Filmmaker U – Color Grading Secrets From “Mad Max: Fury Road” Colorist Eric Whipp

Go behind the scenes with “Mad Max: Fury Road” Colorist Eric Whipp.  The art of apprenticeship has changed since the evolution of digital color grading.  In the past, knowledge was passed down from master to apprentice when a colorist shared their room with their assistants.  Now you can have that experience, learn proven techniques, strategies, organization, and problem-solving straight from the color room with Eric Whipp.  Get unparalleled insight on some of the greatest films of all time, first hand from the colorist who graded them.

Course Breakdown

Chapter 1 – The Beginning

• Meet Your Instructor (3:00)
• Before You Start a Project (2:48)
• On Set Vs. In Post (3:49)
• Communication (5:38)
• Disagreements in the Color Suite (2:34)
• Working as a Team (2:47)
• Imposter Syndrome (1:56)

Chapter 2 – The Colorist as a Storyteller

• Color as a Storytelling Tool (2:06)
• Finding a Look That Supports the Story (2:41)
• Looks, Sublooks, and Telling a Story (2:25)
• Creating a Color Arc (5:01) – Click here to try this lesson for FREE!

Chapter 3 – The Nitty Gritty

• Color & Genre (2:12)
• Color & Theory (5:01)
• Using Scopes (4:33) – Click here to try this lesson for FREE! 

Chapter 4 – Tricks and Techniques

• The Fresh Eyes Trick (2:34)
• Keeping the Image Real with Exaggerated Colors (5:49)
• Movement in the Shot (11:53)
• Context and the Scene (2:02)
• Film Vs. Digital (4:04)
• Understanding Light and Positioning (2:37)
• Matching Cameras (2:58)
• Matching Shots (7:40)

Chapter 5 – A Deep Dive

• The Base Grade (9:44)
• Sky Replacement (5:27) – Click here to try this lesson for FREE!
• Day for Night (12:54)
• A Storm’s Coming (3:15)
• VFX & Color (5:44)

Chapter 6 – In the End

• What’s Next? (2:23)

Appendix A – The Cutting Room Floor

• LUT Love (2:36)
• The Script (0:39)
• Bring in the Colorist Early (0:54)
• Dealing with Disagreements (1:23)
• Black & White Films (0:54)
• Genre Mash-Ups (2:57)
• Can You Create Snow Out of a Desert? (2:49)

Appendix B – Extras

• Fade Up to Fade Down – A Discussion Between Colleagues (34 Min)
• Understanding the Vectorscope (2 Min)
• Understanding the RGB Parade (2 Min)
• Understanding the Y-Waveform (3 Min)
• Color Harmony (3 Min)
• Using Color Illusions as a Colorist (4 Min)
• Interview on Filmmaker U (1 Hour)
• Making the Grade: Color in TV & Film (1 Hour)
• Color Mixing PDF
• Color Theory PDF 
• Glossary
• Credits