Abby Bader

Tom, happy to see you here! I love the great texture in your images and I think that 'Ride' is a great example along with a lot of the work you have done for Anthony Mandler. It would be great to hear how you typically would approach an image to create such a bold contrast and 'gritty' feeling.

Great insight, thank you guys!

I don't have any first hand experience with their live classes, but they have a great reputation and are trusted instructors.

Hi Serge. The production rented some old Russian Kowa lenses. Great texture and soft spots. The project is not released but I will post some images when I get permission.

Great to see you here @Rainer Bueltertand thank you for your great, detailed and insightful explanation! Personally, I prefer Baselight because I feel more comfortable with the toolset and I feel that it lets me get to a more pleasing result faster.

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Marc, great to see you here!

Great! Mumbai is a bit far but would love to participate if you are visiting Germany in the future!

Great insight Daniele, and nice to see you here! Reviewing the final grade in a proper grading theater is important, and especially today when delivering specialized versions like for IMAX etc. And don't forget, there are many other reasons to run the movie through a large screen as well.

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Hi Bledar, Nice to see you here! I would say that DaVinci is a great tool to start learning if you aren't familar with color correctors or schooled in color theory. Part of the reason is that it's very intuitive, but it's also a lot of great documentation out there as well as tutorials from other users. The large studios are equipped with both of them, and colorists are drawn between them. Wouldn't say any of them are better than the other, it's like Avid vs. FCP vs. Premiere. You will get the job done. Personally I like the unique control and the way the color management tools work in Baselight, but some tools I find more user friendly in Davinci. Download the trial and try for yourself. Abby

Probably a bit more cautious about dynamic range in low IRE and a wider color space that opens for more nuances.

Thank you guys for the great input! I managed to create a look that is quite close to 1900s Photochrome. I will upload some shots if I can get permission to share them with you.

Absolutely stunning work and thank you for this great insight and for sharing your knowledge with the community.

Adam Scott is a master of his art, brilliant work on every spot I've seen from this guy.

It's a great tool. The different color channels can be used to add and subtract nuances and shape an image to be something really different. Just be careful that it could introduce some unwanted noise. I often find that I have to add some subtle grain before rendering to help match the noise levels.

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If you want and can afford the extra range that can be stored inside P3, go for P3. If you can't afford it, live with the restrictions and grade in REC 709 and convert it in DCP delivery.

I couldn't find any official tracks or IMDB credits so I would definitely go for ICA or online training.

There are a lot of courses like that out there, but I would be a bit careful. If you can get the tutors names I will look into it for you.

Make sure to NOT desaturate the images before clicking monochrome. Typical mistake. The sliders need color values to work.

Lustre is discussed several times in the premium articles by the Technicolor colorists.

Black Magic Design gave DaVinci a face to the masses, but their original color corrector (DaVinci 2k) was an industry leading tool way before that happened. People use it for their own reasons, and the big studios use it for other reasons than the price.