Podcast S4 EP03: Kali Bateman, Brisbane, Australia.
Kali grew up in a small country town. She progressed from Film School to junior coloring jobs via editing to the dizzy heights of grading Elvis. We chat about the early days of grading for tattoos right up to being a VFX colorist at D-Neg in Vancouver.
Podcast S4 EP02: Darren Mostyn, Brighton, UK.
Darren has been colouring for over 20 years but has recently been better known for his Resolve tips YouTube Channel. He is also a producer, making high end corporate content shooting around the world. I visited in July so ideal for our pub courtyard colorist chit chat session.
Podcast S4 EP01: Rebecca Goodeve, Leigh on Sea, UK.
Rebecca Goodeve has a ton of varied experience for someone so young. She has worked at both large and boutique post houses, and built her own boutique post house in Leigh on Sea
Podcast S3 EP09: Dave Hughes, Dublin, Ireland.
Dave Hughes is an old school film colorist who worked all over Europe before returning to Ireland to run a Baselight at Windmill Lane in Dublin.
Podcast S3 EP08: Bobola Oniwura, Lagos, Nigeria
I recently chatted to one of Africa's leading Color Graders the ‘Accidental Colorist' Bobola Oniwura.
Podcast S3 EP07: Maxine Gervais, Hollywood, US
Maxine is a Hollywood A list Colorist. Her credits include big tent pole titles like Book of Eli and Black Panther in a list of over 60 films.
Podcast S3 EP06: Setyo. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Setyo is as he says laughing, "I'm one of three gun colorists in Malaysia" He was born in Indonesian before moving to KL. He scored a job at the Blackmagic Design Post House as a VT op and worked his way up to being a senior colorist. Setyo now runs his own Color grading shop in KL.
Color Tour Podcast Episode 12: Marc Wielage, Hollywood USA
Marc Wielage is a veteran Colorist based in Hollywood. He has been grading for 40 years and has the credits and stories to prove it. The chat starts at his shop in Hollywood before moving to legendary Hollywood restaurant Canters. Lots of people know him from the many different color forums he follows. Marc has helped many colorists at all levels, so this is a chance to get his backstory.
Color Tour Podcast Episode 11: Leo Otero, in Bogota.
Leo Otero is a master colorist working in Bogota, Colombia. He has his own facility called 2.35.Leo works mainly on movies and longform projects. Warren chats with Leo in his Bogota Post House before taking the short walk to a local bar where is joined with Diego Yhama from Colombia and Javier Guevara from Argentina. What is it like colouring in South America an how does each country differ
Color Tour Podcast Episode 10: Dario Bigi, in The East Village.
This episode really gets to the heart of what the Color Tour Podcast is all about.Dario Bigi is New York through and through. Born in Queens he has been an East Village resident for over 20 years now. He is an owner operator and runs hisgrading shop out of his apartment. Dario is the first CT Podcast colorist who hasn’t come via the traditional telecine grading route. We move from his rooftop to his grading set up. Before venturing 200 yards down the street to a swanky East Village cocktail bar.
Color Tour Podcast Episode 1: Vincent Taylor
Vincent Taylor is a senior colorist at Chimney NYC. He has recently relocated to New York after a three year stint with MPC in Shanghai. In this podcast, Vincent describes the challenges of working in a foreign country, including clients and their expectations, and the number of hours he spends on a typical project. We start recording in his new room in Manhattan before moving to his local dive bar to continue our conversation.