Interview: Colorist Warren Eagles, Part 1




The Color Correction Interview Series by TaoOfColor.com show

Summary: “The Best Job In The World”<br> At the fresh age of 17, Warren started his career working with images as a photographer for women’s underwear catalogues.<br> He moved on to working at several post houses around London before earning the opportunity to work as an assistant in a Telecine suite. His first professional gig as a colorist was in 1988 on Michael Jackson’s Bad World Tour.<br> Since then he’s:<br> <br> <br> * Spent time watching Guy Ritchie’s telly whilst discussing the look for “Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels”<br> <br> <br> * Worked on Australia’s first Digitally graded feature film “Blurred”<br> <br> <br> * Is now a freelance Colorist in Australia and Asia, has his own grading suite, and is a founding partner of the International Colorist Academy.<br> <br> You can find Warren at:<br> <br> * His <a title="WarrenEagles.com" href="http://www.warreneagles.com.au/" target="_blank">color grading home page</a><br> * <a title="ICA's Home Page" href="http://www.icolorist.com/" target="_blank">International Colorist Academy</a> – In-person color grading training<br> * <a title="ICA's Facebook page" href="http://www.facebook.com/icolorist" target="_blank">ICA’s Facebook page</a><br> * His <a title="Warren's Vimeo Channel" href="http://www.vimeo.com/icolorist" target="_blank">Vimeo page with screencast tutorials</a> for Apple Color and DaVinci Resolve<br> <br> <br>  <br> <br> In Part 1 of Warren’s Interview we discuss:<br> <br> * Working as an underwear photographer<br> * Working as a projectionist and editing on flatbeds<br> * Working through the ranks of a London post house<br> * Becoming an Assistant Colorist &amp; learning to ‘Fly Grade’<br> * Gaining confidence as a Colorist<br> * The insights gained as an Assistant Colorist<br> * We meet Roxie!<br> * Starting a Telecine Department<br> * Evaluating New Recruits<br> * The technical side of Telecine Color Grading<br> * The difference between mechanical Telecine and digital Color Grading<br> * The cost of hardware-based Telecine<br> * The challenges when migrated to digital Color Grading<br> * What is a true “D.I.”?<br> * “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels”<br> * Color Grading in a “Black Box” Theater<br> * The value of taking breaks<br> * Re-watching your work<br> <br> Tweet, Like, or Leave a comment! (bottom of the page, no registration required)<br> <br> Listen Now <br> Part 1 | <a href="http://www.taoofcolor.com/443/interview-colorist-warren-eagles-part-2/">Part 2</a><br> <a href="http://bit.ly/hjz0mq">Subscribe in iTunes</a> | <a title="Sunday Morning Color Grading Newsletter Homepage" href="http://www.taoofcolor.com/newsletter/">Subscribe to the Tao Colorist Sunday Morning Newsletter</a><br><br> <a title="Tao Of Color's Interview Series Homepage" href="http://www.taoofcolor.com/blog/interview-series/">More Interviews</a><br> <br> <br><br> <br> <br> This interview is part of an on-going interview series with the movers, shaker, and thinkers involved in the field of professional color grading for moving images. When I have new episodes to release, they are released on Tuesdays. To be notified you may follow me on Twitter (<a title="Our Twitter feed" href="https://twitter.com/patinhofer" target="_blank">@patInhofer</a>), via <a title="Subscribe to our RSS Feed" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheTaoOfColor" target="_blank">our RSS feed</a>, and on <a title="Subscribe in iTunes" href="http://bit.ly/hjz0mq" target="_blank">iTunes</a>.<br> You can find more interviews here: <a title="Tao Of Color's Interview Series" href="http://www.taoofcolor.com/blog/interview-series/" target="_self">TaoOfColor.com interview series homepage</a>.<br> <br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> FCC Disclaimer<br> Yes,