Colorist Podcast
On this special episode of the Colorist Podcast, we discuss the details of NAB 2018 from a colorist’s perspective. Joining me is my long time friend and Coloristos podcast partner, Jason Myres.
info_outline Episode 22: Dado ValenticColorist Podcast
On this episode of the colorist podcast, I talk with Color Scientist and Trainer, Dado Valentic.
info_outline Episode 21: Shane Mario Ruggieri, CSIColorist Podcast
In San Francisco during the 2000’s, Shane came up through the ranks, working in all aspects of production and post production. From the beginning of Final Cut Pro, and later Apple Color, he cut his teeth on the early stages of color grading on the Mac. He’s colored for features, commercial, corporate, and entertainment industries. His clients have included Apple, Sony, Netflix, Green Day, Carrie Underwood, and Universal Studios.
info_outline Episode 20: Ian VertovecColorist Podcast
On this episode of the colorist podcast, I talk with Ian Vertovec, Co-Founder, and Senior Colorist at Light Iron.
info_outline Episode 19: 2017 Year in ReviewColorist Podcast
In this episode, we reflect back on the interviews from 2017. I interviewed colorists that worked on films from Lord of the Rings to Saving Private Ryan, TV shows NCIS Los Angeles and Planet Earth II, and commercials for Coca-Cola and Levi’s. We delved into many different topics, like collaborating with DP’s, working in foreign countries, and emerging technologies like HDR.
info_outline Episode 18: Patrick WoodardColorist Podcast
On this episode of the Colorist Podcast, I talk with Patrick Woodard, Lead Colorist at Digital Film Tree.
info_outline Episode 17: Bob FestaColorist Podcast
Senior Colorist Bob Festa joins me on this episode of the Colorist Podcast. Bob Festa has colored some of the most iconic music videos and national commercials. Companies like Coca-Cola, Levi’s, American Express, McDonalds, and IBM come back to his suite again and again. In a career that spans over 30 years, he has completed over 20,000 spots. He continues to color today, working on the shows “The Runaways” and “The Last Ship.”
info_outline Episode 016: Alexis Van Hurkman, Part 2Colorist Podcast
On this episode of the Colorist Podcast, I continue the conversation with Director, Writer, and Colorist, Alexis Van Hurkman.
info_outline Episode 015: Alexis Van HurkmanColorist Podcast
Director, writer, and colorist, Alexis Van Hurkman joins me on this episode of the Colorist Podcast.
info_outline Episode 014: Juan Ignacio Cabrera, CSIColorist Podcast
This episode is sponsored by Colorist Society International and Mixinglight.com. On this episode of the Colorist Podcast, I talk with Juan Ignacio Cabrera, CSI. Juan has worked on the films Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek: Into Darkness, and Transformers: Age of Extinction. He’s been credited as a stereographer, colorist, compositor, and visual effects supervisor. Juan got his start in the visual effects industry in Spain, starting his own business at 17 years old. He later moved to the US and was hired at Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures. Currently, he runs his own boutique...
info_outlineThis episode is sponsored by Colorist Society International and Mixinglight.com.
Director, writer, and colorist, Alexis Van Hurkman joins me on this episode of the Colorist Podcast.
There’s been many twists and turns in the career of Alexis Van Hurkman. He bounced around from audio, editorial, graphics, and visual effects. Ultimately, each of those steps in his journey contributed to his skills as a colorist. Along with grading his own projects, he’s finished programs for The History Channel, The Learning Channel, BBC Four, and WNET.
Many listeners will recognize Alexis’s book titles, “The Color Correction Handbook” and “The Color Correction Look Book,” as well as the manuals for Apple Color, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. He’s also created several training titles with Ripple Training, featuring the newest features in Resolve.
This epic podcast was one of the longest I’ve recorded yet. So long, in fact, that I’ve decided to split it up into two separate episodes. There’s a ton of great info and I didn’t want to lose any of it.
In the first part, we talk about:
- The complicated path in becoming a colorist
- How writing increased his color knowledge and skills
- How he ended up working at Apple
- Working with and without a color control panel
- How the Fairlight page effects colorists
- Parallels between audio and color
- Learning to work in a client driven environment
- Visual Effects and how it contributes to a colorist’s skills
- Starting his own one man boutique grading facility
Amazon: Titles by Alexis Van Hurkman
This episode is sponsored by:
Colorist Society International
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Mixinglight.com
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