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- Fear the Walking Dead: Getting the Parched Look - "Borrowing language from the photochemical days, he explains, “We wanted to start with a soft image and then ‘print’ really hard,” to yield the show’s edgy, contrasty type of look." Good stuff from series colorist Pankaj Bajpai, including how to deal with an unexpectedly lush desert location. (postperspective.com via Marc Wielage)
- Telly Awards call for
entries - in revamped, expanded awards program that includes color grading..(studiodaily.com)
- Into the Archives Show 1 - colorist, and cub reporter to the Tao Newsletter, Marc Wielage CSI, turned us on to this new podcast interviewing film archivists. In Episode 1, "Bob Furmanek – will discuss his preservation and restoration work on classic stereoscopic titles and will look back on his early career as a film historian and
personal archivist to Jerry Lewis. (podomatic.com via Marc Wielage)
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- [videos] Video Editing Techniques for Color Correcting Skin Tones - a roundup of video tutorials to "improve your workflow." (premiumbeat.com)
- [video] Simple color grading for photographers - "A basic understanding of color theory is all you need to explore color grading in ON1 Photo RAW. The video gives you a quick lesson about color
and reveals how to get good results without trouble." (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] Media Composer: Day for Night with Continuum and Sapphire - like the headline says. (vimeo.com)
- [video] Adding Lighting Effects in Post - boost the production value of boring B-Roll footage. (provideocoalition.com)
- Cloak: Adobe
experiments with easy object removal tool for video - “With 360 degree video, the removal of objects, the crew and the camera rig becomes virtually mandatory”. A technology preview of how Adobe plans to meet that challenge. (etcentric.org)
- [video] How to use Proxies in Premiere Pro CC for smooth video editing - an overview of the workflow, but ignore the advice of using h264 as a proxy codec. (youtube.com)
- [video] Working with Graphics in Premiere Pro CC 2018 - "a detailed review of all the new Essential Graphics Panel updates." (youtube.com)
- Lightroom: the death of the perpetual license - and it has many users starting to search for non-subscription alternatives. (provideocoalition.com)
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- 5 Tips for Growing Your Filmmaking Career - "I have been asked quite frequently of late, “how did you manage to get started in Los Angeles?” and “What do you think is the most important aspect of your career in making money?” There is only one answer: Relationships." (thehurlblog.com)
- AMC invests $20M to open VR centers - some will be stand-alone. Others will be located in AMC theaters. (etcentric.org)
- 4K content with Dolby Vision HDR continues to expand - get a list of titles being delivered in Dolby Vision HDR on streaming services. (hdguru.com)
- The London Film Festival by numbers - an interesting look at the history of the Festival, as revealed by the numbers. (stephenfollows.com)
- My first movie on an LED Cinema Screen - "While the screen can support 4K content with HDR up to around 500 cd/m² of peak luminance, this was not an HDR movie. However, I was told that the theater operators were running the content at around 100 cd/m² of peak brightness – about twice as bright as the mastering level . . . So here are my impressions." (displaydaily.com)
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- 3 Adobe Sneak Peeks - " Last night at Adobe MAX, the company unveiled several sneak peeks at future projects Adobe is currently working to include in its Creative Cloud suite." (nofilmschool.com)
- Burnout at work isn’t about exhaustion - "Close to 50% of people say they are often
or always exhausted due to work. This is a shockingly high statistic — and it’s a 32% increase from two decades ago." It turns out there's another reason for burnout. Click through to learn more. (hbr.org)
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- Video Insight seminar - Morning Session: Understanding the fundamentals of the latest advances in uncompressed content. Afternoon Session: All that is new in interfaces, compressed content, and distribution technologies. November 2 & November 3, In New York City by Tektronix. (eventbrite.com)
- Color managed workflow for film and TV productions - "Colour Management Course is a certification-training program thatyreal world training on workflows, approaches and techniques as well as creative look development; Annual license for Colourlab colour science." November 6 & November 8, In New York City by Dado Valentic. (eventbrite.com)
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- Road Runner: The Greatest Show Bible of All Time - the Looney Tunes classic cartoon had boundaries: things the two characters could and couldn't do. Click to read the 9 Rules of Every Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner Cartoon. Beep-beep. (twitter.com)
- Which Star Wars Character Are You? - a quiz that will "...tell you precisely which famous Star Wars character you are. What you do with that information is up to you." (gamesradar.com)
- Media Intern Looking Forward To Moving Up - "at a company that won't exist in 8 months." Fun read by The Onion. But so sad, too. (local.theonion.com)
- Reaching people through the Internet - How it used to be. How it changed. Where we're at now. Yikes! (theoatmeal.com)
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- Review: Boxx’s Apexx 4 7404 workstation - a quick review with some basic tests, benchmarks and impressions. (postperspective.com)
- Intel Neural Network Silicon - "Whatever the name, it’s billed as a purpose-built architecture for the increased computational needs of deep learning." In other words, an AI chip coming soon to a computer near you. (redsharknews.com)
- What does the ultimate Video Editor’s workstation look like? - a $60K giveaway from Frame.io for the ultimate creative pro's workstation.
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- Field Test: Teradek Serv Pro gives every crew member a monitor - our on-set peers might find this interesting. (nofilmschool.com)
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- [videos] Edmonton Made - having just traveled to Canada to teach color grading to filmmakers in Edmonton, Alberta, the Tao Treasurer and I were struck with the beauty and feel of the region. So this Showcase showcases the city with 3 videos of local restaurateurs who are making a difference in their city. Thanks to our host, Colorist Joe Owens, CSI. Good times.
Good memories. (edmontonmade.com)
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- [video] 245 People Jump Off a Bridge Together - when you were a kid, do you remember your parents asking you, “if your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too?” Well, what if they really did? Jump, we mean. Would you? (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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