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- Time For A Colorist Society? - do colorists deserve their own collective association? Tao Colorist Managing Editor Jim Wicks seems to think so. Jim wrote an opinion piece on his blog which has since been picked up and
re-distributed on social media. (postperspective.com)
- [video] Interview: Colourist Tony Osborne - there's so much to recommend about Tony's interview, where to start? It's part history of color grading, part technique but my favorite bit is his advice to new colorists; I couldn't have said it better
myself! Pour a fresh cup of coffee, sit back and spend 15 minutes listening to a craftsman. (darkartoflight.co.uk)
- Why We Need To Study The Renaissance - a terrific video about the Golden Age of Craftsmanship... and how us modern peeps are missing the point of 'all this'. (filmmakeriq.com)
- Color Meaning and Symbolism - the psychological impact of 11 shades that give visual cues to consumers about commercial brands. Written for graphic designers, but lots of crossover info for the working colorist. (designschool.canva.com)
- JJ Abrams On Directing ‘The Force Awakens’ - a fun interview that speaks to the craftsman in me. (filmmakeriq.com)
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- DaVinci Resolve: Optimized Media That Won't Clip - a terrific tip for Resolve users who want to speed up their workflows by using Optimized Media but don't want the pre-rendered footage to clip 'out of range' detail. (vanhurkman.com)
- [video] DaVinci Resolve: Custom Monochrome
Effects - colorist Alexis Van Hurkman, and friend of the Tao, continues his Resolve Tips in Under 5 Minutes series with a Black & White technique that goes beyond a simple desaturation. (youtube.com)
- Free LUT presets for Magic Bullet Looks - filmmaker Stu Maschwitz tests footage from a Sony a7S II for Magic Bullet Looks 3.1. Includes a download link for free presets. (prolost.com)
- [video] Overview: Boris Continuum Complete 10 For Avid - a 35 minute look at this latest update for this big plug-in package. (toolfarm.com)
- [video] Tutorials: Mucho Mocha! - a collection of embedded tutorials for refining your tracks in Mocha. (toolfarm.com)
- [video] The Avid 'Safe Color' Limiter - pithy. (youtu.be)
- 3 Ways To Create Your Own DCP - "you now have several options for creating a full fledged Digital Cinema Package right from your own computer at a fraction of the cost of a post-house." Just remember: checking the quality of your end-result is still the biggest problem for DIY Digital Cinema Package creators. (premiumbeat.com)
- Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 12.1.2 - the biggest news here? The 'black frame problem' with Magic Bullet Looks (if it wasn't the first filter in the stack) is solved by updating to FCPX 10.2.2 (toolfarm.com)
- Replacing Your Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription - for under $100. (premiumbeat.com)
- What Does Baselight’s New Announcement Mean To You? - Baselight Editions for Avid now allows for floating licenses in a large facility, plus a free version, "...a facility can have
unlimited seats of Baselight for Avid and Baselight for NUKE, allowing any user to apply, render and display Baselight grades, using the free license." (provideocoalition.com)
- How To Be A DIT (Part 15) - editor Jonny Elwyn’s continuing series on what it
takes to be a Digital Imaging Technician. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
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- [video] Freebooting: How Facebook Is Stealing Billions Of Views - a great explanation of how Facebook is ripping off content creators and massively over-estimated play counts. (studiodaily.com)
- [video] High Dynamic Range (HDR) and
The Cinema: Ignore That Elephant - a fascinating explanation of why HDR and Digital Cinema may not play well together. And why HDR Cinemas are so expensive to retrofit. Don't miss this and do watch it to the end. (cinetechgeek.com)
- SMPTE 2015: Challenges Of Adding HDR, HFR and Color To 4K - "HDR likely will provide the most bang for the buck, with peak brightness as much as 10,000 nits (versus
a standard TV’s 300)." 10,000 nits?!? What, they want everyone to wear glasses when watching our work - 3D or not? (etcentric.org)
- German Cinemas Threaten ‘Stars Wars’ Boycott - "Amongst many points of contention Disney is said to be enforcing a minimum ticket price that is seen as too high for small towns" (celluloidjunkie.com)
- NFL’s ‘Color Rush’ Jersey Problematic for Colorblind Fans - the NFL unveiled new intensely colored jerseys from Nike. It didn't take long for Twitter to explain why this was such a problem for Red-Green color
blind fans. (espn.go.com)
- NFL Releases Statement on ‘Color Rush’ Jerseys - “In screen tests of uniforms, NFL says it didn't account for color blindness, will in future” (@darrenrovell)
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- Fighting The Feelings Of Failure - "as a creative person, you’re going to feel that you’ve failed on a project or your work wasn’t good enough at some point – that’s natural. But it’s overcoming and fighting those feelings and not letting them control you that can be difficult.". (mixinglight.com)
- Colorist Inspiration: November - "in my opinion the UK big stores christmas commercials are like the USA’s Super Bowl ads. They spend the most money of the year on these commercials so let's get inspired by some beautiful grades!" (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Building A Color Grading Demo Reel: Part 2 - your Tao Newsletter publisher shares his trials and travails building out his latest Demo Reel. Along the way you'll learn how to properly fade out titles (yes, it needs to be explained) and read an example of excellent client feedback of the Reel. (mixinglight.com)
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- [video] How World War II Changed Cinema - in the time it will take you to drink that cup of coffee this short video essay will try to connect the dots between: WWII, Jean Luc Goddard, and Quentin Tarantino. (youtube.com)
- Movies in Peril and Movies Saved - the ASC has put together a thoughtful two-part multimedia series on the amazing, ever-growing magic of film
archivists, preservationists and restorers. (Part 1 theasc.com | Part 2 theasc.com)
- [video] Cinematic Sunsets - a sunset happens daily. It’s a natural occurrence. But, in the hands of a filmmaker they become something more. Editor Vashi Nedomansky believes a sunset scene is more than
simply another beautiful shot. (vashivisuals.com)
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- Premiere Pro World 2015 - including several color correction presentations from your humble Tao Newsletter Publisher. November 17 - 20. San Jose, CA. (adobevideoworld.com)
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- [video] Ember: Focus on the mug, not the actress - a commercial for a $130 coffee mug. Why is this commercial in the Sunday Fun(nies)? Click to find out. Stick with it, you'll laugh. (youtube.com)
- Singing and Dancing, The Final Frontier
- it would seem the original Capt. James T. Kirk has a passion to sing and dance. William Shatner wants a ‘Star Trek Musical.’ Damn it, Jim! I’m a doctor not a dancer. (io9.com)
- [video] ‘Spectre’ Sets World Record For Biggest Movie Explosion - "Watch the Spectre crew on location in Morocco setting a new Guinness world record for the largest explosion ever staged for a film stunt." Who gets the credit for the World Record? Read the video's caption and laugh at the irony. (studiodaily.com)
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- HP Quad-Core ZBook Studio Leads Revamped Product Line - some interesting announcements in here for the PC crowd. (studiodaily.com)
- [Review] 21" iMac With 4K Retina Display - brought to a smaller screen. (macworld.com)
- [review] iPad Pro - is bigger better? This review runs down the specs of an iOS that has the speed of a mac. Best line, “I’m still struggling to articulate.” (arstechnica.com)
- 4K Monitors For Film Editing - an updated round-up of your options. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
- Sony Says Goodbye To Betamax Tapes - seriously? Just now? (bbc.com)
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Here's what tonight's NFL game looks like to people with red-green colorblindness: deadspin.com @Deadspin
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- [video] Jaws of Death - to paraphrase Marge Gunderson in ‘Fargo, "I guess that was your car in the wood chipper?" An engineer obviously misunderstood the term ‘scrapped for parts’ and went the 'parts to scrap' route. The link starts at the most interesting bit. (youtube.com)
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- Vizio Tracks Viewers, Shares With Advertisers - this 'tracking' behavior is already on 10 million sets and must be opted out. Data includes viewers' IP address and all connected devices. (etcentric.org)
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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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