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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 CLXXXIX A TaoOfColor.com Publication Publisher: Pat Inhofer Managing Editor: Jim
Wicks
From the Publisher |
- Managing Editor Jim Wicks and I were having a discussion recently about… shot matching - and how critical a skill it is for any professional (or aspiring) colorist. He went on the hunt for a few tutorials to share with his team and came up with a few. You'll find them in this Edition's Craft section.
- Meanwhile, I'm hard at work on my next Grade-Along color correction training (here's the official announcement) plus a new Fundamentals series for DaVinci Resolve 10. The official launch for both is the first week in May. An excerpt from the Grade-Along is in the Tools
section.
- Enjoy today's edition. I'll see you next week… the Sunday before NAB begins!
Happy Grading! |
The Craft |
- The Magic and Logic of Color - Josef Albers wrote one of the most influential
books on color ever produced. On the 50th Anniversary of the publication of "Interaction of Color", this blog post is a GREAT primer on his work. (brainpickings.org via Mitch Jacobson)
- Inhabiting Wes Anderson's World of Color - Colorist Jill Bogdanowicz on
grading Wes Anderson's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel.' Click through to see what role her father played in creating the film's unique look. (studiodaily.com)
- Driving the color - L.A.-based Colorist Mark Todd Osborne goes in-depth about grading 'Need for Speed.' Known for his work on Hugo, Bad
Boys II, and G.I.Joe, Osborne used DaVinci Resolve v10 and lots of tracking to cross the finish line. (cgw.com)
- [video] Blast from the Past - measure how far things have changed as you watch this 2009 BTS about color grading Lord of the Rings. (part 1), (part 2)
- [video] Shot matching 1 - watch as Colorist Denver Riddle takes you through a 6 minute tutorial on shot-to-shot matching. (vimeo.com)
- [video] Shot matching 2 - matching sunny and cloudy shots is a common task for the Colorist. Canadian-based filmmaker Tom Antos shows you how.
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- [video] Shot matching 3 - head on over to Moviola's website for additional tips on matching shots from Colorist Warren Eagles. Requires purchase. (moviola.com)
- Breaking Down Danser - using DaVinci Resolve, Montreal-based Colorist Charles-Etienne Pascal does a color grade breakdown for a series of videos that he finished working on. (iseehue.com)
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The Tools |
- [Video] Pre-rendering and DaVinci Resolve - A 10-minute excerpt from my upcoming Grade-Along, you'll learn what a pre-render is and why it's a critical part of my roundtrip workflow. (taoofcolor.com)
- [Photoshop] Grading & Gradients - follow along with Richard Harrington as he shows you how to create different looks with a gradient map in Photoshop. Cool stuff. (tipsquirrel.com)
- [Video] Avid Color Correction Navigation Tip - lot's of Avid colorists get miffed that Avid pops them out into Source Mode every time they move to an In- or Out- point while in Color Correction mode. Here's a great tip on how to get around this behavior that's (slightly) less annoying. (youtube.com via Jeff Kreb)
- [Forum] Must Sees at NAB 2014 - One colorist puts together his list of booths a colorist needs to visit. (liftgammagain.com)
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The Business |
- Disney buys YouTube Content Production Company - the upstart web producer, Maker Studios, is going big time. The Walt Disney Company
paid $500 US million to purchase the California-based company to gain access to short-form online video. (bloomberg.com)
- 4K will change everything - VFX house Framestore were one of the first to start working with 4K. Click through to find out why they believe it's changing the way the industry works. (creativebloq.com)
- Young moviegoers, not going - movie attendance in the U.S. is down, as the number of frequent young moviegoers plummets in 2013. Netflix, Internet, Mobile... so many screens, so little time. (variety.com)
- Facebook is suddenly in the move business - after reading the item (above), check out this interesting commentary on the future of movie-making. Facebook is buying virtual reality firm Oculus for $2 US billion. Get ready to watch movies on headsets. (variety.com)
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Friends & Family |
MixingLight.com is a companion membership website to TaoOfColor.com. Want to read a story listed here but not a member? A free 24-hour test drive is
available. - [Video] Colorist Circuit Training: Part 2 - Colorist Dan Moran gives you a new shot to download and practice upon... but this time he shows his 'workout'.
(mixinglight.com)
- [Video] Commercial Workflow Part 3: Archiving - If you work in a busy commercial post house what do you do if need to archive off dozens of projects at a time and then be able to retrieve any of them within an hour's notice? (mixinglight.com)
- [Video] Broadcast Legalization Part 5: Hard Clipping in DaVinci
Resolve - Learn how to use Resolve's hard clipper to help protect against stray luma excursions. Plus, see why you need to be very very careful where in the node tree you use your Hard - and Soft - clips. (mixinglight.com)
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What's Happening: NAB 2014 |
- Colorist Mixer - Join Tao Of Color, Mixing Light and the International Colorist Academy for an evening of food, drink and geeky conversation. Free registration, now on
Waitlist. Sunday, April 6, 7:30p - 11:30p. (eventbrite.com)
- Get your Exhibits-Only Pass - If you haven't already, register for your Exhibits-Only Pass. Use this registration code from Flanders Scientific: LV2623 (registration3.experientevent.com)
- Las Vegas SuperMeet - The Mega-Ball of User Groups, with the biggest raffle of them all. Join hundreds and hundreds of your peers at this annual event. See you there! (eventbrite.com)
- Media Motion Ball - The grand-daddy of networking events for post-production pros, it's a sit-down dinner with a who's-who of attendees. A great time. They have limited seats so I recommend you sign up now. I just did. (eventbrite.com)
- Las Vegas Monorail Pass Discounts - there are fewer multi-day options with these discounted tickets but you'll save a few bucks. (tickets.lvmonorail.com) Or check out the non-NAB monorail ticket page - for a few extra dollars you may find a plan more suited to the length of your stay. (tickets.lvmonorail.com) Either way, it's a heck of a lot easier than the ridiculous waits (and fewer choices) buying a pass when you're in Vegas.
- NAB Survival Guide, 2014 Edition - Toolfarm's Michele Yamazaki updates this classic guide for 2014. Includes tips on transportation options, surviving the show floor, spouses plus includes links to other Survival Guides. (toolfarm.com)
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Outside 'The Box' |
- [video] The history of movie trailers - take a look at the evolution of the 'coming attractions.' What started out as simple silent film splices has become - for some people - the best part of the moving going experience. (vimeo.com)
- Top DPs and their favorite movie moments - 21 world-renowned Cinematographers share about the shots that heavily influenced their work. (empireonline.com)
- [video] DPs: Past, present, and future - this video was produced for the Society of Camera Operators 2014 Lifetime Achievement Awards. Editor Bob Joyce does a great job of summing up the history of
motion picture cameras in 4 minutes in montage. (vimeo.com)
- [video] Evolution of film - like the video above, this one is a montage of the history of films. Unlike the video above, the focus is not on the cameras, but on the images that the cameras captured. And, does it in under 3 minutes. (vimeo.com)
- [video] Virtual camera - the future of camera technology is on display in this demo of a tennis match seen from any angle you like. Sports broadcasters now have the ability to play back a shot while moving the camera to virtually anywhere in the arena. Cool stuff. Short video. (vimeo.com)
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Edumacate Yer'self |
- NAB Focus On: Color Correction - Attend a full day of color correction seminars at NAB... including a Keynote Color Correction Presentation about the grading of the tentpole film,
Elysium. It'll be presented by Elysium's colorist Andrea Chlebak. If you've attended in previous years, we've got a brand-new format for you this time around. Also: lists ALL the color correction sessions you'll find at Post | Production World this year. (mixinglight.com)
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Sunday Morning Fun(nies) |
- Lego of my music - So, you're sitting 'round having a cup of java, reading the newsletter and asking yourself, "I wonder why no one recreates my favorite music group in Lego?" Say no more. Ladies and gentlemen ... 33 of your favorite bands recreated with Lego. (time.com)
- A One - Woman Band Covers An Uncoverable Nirvana
Song - Pretty awesome. I ended up watching every video on this page. (esquire.com via @robbiecarman)
- How Superman Flew Through Los Angeles - with the help of a Quadcopter. (filmmakeriq.com)
- Your Editing Lacks Continuity - Predictable. But still funny. (youtube.com via Avid-L2)
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Gear Heads |
- xMac Pro Server - how to fit a round mac pro in a square hole? A radical looking Mac deserves a radical solution. Click through to see the details from Sonnet. I almost put this in Sunday Funnies. (sonnettech.com)
- Mesh Networking - how would you like the flexibility to use WiFi and Bluetooth peer-to-peer connections to chat and share photos even without an Internet connection? Click through to discover how a little known, under-appreciated iOS 7 feature will change the world. (extremetech.com)
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Getting Ahead |
- [video] Want to make some real money? - Think making money is a matter of creative talent? Think again. Your skills alone will not necessarily lead to more income. Best selling author Ramit Sethi shows you how to charge what you're worth. (vimeo.com)
- 5 Habits that lead to failure (and what to do instead) - this story fuels the old adage that if you do
it and it feels good, it may not be good for you. Click through to read why 'mind-reading' is only one of the 5 habits that lead to failure (and what to do instead). (inc)
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Showcase |
- [video] Memaw - filmmaker Christian Schultz used a Canon 5D and 60D to help tell the story of Betty Sue Cox, 86, who has lived an inspirational life. Memaw inspires us to remember what is 'priceless' in, and what death can't can't take away from you. Color graded in
DaVinci Resolve. (vimeo.com)
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The Next Step is a Doozy |
- [video] Go ahead and jump! - last September, three daredevils jumped off 1 World Trade Center, 1,368 feet up in the air. All 3 turned themselves into authorities recently, and this incredible footage of the long leap, shot from a helmet cam, is now online for the first
time. If you have a fear of heights, you might want to skip this one. Pick it up at 2:30 in. (youtube.com)
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Th- Th- That's ALL Folks! See you next week. Happy Grading!
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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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