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Grading 5D Footage With FCP and Colour

Grading 5D Footage With FCP and Colour

By on July 12, 2011 in Canon 5D, Canon 5D Mk2, Grading

During the Guerilla Film makers masterclass, I showed a film that  I made recently for a corporate client, a drama set at a wedding. it was shot on both 5d and 7d and the cut I screened at the class was an incomplete ungraded cut.   Yesterday I spent the day in Soho with colourist Peta [...]

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Viewing the first 35mm print

Viewing the first 35mm print

By on April 24, 2008 in 35mm print, Grading, Sound

I have just returned from the very first 35mm screening of Gone Fishing – EVER! Even though we shot 35mm, we scanned and post produced digitally, and even premiered digitally. But to get the film out to the ‘world film festival circuit’, we needed a 35mm print. Mitch Mitchell at Cinesite stepped in and did [...]

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More Creative Issues…

More Creative Issues…

By on January 7, 2008 in Grading, Post Production, Software

Six days to go…(blimey) And still the film is not complete! I spent this morning back at Midnight Transfer, completing the picture grade. Editor Eddie Hamilton came in to take a look and some very minor tweaks were made – one frame here, two frames there, shaved of shots – mainly because we could see [...]

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Prepping the premiere!

Prepping the premiere!

By on December 30, 2007 in Grading, Premiere, Sound, Training

The last couple of days have been spent organising the premiere. The tickets have arrived from the printers, and they look great! Steph Wrate, who also worked in the production team on ‘Gone Fishing’, has been calling everyone to make sure they are coming. I have been working primarily on the Masterclass that will be [...]

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Reflecting on the Picture Grade

Reflecting on the Picture Grade

By on December 26, 2007 in Contributors, Grading, Post Production

Now I am more recovered from my ‘Xmas bashing’ food poisoning bout, I have been reflecting on the final grade for ‘Gone Fishing’. I have been amazed at how much effort and high-end technology goes into these final stages, and I am very pleased that I made every effort during script development to ensure that [...]

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Picture Grading… The Final Day…

Picture Grading… The Final Day…

By on December 25, 2007 in Grading, Post Production

We completed the grade on Friday, but it’s got to today to update the blog, Christmas day (!), as I left the grade and immediately fell ill with food poisoning! So no celebrations for me this year. The grade went well. Extremely well in fact. Everyone is delighted with the outcome. However, there are  few [...]

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Grading – The First Day…

Grading – The First Day…

By on December 21, 2007 in Grading, Post Production, SFX

I spent today at Midnight Transfer, with senior colourist John Claude, and ‘Gone Fishing’ DP, Vernon Layton, conforming the movie and colour grading it. During the day we had a few visitors, other director and producer friends of mine, and some of the GF contributors – and everyone commented ‘Wow! It looks amazing!’ The first [...]

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