The Color Timer Podcast
Vincent Taylor
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In today’s episode, we take a slightly different angle. We explore color through the eyes of a professional who works with music. Operatic mezzo-soprano Emily Harmon shares how music affects her vision and her extraordinary relationship with color through synesthesia.
I found our conversation fascinating, and it led me to question how a color grade could be shaped by the emotion of the moment, even at a subconscious level.
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Synesthesia: a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. – Wikipedia
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- (00:00) - - Introduction
- (01:00) - - Emily Harmon introduction
- (02:37) - - What is a crossover artist?
- (05:30) - - Opera & Color?
- (09:55) - - Can it be overwhelming?
- (11:16) - - How did you find out you had Synesthesia?
- (13:58) - - Do the colors always match the sound?
- (15:27) - - Does vision induce hearing sounds?
- (17:54) - - Synesthesia and feature films
- (19:25) - - Do the tones of color come into this?
- (21:21) - - Do adjacent keys share similar colors?
- (23:44) - - Wrap up
- (24:09) - - Closing Remarks
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The Color Timer podcast aims to speak with professionals who work with color.
Yet, so often, I fall into the habit of speaking with professionals closer to my field of film and television, but I really do want to cast the further and learn from professionals working in other disciplines—that is what we are doing in this episode!
Anna Evans is a contemporary New Zealand landscape painter, children’s book illustrator, mural painter, and games artist.
With so many talents at her disposal, who better to learn about color from?
I discovered Anna while watching an Instagram video she made about color mixing that challenges some of the fundamental things we learned in art class as children. I was totally hooked by the way Anna explained things.
Her passion for color and the threads of science that keep popping up throughout our conversation make this an episode for both technicians and artists. Anna’s work is beautiful, so after listening to our chat, please check it out through the links below.
It made me wonder, whose art most inspires and provokes you to try new color grading techniques?
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Editor: Rich Roddman
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- (00:00) - - Introduction
- (01:12) - - Anna's background and journey
- (02:08) - - And... the timer begins
- (02:48) - - The painter's primary colors
- (05:18) - - Mixing with light
- (08:08) - - Anna's color palette
- (09:02) - - Painting birds
- (12:28) - - New inspiration
- (14:11) - - Painting as a jazz performance
- (16:19) - - What kind of paint do you use?
- (16:53) - - Do you force yourself to paint?
- (17:59) - - Is there a color that you tend to avoid?
- (19:09) - - Thoughts on the King Charles portrait
- (21:36) - - Get the Color Timer T-Shirt!
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Today, I will be speaking to Jason Bowdach. Jason is a fellow contributor here on Mixing Light. He is a colorist and online editor with an impressive CV that includes major networks such as Fox and Disney. Jason creates a suite of colorist tools through his company, PixelTools. Jason shares what inspires him to create software offerings for the industry and his approach to a new project. He also has an interesting view on AI / Machine Learning and its likely impact on our industry.
This is putting the shoe on the other foot at last. Jason has his very cool podcast, Color & Coffee, on which I was a guest, so now it’s time for Jason to answer some of my questions! Outside of Pixel Tools and his own grading work, Jason also teaches about color and post-workflow, so he keeps fairly busy, to say the least.
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Editor: Rich Roddman
Executive Producer: https://mixinglight.com
Podcast Home: https://colortimerpodcast.mixinglight.com
- (00:00) - - Introduction
- (02:29) - - Starting the Timer: What is Pixel Tools?
- (05:27) - - How LUTs inspired PixelTools' first product
- (08:08) - - How do you reverse engineering a LUT?
- (11:36) - - How Jason got into DCTLs
- (14:53) - - Exploring filmic contrast
- (18:20) - - What is Jason's take on AI?
- (20:23) - - Closing remarks
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How can I be mesmerized by a television masterpiece while being incredibly stressed out by the chaos of the content? The Bear provokes both of those things. But today, we don’t have to worry about those questions because we focus on the show’s stunning production design and art direction!
In this episode, I chat with Production Designer Merje Veski and Art Director Lisa Korpan about how they got into the world of The Bear, what their roles are, and how they work together to create some of the best television I’ve ever seen.
Merje has a massive credit list, including Chicago Fire, Bobby & Iza, and Man of Steel, to name a few. Lisa’s portfolio includes Justified: City Primeval, Shining Girls, Candyman, and one of my personal favorite shows, Sense8—again, these are only a few.
About The Bear
If you haven’t seen The Bear, it is an American psychological comedy-drama television series created by Christopher Storer. Jeremy Allen White stars as Carmy Berzatto, an award-winning chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to manage the chaotic kitchen at his deceased brother’s sandwich shop. The Bear won 10 Emmy awards in 2023 and has been nominated for a record-breaking 23 Emmy awards, including outstanding production design for 2024.
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- (00:00) - Introduction
- (02:31) - How Merje & Lisa got started
- (04:01) - How Lisa & Merje work together
- (06:48) - Lisa's role in production logistics
- (08:06) - How do they decide what projects to commit to?
- (09:29) - When do you realize you're working on an amazing project?
- (10:46) - Where do you begin with each episode?
- (12:51) - The direction and design of The Bear's food
- (16:28) - Do Merje and Lisa relate to the theme of perfection?
- (18:17) - Is there a Look Book / Bible for The Bear?
- (21:25) - About the look of the kitchen and bakery
- (24:37) - Thanks! Buy some Color Timer merch!
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Matt McFarland is a Digital Intermediate & Mastering Colorist at ColorTime based in Los Angeles.
In this episode of The Color Timer Podcast, we have a wonderful conversation that delves into the world of remastering classic films from days gone by, cult films, and those that turned into classics almost right after they were released.
I had briefly considered listing Todd’s films, but honestly, the list is so massive that the following shortlist misses out on so many amazing films that he has worked on. So definitely check out his IMDB, and you’ll see exactly the films that Matt has been involved with. Here are a few highlights to whet your appetite:
- Mad Max: Fury Road – Mastering Colorist: Special Edition
- Pacific Rim – DI Color Assist
- Flight – Colorist
- Up In The Air – Colorist
- Revolutionary Road – Colorist
- Hustle & Flow – Colorist
- Matchstick Men – Remastering Colorist
You’ll soon see that there are more variables to manage than you might have imagined when bringing these films back to life. It’s inspiring to hear Matt’s combination of grading and analytical skills to achieve a result that not only pleases the filmmakers but also delights the fans! You’ll quickly see why Matt’s unofficial job description is that of a ‘forensic colorist’.
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Editor: Rich Roddman
Executive Producer: https://mixinglight.com
Podcast Home: https://colortimerpodcast.mixinglight.com
- (00:00) - - Introduction
- (01:55) - - Matt's Career Journey
- (03:28) - - How the Re-mastering process begins
- (04:41) - - Being a Forensic Colorist
- (06:02) - - Does Matt reference the original prints?
- (06:52) - - Fixing mistakes vs original intent
- (09:32) - - Directors, when remastering to HDR
- (11:00) - - Studio motivations for remastering
- (12:09) - - Remastering Wayne's World
- (12:50) - - Remastering King Creole
- (14:22) - - What is actually being Archived?
- (16:35) - - ACES and the future of remastering
- (20:40) - - Matt's top three favorite films
- (21:30) - - Conclusion