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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 CCXVIII A TaoOfColor.com Publication Publisher: Pat Inhofer
Managing Editor: Jim Wicks
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- La Colorist avec Le Colorist - Paris-based Colorist Isabelle Barrè sits down with Warren Eagles to talk the universal language and craft of RGB. We-thinks Warren has been getting around lately... (dixitpinxit.com)
- Sharknado: Sink or Swim - Editor William Boodell is swimming among the sharks - literally. ‘Sharknado’ was only his second feature. Find out about Bill’s non-linear career path. (library.creativecow.net)
- [video] Color Grading Birman - director Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu ’s new film starring Michael Keaton is generating a lot of press. It looks like one continuous shot. Colorist Steve Scott gives you an inkling to the amount of work it took to pull this off - in service to one of his fundamental tasks. (youtube.com)
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- Autodesk Smoke 2015
Review Overview - it can work at almost any resolution. It even has extensive 3D compositing capabilities. Okay, so it’s the Post
equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife. But what is Smoke 2015 really like to work with? Click through for a quick overview, including the specifics of Smoke's new subscription based pricing. (redsharknews.com)
- Dragon Color: Does Tungsten Or Daylight Make A Difference? - "RED cameras have typically shown more accurate color response under daylight than under tungsten light. Dragon, however, is supposed to be a different beast altogether. Is it? Let’s take a look…"
Long article well worth the read. (dvinfo.net via Marc Wielage)
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- [Forum] Digital Vision in talks to be sold - the creators of Nucoda have revealed (in a financial disclosure) they are in discussions for a buy-out. Read the initial reactions of colorists. (liftgammagain.com)
- [video embeds] YouTube at the Speed of 60fps - four months after promising support for 60fps video
YouTube delivers. One small hitch. You need to use Chrome. Support for other Browsers is on its way. (forbes.com)
- [video] 4K Ice Bubbles - Sony is in the news again, this time for creating a beautiful ad in 4K. If the point of commercials is to make you buy the product or generate awareness, will this one bring in the customers? I was able to watch it at on YouTube at
2160p on a Retina MacBookPro. (youtu.be via redsharknews.com)
- Directors and DI Colorists - the best line in this story about Directors still learning the subtleties of color grading: Technicolor’s VP of imaging research and development ‘isn’t convinced that most filmmakers have exploited the storytelling capabilities of DI.’ (variety.com)
- Netflix, Studios, And The End of the
World - according to a new report just released, the decision by the major studios and American television networks to sell shows to Netflix is a strategic blunder. It’s all about the money. (deadline.com)
- Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show - from the creators of a new doc on the subject. If you want to work in episodic television, it's helpful knowing what these folks do. (filmmakeriq.com)
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Drive. - [Video] ScopeBox: Can This App Take The Place Of Dedicated Video Recorder? - Do you need to run your project through a hardware legalizer but are delivering file-based assets (not delivering to tape)? Here's a solution you may not have considered. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Building A Visual LUT Library In Resolve 11 - Are you tired of
constantly using the right-click pull-downs to toggle through LUTs in Resolve? Here's a novel idea for building your own, easily accessible LUT Library. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Red Giant Link: An Introduction - A FREE Insight (no membership required) that kicks off a new series on Red Giant Color Suite and Red Giant Universe. Plus a tease on an upcoming series
titled: The Desert Island Color Correction Challenge. (mixinglight.com)
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- [video] Is It Real or Is It Memorex - it was only a matter of time before we spanned uncanny valley and a believable CGI person was possible. Check out this work
in progress. Graded in Davinci Resolve Lite. Oh, and ‘his’ name is Ed. In my mind, the real test is when he starts talking. (youtube.com via Bill Bennett, ASC)
- [video] Superman Movie Magic - back in 1978, Director
Richard Donner wanted to make a memorable moment: how to make Superman’s quick change to Clark Kent. Without computers and digital compositing, Donner thought outside the box to find the solution. (blog.afi.com)
- GaffGun: You Need This Ingenious Thing - the ultimate tool for on-set safety. Awesome. (digg.com via SFCutters)
- My Ultimate Field Monitor - 17” lightweight, 10-bit, dual angle, battery-powered and wireless. (provideocoalition.com)
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- [interactive video] A Tale of Two Hondas - the Japanese automaker is rebranding the Civic, and a fun bit of marketing has gone viral. As you watch the video, press the ‘R’ key on your keyboard to take a walk on the wilder side of a Civic. (youtube.com)
- Behind The Scenes: General
Electric's ‘Melting Points’ - sun. fresnel lens. crayons. destruction. What's not to like? (industrialcolor.com via @twitter.com)
- Incredible Trick Shots With Ping Pong Balls - by a 12-year-old kid. (neatorama.com)
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- [Video] How To Split Wood - for many of you, it's that time of year again.
(artofmanliness.com)
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- Vizio 4K Ultra High Definition P6652ui-B2 Review - is this 4K panel worth the price premium of their 1080p panels? (hdguru.com)
- [Forum] Yosemite GPU Limit - how many GPUs can the new Mac OS address? (liftgammagain.com)
- Sony FMP-X10 4K Ultra High Definition Media Player Review - "stands alone among external UHD video players that can access Sony’s library of UHD movies and stream Netflix 4K titles". But is it worth the $700 price tag? (hdguru.com)
- [Video] DIT Alert: Design Your Own Custom Foam Inserts - the design software is online. (filmmakeriq.com)
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- [video] Freelancers and Contracts - your creative landed you the gig, but before you start you should know the really important stuff. Check out this 90 minute webinar (plus Q&A with the audience) to help you understand contracts. (shakelaw.com via Gray Marshal)
- Get Paid What You’re Worth - pithy post on the 7 things that keep you charging what you’re worth. And, more importantly, how to get over them.
Written for photographers - but easily transferable to any craft. (digital-photography-school.com via Gray Marshal)
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- What’s for Desert - man eaten alive by a snake. It’s not what you think. A man actually wants to be eaten alive by a snake, and film it so the rest of us can see what it’s like being eaten by a snake. Only on U.S. television. Can we say: ratings? (firstwefeast.com)
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- Disney Introduces Automatic Editing Of Footage - "A trellis graph formulation is used to optimize an objective function that maximizes coverage of the important content in the scene, while respecting cinematographic guidelines such as the 180-degree rule and avoiding jump cuts." (filmmakeriq.com)
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Th- Th- That's ALL Folks! See you in two weeks. 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)
- Digital Cinematography: Fundamentals, Tools, Techniques and Workflows - Don't let the title fool you. I'm only a third way through this book and its explanations of how digital images are recorded, sampled and viewed is essential knowledge for anyone who's craft intersects with digital images. Not light reading. But not filled with math either. I highly recommend this book. (amazon.com)
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