Great podcast about what we do and the changing nature of our industry over at Colorist Podcast. Subscribe here.
Stitch
Great news! I am now operating an awesome color bay out of STITCH in Santa Monica. I have a Sony PVM-X550 up in the bay so we can do 4k HDR grading. Come in and check it out!
Shit Showreels Say
This made me laugh because it is so well done.
#ProudToPlay
Finished up work with the incomparable Philip Owens on the YouTube #ProudToPlay spot. What a great experience and opportunity. We used FCP7 and I did VFX with After Effects CC and Mocha Pro. ABC US News | ABC Celebrity News
Snow White & The Huntsman on Scratch
Been meaning to put this link up for a while now, but this is a case study from Assimilate of the workflow I set up for Snow White & the Huntsman for VFX review. http://www.assimilateinc.com/sites/default/files/case_study_pdf/snow-white-huntsman.pdf
Final Cut Pro Keyboard Shortcuts
Quick Tip: Hold down ‘Command’ while dragging one sequence into another to insert the shots inside instead of a nest. Note: this will only work on unlocked tracks, so you can lock tracks you don’t want to be inserted.
Steve Hullfish Editor’s Lounge Waveform Monitor Primer
I was going to do a primer myself on using a waveform and vectorscope, but I came across this tektronix sponsored post of the great author and colorist Steve Hullfish from the AlphaDogs Editor’s Lounge that did a great job.
Final Cut Pro Keyboard Shortcuts
Quick tip: Hold Cmd + Opt and click and drag on any part of a window (including the center) to move it around. Can be way faster than finding that small title bar to move and then resize a window.
Tosh.0 Editorial
I quickly wanted to post a couple images of my timeline for recent episodes of Tosh.0. Each represents all of the assets we have to follow for a typical episode. Actually, this is a bit cleaner than some episodes, but you get the idea. This is about what I get to work with every week. … Read More
David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence
“That opting out [of creativity] that happens in childhood … moves in and becomes more ingrained by the time you get to adult life.” (David Kelley)