“The Banker’s Pass – with a Dash of Tobasco”

Joe Owens is the Owner / Operator of Presto!Digital Colourgrade, located in chilly Edmonton, Canada.

After getting his start as a camera shader over 30 years ago and now a full-time colorist for over 17 years – Joe’s a well-established presence in his Edmonton market. But his influence is felt around the world – as the leader in the Apple Color forum helping ‘newbies’ (and well established professionals) negotiate the delicate balance between technology, art, and business.

He recently finishing color gradingÂ 2 documentaries for the CBC network, Â 12 1-hour episodes of “Blackstone” for APTN / Showcase HD and 12 episodes of “Pet Heroes” for CMT.

Yes, Joe’s a busy guy.

Joe was kind enough to spend some time with me in my New York office (with sirens and horns) and share his experiences and thoughts of moving from the early days of analog videotape to ‘big iron’ telecine to non-linear digital color grading systems.

In Part 2 of Joe’s Interview we discuss:

The original “Final Touch” 2k grading app

The “Dark Art” of color grading

Colorist ‘thumbprints’

Joe’s favorite colorists

Creating ‘looks’ in the early days

Working with plug-ins & presets

When is “good enough”

Getting consistent in your grades

Client workflows

Joe’s office setup

Creature comforts

The physical setup of a colorist and the client

The 3 pillars of color grading

The impact of desktop color grading tools

How to know when a client is *your* client

The business mindset

Final comments on the layout of a grading suite

Tweet, Like, or Leave a comment! (bottom of the page, no registration required)

Listen NowÂ http://media.blubrry.com/tao_of_color/p/s3.amazonaws.com/TaoOfColor_Free/ToCG-JoeOwens-P2.mp3

Show Notes:

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 (@patInhofer), via our RSS feed, and on iTunes.



