Colorist Society Member Newsletter

September 2024

Colorist Mixer at IBC 2024 Happens September 14

Attendees have a chance to win more than $25,000 in prizes.

Colorist Society (CSI) will host its IBC Colorist Mixer on September 14th at IBC 2024 in Amsterdam. Produced by the International Colorist Academy, the hugely popular event will run from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM at 'Dam, Arti et Amicitiae in Rokin, historic home of a Dutch artist's society. The event is open to all and includes an optional dinner at 6.00 PM.

Tickets are available at coloristmixer.com. Capacity is limited, so act soon.

Colorist Society Arrives in China

Colorist Society is very excited to announce the launch of a Chapter in China. Chapter officers include Colorist Ming Gao, CSI (The Wandering Earth, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and Zoe Chang (Til Death Do Us Part). The Chapter will receive support from Zunzheng Digital Video, partner of Colorist Society sponsor Flanders Scientific. Read more...

Colorist Society’s Kevin Shaw Speaks at BIRTV

Colorist Society president Kevin Shaw recently chaired a panel discussion on HDR at BIRTV2024 in Beijing, the largest exhibition of film, entertainment and broadcast technology in Asia. Titled HDR: The Future is Here, the panel included Bram Desment, CEO and General Manager of Flanders Scientific, Zeb Chadfield, Founder of The Finish Line, and cinematographer Yang Shu, Vice President of the Chinese Society of Cinematographers (CNSC), The discussion was live streamed to 100,000 registered viewers. Read more...

Colorist Society Fellow Charles Poynton Hosts Workshops on Color Science

Next session scheduled for September 21 in Köln.

Pioneering color scientist and Colorist Society Fellow Dr. Charles Poynton and colorist Laurens Orij from Crabsalad, Amsterdam are conducting a series of professional workshops on color science at sites across Europe and North America. The next session is slated for Saturday, September 21 in Köln, Germany. Register here. Future events are planned for Toronto, Warsaw and Rome. Discounts are available to CSI members, but space is limited. Read more...

Colorist Society Hollywood Takes Barco’s HDR Projector for a Test Drive

Colorist Society Hollywood recently hosted an event in tandem with Barco on the latter’s Lightsteering Technology for HDR projection. The new technology, which promises to improve the picture quality of films shown in theaters, includes a color grading plug-in optimized HDR color grading that integrates into DaVinci Resolve and FilmLight Baselight. Read more...

Join Colorist Society’s New Discord Server

Colorist Society has launched a Discord server available exclusively and at no cost to our members. Colorist Society Discord is a dedicated, ad free and safe space where colorists can connect, share insights, learn from others, organize chapters and events, and broaden their networks. Read more...

Pixelview: Making Remote Sessions Easier and Less Expensive

A new sponsor of Colorist Society, Pixelview.io, is a developer of a remote collaboration platform designed with colorists in mind. Along with innovative tools for sharing grading sessions, Pixelview offers the benefit of being super simple to use. Sessions are streamed via a proprietary encoder plugged into a reference monitor. Options for capture cards and software streaming are also available. Read more...

HDR Vivid: A New HDR Standard

HDR Vivid is a relative newcomer to the field of HDR technology. Like HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid sets specifications for dynamic HDR metadata to achieve accurate tone mapping approved by the colorist. Developed in China, there are more than 40,000 hours of HDR Vivid content streaming in China. HDR Vivid has been broadly adopted by Chinese OEM manufacturers and OTT operators. It’s important to be aware of this option, particularly if you are a colorist mastering media for the Chinese market. Read more...

Add “CSI” to Your IMDbPro Profile

Good news for IMDbPro users. You can now include your CSI membership in your IMDbPro profile. Simply navigate to your IMDbPro name page, select the About tab, and navigate to Performer Profile. Click Edit and navigate to Professional Affiliations. Select Colorist Society within the dropdown. Read more...

Support Our Post on the IMDb Forum

Colorist Society has been persistently advocating for a distinct IMDb category for Color. In part, because of the complexities of updating a database with nearly a half billion records, the site is reluctant to add new categories. That’s why it’s essential to continue our friendly persuasion and involve as many voices as possible. You can do your part by adding your “up vote” to our post on the IMDb forum.