Feature film and episodic Imaging Scientist Matthew Tomlinson and Media Workflow Specialist Lucas Andrei will discuss color science and its application to traditional visual effects pipelines in the next edition of Post Break, the free webinar series from Post New York Alliance (PNYA). The session is slated for Thursday, October 14th at 4:00 p.m. EDT. To register, CLICK HERE.
Tomlinson, Imaging Scientist at Harbor, and Andrei, Head of Media Workflow at Nice Shoes, will discuss color errors commonly encountered by editors and assistant editors during the editorial process. They will offer advice on how to spot and correct color inconsistencies in plate pull submissions and in the roundtrip of VFX materials. New York-based Post Supervisor Justin Scutieri will moderate.
Panelists
With over 25 years of experience, Matthew Tomlinson is currently the Imaging Scientist at Harbor where he services projects by ensuring color consistency from pre-production through final color as well as creative look development. Prior to joining Harbor, he held imaging science positions at SHED, EFILM, Tippett Studios, POP and Bossfilm, working on projects including Suicide Squad, Skyfall, The Avengers, Matrix: Revolutions and Air Force One. His recent credits include Andy Serkis’s Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Louis Leterrier’s Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland and Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman. Tomlinson is an Associate Member of American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and a member of the Visual Effects Society (VES).
Lucas Andrei is the Head of Media Workflow at Nice Shoes, a post-production and VFX company with offices across the United States and Canada. He’s currently working with Nice Shoes artists, support staff and engineers to innovate company and project workflows. He has also developed VFX workflows for Alkemy-X and Powerhouse VFX in New York and has worked as a VFX editor on features such as M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit, Split and Glass, as well as The Assistant, Harriett, American Son and In The Heights. His series credits include Maniac, Fear the Walking Dead, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Purge and Evil, among many others.
Moderator
Justin Scutieri is a New York-based post associate producer currently on HBO’s The Staircase. His recent credits also include Apple TV’s The Mosquito Coast, HBO’s Succession and Starz’s The Girlfriend Experience.
- When: Thursday, October August 14th, 2021, 4:00pm EDT
- Title: Imaging Science Explained, Part II: VFX
Sound recordings of past Post Break sessions are available here: https://www.postnewyork.org/page/PNYAPodcasts
Past Post Break sessions in video blog format are available here: https://www.postnewyork.org/blogpost/1859636/Post-Break
About Post New York Alliance (PNYA)
The Post New York Alliance (PNYA) is an association of film and television post-production facilities, labor unions and post professionals operating in New York State. The PNYA’s objective is to create jobs by: 1) extending and improving the New York State Tax Incentive Program; 2) advancing the services the New York Post Production industry provides; and 3) creating avenues for a diverse talent pool to enter into The Industry.
