Sebastiano Dell'eva November 28, 2016 Share November 28, 2016 Hi! I love this community and I wish to introduce myself. I started being a freelance junior editor, while getting a degree in Editing and post-production at Ravensbourne in London in 2015, and I am working for online publishers such as TimeInc uk and a few others independent companies, but I have also assisted and worked on grading jobs and I would love to develop as a professional colourist. I am not having much luck in finding a starting position (even running, even if it might be harder now that I am not that young anymore) in places I deeply love like The Look or Coffe and Tv. Would you consider doing an ICA 5 days training good value for the money / a good investment career wise? I was specifically thinking about this: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colour-management-for-film-and-tv-productions-tickets-26587539045?aff=erelexpmlt Have a lovely day and thanks for any advice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Serge Kosevtsov November 28, 2016 Share November 28, 2016 Hi Sebastiano, There is no one greatest course which you could pay for and bring everything best from there into your work and become pro. Everything worth which helps you move your steps forward. Just use it and do your best. If it opens to you so open to it. In other words if you got a chance use it and don't ask. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Sebastiano Dell'eva November 28, 2016 Author Share November 28, 2016 I appreciate your commenti! I am just wondering, do you have any specific insight or direct experience to explain why this is course is so good? Link to comment Share on other sites
Abby Bader November 29, 2016 Share November 29, 2016 I don't have any first hand experience with their live classes, but they have a great reputation and are trusted instructors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Popular Post Tom Poole November 30, 2016 Popular Post Share November 30, 2016 Send me your CV. I'll forward it to some people: tom.poole@company3.com Save your money for the crappy pay you'll receive, working an entry level job at a post house. Get in. Find a colorist you like. Be cool and helpful (don't brown nose and talk too much though). Work your ass off at all aspects of the job. They'll see you care and want to mentor you. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites
Sebastiano Dell'eva November 30, 2016 Author Share November 30, 2016 Thank you everyone for all the inputs. I had of course did my researches, but you never know about the outcome of a question. I hope I will be able to help someone down the line as well ! Thanks again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites
Margus Voll December 1, 2016 Share December 1, 2016 Those trainings depend what you already know or do not. Some find them helpful but some say privately that not so much. Tom has excellent point here getting connected directly. I would take it. Hands down better investment than 10 trainings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Sebastiano Dell'eva December 1, 2016 Author Share December 1, 2016 (edited) And that was actually the plan from the start, I was seeing this sort of a decent plan B. Getting hands on experience, shadowing and assisting trumps that 100 folds. I will hopefully be successful in doing that. Edited December 1, 2016 by Sebastiano Dell'eva 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Popular Post Tom Poole December 1, 2016 Popular Post Share December 1, 2016 1 hour ago, Sebastiano Dell'eva said: And that was actually the plan from the start, I was seeing this sort of a decent plan B. Getting hands on experience, shadowing and assisting trumps that 100 folds. I will hopefully be success in doing that. I forwarded your CV to several people. Will follow up soon T 7 Link to comment Share on other sites
Mark Mulcaster January 4, 2017 Share January 4, 2017 I have done the colourist strategy course a few years back, and at the time it was incredibly helpful, that course was really helpful with ways to approach a number of areas. Ultimately how you grade is going to be up to you and trial and error but the course did equip me with some good fundamental ideas and notions and also reinforced i wasn't going to far wrong! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Nicolas Hanson January 24, 2017 Share January 24, 2017 Sebastiano, any hits? Link to comment Share on other sites
Sebastiano Dell'eva January 24, 2017 Author Share January 24, 2017 Hi Nicolas, not yet. I am not giving up though! Thank you for asking, appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites
Artem Stretovych January 31, 2017 Share January 31, 2017 Hi Sebastiano, this one is also worth of taking a look at http://upgrade.dffb.de/ best, artem 3 Link to comment Share on other sites
Sebastiano Dell'eva February 1, 2017 Author Share February 1, 2017 I missed the deadline for 2016/ 2017, as I only discovered it 10 days after. The problem with this amazing course, is that they had fundings for two years and they still have to secure them for another two years. It would have been great, also because it would have meant seeing another big post-production market in Berlin. Thanks Artem! Link to comment Share on other sites
Artem Stretovych February 1, 2017 Share February 1, 2017 The latest info I have is the application for 2017/2018 has started already. http://upgrade.application.dffb.de/en/ best, artem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
