On set color correction is a way to speed the delivery of dailies to the editorial department. It also allows the DP to have a closer eye on the process. If the primary grade ("one light") is done off site (at a post house) the DP can't regularly get over there to communicate with the colorist. But if it's on-set, the DP can take a look at the grade in between takes or at lunch or at the end of the day. It also allows the grading to start immediately after the first break in shooting when the footage can be transferred from the camera, whereas, at a post house they don't send all of the footage back for grading until the end of the day, so it can save 8 hours or more.
Often times "on set" really means "near set" so the grading is done in a dedicated room nearby, in a darkened tent, or in a truck.
There've been on-site grading solutions the last several NABs.
Steve Hullfish
contributor: www.provideocoalition.com
author: "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
On Apr 4, 2013, at 9:05 PM, johnrobmoore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Forgive my lack of on set experience but I'm curious why there is a need for on set color correction. I understand doing rough edits on set to make sure there is adequate coverage but I thought the look was estabilished by the DP etc... looking at things in the "Video Village" these days. Would on set color correction be a way to determine if something is good enough to be fixed in post? I assume this would be used primarily on controlled sets and not the run and gun style of reality/documentary I usually work with. Time is money so I guess there is value in finding out if you've got it but I find on set color correction sounds like a way to make sure something is good enough whereas I feel like most DPs are trying to make it the best it can be. I'd love to hear from people with some on set chops and how they see this impacting workflows in production.
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