"Club Penton" - Ask questions to Hollywood insider "Penton-Man"

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Thank you, you are a gentleman.

I’ll call right now before I forget as I’ll be busy again all this week.
One moment.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Stee, I’ll see if any of my buddies from Rancho Bernardo (Sony Electronics) spoke at the annual US FPD Conference down San Diego ways last week and ask if there is a link or pdf for folks here to read.

^ Nope, but there is something from a Sharp spokesman, as reported on the world wide web….
http://www.twice.com/article/481186-...r_Big_LCDs.php

[Steedeel]

Great, thanks Penton-Man.

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

With the recent release of the Hugo 3D Blu-ray

I haven't seen "Hugo," and I must admit that I'm not even fully aware of the story, but I have to say, I thought this quote from Richard Dreyfuss on Twitter late last month was interesting:

Originally Posted by Richard Dreyfuss

Hugo is the story of an old filmmaker who forces his love of cinema onto children. Ben Kingsley's portrayal of Martin Scorsese is genius.

I now return everyone to their Apple discussions...

~Alan

[DenonCI]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Been and Back. It was a short business trip and I tacked on a visit to relatives while up there. In no particular order, my three most favorite cities in all of North America are S.F., San Diego, and Vancouver. If my wife and I had to choose one, it would probably be San Francisco.

Penton,

Good choices on the cities. I would throw Seattle in there as well (when the weather is nice).

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

That's the guy saying, "Don't look at what you all can see". I'm the guy saying, "Do look at it".

No, that's the guy recently executed for what the Americans termed "lying".

Interesting rhetorical rebuke, I'll grant that...

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

^
Commentary by Bob Costas…
Bob Costas on Bill "Goldie" Goldthorpe - YouTube

Man, there’s a gall-durn Youtube video for everything these days.

Yeah, creepy...

And, yeah, GOON's well worth checking out, it's a hell of a lot of fun.

[coolmilo]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I don’t know if Jeff still does calibrations.

Are you referring to Jeff Meier? If so, he seems to be going strong. He's on Twitter and Facebook and he has a new website (new to me anyway): http://homecinemaguru.com/

I've been meaning to contact Jeff to schedule a tune-up.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by coolmilo

Are you referring to Jeff Meier?

Yes, I was. Seems like he is not only still doing calibrations but, his business is thriving!

[Penton-Man]

Head’s up for Josh, DobyBlue and other interested parties who might have missed this –
http://www.satchurated.com/

See…
http://investor.dolby.com/releasedet...leaseID=651870

Listen…
http://vimeo.com/36788587

Please no questions, wait for the distributor listing.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Head’s up for Josh, DobyBlue and other interested parties who might have missed this –
http://www.satchurated.com/

[Penton-Man]

Rick, you’ve been comparatively quiet recently, get in here, your fave!…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoyV4...ature=youtu.be

Or if you’re being somberly serious and want to talk Titanic, apparently it was not Women and Children first in thee olden days…
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/titanic.html

and “what sometimes gets omitted out of the debates or is rarely discussed, is the how the sinking of the Titanic affected British society”.
http://www.helium.com/items/2230335-...of-the-titanic

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Rick, you’ve been comparatively quiet recently, get in here, your fave!…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoyV4...ature=youtu.be

Or if you’re being somberly serious and want to talk Titanic, apparently it was not Women and Children first in thee olden days…
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/titanic.html

and “what sometimes gets omitted out of the debates or is rarely discussed, is the how the sinking of the Titanic affected British society”.
http://www.helium.com/items/2230335-...of-the-titanic

Penton, as always, great post!
I'll have you know I had my little boy(15months) on my lap to see what he thought of the MIB3 trailer....he fell asleep. Which is a great thing, but Dad loved it!! Thanks so much for posting. (if you hear in the halls of Culver City about a 3-movie BD pack for MIB....pls PM me!)
That is if you come out of Catalog Release Insider retirement.

Interesting articles about the Titanic, and the aftermath of such a horrible disaster.
Ya know, people can joke all they want about Cameron's film...but I think it really got a lot of younger minds(who might not have known that much about the sinking) thinking about it. Which, to me, is a good thing.
Also don't worry, I'm never too far away!

[sharkshark]

Ooh! Training!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...raining-297100

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Ya know, people can joke all they want about Cameron's film...

Some don’t joke but speak from the heart …

Titanic 3D Valentines Day Premiere NYC - YouTube

Titanic 3D Valentines Day Premiere NYC - YouTube

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Ooh! Training!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...raining-297100

Alas, there is training in everything Beyond HD ….
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/video/relat...nter_training/

But of particular note in regards to the F65, hey PeterTHX there’s a new app out …
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/f65re...497318839?mt=8

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

But of particular note in regards to the F65, hey PeterTHX there’s a new app out …
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/f65re...497318839?mt=8

Look out, Peter- it's a trap!

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Head’s up for Josh, DobyBlue and other interested parties who might have missed this –
http://www.satchurated.com/

See…
http://investor.dolby.com/releasedet...leaseID=651870

Listen…
http://vimeo.com/36788587

Please no questions, wait for the distributor listing.

concerts, interesting idea for 3D

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Look out, Peter- it's a trap!

In all seriousness, at first glance reading sharkshark’s link posted above, some might think that this training workshop is exclusively for cinematographers and their Directors but, it is also valuable for the other disciplines in the filmmaking process as well.

For example, even very experienced colorists may be unsure of how you grade the F65 images and this can lead to a host of real-world post production questions which are by no means trivial, i.e. -
Is F65 RAW footage like, for instance, ARRIRAW and how do you begin working on the F65 files?

Answer – Different than ARRIRAW. The F65 RAW data is in a single file MXF wrapper with audio tracks. The data (thank God no winding and rewinding, as that’s more for celluloid timers, they like the nostalgia aspect of that) should be first converted to a color space like ACES, P3 or rec709, although working in S-Gamut directly is doable….with considerations for the secondaries.

Should you start *from scratch* and just begin grading the raw images or, first apply a S-curve style film LUT?

Answer – The later or at least apply a gamma correction in order to work right with your particular display.

In summary, (Doctorossi should get my drift here ) the opportunity for digital colorists and post production supervisors to have available by the manufacturer, proper, structured training beforehand will take a lot of the beta-testing experience out of this part of the newest 4K acquisition device (and its filmmaking chain) to enter the market.

[Penton-Man]

Wow, I just noticed a couple of players were sent to the penalty box. Well, anyway, we await your return to the ice.
I guess the lesson to be learned is...don’t mess with the refs.