Color Grading

Making a Classic New York Comedy

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 11:38 -- Nick Dager

Directed by Pamela Adlon, Babes is a heartfelt, contemporary comedy set in New York City. At its core, the movie is about the deep love and strong friendship between Eden (played by co-writer and producer Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau). The feature blends humor with deep emotional resonance as the two friends navigate family life and motherhood. With its timeless visual style, the film captures the charm of classic cinema while grounding its narrative in the present day. The project's distinct look was crafted through the close collaboration of cinematographer Jeffrey Kim and Light Iron colorist Keith Jenson.

Dublin Post House Gabha Studios Installs Christie CP4420-Xe Cinema Projector

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 09:53 -- Nick Dager

The Dublin-based post-production facility Gabha Studios has chosen a Christie CP4420-Xe cinema projector for its new color finishing suite at Westland Row, Dublin, Ireland. The independent visual effects studio delivers high-end visual effects, color grading and mastering for commercials, broadcast, TV, film and content.

Colorfront Adds New Capabilities to its Transkoder

Tue, 09/17/2024 - 10:17 -- Nick Dager

Colorfront has introduced new tools for standard dynamic range to high dynamic range color workflows that dramatically augment its feature-set for cinema mastering. These capabilities were unveiled at IBC 2024 during demonstrations at The Okura Hotel, Amsterdam. The new tools are powered by Colorfront Engine, the color-volume re-mapper that uses the Human Perceptual Model for multiple-display mastering, while maintaining the original creative intent, and which features in Colorfront’s Transkoder, On-Set Dailies/Express Dailies products.

Creating the Color Grade of The Forge

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 12:07 -- Nick Dager

The Forge is an American drama film directed by Alex Kendrick and co-written by Stephen Kendrick. It is a spin-off to War Room (2015) and tells the inspiring story of a young man's journey for purpose through faith and discipleship. The film was shot in Albany, Georgia, by cinematographer Bob Scott and the color was completed by colorist Keith Roush in Atlanta, at Roush Media.

Arsenal Installs Sony Grading Monitor

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 10:15 -- Nick Dager

Arsenal FX Color knows that the best way to keep pace with the rapidly changing media and entertainment industry is by having the right technology. That’s why the high-end, boutique postproduction house in Los Angeles recently upgraded to Sony’s BVM-HX3110 Trimaster HX Professional Grading Monitor. The new 4K monitor helps handle the company’s diverse workload of increasingly complex media projects and satisfies constantly evolving client demands for high-quality content.

Company 3 Post Opens East Coast’s First Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos Theatre

Mon, 06/03/2024 - 09:19 -- Nick Dager

Company 3 has opened a Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos equipped theatre at its facilities in New York. It is the first theatre of its kind at any post-production company on the East Coast. The theatre will enable Company 3's clients to experience their work in an acoustic environment as robust as that of any cinema in the world.

Culver Post Installs Samsung LED Cinema Screens

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 08:26 -- Nick Dager

Nestled in the heart of Los Angeles, Culver Post is a recent addition to Amazon’s portfolio of production and entertainment businesses. In partnership with industry pioneers 424 Post and Harbor, Samsung provided Culver Post with a 34-foot, 8K IWA LED screen and Digital Cinema Initiative-certified 4K Samsung Onyx LED screen to create a true cinema-style environment for theatrical color grading and immersive sound mixing.

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