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- Colorist Podcast - “It’s really essential that color timing, digital or otherwise, be recognized as an art form and should be part of the Academy. I can’t imagine how they can justify giving sound editors credit and academy awards, but according to the academy color doesn’t mean anything.” Veteran Color
Timer, Dale Grahn, CSI. Plus lots of insights on craft of film color timing—and the original meaning of the term, 'colour grading'. (mixinglight.com)
- 2017 Ace Eddie Nominations Announced - craftsman, in one big listing. Plus links to interviews with many of them. (provideocoalition.com)
- White Light Is A Lie - "Our flashes are calibrated to produce white light. But in the real world, white light is a rarity . . the week also changed the way Sara thought about light, her most important takeaway being
this: 'White light is a lie.' " 100% spot on. This is essential reading for anyone who shapes light! Read to the end of the post to learn how to see light, as an exercise. I love this post. (strobist.blogspot.com)
- ‘Game of Thrones, Rogue One’ Lead VES Awards Nominations - another list of craftsman in their fields. (studiodaily.com)
- Color In Nature: Inspiration In Beautiful Bodies Of Water - "It's been said that 'colors are the smiles of nature,' . . . the oceans, seas, rivers and lakes of our world must be joyful entities indeed, as these bodies of beautiful water are practically beaming with an array of shades spanning every realm of the rainbow. Here are a few
of our favorite flowing kaleidoscopes of color" (colourlovers.com)
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- Firefly Workflow Suite version 6 - updates to the Firefly color grading and dailies processing applications include: Red R3D SDK 6.2 support (8k), RAW Format Support for Sony X-OCN, and Tangent Ripple control panel support. Firefly’s press release. (multichannel.com)
- Filmic Pro - “To give you more options than Apple
provides, Filmic has just released a beta version of its Pro app that lets you shoot 4K video in a 'log' or flat profile.” (engadget.com)
- Magic Bullet Suite 13 - Looks 4 and Denoiser 3 now
enjoy Mercury support, all of Red Giant's Magic Bullet Suite modules now work as plug-in inside FCPX. (redsharknews.com)
- Color Grading: What Is ACES? - "it is not a program or workflow or “look.” ACES was designed to help you with
your workflow." An overview linking to other resources. It's missing one of my favorites, from this Newsletter's sister company, written by colorist Robbie Carman, CSI. I've linked to it here as well—it's a free series. (premiumbeat.com |mixinglight.com )
- After Effects CC: January 2017 Update - scroll down to hit the 'What's New?' list. (toolfarm.com)
- Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor: January 2017 Updates - "all three video applications get bug fixes and one very important change of behaviour in Final Cut Pro X 10.3.2 . . . We should also note here that Compressor has been
fixed to allow the correct export of ProRes 4444 files with alpha" (fcp.co)
- Premiere Pro CC: January 2017 Update - "New color pickers let
you make immediate selections when working with HSL secondaries. Plus, you can work with HDR10 files and get better support for color space metadata." Plus much more. (toolfarm.com)
- Off The Grid: A Modern FCPX-RED-Resolve Workflow, Part 3 - "We've compiled a ton of useful features and
strategies that should make your edit significantly more efficient. If you truly absorb all of the information, videos, and links here, you’re going to find yourself blazing through edits significantly faster you could with any other NLE." (fcp.co)
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- Brain Drain? - Apple loses another top talent, Chris Lattner being the latest executive to leave the house that Steve built. The longtime Apple programmer and Swift creator is leaving Apple for Tesla . . . perhaps to teach kids how to program their parents smart cars? (arstechnica.com)
- Help Wanted: More $100+ Million Movies In 2017 - the number of silver screen projects breaking the $100 million mark is on a steady decline. Will 2017
break that trend? Here's the current list of upcoming movies, sorted by budget range. (celluloidjunkie.com)
- How Big Is The Installed Base For Virtual Reality? - "Here's a summary of where we stand, using projections
released in a flurry at the end of last year, as researchers began prognosticating about the success of VR in 2016 and beyond." (studiodaily.com)
- HDMI Forum Releases First Draft Of HDMI 2.1 Spec For 8K,
4K - "The proposed standard, which will be backward compatible with the current HDMI standard, will, says the Working Group, allow for “immersive viewing and smooth fast-action detail." The spec may be finalized near the end of this year. (etcentric.org)
- GPU Developments 2016: More of Moore’s law - "Today’s high-end GPUs have over 15 billion transistors. The next generation is expected to feature as much as 32 GB with 2nd gen high-bandwidth memory (HBM2) VRAM and that will exceed 18 billion transistors." (displaydaily.com)
- Revolutions Always Come In Twos - "Digital transformation comes not in one, but in two distinct waves. The film industry is just now at the tail end of its first revolution." (endcrawl.com)
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- [video] Premiere Pro Detective: How Your Scaling Settings Kill DaVinci Resolve - "If you think there’s a chance you are sending your timeline (via FCP XML export) to DaVinci Resolve then you need to learn why ‘Scale to Frame
Size’ can be a nightmare. There’s a non-obvious reason for this, owing to a peculiarity of Premiere Pro’s X/Y coordinate system and its Anchor Point." (mixinglight.com)
- [podcast] The Look Of ‘Westworld’ and Look Creation Philosophy - "After reading through the thread [on LiftGammaGain] and talking about it on a recent
Skype call, we decided to record our opinions – not only about the overall look, but we weigh in about the evergreen film vs. digital argument." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Look Theory: How I Grade, Part 1 - colorist Dan Moran, CSI details his thought process, "we are going to focus on the very first steps of
grading. From quality control of the footage going in, assessing for issues that may creep up in the future, right up to starting the primary grade." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Premiere Pro Detective: Understanding The Resolve-to-Premiere Handoff - "With our understanding of the three ways to force fit over- or
under-sized images into your timeline in Premiere Pro CC it’s time to understand how DaVinci Resolve deals with the same problem. In fact, the Premiere to DaVinci Resolve handoff is troublesome because Resolve takes a fundamentally different approach." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Look Theory: How I Grade, Part 2 - "I cover how I audition Look ideas and use my trusty 10 steps gradient to look at different exposure levels for inspiration. I’ve focused more on explaining my process than going for a great look in this insight so if anyone would like a bonus part 3 on grading the shot from start to finish please let me know" (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Implementing A Reliable DaVinci Resolve Handoff - "the ‘Scale to Frame Size’ option can be a real problem to deal with. If possible, it’s best to avoid that option in Premiere. Plus, you learn which Input Sizing setting you want to use in DaVinci Resolve for Premiere Pro XML workflows." (mixinglight.com)
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- [podcast] Panavision DXL 8K Camera with Michael Cioni - "we speak with Michael Cioni, the president of Light Iron and the Product Director of the new Panavision Millennium Digital XL or DXL for short." (cinematographydb.com via Marc Wielage)
- Editing Silence - “That’s what Marty wanted – to have the audience make up their minds about what they are seeing – not to tell them what to think with the use of a big score or loud sound
effects.” Scorsese’s Editor Thelma Schoonmaker on creating 'Silence'. (provideocoalition.com)
- The Best and Worst U.S. Cities For Finding A Job in 2017 - in case you're thinking of moving. Just make sure their metrics align with your
priorities. (lifehacker.com)
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- [video] Doing Visual Comedy - A serious-funny look at making comedy films like those directed by Edgar Wright. The hypothesis is simple: American comedic filmmaking is boring + what thoughtful funny filmmaking looks like. (youtube.com)
- [video] The Wilhelm Scream - actor Sheb Wooley is the man thought to be voice behind the Wilhelm scream. Sheb may not have had a long film career, but his voice has. His scream has appeared in over 200 movies and television shows. Stick with this... it pays off. (youtube.com).
BTW - as a singer, Sheb gave us the song
"The Purple People Eater" (youtube.com)
- An Oral History of ‘Get A Mac’ Part 1 - "How an excruciating seven-month quest for an idea Steve Jobs didn't hate gave birth to one of the funniest, most effective campaigns in Apple's history, told by the writers, crew and actors who created it 10 years ago." Funny? Or maybe Sad? Or ridiculous?
Or all three at different times? (campaignlive.com)
- [video] Unboxing and Hands-On WIth Apple’s Truly
Wireless AirPods - What's funny about this? That there are so many videos showing how these things work (including German and Spanish videos). But mostly, this is here so I can find it again when my pair show up in a few weeks. (9to5mac.com)
- [video] In Memoriam: The Film Legends We Lost In 2016 - it feels like an entire generation is being taken away from us. (nofilmschool.com)
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- AMD’s New Ryzen CPU - "at CES in the first week of January, AMD unleashed a torrent of motherboards and partner PCs along with details of chipsets to go with the Ryzen processors so there is undeniable progress but the exact details are hazy. Here’s what we know for sure: "(redsharknews.com)
- AJA T-Tap - “If you want to run Resolve – and you want professional monitoring out of it – then you can’t use any AJA product with it.” But the T-Tap
works great with FCPX. Oliver Peters reviews. (digitalfilms.wordpress.com)
- Some Apps Scream For A Mac Pro - "The debate is raging. "Where is the new Mac Pro?" Others are saying, "Why do we need a Mac Pro?" Let me offer you a few examples of when a Mac Pro is useful."
2016 Retina MacBookPro vs. 2015 5k iMac vs. 2013 New mac Pro vs. 2010 Mac Pro, on After Effects CC. Notice the score of the 2010 MacPro. (barefeats.com)
- Thunderbolt 3: Now The Revolution Begins - "2500 megabytes per second drives. Dual 4K displays. External PCIe system expansion. Thunderbolt is no
longer just a faster kind of Firewire. It’s a complete desktop ecosystem . . . What’s more, that socket happens to be a USB Type-C connector–the new, ubiquitous standard for generic USB connectivity." In case you're not up-to-speed on where we are going. (provideocoalition.com)
- LG W7 Wallpaper T & G7 Lead Strong 2017 OLED Lineup - "There will be five LG OLED TV ranges for 2017, each coming in two screen sizes, therefore making ten models in total. Here’s a breakdown . . . " And the high-end super-thin model can be mounted on a wall—with magnetic brackets! (hdtvtest.co.uk)
- ASUS: Two New HDR Monitors - "With HDR being the technology to look for in 2017, the new top of the line monitors from different brands are… HDR. Asus has two HDR monitors on display at CES 2017." (provideocoalition.com)
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- [video] Red Dot - director John McTiernan is back after a 14 year absence. Best known for Predator, The Hunt for Red October, and that little Christmas film called, Die Hard, Your Managing Editor love’s McTiernan’ style in this ad for the new video game Ghost Recon. The commercial is sleek, touch of whimsy, clever reveals and darkly funny flourishes. Color
grade adds to the storytelling without being overly heavy or getting in the way. (youtube.com)
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- [video] The Coughing Billboard - a digital poster uses outdoor smoke detectors to identify nearby smokers and shames in a unique way. The poster then displays a series of nicotine patches and other kick-the-habit products. Watch the TVC about the ad campaign and you’ll see how people are reacting. (youtube.com)
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- [video] Cutting Hair with Swords and Fire - when you get a haircut, sometimes you want a little razzle-dazzle. Or, at the very least, a damn good haircut. This guy’s razzle-dazzle is using fire and swords. Your Tao Managing Editor - a fan of long hair - said this is one barbershop he’ll bypass. (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)
- Color Grading with Avid and Symphony - Written for version 6. Fully applicable to version 7. I was a contributor. (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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