consumers. Dolby Vision encodes pictures with 12-bit HDR that potentially has more impact than the extra resolution of 4K UHD. (fastcocreate.com)
- 4K Panasonic Monitor - a professional 4096 x 2160
display, with a price to match. It's yours for $28K (US). That's $7k per 1K of viewing. (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] Who needs sleep? - a documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work. Focuses in particular on the work practices of the film industry. Put on a couple of pots of coffee. Runs one
hour and 18 minutes. (vimeo.com)
- Open Letter from Scorsese - the legendary director looks into his crystal ball by choosing to write a letter explaining why the future of filmmaking is bright, thanks to digital technology. (indiewire.com)
- Bye, Bye Miss American Pie - another digital casualty. Technicolor closes its film lab after opening the facility 3 years ago (itself built after downsizing a much larger lab). The times they don't stop a' changin'. (latimes.com)
- How YouTube Tries To Keep Video Playing Smoothly - no matter what. (nofilmschool.com)
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Friends & Family |
- [resolve] Creative Splitter / Combiner Techniques - learn how to control each channel individually to execute an interesting RGB separation / distortion technique. (mixinglight.com)
- [resolve] Working with Blending Modes: Add / Screen - Create glow-type effects, textures or light
leaks to your images. (mixinglight.com)
- Understanding the ARRI LUT Generator - the common settings used in creating LUTs for the Alexa. (mixinglight.com)
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Outside 'The Box' |
- Anticipate Natural Light Conditions -
Using Google Earth. (filmmakeriq.com via David E.
Bell)
- NLE Kick-Off 2014 - Walter Biscardi kicks off the new year with a blog post that tries to answer the question: What NLE should I use? (walterbiscardi.com)
- To RAW or not to RAW - recording
RAW off the camera sounds like a good idea. Or is it? This blog post goes in-depth on the issue of RAW workflows and deliverables - and why you need to think carefully about it. (newsshooter.com)
- ARRI ALEXA: Software Update Packet v9 - Arri has updated its camera software. Click through for all the details. (redsharknews.com)
- Disney Animated: Color Maps of Disney Films - Voted Best App of 2013 by Apple, this app has a feature called Color Maps. Click through to see what they look like. (blog.wolfram.com via David E. Bell)
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Edumacate Yer'self |
- Let's Continue To Get Started Fast With Avid Media Composer 7 - the third in a series. (provideocoalition.com)
- 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)
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Current Colorist Control Surface Drivers |
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Sunday Morning Fun(nies) |
- [video] Day by day - Watch a teenager lip-sync his way through puberty to Queen's Don't Stop me Now." 1101 days in under 2 minutes. (youtube.com)
- [video] The Palindrome Project - a film student's graduation project is a short whose second half is the exact reversal of its first. But there's more to this than just hitting the rewind button. Very nice.
(vimeo.com)
- [video] Mom's Song - moms don't want their little boys growing up too soon. Old Spice takes that thought and goes uber-creative in this 60 second commercial. Bizzare, as Old Spice does. (youtube.com)
- [video] Film Photography: Explained To Modern Kids - you only had 24 photos in a roll and you shared
them by handing them to someone. Surprisingly touching. (petapixel.com)
- [video] 'Star Wars' Reimagined as 1980's Anime - stick with it for the payoff. (mashable.com)
- [video] Celebrity Commercials before They Were Famous - Kind'a fun. (filmmakeriq.com)
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Weekend Warriors |
- Does Being Cold Make You Sick? - the answer is obvious. Are you sure? (filmmakeriq.com)
- Can the NSA Spy On Every iPhone on the Planet? - One of those Snowden documents reveals the NSA had identified an exploit on Gen 1 iPhones. This post explains what we know today. (blog.agilebits.com)
- Should you be taking all those photos? - study
suggests constantly clicking the events in your life may reduce your ability to remember them. (filmmakeriq.com)
- Best Time to Buy Anything. - someone clearly had plenty o'time on their hands to figure out the best time of year to
buy anything. Not so useful if you're a total impulse buyer. (lifehacker.com)
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Gear Heads |
- FCPx and the Mac Pro on a Real Job - Besides a great photo showing what the Mac Pro will actually look
like on the desktop of Post Pros everywhere... an interesting write-up on using the 2013 Mac Pro with FCP 10.1 on a real gig. (fcp.co)
- MacPro 2013 - this review goes in-depth on the good, the bad, and the not so ugly of Apple's workstation for pros. (engadget.com)
- MacPro 2013 and 4K - a lengthy review of
the new Mac Pro shows that 4K display compatibility is uneven. Some 4K monitors are not supported. (anandtech.com)
- 'Late 2013' Mac Pro 6-core versus 'Mid 2010' Mac Pro 6-Core - (barefeats.com)
- Slowest 'Late 2013' Mac Pro 4-Core versus Fastest 'Late 2013' iMac 4-Core - iMac or MacPro? Click to see the diff. (barefeats.com)
- 'Late 2013' Mac Pro 12-Core versus Older Mac Pro 12-Cores - Barefeats has been busy. These benchmarks pit 12-Core vs 12-Core. (barefeats.com)
- Approved SSDs for Cinema Camera - Blackmagic Design has posted their list of Solid State Drives that they recommend for RAW CinemaDNG capture or compressed video capture. (blackmagicdesign.com)
- Panasonic TX-L65WT600 4K Ultra HD TV Review - They like it. (hdtvtest.co.uk)
- [photo] 2014 Is The Year Of The
Hackintosh - Shopping list for a new Hackintosh. (@PaulZadie)
- OWC Confirms Mac Pro 2013 Processor Is Upgradeable - Whattaya know? (blog.macsales.com)
- [video] The Big Switch - Ryan Connolly of Film Riot explains why he switched
from Mac to a Windows-based HP system. The bottom line: Ryan got a PC that's faster for much less than the new MacPro 2013. (youtube.com via @filmriot)
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Getting Ahead |
- Aw-screw it - ever said that? It's the moment you throw your hands up and continue with the status quo.
This post breaks down the 5 scientifically backed ways you can make sure your new habit sticks. (99u.com)
- Change Your Brain - neuroscientists have discovered that reading can help change your brain. So pick up a book and read… AFTER you've finished reading this newsletter... (fastcodesign.com)
- Light At The End Of The Tunnel - Carpal tunnel syndrome treatments. NOTE: The formatting of this article is ridiculous. So... 1997. (costcoconnection.com)
- What Michael Bay's Meltdown At Samsung Can Teach Us - If you didn't hear, at CES this week Michael Bay bolted off stage, completely flustered, after his teleprompter failed. This pithy article offers some tips to help ensure you'd survive a faulty teleprompter. NOTE: and THIS website provides instructions to use - what's wrong with these magazine websites? (forbes.com)
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Showcase |
- [video] Simon the Ogre - an advert for a travel agency that plays out like a short movie. Wonderfully shot and produced. Graded by Jean-Clement Soret, Director of Colour Grading at MPC, London. (youtube.com) Behind
the Scenes: (part 1) (part 2)
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The Next Step is a Doozy |
- [video] The future of design - Iron Man style technology is no longer just for the movies. It's here and now. (youtube.com)
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A Step Too Far? |
- The Bitcoin Blackhole is Real, But It's Not What You Think It Is
- "When you buy a bitcoin, the worth is purely subjected to the price against fiat. When that bitcoin is then converted into an altcoin, that wealth can then grow not only against the fiat price of bitcoin, but again against bitcoin itself." Okay… then… ahhh. (coinchomp.com via @MidasMarni)
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Th- Th- That's ALL Folks! See you next week. Happy Grading!
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