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  Colorist Stephen Nakamura spoke with Filmmaker U to talk about his prolific career. His feature film credits include  Da Five Bloods, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, It: Chapter Two, Crazy Rich Asians, The Martian, Alien: Covenant  and many more blockbuster epics and award winners. Among the most accomplished feature film colorists in Hollywood, Stephen Nakamura has worked alongside directors such as David Fincher, Ridley Scott, Kathryn Bigelow, Spike Lee, David O. Russell, and Steven Spielberg, as well as cinematographers Dariusz Wolski, ASC, Claudio Miranda, ASC, Robert Richardson, ASC, and Janusz Kaminski.   Prior to joining Company 3, Nakamura was with Technicolor Digital Services, where he got his start in feature film finishing. Previously he was a colorist with the Post Group, working on commercial, music video, television and feature film projects. He began his career at California Video Center​. ---  Gordon Burkell (GB)  - Hi everyone, I'm...

Advanced Professional Colorist Training Summer Look Academy 2020   This is one of the most important training courses for professional colorists. We will learn the Art of Look Creation and will go deep into new discoveries in the area of Color Science and will be first to use new Ai powered software tools. We will study Film Theory using examples by some of the world's best cinematographers and directors and we will complete a series of practical assignments over a period of 4 weeks. Strictly limited participant count.  $99.- registration fee. Registrations are now open!   REGISTER HERE

This Friday, May 22, 2020 Colorist Eric Whipp ("Mad Max Fury Road"), will be talking about his technique, experiences and most importantly answering your questions! FREE EVENT - Live at 2 PM EST | 11 AM PST Sign up for your reminder here: https://www.facebook.com/FilmmakerU/posts/248219929856707

The filmmakeru.com team explores the history of color in film in our series Birth of an Art. From coloring in single frames in the early 1900's to the new digital tools used today by colorists all over the world.   -- About Filmmaker U: Before the age of digital mentorship played a key role in film crews, post crews, and filmmaker’s career development. Places like the cutting room were hubs for passing on techniques, ideas, war stories, teamwork, and developing relationships that would help you evolve your career. You would move from trainee to assistant, and eventually, the day would come where you became a full-fledged DP, Editor, Filmmaker, or any other position in the film industry.   Pro’s who had worked years and were coming close to the end of their career delighted in sharing the knowledge, techniques, tricks, and ideas, they had learned over the decades. However, with this digital age, young film professionals are thrust into positions without hav...

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Manhattan Edit Workhsop has just announced new dates for our DaVinci Resolve workshops, which will be taught by Warren Eagles, professional color grader and co-founder of the International Colorist Academy (ICA). Touted as the color grading system of choice for many of Hollywood’s blockbuster production studios, DaVinci Resolve 14 was announced at NAB this year to much excitement over its expanded set of editing features among many other upgrades. ICA 101: An Introduction to Colorist Strategies with DaVinci Resolve A great introduction to Resolve 14 software, this class is ideal for first time users with little to no Resolve or colorist experience. This class mixes the operational side of Resolve with some practical real world training on workflows, basic color theory, grading approaches and techniques. Among many other topics, students will learn: • A complete demo of the system, looking at every area of the new software and how it works with the control surface • ...

In our  two-day   ICA 300  course we will be working on a project that was a theatrically released feature film.   The feature was shot on Red Epic using anamorphic lenses. We are going to take the film from the preparation for grading through to the final deliverables. Apart from the obvious color grading work we will also take an extensive look at the new features in Resolve V12 for online and mastering from a feature film perspective. Go here to learn more about this amazing class:  http://mewshop.com/courses/course_detail/ICA%20300/

In our  two-day   ICA 301 course the participants will focus on a previously released international fashion brand commercial. We will look at the commercial from preparation for grading through to the final deliverables. Apart from the obvious colour grading work we will also take an extensive look at the new features in Resolve v12 for online and mastering. Go here to learn more about this amazing class:  http://mewshop.com/courses/course_detail/ICA%20301/

Our  two-day ICA 201  class is designed around a small conformed sequence that you can take away. We will work through the project from start to finish not only looking at Resolve, but also using general colorist strategies. You will be able to keep the project and stills, a great way to continue your learning. Find out more about this course here:  http://mewshop.com/courses/course_detail/ICA%20201/

Focus on feature film color grading in our ICA Blackmagic Resolve 300 master class with Dado Valentic. Learn more here:  http://bit.ly/23YAmK8

With Warren Eagles from our ICA Resolve Classes last week! He will be back in NYC At Mewshop in July teaching v12.5!!!   Click here for more information.