Courses: Essential Grading with Film Master
This class is ideal for apprentice colorists and freelancers wishing to learn Film Master
Next Classes:
London,
May 16-18, 2011 with Kevin
To register, please contact Kevin
Email: kevs@icolorist.com
Phone: +44 7834 369 284
Payment can be by bank transfer or by PayPal
Duration: 3 days
Cost: GB£ 800
Agenda:
- DAY ONE
- Introduction to the course
- System Overview
- A look at the system installation, upgrades, file structure and features
- Film Master Preferences and Projects
- How to set preference files from outside and inside the program. How to use a multi-user system and tips for freelancers. An overview of project settings and workflows
- Film Master GUI and Control Panels
- How to read the GUI, and how it relates and interacts with the control panels.
- Primary Color Tools
- Film, Video and Graphics type tools. What are Levels, Printer Lights, SOP, LGG, Balance, Color Curves, RGB Curves, Brightness Contrast, and Channel Mixer controls.
- DAY TWO
- Secondary Color Tools
- HSL secondaries, Hue Curves, Clips and tools with isolations, including Brightness Regions and RGBM Curves
- Layers in Film Master
- What are User FX, Base, Color Layers, FX Layers and the Master Layer. When and why they are useful.
- How to use the router, opacity and blending modes
- Isolation Tools for Film Master
- How to get the best isolation using mattes, keys and shapes. Clean up tools and matte management.
- Secondary Color Tools
- DAY Three
- Creating Looks and Effects
- A look at uses for Blur, RGB curves, FX LAyers, plugins and other tools that go beyond color correction.
- Memories – Notes, Tracks, Playheads, Events, Groups and Versions
- Using the Compare tool, Append, Recall and Cueing
- DVO Options
- Enhance, Restore and Convert
- Q&A
- A review of the class material and a question and answer session
- A review of the class material and a question and answer session
Certificates
| All students on this course receive an ICA Certificate with a Digital Vision endorsement and are entered into a database so that we can provide references when asked. This is an intermediate course. |  |
Location
On Site, world wide by request. Open classes in London, Los Angeles and Sydney.
Instructor
Kevin Shaw
Please request further details and a quote from kevs@icolorist.com
Testimonials
“This course is a great way to gain confidence and to start grading with Film Master. I am sold!” - Patrick Schepers (Colorist/ Editor)
"I am very lucky to get this chance to attend such an enlightening and substantial class. I have learned more knowledge and understanding of not only the technicalities of operating Film Master but also the art and techniques of color grading itself." ~ Michelle Carlos (Colorist)
"The course was very informative and educational. I gathered valuable information that I was able to use immediately on my next grading session." ~ Aurea Anden (Colorist)