This is a how-to guest post by Mike Starkov, a master of Applied Maths and Physics | Post Supervisor | Colourist | BMD Certified Trainer | Asana Ambassador | 15+ years in film production | Senior Professor of the Faculty of Cinematography of the Institute of Film and Television. Making a film is a collaborative process that can involve ten or even hundreds of people who need to communicate in order to achieve their common goal – to make a high-quality visual on time and under budget. A colorist is one of those crew members in post-production who is responsible for getting the most out of the image to support the story by enhancing the creative vision of the director and cinematographer. Ideally, each and every person involved in film production should be thinking ahead while working. Their aim should be to deliver optimal results and enhance workflow efficiency, ultimately saving time and money. In this article, we will cover the best industry standard practices for transferring the final cut of the project from the editor to the colorist. Responsibilities Depending on the size of the production, different people in different positions are responsible for preparing the picture-locked timeline for color grading from editorial, as well as receiving and conforming the timeline on the colorist’s side. In large-scale productions, there can be an assistant video editor or online editor, for example, who is, in fact, a super organized, knowledgeable geek. They are able to foresee any possible issues in the...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 4 September, 2023