Colorist Society Gears Up for 2025

Colorist Society wishes all its members a happy, prosperous and creative New Year. We appreciate your continued support as we work to build a stronger organization and promote the art of color. Although significant obstacles lie ahead, we remain optimistic about the future of our industry and our craft.

Over the past few years, our industry has faced a series of unprecedented challenges. The pandemic followed by strikes by actors and directors took a heavy toll on production that we’ve yet to recover from. The recent devastating fires in Southern California may also negatively impact the film and television industry at least in the near term. How the advent of AI will affect production in general and color in particular remains unclear.

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Colorist Mixer at Camerimage 2024

In November, iColorist + Color Society hosted a Colorist Mixer in parallel with the FilmLight Colour Awards and the EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival. The event was a huge success and we are already looking forward to returning later this year.

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BVK and CSI Host "Mythbusting" Panel at Camerimage

BVK and CSI hosted a seminar at Camerimage titled “Mythbusting: Colour, Camera, Cinema.”  Panelists provided answers to such questions as:

• Do you still believe there are pixels on a sensor, that sensors have a gamut or that one color science can be better than another?
• Have you ever insisted on shooting RAW without a solid reason?
• Do you still trust high CRI values or think that “full” is better than “legal”?

A complete video of the event can be seen on the German Chapter page.

China Chapter Opening

Colorist Society’s new China Chapter recently hosted an opening event in Beijing. Kevin Shaw addressed the gathering attended by current and aspiring members, as well as others in the professional community.

A video of Kevin’s address is available on the China Chapter page.

HDR: The Future is Here

Colorist Society president Kevin Shaw chaired a panel discussion on HDR at BIRTV2024 in Beijing, the largest exhibition of film, entertainment and broadcast technology in Asia. Titled HDR: The Future is Here, the panel included Bram Desmet, CEO and General Manager of Flanders Scientific, Zeb Chadfield, Founder of The Finish Line, and cinematographer Yang Shu, Vice President of the Chinese Society of Cinematographers (CNSC).

Video segments of the event can be seen on the China Chapter page.

FilmLight, CSI Germany and BVK Colourist Meetup at Berlinale

FilmLight, CSI Germany and BVK are hosting a Colourist Meetup in conjunction with Berlinale 2025. The event happens on Monday, February 17 at Wolf Kino, Weserstr. 59, 12045 Berlin. Doors open at 6:00pm followed by presentations and drinks at 6:30pm.

Daniele Siragusano, Image Engineer at FilmLight, will host a presentation titled “Refining colour grading workflows with Baselight 7 and machine-learning algorithms.” It will describe how AI-driven algorithms are transforming colour grading. It will showcase the strengths, limitations and potential of machine-learning for the big screen.

Reserve your spot here.

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Flanders Scientific's XMP550 QD-OLED HDR Reference Monitor Honored with Prestigious SID 2024 Display Application of the Year Award. Read more…

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PVA is hosting  a 4-day, hands-on seminar titled “ICA Professional Video Systems Calibration” in Barcelona in February. Read more…

IMDbpro Discount for Colorist Society Members

Colorist Society members are eligible for discounts on IMDbPro Premium Subscriptions. Claim your IMDb page today to manage the display of your personal details, such as gender identity, pronouns and birth year, across IMDb and IMDbPro. The discount code, applicable to monthly and annual memberships, is available on the Members portion of the Colorist Society website. The discount is non-transferable.