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 Production Engineer and Colorist at Dolby, Shane Mario Ruggieri, CSI, joins me on this episode of the 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.
Now working at Dolby, Shane has specialized and is one of a handful of colorists that has been working with Dolby Vision HDR since 2010. He co-authored “A Perceptual EOTF for Extended Dynamic Range Imager” and authored “Breaking Out of the 100-nit Box: A Colorist’s View of Grading HDR”, which were presented at SMPTE.
In this podcast, we talk about:
- How starting with SDR prepared him for working with HDR
- Working with Dolby Vision in Resolve
- Comparing HDR10 and Dolby Vision
- Grading tools in HDR and how they will change in the future
- Advantages of working with HDR as a starting point
- Workflow considerations for working with HDR versus SDR
- Using ACES and color management with HDR
- How HDR will change art direction, makeup, and lighting on the production side
- Using HDR subtlety and keeping your work invisible
- Why images over 1000 nits are more compelling and powerful
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