Episode 23: NAB 2018
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.
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Episode 22: Dado Valentic
Colorist Podcast
On this episode of the colorist podcast, I talk with Color Scientist and Trainer, Dado Valentic.
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Episode 21: Shane Mario Ruggieri, CSI
Colorist 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.
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Episode 20: Ian Vertovec
Colorist Podcast
On this episode of the colorist podcast, I talk with Ian Vertovec, Co-Founder, and Senior Colorist at Light Iron.
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Episode 19: 2017 Year in Review
Colorist 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.
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Episode 18: Patrick Woodard
Colorist Podcast
On this episode of the Colorist Podcast, I talk with Patrick Woodard, Lead Colorist at Digital Film Tree.
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Episode 17: Bob Festa
Colorist 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.”
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Episode 016: Alexis Van Hurkman, Part 2
Colorist Podcast
On this episode of the Colorist Podcast, I continue the conversation with Director, Writer, and Colorist, Alexis Van Hurkman.
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Episode 015: Alexis Van Hurkman
Colorist Podcast
Director, writer, and colorist, Alexis Van Hurkman joins me on this episode of the Colorist Podcast.
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Episode 014: Juan Ignacio Cabrera, CSI
Colorist 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.
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.” He is the recipient of daVinci’s “Master Colorist Award” and “Commercial Colorist of the Year.”
Bob has held positions as a Senior Colorist at Company 3, R!OT Santa Monica, Hollywood Digital, and Encore. And he also ran his own facility, New Hat. He’s worked with daVinci systems since it’s start, and even helped drive some of the features we use today.
Bob continues to be a mentor to aspiring colorists. He shares his skills, experience, and knowledge to the next generation of artists.
In this podcast, we talk about:
- How to avoid burnout and have a long career as a colorist
- Comparing long and short form grading
- The inspiration of film and why some colorists still use printer points
- The most abused technique in color grading
- The Festa “Grade once - show many” concept
- New technologies like HDR and how colorists adapt to them
- Coming up with a lot of ideas in a high-pressure environment
- Colorist’s role in new business development
- How the declining price of color systems affect colorists today
- Collaborating with Directors and DPs
This episode is sponsored by:
Colorist Society International
For more information on how you can become a member, visit, www.coloristsociety.com.
Mixinglight.com
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