Post NAB 2024 I was invited to the latest Colorist Society Hollywood meet up. Held on the rooftop at the Godfrey Hotel in Hollywood I chatted to a number of top colorists in attendance about how and why they joined the Chapter and what they are currently working on.

Topics discussed

• Mad Max ‘Furiosa’ with Eric Whipp
• How the Chapter was formed with Lynette Duensing and Troy Smith
• MTO’s favourite bar and tipple.
• Kevin Shaw’s Telecine trick from the 90s
• Did JZ really create the LUT still used by Roger Deakins?

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During my recent trip to the US I caught up with Christopher Young owner and Colorist at See Why Color in Brooklyn.

Chris really encouraged me to start the CT Podcast and in 2016 we went to a Brooklyn bar and made some very rough recordings.

I said then “When I make the Brooklyn edition, you are my colorist” 7 years later I finally delivered.

We chatted in his facility, before moving to a local bar then onto Brooklyn Tattoo.

Topics discussed

• Be an owner, freelance or staff? Chris has done it all
• Specialising in high end documentaries.
• His Dolby Vision HDR process
• Nucoda v Resolve
• Living and working in Brooklyn
• It’s all about managing the clients
• Are tattoos painful!

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The Color Tour Podcast microphone was in London recently to catch up with Thomas Urbye.

Thomas is the senior colorist and CEO of the Post House ‘The Look.’ They are responsible for shows like Sex Education, Fleabag, Top Boy and Landscapers.

We chatted in the new theatre room at ‘The Look’ before moving to a local Noho bar for a Gin n Tonic. Thomas talks with passion about clients, rival companies,

Netflix, HDR and what he is looking for when hiring staff.

Topics discussed

• Using the Grass Valley Rio
• Managing grading and still being the boss
• The Challenges of HDR and Dolby Vision
• Running dark fibre from a data centre at Heathrow for all media and machines
• Grading in Noho.
• A Myth or truth “You are only as good as your last job?”
• What does Thomas look for in a new colorist or intern looking for a job at The Look.