What's New		Updated 27 April, 2012
Beauty of ACES Color Management Colorist Glossary History for Colorists Hitting the Wall Gallery 3 Adopting New Technology Colorists FAQ How to Book a Colorist Showreel: Email: kevs@finalcolor.com Anyone interested in Photography? I have started adding some of my stills to the Digital Photography Gallery	The Beauty of ACES Just leaving for a training tour. Next week in New York, then LA and finishing back in London. Join me (details) Last week I had the pleasure of experimenting with the ACES workflow and all its component parts. It's very exciting, better in every way, but not always easier. If you have not fully grasped the importance of ACES read more (pdf) Then I was in Germany at the DFFB, a really well equipped and organised Film School. I was there to present an Introduction to Color Grading and demo some of my work in their Nucoda Film Master suite on the Barco projector. Very nice :-) Just complted 3 days of ISF monitor calibration training. Great week, loads of valuable information, hands on and great results. Looking forward to checking all the monitors I have at home now. The next few months I have a lot of training classes arranged, some open some private. That means I am back on the planes, visiting exotic locations around the world and enjoying them from the peace and quuiet of a dark room. It is however, always a pleasure to meet with similarly enthusiastic colorists everywhere. Details of classes can be found on the new ICA web site at icolorist.com It has been a very hectic year, but now I have time to do some preparation and office work, make new aliances and reinforce old ones. First update is long overdue, but I have now uploaded a new Glossary for Colorists. There is a new acrobat download version too. Also updated is History for Colorists, all the way to that Kodak moment 2012 My March ICA classes are full, but the London and Los Angeles classes in May are open for online registration. Los Angeles May 7-9, 2012 Colorist Strategies Details and registration May 10-11, 2012 Popular Looks Details and registration May 14, 2012 Display Calibration Details and registration London May 21-23, 2012 Colorist Strategies Details and registration May 24-25, 2012 Popular Looks Details and registration May 28, 2012 Display Calibration Details and registration Every colorist I have met is passionate about their job. But each of us needs a creative boost from time to time. Read more about Hitting the Wall. I now have an arrangement with Roush Media in Los Angeles to do DI jobs on request. So if you have a project and would like to work with me please contact either Roush Media or myself to discuss it. To learn more about thier facilities and services go to the Roush Media website. I am available as a freelance colorist for Digital Vision Film Master In addition to working as a colorist, I am a co founder of The International Colorist Academy and provide training for Colorist workflows and strategies Display Calibration and Emulation Digital Vision Film Master da Vinci 2K Plus and other da Vinci products Spirit 4K and other Thomson products I have also written articles, white papers and manuals, many of which are available from the COLOR pages Check out my showreel (mpg) View... (18Mb) ***	Contact Kevin roll over image... Freelance colorist Kevin Shaw, is offering his services through Finalcolor Ltd. Some of the skills Kevin offers are colorist, instructor, demonstrator, presenter, writer, and consultant for suite design or project development. He is an experienced telecine, video and digital intermediate colorist. Kevin is a founder member of The International Colorist Academy (ICA) and was the first Director of Training at da Vinci systems. He continues to work as a freelance colorist all over the world, and has been grading for 25 years!
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What's New

Updated 27 April, 2012

Beauty of ACES

Color Management

Colorist Glossary

History for Colorists

Hitting the Wall

Gallery 3

Adopting New Technology

Colorists FAQ

How to Book a Colorist

Showreel:

Email: kevs@finalcolor.com

Anyone interested in Photography? I have started adding some of my stills to the Digital Photography Gallery

The Beauty of ACES

Just leaving for a training tour. Next week in New York, then LA and finishing back in London. Join me (details)

Last week I had the pleasure of experimenting with the ACES workflow and all its component parts. It's very exciting, better in every way, but not always easier. If you have not fully grasped the importance of ACES read more (pdf)

Then I was in Germany at the DFFB, a really well equipped and organised Film School. I was there to present an Introduction to Color Grading and demo some of my work in their Nucoda Film Master suite on the Barco projector. Very nice :-)

Just complted 3 days of ISF monitor calibration training. Great week, loads of valuable information, hands on and great results. Looking forward to checking all the monitors I have at home now.

The next few months I have a lot of training classes arranged, some open some private. That means I am back on the planes, visiting exotic locations around the world and enjoying them from the peace and quuiet of a dark room. It is however, always a pleasure to meet with similarly enthusiastic colorists everywhere. Details of classes can be found on the new ICA web site at icolorist.com

It has been a very hectic year, but now I have time to do some preparation and office work, make new aliances and reinforce old ones. First update is long overdue, but I have now uploaded a new Glossary for Colorists. There is a new acrobat download version too.

Also updated is History for Colorists, all the way to that Kodak moment 2012

My March ICA classes are full, but the London and Los Angeles classes in May are open for online registration.

Los Angeles

May 7-9, 2012 Colorist Strategies Details and registration
May 10-11, 2012 Popular Looks Details and registration
May 14, 2012 Display Calibration Details and registration

London

May 21-23, 2012 Colorist Strategies Details and registration

May 24-25, 2012 Popular Looks Details and registration
May 28, 2012 Display Calibration Details and registration

Every colorist I have met is passionate about their job. But each of us needs a creative boost from time to time. Read more about Hitting the Wall.

I now have an arrangement with Roush Media in Los Angeles to do DI jobs on request. So if you have a project and would like to work with me please contact either Roush Media or myself to discuss it. To learn more about thier facilities and services go to the Roush Media website.

I am available as a freelance colorist for

Digital Vision Film Master

In addition to working as a colorist, I am a co founder of The International Colorist Academy and provide training for

Colorist workflows and strategies
Display Calibration and Emulation
Digital Vision Film Master
da Vinci 2K Plus and other da Vinci products
Spirit 4K and other Thomson products

I have also written articles, white papers and manuals, many of which are available from the COLOR pages

Check out my showreel (mpg) View... (18Mb)

***

Contact Kevin

roll over image...

Freelance colorist Kevin Shaw, is offering his services through Finalcolor Ltd.

Some of the skills Kevin offers are colorist, instructor, demonstrator, presenter, writer, and consultant for suite design or project development. He is an experienced telecine, video and digital intermediate colorist.

Kevin is a founder member of The International Colorist Academy (ICA) and was the first Director of Training at da Vinci systems. He continues to work as a freelance colorist all over the world, and has been grading for 25 years!