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Visual Arts

Updated 31 Oct

13 SEPT

Jason Bowdach CSI: Reverse Engineering Color With A Creative Mindset

Accelerate your post-production career: https://mixinglight.com Full episode notes and additional links: https://mixinglight.com/color-grading-tutorials/colorist-jason-bowdach-pixeltools-color-timer-podcast/ Buy the Color Timer Shirt, now for sale: https://vincenttaylorcolor.myshopify.com/===Today, I will be speaking to Jason Bowdach. Jason is a fellow contributor here on Mixing Light. He is a colorist and online editor with an impressive CV that includes major networks such as Fox and Disney. Jason creates a suite of colorist tools through his company, PixelTools. Jason shares what inspires him to create software offerings for the industry and his approach to a new project. He also has an interesting view on AI / Machine Learning and its likely impact on our industry. This is putting the shoe on the other foot at last. Jason has his very cool podcast, Color & Coffee, on which I was a guest, so now it’s time for Jason to answer some of my questions! Outside of Pixel Tools and his own grading work, Jason also teaches about color and post-workflow, so he keeps fairly busy, to say the least. - - -Editor: Rich RoddmanExecutive Producer: https://mixinglight.comPodcast Home: https://colortimerpodcast.mixinglight.com (00:00) - - Introduction (02:29) - - Starting the Timer: What is Pixel Tools? (05:27) - - How LUTs inspired PixelTools' first product (08:08) - - How do you reverse engineering a LUT? (11:36) - - How Jason got into DCTLs (14:53) - - Exploring filmic contrast (18:20) - - What is Jason's take on AI? (20:23) - - Closing remarks

13 Sept

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22 min
28/10/2016

The State of the Mac Desktop (after Apple’s October 2016 Presentation)

Apple provided a much needed glimpse into their thinking about the Mac Desktop. But does it bode well for video post-production professionals?

28/10/2016

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33 min
22/02/2017

What Mac Post Pros Need To Know About Building A Custom PC

Are you a Mac-based Post-Production professional moving to the PC platform? Eric Bowden, a custom PC builder, talks about the differences.

22/02/2017

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48 min
09/03/2017

Building a PC Optimized for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve

In Part 2, Eric Bowden of ADK Video highlights the importance of optimizing PC hardware to your specific workflows, codecs and software.

09/03/2017

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28 min
27/05/2017

Moving From A Mac to PC: Answering Member Questions – Part 2

If you need to buy a high-performance video post-production computer today, then you're looking at a PC. Here are more answers to questions of Mac users.

27/05/2017

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42 min
09/05/2017

Moving From A Mac to PC: Answering Member Questions – Part 1

A 2-part interview series for media pros talking about the challenges Mac users face when moving to the PC elicited many questions. Here are the answers.

09/05/2017

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42 min
24/03/2020

Creative Professionals, Contracts, and Kill Fees in the Age of Covid-19

Attorney Seth Polansky, Esq, discusses the rights of creative professionals if clients start to pull jobs (and you've turned away other work)?

24/03/2020

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30 min
16 AUG

Developing a Career in Color Grading with Colorist Aurora Shannon

Accelerate your post-production career: https://mixinglight.com Full episode notes and additional links: https://mixinglight.com/color-grading-tutorials/career-advice-for-colorists-from-aurora-shannon-company-3/ ====Aurora Shannon, colorist at Company 3 Vancouver, is known for her impressive work on popular shows, including Sweet Magnolia and Under the Bridge. Aurora’s career journey spans several continents and includes incredible career opportunities with: - Rob Pizzey- Stephen Nakamura- Stefan Sonnenfeld- Mitch Paulson- Adam Glassman- Greg Fisher- Paul Ennsby As a result, the wealth of color grading knowledge she has to share is considerable! In this detailed discussion, we unpacked her professional accomplishments, creative process, the technical aspects of color grading, and her approach to tackling long-form color grading. Alongside her professional achievements, Aurora has an inspiring commitment to mentorship roles and giving back to the community. Her insights on carving a successful career in the industry offer valuable lessons for all aspiring colorists.---Content like this is made possible by Mixing Light subscribers on MixingLight.com. You can support our work for as little as $4.58 per month (paid annually): https://mixinglight.com/membership/ (00:00) - - Introduction (01:43) - - The look for the shows Sweet Magnolias & Under the Bridge (04:14) - - Film is a format, not a color palette (06:29) - - Using a thick or thin LUT (07:22) - - Do you tend to work underneath or over the LUT? (08:59) - - Why you should talk to the DP before doing the grade (11:44) - - Using the CDL's (14:47) - - Mentoring Program (18:10) - - Who cares about your reel, what's in your CV? (22:09) - - What is a useful reel? (24:54) - - The two pathways (29:16) - - At the start of Aurora's career (37:12) - - After company 3 (39:23) - - How gender plays a role (41:30) - - Project levels vs Job titles (43:29) - - A bigger fish in a smaller pond (47:05) - - Back at Company 3 (49:55) - - What is the look of 'Hollywood film'? (52:53) - - Working on different kinds of projects (54:18) - - Working the node tree (59:07) - - Refining your methodology (01:02:54) - - Working remotely (01:05:04) - - Separate divisions have become one (01:08:57) - - Working on Crazy 8s (01:14:58) - - Working with RED Camera media (01:21:39) - - What is in the pipeline?

16 Aug

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1h 26m
23 AUG

Interviewing The Production Designer & Art Director For ‘The Bear’

Accelerate your post production career: https://mixinglight.com Full episode notes and additional links: https://mixinglight.com/color-grading-tutorials/the-bear-production-designer-art-director-color-timer-interview/ Buy the Color Timer Shirt, now for sale: https://vincenttaylorcolor.myshopify.com/===How can I be mesmerized by a television masterpiece while being incredibly stressed out by the chaos of the content? The Bear provokes both of those things. But today, we don’t have to worry about those questions because we focus on the show’s stunning production design and art direction! In this episode, I chat with Production Designer Merje Veski and Art Director Lisa Korpan about how they got into the world of The Bear, what their roles are, and how they work together to create some of the best television I’ve ever seen. Merje has a massive credit list, including Chicago Fire, Bobby & Iza, and Man of Steel, to name a few. Lisa’s portfolio includes Justified: City Primeval, Shining Girls, Candyman, and one of my personal favorite shows, Sense8—again, these are only a few. About The BearIf you haven’t seen The Bear, it is an American psychological comedy-drama television series created by Christopher Storer. Jeremy Allen White stars as Carmy Berzatto, an award-winning chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to manage the chaotic kitchen at his deceased brother’s sandwich shop. The Bear won 10 Emmy awards in 2023 and has been nominated for a record-breaking 23 Emmy awards, including outstanding production design for 2024.===Executive Producer: https://mixinglight.comPodcast Home: https://colortimerpodcast.mixinglight.com (00:00) - Introduction (02:31) - How Merje & Lisa got started (04:01) - How Lisa & Merje work together (06:48) - Lisa's role in production logistics (08:06) - How do they decide what projects to commit to? (09:29) - When do you realize you're working on an amazing project? (10:46) - Where do you begin with each episode? (12:51) - The direction and design of The Bear's food (16:28) - Do Merje and Lisa relate to the theme of perfection? (18:17) - Is there a Look Book / Bible for The Bear? (21:25) - About the look of the kitchen and bakery (24:37) - Thanks! Buy some Color Timer merch!

23 Aug

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26 min
29/09/2023

Professor Michael Murdoch: The One Color Humans Can Do Without

Accelerate your post-production career: https://mixinglight.com Full episode notes and additional links: https://mixinglight.com/color-grading-tutorials/michael_murdoch_associate_professor__color_science/--- It is my absolute pleasure to speak with the Associate Professor in Color Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology, Mr. Michael Murdoch. Our conversation covered the gamut of all things color: - Perception- Quantifying color- Image science- Film stocks- Display technology- Careers in the field of color research- Augmented reality- His position as the Director of the Munsell Color Science Laboratory- The one color the universe doesn’t need I may have broken my sand timer rule repeatedly to keep this conversation going. But this is undoubtedly a perfect conversation for the Color Timer Podcast – I hope you enjoy it!- - -Editor: Rich RoddmanExecutive Producer: https://mixinglight.comSupporting Sponsor: https://www.filmlight.ltd.uk/Podcast Home: https://colortimerpodcast.mixinglight.com

29/09/2023

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23 min

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Jason Bowdach CSI: Reverse Engineering Color With A Creative Mindset

The State of the Mac Desktop (after Apple’s October 2016 Presentation)

What Mac Post Pros Need To Know About Building A Custom PC

Building a PC Optimized for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve

Moving From A Mac to PC: Answering Member Questions – Part 2

Moving From A Mac to PC: Answering Member Questions – Part 1

Creative Professionals, Contracts, and Kill Fees in the Age of Covid-19

Developing a Career in Color Grading with Colorist Aurora Shannon

Interviewing The Production Designer & Art Director For ‘The Bear’

Professor Michael Murdoch: The One Color Humans Can Do Without

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