Posts by Steve Tobenkin
postPerspective features two articles on ACES use in their Update: A Look Back at the Best of 2019
Thanks to postPerspective for including two shows that used ACES in their 2019 re-cap issue: https://www.postperspective.com/ppnews-191226.html Efilm’s Natasha Leonnet: Grading Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Colorist Andreas Brueckl on embracing ACES workflow
Read MoreACES on Downton Abbey
Another mention of ACES on Downton Abbey. Pablo Garcia Soriano Head of Color at Mission gave us a preview of this at Cine Gear this year. The film had an ACES color workflow. Explains, Pablo Garcia Soriano, Head of Color at Mission, “The use of ACES was proposed from the very early stages of the workflow discussions.…
Read MoreACES in Mexico!
ACES in Mexico! ASC International Master Class session Mexico City, October 2019 Continuing with the mission of educating the next generations of film technicians, the ASC, is educating film students around the globe, and including ACES in the curriculum! Bill Bennett, ASC with Theo Van De Sande, ASC were teaching camera handling and lighting while associate…
Read MoreMindhunter Season 2 articles in Filmmaker Magazine and Post Magazine
Here’s an article by Filmmaker magazine with a mention of the workflow and use of ACES and Dolby Vision.Thanks to Filmmaker and author Matt Mulcahey! Enjoy! UPDATE! Here’s another article in Posts Magazine covering Mindhunter, Season Two, that also discusses workflows and ACES. The show’s second season developed a workflow that included HDR monitoring on-set. …
Read MoreFrame.io blog post: “Why Every Editor, Colorist, and VFX Artist Needs to Understand ACES”
Thanks to Frame.io and author Ben Bailey for this great blog post: “Why Every Editor, Colorist, and VFX Artist Needs to Understand ACES” https://blog.frame.io/2019/09/09/aces/?utm_medium=blog&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=aces&fbclid=IwAR3X5ZoY-efpmywJzQhA_jsauCk0b6Gl6l92Ocdgx8s-J9NDaOSaEFayy9E Please feel free to leave comments and discussion here!
Read MoreACES at IBC 2019 – Updated!
We’ve got an amazing ACES line up at IBC this year. We’ll touch on everything from on-set to archive. Join us or email me (info below) to set a private meeting with the ACES team. ——- Schedule ——- Friday 9/13 – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm cestWorkshop on preserving movies with IMFThe IMF UG invites…
Read MoreCongrats to ACES Product Partner Sony for earning the ACES logo for its VENICE camera
In case you missed the news…happy to report that the Sony VENICE has qualified for the ACES logo and joins other Sony cameras, the F65, F55 and F5 as part of the ACES logo program! You can find additional info here: https://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-electronics/2019/sony-s-venice-continues-to-evolve-with-high-frame-rate-up-to-90-frames-per-second-at-6K.html and here on Sony’s ACES ‘landing page’: https://pro.sony/ue_US/technology/aces-workflow
Read MoreACES in Mongolia!
ACES really knows no borders! ACES Project Vice-chair Joachim Zell was recently in Mongolia for the “Hollywood in Mongolia” Film Festival. The festival is aimed at learning experience from world-class experts, initiating collaboration between Mongolian and Hollywood artists and organizing capacity building programs for national filmmakers. ACES concepts were shared and of course local customs…
Read MoreThanks to ACES Product Partner FilmLight and their colorists who are using ACES!
Thanks to ACES Product Partner FilmLight and their many colorists who are using ACES! Some notable ACES highlights from the most recent FilmLight newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/filmlight/ypgvly0u9f-914361?e=ad5ce7886b Andrea Chlebak Senior Colourist at Deluxe Entertainment Services (Encore Hollywood and EFilm) Andrea has worked on upwards of 19 ACES projects from big budget movies like “Chappie” and “Elysium” to TV pilots,…
Read MoreACES Birds of a Feather at SIGGRAPH 2019 – Presentation and video links added!
We’re planning an ACES Birds of a Feather meeting at Siggraph 2019 as part of the Open Source BoF Track being organized by the Academy Software Foundation. Session Time Tuesday, 30 July 2019 2pm – 3pmLocation Diamond Ballroom 7-10, JW Marriott Details on the program can be found on the SIGGRAPH site: https://s2019.siggraph.org/presentation/?id=bof_137&sess=sess318 The ACES presentation is part of a…
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