Ian Vertovec has been shaping images you'd recognize instantly for nearly two decades. He co-founded Light Iron in 2009 and has graded The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Palm Royale, Gone Girl, Devotion, GLOW, and much more. We talk look development, why the grade should be fine-tuning rather than invention, and what story-first finishing really looks like. ______________________________________________ Wanna go all-in on your grading with pro-level tools, private workshops, and AMAs with top-tier colorists — including Obsession colorist Jake White? Check out my membership program: https://colorist.inc Grab Referent, my free viewing LUT. It’s the foundation I use on almost every project for clean, filmic contrast and color right from the start: https://cullenkellycolor.com/toolkit/referent

Ian Vertovec has been shaping images you'd recognize instantly for nearly two decades. He co-founded Light Iron in 2009 and has graded The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Palm Royale, Gone Girl, Devotion, GLOW, and much more. We talk look development, why the grade should be fine-tuning rather than invention, and what story-first finishing really looks like. ______________________________________________ Wanna go all-in on your grading with pro-level tools, private workshops, and AMAs with top-tier colorists — including Obsession colorist Jake White? Check out my membership program: https://colorist.inc Grab Referent, my free viewing LUT. It’s the foundation I use on almost every project for clean, filmic contrast and color right from the start: https://cullenkellycolor.com/toolkit/referent

Ian Vertovec on Building Looks That Survive the Whole Pipeline

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Welcome to the Color Code! This episode dives into what you can expect to hear and learn in the show.

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The Color Code is a podcast focused on the craft of color grading hosted by supervising colorist, color scientist, and educator Cullen Kelly. Cullen will host a variety of top production and post-production professionals for candid discussions on how they capture and shape world-class motion images.

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