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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

Color Grading Secrets From The Mad Max Colorist Eric Whipp

Go behind the scenes with "Mad Max: Fury Road" colorist Eric Whipp.  The lost art of apprenticeship has changed since the evolution of digital color grading.  In the past, knowledge was passed down from master to apprentice when a colorist shared their room with their assistants.  Now you can have that experience, learn proven techniques, strategies, organization and problem solving straight from the color room with Eric Whipp.  Get unparalleled insight on some of the greatest films of all time, first hand from the colorist who graded them.

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$99.00 USD

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