Colorist
Society is excited to announce it will host a Colorist Mixer on
Saturday, 13 September in Amsterdam in tandem with IBC 2025. The
event will be held at the coolest venue in Holland:
Arti
et Amicitiae, Rokin, the historic former home of the Dutch artists colony
founded in 1839 to promote friendship among artists and art lovers.
This is
a not-to-be-missed opportunity to reconnect with friends and
colleagues, make new connections and have a ball. You may even walk
away with a fantastic prize!
Tickets,
beginning at just $US17.79, are available here.
Dinner
begins at 6:00 p.m. with general admission ticket holders welcome
at 7:00. Highlights will include The Big Color Quiz, with teams
testing their color knowledge, and a Raffle with great prizes from
Colorist Society sponsors.
Celebrate
color at the home of Dutch Masters! Places are very limited so registerASAP to secure your entry.
Colorist Society Credit Survey
Colorist
Society is working to ensure colorists are credited appropriately
and consistently for their work, both onscreen and in professional
databases.
You can help
by completing a brief survey about your experience and credit
preferences.
Kevin Shaw Featured in ASUS ProArt
Master Talk on HDR at IBC 2025
Colorist
Society president Kevin Shaw will be a featured speaker in ASUS’s
ProArt Masters’ Talks to IBC2025. Kevin will lead a session titled
“Everything You Need to Know About HDR” from 10:00 – 10:30 CEST on
Saturday, 13 September at the ASUS booth (Hall 11 #B34). A Colorist
Society sponsor, ASUS created the series to share the latest trends
and cutting-edge technologies as well as practical workflow and
tools in the field.
Kevin
will cover topics including:
Recognizing HDR,
separating facts from opinions
HDR technology is
rapidly overtaking SDR, continuing the trend of display
evolution
The creative
dilemma - are we making art or content?
The advantages of a
true HDR monitor for both SDR and HDR projects
The future of
motion pictures based on HDR and other technological
advancements
Don’t
miss this opportunity to gain insight into HDR and its impact on
color grading.
Kevin
will also give a talk entitled “Colour Truth: Metamerism in Film”
hosted by International Moving Image Society (IMIS). It happens 22
September at the Dolby Screening Room in London (Soho). Register
here.
Colorist Society Hosts Its First
Mixer in China
Colorist Society
recently held its first ever Mixer in China in a special social
party that drew a large and enthusiastic group of colorists and
other industry professionals. Held in tandem with BIRTV 2025, the
event was hosted by Colorist Society’s China Chapter and Zunzheng
Digital Video and provided attendees with a chance to share their
insights and discuss the latest industry developments in a relaxed
and friendly atmosphere.
EnergaCamerimagereturns to Toruń, November16-22 and Colorist Society
will be hosting a Colorist Mixer at the event. As in previous
years, the event will include a panel discussion featuring
finalists and judges from this year’s FilmLight Colour Awards.
Details coming soon!
News
about FilmLight Colour Awards is available on the FilmLight
website.
Chapter News
Colorist Society’s China Chapter
Welcomes Paul Hanrahan as Officer
Paul
Hanrahan, CSI has been appointed as an Officer of the Colorist
Society’s China Chapter. A senior colorist and educator with more
than three decades of experience, Hanrahan brings a global
perspective and a deep commitment to artistic and technical excellence
to his new role.
Colorist Society Hollywood’s Lynette
Duensing Takes Part in HPA NET Roundtable
Colorist
Society Fellow Lynette Duensing, CSI, recently co-moderated a
roundtable discussion entitled “Color Grading in Two Different
Worlds” as part of the Hollywood Professional Association’s popular
NET (Networking Education Technology) program. Duensing and
co-moderator Company 3 Associate Producer Beatriz Rodriguez
explored creative workflows across genres, teams and time zones at
the sold-out event. “The energy in the room was unmatched,” she
said, “and the conversations…game-changing.”
Bobola Oniwura, CSI Advocates for an
Oscar for Color on PostPerspective
PostPerspective
recently published an editorial feature by Colorist Society member
Bobola Oniwura, CSI making the case for an Oscar for color grading.
Bobola, whose credits include the films Sugar Rush and Battle On
Buka Street, discusses the evolution of color as a cinematic
artform and the importance of recognizing the contribution of
colorists to storytelling.
Colorist Society’s Felix Hüsken Has
Created a New Note-taking App
Felix
Hüsken, CSI, an officer of Colorist Society’s Germany Chapter, has
developed a simple and freely available note-taking app for grading
reviews.
Designed
for phones and tablets, it features a TC counter that can be used
(roughly) in sync with playback as well as customizable buttons for
most notes. Users can export notes as Marker EDL files for Resolve.
Blackmagic
Design has announced DaVinci
Resolve 20.1a major new update that
adds support for Apple Immersive Video workflows to DaVinci Resolve
Studio for macOS. With this update filmmakers can effortlessly
edit, color grade, add visual effects, mix Spatial Audio, and
deliver Apple Immersive Video captured using the new Blackmagic
URSA Cine Immersive camera.
ASUS
Discount for Colorist Society Members in Germany
Colorist
Society sponsor ASUS is offering members in Germany only an
exclusive 15% discount on select ProArt monitors. Eligible models
include PA32UCDM, PA32UCXR, PA279CRV, PA278CFRV, and PA248CRV. Make
purchases through this special dedicated landing
page.
Enter
promo code CSIPA15 when checking out. The offer is for
Colorist Society members only and limited to two units per user
account and ends December 31, 2025.
Other Sponsor News
Filmmakers
discussed the importance of color management and ACES at a
recent SMPTE
event.
Tim
Burton's Batman
and Batman Returns,
with Dolby
Vision picture and immersive Dolby Atmos sound,
were screened in a special, one-night-only
engagement at 160 Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres throughout the
United States.
Flanders
Scientific will be at IBC 2025 in Amsterdam at Stand
10.A26, September 12–15. It’s a chance to see the company’s
latest HDR reference monitors in person.
LucidLink has produced a video
with insight into optimizing collaborative workflows for video
editing.
Calman parent Portrait
Displays announced the official launch of the “Digital
Color Science Laboratory” in partnership with National Taiwan
University of Science and Technology (NTUST).
UWA announced the
first HDR Vivid/HDR LED version film to make its debut on the big
screen (based on HDR Vivid technology) - the fantasy epic Liaozhai: Lanruo Temple produced by
Light Chaser Animation.
Colorist Society and IBC 2025 Colorist Mixer
Sponsors
IMDbpro Discount for Colorist
Society Members
Colorist
Society members are eligible for discounts on IMDbPro Premium
Subscriptions. Claim
your IMDb page today to manage the display of your personal
details, such as gender identity, pronouns and birth year, across
IMDb and IMDbPro. The discount code, applicable to monthly and
annual memberships, is available on the Members portion of the
Colorist Society website. The discount is non-transferable.
Join the Colorist Society Community
on Discord
The
Colorist Society community on Discord is now live!
Don’t
worry if you have not used Discord before, it’s easy and there are
plenty of us to help. Sign in now, and say hello in the new members
area. See you there.
For
those new to Discord, it’s a messaging platform that supports text,
voice and video chat on an individual and group basis. Our Discord
includes discussion channels on color-related topics including
color science, deliverables, tips and tricks, and so on. It also
offers private channels for individual Chapters, as well as a job
board. But it’s not only about work. Members can also use the
service to catch up with old friends, hang out and make new
connections.
Please
join us today - and let us know if you have any questions. Thanks
for participating in and supporting the Colorist Society.
