Color Grading Secrets From the Mad Max Colorist

Eric Whipp started work as a colorist in the 1990’s. In 2007 he worked on Academy Award-winning film "Happy Feet." This is where his relationship with George Miller began and they re-united on "Mad Max: Fury Road."

Eric sits down to discuss his approach, techniques, and ideas on color correction and his work on the groundbreaking film "Mad Max: Fury Road."

The course covers:

Chapter 1 - The Beginning

Meet Your Instructor (3:00)
Before You Start a Project (2:48)
On Set Vs. In Post (3:49)
Communication (5:38)
Disagreements in the Color Suite (2:34)
Working as a Team (2:47)
Imposter Syndrome (1:56)

Chapter 2 - The Colorist as a Storyteller

Color as a Storytelling Tool (2:06)
Finding a Look That Supports the Story (2:41)
Looks, Sublooks, and Telling a Story (2:25)
Creating a Color Arc (5:01)

Chapter 3 - The Nitty Gritty

Color & Genre (2:12)
Color & Theory (5:01)
Using Scopes (4:33)

Chapter 4 - Tricks and Techniques

The Fresh Eye's Trick (2:34)
Keeping the Image Real with Exaggerated Colors (5:49)
Movement in the Shot (11:53)
Context and the Scene (2:02)
Film Vs. Digital (4:04)
Understanding Light and Positioning (2:37)
Matching Cameras (2:58)
Matching Shots (7:40)

Chapter 5 - A Deep Dive

The Base Grade (9:44)
Sky Replacement (5:27)
Day for Night (12:54)
A Storm's Coming (3:15)
VFX & Color (5:44)

Chapter 6 - In the End

What's Next? (2:23)

Appendix A - The Cutting Room Floor

LUT Love (2:36)
The Script (0:39)
Bring in the Colorist Early (0:54)
Dealing with Disagreements (1:23)
Black & White Films (0:54)
Genre Mash-Ups (2:57)
Can You Create Snow Out of a Desert? (2:49)

Appendix B - Extras

Fade Up to Fade Down - A Discussion Between Colleagues
Color Theory PDF
Color Mixing PDF
Understanding the Vectorscope
Understanding the RGB Parade
Understanding the Y-Waveform
Color Harmony
Color Illusions
Color Glossary

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