These sites have been popping up every now and again and I always find them really entertaining. They really help show the thought process that goes into creating the overall feel for a movie. What I like best about these type of sites are that they remind us that color correction should not be an…
Nearly one year ago I was checking my Twitter feed on the train ride home from work. That’s how I heard about the Boston Marathon bombings. At first I had a hard time grasping the magnitude of the event. I work two blocks away from the finish line and had just walked by that general…
Last night at the Boston Creative Pro User Group meeting, Juan Salvo gave a fantastic presentation on Digital Cinema Packages, or more commonly known as DCPs. I was lucky enough to be able to attend and was blown away by Juan’s massive amount of knowledge on the topic. Basically, DCPs are becoming the standard for delivery to…
Every now and again I have to work in the color suite unsupervised and without client direction. These sessions can prove to be rather challenging at times when trying to showcase your grade and make sure that it is properly monitored and viewed. In this article for Mixing Light I cover a couple of methods…
These tests can be a little silly at times, but I found this one particularly interesting. The part that grabbed my attention was the text provided in the introduction. I knew that women’s judgement of color was generally better than men’s, but not by that much! Seems like quite a significant difference and kind of…
About six months ago I met up with a local photographer who was delving into the world of video. The lines between mediums have become blurred over the past couple of years and now clients are expecting more and more due to the advances in technology and shoestring budgets. I first met Steve Marsel at one…
Earlier this year I teamed up with the guys at McFarland and Pecci to work on a Czarface music video. They told me there would be some crazy concepts/footage, and man, were they right. Shot on the Red Epic with Hawk anamorphic lenses, this was one of my first 4K finishes. They had several looks that…
About 1.5 years ago Rule Boston Camera contacted me and asked if I’d be interested in presenting at one of their Learning Labs. Every week the folks at Rule host talks/demonstrations that are free and open to the public with subject matters that cover both production and post production. I was asked to give a…
Recently I have been singing the praises of Mixing Light and all they have to offer the world of color correction. Pat Inhofer, Robbie Carman, and Dan Moran have been incredibly ambitious and are slowly removing the mystique that comes with color correction. No longer do aspiring colorists have to spend hours on end at…
This weekend Ender’s Game topped the box office with a relatively strong performance pulling in $28 million. I have yet to see the film, but from what I can tell it looks as though it has an interesting color palette. It seems to embrace the teal and orange “Michael Bay” look, but not as intensely…
I rarely get the chance to work on music videos, but when I do I generally get to push past the boundaries of the standard :30 second commercial. Most of the videos I work on are rather low budget, one man jobs so there is normally a limit on the production value, but I really…
The conclusion of my NAB 2013 diary is at hand. I fast forwarded through the four days of demos and presentations and didn’t really cover them. Mainly because that entire time was a complete blur. Back to back to back eight hour days with strictly planned bathroom and lunch breaks. It was crazy. But the…
A couple of weeks ago I came across this great piece by FilmmakerIQ.com and was quite impressed by their extensive breakdown of the history and science of color film. As a Colorist, I feel that it’s very important to comprehend how an image is created. The evolution of color film lays the foundation of how…
When grading footage every once in awhile you run into a situation where one of your parameters maxes out. Repeating the process can be a hinderance and take up valuable time in the color suite. This quick 5 minute tutorial with the guys from Mixing Light shows several different ways to duplicate nodes in order…
Every now and again I randomly search for color reels online to see what others are doing to showcase their work. I’m always interested in seeing the content that is chosen and used to display a Colorist’s talent. The other day I stumbled across Lara Vilanova’s reel and was quite impressed. A lot of high…