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- Long-time readers may remember I ran a series of small group DaVinci Resolve color grading workshops a few years ago under the 'Colorist Flight School LIVE!' rubric.
- My small group DaVinci Resolve training is back!
- The first one is just a short few weeks away: August 1 - 3
- Why now, after the long
hiatus?
- Because I'll be leveraging new infrastructure at Future Media Concepts for teaching live groups in multiple cities, simultaneously.
- I'll physically be in Orlando teaching this live, hands-on workshop.
- And my screen and image will be translated to Future Media Concepts classrooms in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago, Irvine CA and Toronto.
- And yes, students at remote locations will be able to speak to me and I'll be able to see you and each of your computer screens. I'll even be able to take over your screen.
- Of course, I'm limiting the total number of students to 15. First come, first serve.
- And if you sign up on or before July 25 you can save 10% on the registration price for the August 1 workshop:
TaoColorist10 - Now... on to the Newsletter!
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- Meet the Colorist - “A lot of images are starting to look the same: blue shadows, warm highlights and warm skin tones so it doesn’t look like real photography to me. Personally, I like softer highlights, contrast through mid-tones and creating texture, which we don’t see enough of.” Veteran colorist Beau Leon talks images, inspiration, and passion. (filmlight.ltd.uk/)
- [video] Color Grading &
Manipulating Emotion - this tutorial sparked a lengthy conversation between the Editor and Publisher of this Newsletter during our weekly editorial meeting; should include it here? We both agree that this video starts out strong… but by its conclusion your Publisher's eyes were bleeding imagining trying to sell the final results to a client. In the end, we consider it a passionate argument why it's always best to set your color palette in pre-production; and acknowledge the point of
this tutorial... color influences your audience. (nofilmschool.com)
- Grading HDR: - several colorist talk about grading and delivering in this new color space. "“Productions are not necessarily going to bankroll the upgrade to HDR. They want it delivered in the same time frame, and the same budget.” (tvtechnology.com)
- [podcast] Colorist Podcast Episode 1: Colorist Lynette Dunsing - "She has colored music videos for Nirvana and Metallica and television shows like Star Trek and Law and Order. We talk about where
the industry has been and is going, the business of being a colorist, and how coloring is different is other countries." (http://www.coloristpodcast.com)
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- [pdf] Using Tangent's Ripple with Resolve - the link downloads a support PDF on what the buttons do. Feel free to discuss with the Tangent team on the forum. (tangentwave.co.uk | liftgammagain.com)
- [video] Three Color Correction Basics To Add To Every 3D Render - "how to add basic color correction to many different 3D renders to help give your work a more polished look." (greyscalegorilla.com)
- Red Giant Releases Universe 2.0 - "emphasizes motion-graphics elements, including sets of heads-up display elements, a new way to animate straight or bezier-curved lines between elements on a screen, a set of Logo Motion effects for animating logos into and out of the frame, and a new Color Stripe transition." Plus more new
features... detailed at the link. (studiodaily.com)
- Premeire Pro Update: Kicking The Tires On Proxy Editing - the author talks about how he made "make extensive use of the new Proxy workflow on a music video in a way that I think will make sense for many editors: create
proxies and work on a laptop away from the full rez media." (provideocoalition.com)
- Premiere Pro Update: 5 Standout Features - the headline says it. (premiumbeat.com)
- Every New Feature In Avid Media Composer 8.6 - a roundup of videos and tweets concerning the the 8.6 update. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
- Divergent Media Folds ClipWrap Into EditReady - "We began EditReady with the goal of making a modern workflow tool that could leverage modern hardware and APIs …. Once we had a wide cross-section
of camera support and a rock-solid base to build on, we ported our AVCHD and HDV parsing code to EditReady." (studiodaily.com)
- Quicktime Player Forces a Switch - 'it’s great that we can finally remove QuickTime from our [PC] systems, and work with codecs like ProRes natively, but what about outside of our applications. . . . That’s where Telestream Switch comes into play."(provideocoalition.com)
- Workflow For Panasonic Varicam 35 & LT - "Below is an outline of how to set up both cameras for action, and steps for importing footage into Avid, Final Cut Pro X, and Premiere. I’ll also outline a basic finishing workflow with
DaVinci Resolve and 4K V-log content." (abelcine.com)
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- Dailies Colorist Wanted for Deluxe in Atlanta - we're not sure if the position is still open. But if you're looking for a gig and have some chops, give 'em a shout as detailed in this forum post. (liftgammagain.com)
- Why TV Shows Are So Dark - “…one problem with the wave of technological change that has made dark lighting easy and cheap for filmmakers is that it doesn’t translate to all television sets. Old televisions did a better job of rendering dark colors than modern ones.” An ‘illuminating’ post on the production and post-production zeitgeist of going dark. (slate.com)
- Mad Max in Black & White - “The best version of ‘Fury Road’ was what we called a ‘slash dupe’ . . . I asked
(colorist) Eric Whipp… ‘can I see some scenes in black and white with quite a bit of contrast?’ They looked great.” Director George Miller on the quixotic route to release a black and white version of his movie on DVD. Good read. (slashfilm.com)
- Amazon Gets Dolby Vision HDR - “the Dolby Vision workflow is very similar to existing color-grading workflows. The goal is to preserve more of what the camera captured and limit creative trade-offs in the color-grading and mastering process.” Amazon adds to the list of movies and programs you can watch in Dolby’s High Dynamic Range.
(provideocoalition.com)
- [video] Why Does Hollywood keep Making Terrible Sequels? - at just under five minutes, this short video provides some interesting insight. The answer to the question is one word. And you’ll find it at 3:31. (youtube.com)
- What does a post-Brexit UK film industry look like? - "I have spent the last week talking to a number of people, running a survey of the industry and reading through the small print on various contentious issues. Below I have shared my findings" (stephenfollows.com)
- Bad Month For Apple Repairs - two major resources are being lost to the Mac-loving community. The big one to me... Tekserve in NYC is closing. I'd be embarrassed to say how much money I spent there during my 15 years as a Mac-based pro
in New York. I wonder what they'll do with all those old Macs lining their walls?(9to5mac.com)
- How To Focus: 5 Research-Backed Secrets To Concentration - "why does it seem to be so much harder to focus than it was in the past? Here’s the reason…"
(time.com)
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The stories featured in this section are from MixingLight.com, companion color correction membership website to TaoOfColor.com and paid sponsor of this Newsletter. Want to read a story listed here but not a
member? Sign up for a free 24-hour Test Drive. - [video] Dirty Looks: Early Film Looks - "we continue on our series with some early film looks. These looks get requested all the time so I thought I would give you two starting points to add to your toolbox." (mixinglight.com)
- 5 Strategies For Supervised Sessions - "Our students in China were interested in tools and techniques of course, but . . . one student put it well: ‘I feel like I’m a good colorist when I’m by myself, but with clients in the room, I get nervous and have a hard time performing.’ Ever felt like that before?" (mixinglight.com)
- Color Correction Gear Head - reviews of the following gear: Samsung’s 950 Pro, GeForce 1080, mLogic’s LTO 7 mTape. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Creating & Using Virtual LUTs - how to create a 'test LUT' that will let you know if your display will be more accurate with a new LUT applied to it. Using the free versions of CalMAN and Lightspace. (mixinglight.com)
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- A Bit Rates Primer - “These are only the fundamentals of bit rates, but they should be enough to get you through most projects with less troubleshooting, more confidence, and better quality.” Not an all encompassing list
- but a good start for the uninitiated. (premiumbeat.com)
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- [workshop] Colorist Flight School LIVE!: DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Fundamentals - your Tao Newsletter Publisher is doing live 3-day workshops. I'll be teaching live in Orlando, but you can also
attended, and get direct interaction with me, via an interactive 'connected classroom' in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago, Irvine and Toronto. Classes limited to 15 total students. August 1, October 31. (fmctraining.com)
- Shadow and Lights - "not only is it a chance to hear and learn from some very accomplished presenters, but you will also meet a large number of individuals similar to yourselves…people to network with and potentially collaborate with." July 11 - 12, Brighton, UK (shadowsandlightmedia.com)
- Are You Ready For The Future? - a full-day event from Tektronix: "learn tips and tricks for ensuring video and audio quality at multiple stages of the media workflow - including production, post production, distribution, and delivery." July 13, New York (info.tek.com)
- [workshop] THX Certified Video Calibration Hands-On Workshops - in Singapore and Dallas. (thxvideotech.com)
- Practical Aspects Of HDR: Implementation and Deployment - "The central topic is the implementation and deployment of HDR in cinema and video. In particular, we’ll discuss metadata and its interpretation, and adaptation of the HDR system to varying display and viewing characteristics." Plus lots more. Heythrop Park Resort, Oxfordshire, UK, July 12 (poynton.com)
- Tektronix Video Insight Seminar - topics include "technical challenges on 4K/UHD rollout; High Dynamic Range, High Frame Rate, and Wide Color Gamut". July 13th, New York (training.abelcine.com)
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- [video] Human Slingshot - Not much to laugh about this week... but there's this: Imagine being catapulted over 300 feet into the air and taking on over 6G's. That’s 0-200kph in 1 second. This doesn't seem like something
that should have ended well but, somehow, it did. (youtube.com)
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- Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Based On Pascal To Launch In August? - "Although this card (TITAN) is not expected to hit the market before GP102 Quadro
implementation goes official, VRW actually gave us a date..." click to end the suspense. (videocardz.com)
- NAB16, Post Production World Panel On HDR - hosted by Mixing Light's Robbie Carman, this is a audio of the
final HDR panel at NAB 2016. The feed wasn't pulled from the board, so it's very boomy and can be difficult to hear at times. (cinetechgeek.com)
- Leader Europe To Display 4K HDR Production and Test Tools - at the London HPA Tech Retreat. (displaydaily.com)
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- [video] July 4th with Thelma and Louise in Alaska - how do Alaskans, who live where the sun sets late, celebrate the 4th of July? The folks of Glacier View have a novel way to celebrate: just like the ending in
Ridley Scott’s famous movie. Minus the driver, of course. (youtube.com)
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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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