Features
Out of Omaha: How a Childhood Movie Fascination Led to a Career
By Matt McFarland When I was g rowing up in Omaha, Nebraska, during the ’70s and ’80s, movies were […]
Colorists
Featured Stories
WHAT OUR MEMBERS DO: Sheri Eisenberg, Colorist
“Being part of a union matters. We, as a creative force, matter.” […]
Features
Technology: How the Latest AI Helps Colorists Do Their Jobs Better
AI technology (probably) isn’t the humanity-destroying rise of the machines that some fear—at least not in the world of post-production. It’s showing up all over the film industry, from helping to cast actors to achieving incredible visual effects transformations, like turning actor Josh Brolin into Thanos for “Avengers: Infinity War.” […]
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What Our Members Do: Chad Littlepage, CSI, Finishing Colorist
“My job is to understand the vision and tone of the director and director of photography of a project.” […]
What Our Members Do
What Our Members Do: Gregory K. Creaser, Lead Finishing Colorist
Where are you currently employed? DreamWorks/NBCUniversal. Current Project? “Trolls World Tour,” which is the sequel to “Trolls” (2016). This is […]
Columns
Mary Lee Parisi on ‘Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy’
When colorist Mary Lee Parisi sits down with a show for the first time, she often focuses on the picture alone. “When you first get the tape, you kind of shuttle through to get an idea of what it’s about,” she says. […]
Columns
Jan Yarbrough on ‘The Godfather’ Restoration
Millions may have seen ‘The Godfather,’ but, during its initial release, colorist Jan Yarbrough was not among them. Three decades after its release, however, he was given the opportunity to study the film more closely than any mere audience member. […]
Departments
HP’s DreamColor Come True: The
High-Performance Z27x G2 Studio Display
There are a lot of reasons why creative media professionals require a display on their desks that is capable of representing highly accurate colors. To start, animators must be confident that color choices will result in final renders that look how they expect them to look. […]
Departments
Mind the Gap No More: HP Z38c Curved Display Fills Your Peripheral Vision
While two displays sound better than one, there were a few problems with this solution, the biggest being the physical gap between them. Yes, it was possible to take a window or a palette and stretch it across both displays, but it was practically impossible to work that way.
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Features
Troubleshooting Stars:
Sound Techs to the Rescue
Though their jobs run the gamut from low-tech to the highest levels of digital file management, they all have certain attributes in common: an ability to step into a variety of situations. […]
