Tac Resolve Training - Walter Volpatto Masterclass

Tac Resolve Training - Walter Volpatto Masterclass

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Walter Volpatto of Company 3 Hollywood (formerly EFILM) is a 15-year industry veteran whose credits include 2019 Academy-Award Best Picture Winner Green Book, directed by Peter Farrelly; Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan; Star Wars: The Last Jedi, directed by Rian Johnson; and, most recently, Amazon Studios’ critically-acclaimed series Homecoming. As a colorist, Volpatto’s style gravitates toward an aesthetic of realism, though his projects span genres from drama and action to comedy and documentary, such as Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight; Independence Day: Resurgence, directed by Roland Emmerich; and Bad Moms, directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. He joined Company 3 following a very successful tenure at Fotokem, where he started in digital intermediate before progressively shifting toward fully digital workflows while navigating emerging technologies such as HDR.

Learn color workflow and methodolgy from Company 3 Hollywood senior colorist Walter Volpatto.

Masterclass Overview

Why do something instead of focusing on how to do something.

Approach to color – technique – observer – style.

Limitations of the human eye, limitations of the displays, limitation of the distribution chain.

Negative – Positive model.

Look build on photographic principal of exposure.

Workflow on Set and Post.

Color Decisions – See the movie, read the script, understand the story.

Timeline/groups/scene/shot – Where the Color Goes?

Scene look, hero shot, technical matching, refinement.

HDR – Maintaining the intended photography, Virtual Nit device, Recovery of highlights / Black mapping, & Dolby Trim Pass.