The Color Code
The Color Code is a podcast about the craft of color grading. It is hosted by supervising colorist, color scientist, and educator Cullen Kelly. Episodes feature candid conversations with top production and post-production professionals. Guests discuss how they capture and shape world-class motion images.
Episodes
Ian Vertovec on Building Looks That Survive the Whole Pipeline
Ian Vertovec has been shaping images you'd recognize instantly for nearly two decades. He co-founded Light Iron in 2009 and has graded The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Palm Royale, Gone Girl, Devotion, GLOW, and much more. We talk look development, why the grade should be fine-tuning rather than invention, and what story-first finishing really looks like. __________________________________________
Spielberg threw him into the deep end. It launched a 50-year career.
Cinematographer Steven Poster, ASC has spent five decades behind the camera, and helped lead the industry from film into digital along the way. He's shot for Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, and John Carpenter, and served as president of both the American Society of Cinematographers and the International Cinematographers Guild. He also oversaw one of the first digital intermediates ever finished, l
5 Rules for Starting Your Own Color Grading Company ft. David Tomiak
David Tomiak went from breaking both his arms in a bicycle accident and leaving behind cinematography to grading A24 features with A-list talent. In this episode, David shares with us the 5 rules that took him from freelancing in a 100 square foot room to being founder of Elemental Post.From how he almost quit the industry entirely after starting his first color business, to building one of Vancou
The color science process behind the Genesis plugin
Today you get a chance to learn with a 2x Oscar-winning film chemist who spent nearly 30 years working at Kodak. He's the co-creator of Genesis, the man behind the Joker LUT, and the person who built the Kodak Look Management System - basically the first film emulation out there (so good, Kodak's "jaws dropped").It's a very special treat to further introduce you to Dr. Mitch Bogdanowicz, who's abo
Corinne Bogdanowicz
I'm speaking with Corinne Bogdanowicz, Hollywood colorist for projects like Our Flag Means Death, Reservation Dogs and more. Hear about Corinne's start in the industry "dust busting" and how she grew her client skills and coloring skills into a professional practice.
Siggy Ferstl
I'm speaking with Siggy Ferstl, Senior Colorist at Company 3 and colorist of Wednesday, The Boys, Narcos, Lost in Space and more. Hear about Siggy's long journey in the industry and how he continues to innovate.This episode is brought to you by Portrait Displays http://www.portrait.com
Joe Slomka
Our guest Joseph Slomka, principle color scientists for movies like Batman, Dune, Oppenheimer and more talks with me about workflows and deep dives into color science.
Jill Bogdanowicz
Cullen talks to renown colorist, Jill Bogdanowicz about her work on movies like Joker, John Wick, Umbrella Academy and more. She gives us insight on how best to collaborate with DPs and directors and how she builds a well rounded color practice.--Get on the waitlist for this year's final round of my color gradingcourse, the Colorist Career Accelerator (happening mid-October):https://bit.ly/cca-wai
Maxine Gervais
I speak with Maxine Gervais, colorist for The Continental, American Sniper, Jonah Hex, Book of Eli, Speed Racer and many more. She talks all about her challenges and triumphs on these high profile projects.__Grab my Voyager LUT Pack. 17 LUTs to provide beautiful looks for any type of project so you can grade faster, take every image further, and attract better and better jobs.http://procolor.ist/v
Andrea Chlebak
In this episode, Cullen sits down with Harbor Picture Company supervising colorist Andrea Chlebak to discuss her journey to becoming one of the industry's most in-demand artists, working on projects including Mandy, Elysium, and The Girl from Plainville. Their conversation touches on look design, tool selection, creative inspiration, effective client collaboration, and much more.This episode is br
About The Color Code
Welcome to the Color Code! This episode dives into what you can expect to hear and learn in the show.
