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- [podcast] Interview: Colorist Mark Todd Osborne, c.s.i. - “when it comes to awards - and I don’t ever want to step on toes of the DPs - but there’s a fine line between how much we
(colorists) contribute and how much is the DPs.” The colorist for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Bad Boys II, Hugo, Need for Speed is interviewed by Josh Petok and why he became a member of Colorist Society International. (itunes.apple.com)
- Colors Speak A Lot - “The fun part of playing with colors, is how each person picks up
subtle details from complimentary colors, changing contrasts, and dynamic lighting.” A brief treatise on how colors convey subtleties of details with contrasts and compliments. (linkedin.com)
- DP Vittorio Storero: Coloring Cafe Society - “My advice to him was to work on color in real time, listen to the dialogue, understand the dynamic and not just concentrate on the technical aspect of the fixed images.” The legendary Italian cinematographer on working with his colorist on Woody Allen’s Cafe Society. (postperspective.com)
- On Finishing "The Revenant”- “To delegate responsibility, to trust the people you work with, and to invite
collaboration.” Technicolor’s Steve Scott, on what he learned from working on ‘The Revenant' and the skillset he considers invaluable. (area.autodesk.com)
- [video] How Do I Tell My Story in HDR? - “that’s the whole reason why, in my mind, I’m trying to change my grading. So I still get my SDR where I want it and I can get to my HDR very, very quickly.” Technicolor colorist Timothy Vincent, including how he keeps changing his approach to grading Mozart in the Jungle as he gains more experience with HDR. Good stuff. (youtube.com)
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- 8 Plug-ins For White Balancing Footage In Final Cut Pro X - if you feel the need to white balance with plug-ins. (toolfarm.com)
- [video] How To Use A Waveform Monitor - well, more like an intro guide on how to *read* a waveform monitor but it's good if you're new to it. (nofilmschool.com)
- [video] Learn How To Use Vectorscopes In Under 3 Minutes - from the same team as the waveform tutorial. (nofilmschool.com)
- How To Salvage Overexposed Footage - two quick techniques. (premiumbeat.com)
- [video] FCP X: Rescue Over Exposed Shots Using The Free LUTx - tutorial on using this free plug-in that has a 'pre-exposure' adjustment. (vimeo.com)
- Tektronix HDR Monitoring Tools - "Tektronix has developed a new field-installable upgrade for their WFM/WVR 8000 series of waveform monitors and rasterizers for monitoring HDR and ITU-R Recommendation BT.2020 WCG formats." Details at the link. (displaydaily.com)
- FCPX Workflows For Breakneck Music Video Deadlines - "Following that shoot, I had 24 hours to provide Version 1 for review, and another half-day to make client-requested changes in time for a couple hours of color. . . This is a breakdown of the workflow I used to make that happen." (fcp.co)
- [video] Colorfast 2: Color Grading Made Simple - "features over 40 new preset looks, expanded controls over exposure, brightness and more, plus new skin and shape mask blending options, region scopes, as well as the new White Tweak, Hue and Output Correction controls." (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] How To Customize S Lens Flare with Sapphire - like the headline says. (youtube.com)
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- The Netflix Backlash - “They all got addicted to crack. Nobody really thought [Netflix would become] a competitor on the originals market. They used stuff from the studios and became important. Now
you see the backlash." (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Making way for 8K and 16K - “bandwidth is coming in the guise of the 5th generation mobile communications network 5G. This will have baseline speeds of at least 20Mbps and extremely low latency and very low power consumption.” A massive boost in bandwidth makes 8K inevitable and 16K feasible. (redsharknews.com)
- [download] White Paper on Comparing Dolby Vision and HDR 10 - free, requires registration. (displaydaily.com)
- ATSC Selects Final Standard For ATSC 3.0 Physical Layer - "Proposed and Candidate standards will include video and audio compression, high dynamic range,
wide color gamut and immersive sound, closed captioning, advanced emergency alerting, security, companion devices, personalization, applications and interactivity, watermarking and fingerprinting, and Internet Protocol delivery." (hdguru.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] Strategies To Minimize RGB Gamut Excursions (Without a Legalizer) - part 2 of my series on controlling saturation in DaVinci Resolve. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Responsible Grading - Protecting Skin Tones - "take a look at what
happens to skin tone on a heavy grade, you’ll see how pushing things into a harsh grungy film world can have a negative effect on our actors. When working on a music video ensuring the talent looks as good as possible should be our priority." (mixinglight.com)
- Modulating Your Time: Based On Clients Budget & Needs - "after talking to a few trusted colorist friends and experimenting on my own, I’ve finally found some ways to modulate my time and be comfortable with the ‘quick
pass’ or 'only grade problem shots’ approach." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] From The Grading Room: Going Digital - "we take a look at grading a fashion film shot in a studio, you’ll see how pushing things into a classic 35mm realm looks interesting but when compared to a digital sharp punchy grade looks weak. When working on a fashion film going for a light grade that looks punchy is a great option." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Free: Digging Into The Resolve 12.5.1
Update - examining new features and behaviors. (mixinglight.com)
- [podcast] Free: An Interview with Colorist Gray Marshall - "before making his way into color, Gray worked in many other parts of the industry. His roots were in the camera department of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and later went on to being a VFX supervisor and is
probably best known for epic VFX shots like the building collapse at the end of Fight Club." (mixinglight.com)
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- SLR Magic Introduces Image Enhancer Pro Filter - "designed to give you the cleanest image possible. No color casts caused by the filter and no IR light pollution . . . reduce reflections, flare,
attenuate UV and Infrared light to help you capture the most accurate color with cleaner blacks and true skin tones." (provideocoalition.com)
- A Guide To Cleaning Lenses and Camera Sensors - "as long as nothing is scratched or shattered, there are plenty of tools and resources available to help you out. Here’s a few recommended methods." (premiumbeat.com)
- How To Properly Calibrate Light Meters - "I live in a rural area and get calls for jobs that
never leave me enough time to get my meters calibrated professionally. I’ve devised a system that works for me in a pinch and I wanted to share it with all of you." (premiumbeat.com)
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- [workshop] Colorist Flight School LIVE!: DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Fundamentals - your Tao Newsletter Publisher is doing 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. Oct 31 - Nov 2. (fmctraining.com)
- Final Cut Pro X Creative Summit 2016 Discount - click on the image in this post to reveal the $125 discount code. October 27 - 30. Cupertino, CA. (philiphodgetts.com)
- Adobe Video World - with tracks on Premiere Pro and After Effects. September 27 - October 2. Seattle, WA. (adobevideoworld.com)
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- [video] Wireless, Expensive, Lost - comedian Conan O’Brien premiered this parody commercial which exemplifies why some people already thoroughly dislike Apple’s new Air Pods. (youtube.com)
- [video] Drone Surfing - not sure what to do when you’ve finished shooting video with your drone? Hang 10 with this. (youtube.com)
- [video] Penn
& Teller Get Fooled - magician Paul Gertner went on Penn and Teller’s “Fool Us” and performed a trick called ‘Unshuffled.’ The thing is, Gertner knew full well the magicians knew how to perform the trick - but he still managed to blow their minds. (youtube.com)
- How ‘Star Trek’ Artists imagined The iPadd - nearly 30 years ago. It's also a great discussion of Production Design on a budget. (arstechnica.com)
- [video] BTS: How Phantom High Speed
Cameras Are Made - "depending on the model, once sub-assemblies are built, it takes about an hour to 5 hours to assemble a Phantom camera." (nofilmschool.com)
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- Sony’s New Hybrid Log Gamma Projector - 4K in a home theater projector with HDR 10 support that can stream HDR content from Amazon and Netflix. What more could you ask for? Except $14,999.99 to pay
for it. (bigpicturebigsound.com)
- Ang Lee Shows The Future Of Cinema
Display - "it became feasible to capture the movie in in 4K 3D at 120fps. Even better, it is now technically possible to display it [that way]. That's how I saw it this week at IBC." The article offers more details and observations. (displaydaily.com)
- AJA Adds Avid DNxHD Support To The KiPro Ultra 4K Recorder/Player/ Monitor - like the title says. (nofilmschool.com)
- Magewell Adds Two HDMI-Only 4K Capture Options To
PCIe Card Line - "at up to 12-bit depth and 4:4:4 color space". (studiodaily.com)
- Damn Lies, ANSI Lumens and Resolutions - "The ANSI specification doesn't help you understand the issue of colour quality, which is so crucial, and which is why I am persuaded that CLO (Colour Light Output) or measuring output in sRGB are much better ways of specifying projector output." (displaydaily.com)
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- [Video] Audience of None - a 4K short film shot on RED Scarlet Dragon and graded with VSCO Film Lightroom presets. (vimeo.com)
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- Carbon Nanotube Transistors Outperform Silicon - "should be able to perform five times faster or use five times less energy than silicon transistors" (phys.org)
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- Crazy Camera Rig Captures Volumetric VR Video - wIth 14 cameras and LiDAR, "the rig can simultaneously capture all fourteen 6K [Red cameras] at up to 90fps and a 360 degree point cloud at 700,000 points per second.” (roadtovr.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
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- 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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