During my recent trip to the US I caught up with Christopher Young owner and Colorist at See Why Color in Brooklyn.

Chris really encouraged me to start the CT Podcast and in 2016 we went to a Brooklyn bar and made some very rough recordings.

I said then “When I make the Brooklyn edition, you are my colorist” 7 years later I finally delivered.

We chatted in his facility, before moving to a local bar then onto Brooklyn Tattoo.

Topics discussed

• Be an owner, freelance or staff? Chris has done it all
• Specialising in high end documentaries.
• His Dolby Vision HDR process
• Nucoda v Resolve
• Living and working in Brooklyn
• It’s all about managing the clients
• Are tattoos painful!

Website www.seewhycolor.com

Instagram

@seewhycolor Contact iColorist. for all your Color training needs

 

At the local

The Color Tour Podcast microphone was in London recently to catch up with Thomas Urbye.

Thomas is the senior colorist and CEO of the Post House ‘The Look.’ They are responsible for shows like Sex Education, Fleabag, Top Boy and Landscapers.

We chatted in the new theatre room at ‘The Look’ before moving to a local Noho bar for a Gin n Tonic. Thomas talks with passion about clients, rival companies,

Netflix, HDR and what he is looking for when hiring staff.

Topics discussed

• Using the Grass Valley Rio
• Managing grading and still being the boss
• The Challenges of HDR and Dolby Vision
• Running dark fibre from a data centre at Heathrow for all media and machines
• Grading in Noho.
• A Myth or truth “You are only as good as your last job?”
• What does Thomas look for in a new colorist or intern looking for a job at The Look.

Web: thelooklondon.com Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/thomasurbye Insta: thelooklondon Contact iColorist.for all your Color training needs

 

At the local

The Color Tour Podcast visits Park City in Utah to chat with Crash Carlucci.

We ski, then chat about his amazing career that has taken him all over the globe. NYC, LA, Sydney, Milan, and Bangkok before settling in Park City.

Crash has some great stories about working at some of the top LA post houses and is proof that it is possible to move around the world as a colorist.

Topics discussed

• Hitting the slopes then Apres Ski Park City style
• How did he get a start in Color
• In the junior US ski team
• Swapping cars with Stefan Sonnenfeld
• What is it like grading in different countries.
• Working remotely on a Reality TV show.

Web: https://www.wearebaked.com/color/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crashcolor/

 

At the local

The Color Tour Podcast is back with a fantastic YouTube Live chat re the NAB/Colorist Mixer 2023.

Intro – Hosts: Warren Eagles, Kevin Shaw, Jeff Greenberg

Dado Valentic, Color Lab

Mazze Alderhold, Assimilate

Bram Desmet, FSI

Marcel Gonska, Portrait Displays

Jason Rosenfeld, Scenic Labs

Andy Knox, Tangent

NAB First Timer guests: Colorists CJ Dobson, Mars Williamson from their Melbourne Post House.

Jose Luis Tamez, Colorfront

Henessey Griffiths, FilmConvert Paul Saccone, Adobe Sam Mestman, OWC Gregg Loewen, PVA Prizes and wrap up

Topics discussed

• Listen in to the pre show before the guys went ‘live’
• Sponsor booth info, where can you find them?
• Tips for NAB visitors
• What is new for 2023, sponsors discuss their new releases.
• Where and how to get Mixer Tickets

Web: https://coloristmixer.com Web: https://coloristsociety.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coloristmixer/ Twitter:

 

At the local

The Color Tour Podcast is back with a fantastic live on location Podcast with Kali Bateman in Brisbane, Australia.

Her new boutique color shop is in my adopted home town, so only a short drive for me. Kali grew up in a small country town. She progressed from Film School to editing then onto the dizzy heights of grading ‘Elvis’. It’s a great journey that shows that if you want it enough, it’s acheivable.

Topics discussed

• The journey up the color ladder.
• Being a VFX Colorist for D Neg in Vancouver.
• Starting a boutique post house in difficult times.
• Coloring Elvis for Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin.
• Grading in C19 quarantine whilst 7 months pregnant!
• Getting paid in tattoos, I once got a skateboard for a color job!

Web: https://kalibatemancolourist.com IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4399715/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalibatemancolourist/

 

At the local

It’s great to be back with live on location and in person Podcasts!

Whilst in the UK I headed to Brighton to have a long over due chat with Darren Mostyn.

His color shop in Brighton on the south coast of England is home for both Online Creative and his home which is a 10 minute walk away. Darren has been colouring for over 20 years but has recently been better known for his Resolve tips YouTube Channel. He is also a producing high end corporate content, shooting all around the world. I visited in July so it was ideal for our pub courtyard colorist chit chat in record UK temperatures. STOP PRESS. Encouraged by my enthusiasm to upgrade to V18 Darren did so the following day with great success. The story is on his YouTube channel.

Topics discussed

• Working his way up from the edit suite
• Producing and posting high end corporate productions
• Starting a boutique post house and keeping it running through a pandemic.
• Killer tips and YouTube fame.
• Working the demo circuit at big trade shows.
• What kit is in his Online Creative shop?
• Living and working in Brighton.

Darren Mostyn Colourist Showreel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46wLmJqe2BM

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/onlinecreative/

Instagram: @onlinecreative YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DarrenMostyn Killer Tips Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KillerTipsDaVinciResolve

 

At the local

Brighton Beers

Online Creative 2008

Online Creative in 2022

Online Creative 2022

It’s great to be back live with one on one on location Podcasts.

This is the first ‘real’ chat in nearly 3 years!

Born very near the pub where we chatted, Rebecca Goodeve has a ton of varied experience for someone so young. She has worked at both large and boutique post houses, graded freelance and built her own boutique post house in Leigh on Sea. It’s an interesting journey that began by knocking on doors in Soho.  Rebecca has such enthusiasm for color and this really comes over in our chat. It was great to talk to somebody who just ‘loves’ grading.

Topics discussed

• Working for Dado Valentic grading fashion TVCs in Soho
• Knocking on doors with a CV at 18 years old.
• Starting a boutique post house.
• Shadowing legendary Colorist Peter Doyle.
• Running a talent agency with like minded creatives.
• Taking a job in India.

Grading site: https://rebeccagoodeve.co.uk Saka: https://sakuproductions.com Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccagoodeve/

Leigh on Sea

Author Colour post house

Supporting Women in Colour

Grading her first short film at Air Post

I recently chatted to one of Europe’s leading Color Graders Dave Hughes

Originally from Ireland, Dave has gone full circle following stints in London and Brussels he returned to Dublin in 2005 to set up a Baselight room. He has an extensive 25 year career grading many different genres. Dave talks about grading a 20 year old Guinness TVC and his workflow for the new Netflix animated ‘My Little Pony’ feature film. It was great to talk to somebody who just ‘loves’ grading.

Topics discussed

• Working on TVCs in Europe’s big cities.
• What looks do the German’s, Dutch and Belgium’s like?
• Why they use Baselight at Windmill Lane.
• Grading the animated My Little Pony movie, what was it like?
• You are not a true colorist until you have graded a Guinness TVC!
• How he got a start in London.

Margot Robbie film ‘Terminal’ https://www.windmilllane.com/terminal/ ‘My Little Pony’ animated feature trailer https://www.windmilllane.com/my-little-pony-the-new-generation/ The Guinness TVC shot on film https://www.windmilllane.com/guinness-quality-time/ Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hughes-08105b16/
Windmill Lane http://www.windmilllane.com/

Season 3 of the Color Tour Podcast has been renamed ‘Not on Tour.’ I cannot travel so the CT Podcast is being conducted on ZOOM. I recently chatted to one of Africa’s leading Color Graders Bobola Oniwura

He studied Architecture so calls himself the ‘Accidental Colorist’ Having moved away from designing houses he co founded a Creative Agency with friends and worked as the Creative Director. Their attempts to find a suitable colorist were not very successful so Bobola decided to jump in the hot seat and so started his color journey using FXPHD videos.

Topics discussed

• How did he go from being an Architect to grading for Netflix?
• What is it like to live and work in Lagos?
• How he learnt to color
• Working on the Nigeria’s first Netflix series.
• Bobola discusses his desire to visit NAB and why he supports the CSI
• Find out who taught him to edit!
• King of Boys: The Return of the King Trailer
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4OeHI3EJuY
• Sugar Rush Trailer
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvoYpx6W2RM
• Merry Men 2 Trailer
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thx-M3hTGLs

Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobolaoniwura/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onigold/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Onigold

Season 3 of the Color Tour Podcast has been renamed ‘Not on Tour.’ I cannot travel so the CT Podcast is being conducted on ZOOM. I talked to Maxine in her DI theatre at Picture Shop during a break in sessions.

Maxine is a Hollywood A list Colorist. Her credits include big tent pole titles amongst a list of over 60 films. She now works at Picture Shop, previously known as Technicolor. We start our conversation with Maxine turning on her Christie 4K projector so I can see her on the ZOOM call. Maxine has an infectious personality that compliments her technical knowledge and creativity.

Topics discussed

• How did she manage to get on a Harry Potter film for her very first DI grade?
• What is it like to work at a big Hollywood Post House?
• Working with Clint Eastwood
• Creating the amazing look of ‘The Book of Eli’
• What are Marvel like to work for?
• Maxine’s thoughts on women in film
• How did the Harry Potter collaboration with Peter Doyle come about?

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1923595/ Picture Shop: https://pictureshop.com/team/ Book of Eli Trailer: https://youtu.be/kAMUv22y1og Mixer 2018

Season 3 of the Color Tour Podcast has been renamed ‘Not on Tour.’ I cannot travel so the CT Podcast is being conducted on ZOOM.

Setyo is as he says laughing, “I’m one of three gun colorists in Malaysia” He was born in Indonesian before moving to KL. He scored a job at the Blackmagic Design Post House as a VT op and worked his way up to being a senior colorist. Setyo now runs his own Color grading shop in KL.

Topics discussed

• How did he get started?
• What are the challenges of owning and operating your own shop?
• Coloring both TVCs and movies
• Educating his clients to understand the value of color correction
• Losing a feature project to another colorist
• Working at the Blackmagic Design post house and on the ‘Bait’ movie.

Link to the Mitsubishi TVC and the ‘Bait’ movie we chat about
Bait Movie Trailer Mitsubishi Expander Reel: https://vimeo.com/setyocolorist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlvYBhzVsde2SNdbljId5Tnk9XzmI6SX9 Instagram  E-Mail [email protected]