Hour 1

• 12:00 Dec 12 LA

• 15:00 Dec 12 New York

• 20:00 Dec 12 London

• 04:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 07:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Warren Eagles, Kevin Shaw, Francisco Ramos and Diego Yhama will kick off the 2020 Colorist Mixer with a drink and a chat about the year we’ve had!

Prize: After the intro session, the ICA will be giving away a 50% off voucher for 2021 classes.

Main room: Warren Eagles, Kevin Shaw, Francisco Ramos and Diego Yhama will discuss their #1 grading tips plus Resolve 17.

Hour 2

• 13:00 Dec 12 LA

• 16:00 Dec 12 New York

• 21:00 Dec 12 London

• 05:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 08:00 Dec 13 Sydney

In this session, professional Colorist and ICA trainer Francisco Ramos and Mistika Boutique Product Manager Adrian Gonzalez Diaz will explore some unique concepts of Mistika Boutique and the recently redesigned Color GUI with brand new color tools that are empowering the artists with even greater control and finesse in color processes and bring a whole new interactive grading experience.

Prize: After their talk, SGO will be giving away a one-year license for Mistika Boutique Professional Immersive Edition with one-to-one training with a Mistika expert user.

This session is sponsored by SGO.

FilmConvert’s John Parker and Sam Wiles will demonstrate the latest technology from FilmConvert.

Prize: At the end of their discussion, John and Sam will give away a FilmConvert Nitrate and CineMatch Bundle license.

This session is sponsored by FilmConvert.

Hour 3

• 14:00 Dec 12 LA

• 17:00 Dec 12 New York

• 22:00 Dec 12 London

• 06:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 09:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Walter Volpatto will be sharing his experience grading blockbusters over his 15yr career. He will be talking to Mark Todd Osborne CSI is an industry veteran that has been grading for 25 yrs, across feature films, TV, commercials and music videos.

Prize: CSI give away a 4k mini UltraStudio after this talk.

Walter Volpatto, senior colorist, Company 3 Hollywood is an 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. He started in digital intermediate before progressively shifting toward fully digital workflows while navigating emerging technologies such as HDR.

Mark Todd Osborne CSI is a freelance senior colorist for features, television episodic, commercials, music videos and branded content. His credits include “The Act” for Hulu and feature films ‘It Follows’ (Radius), ‘Satanic Panic’ (Fangoria), ‘Lowriders’ (Blumhouse),’Beyond Skyline'(Lionsgate) and ‘Need for Speed’ (Disney/Dreamworks), plus commercial campaigns for Lexus, Toyota, EA Games, Wienerschnitzel, LG, Coca-Cola, Audi, BMW, Target, & XBOX.

Main room: CSI member Mark Todd Osborne will talk to Walter Volpatto about recognition of colorists in the film industry – how it’s changed and what’s still left to achieve.

Breakout room: Principios de las armonias de color, “En busca del gris medio” – Spanish-language talk by Salvador Melita

Los criterios de armonia estan vinculados a nuestra forma de percibir. Originalmente se dieron de forma intuitiva, luego fueron analizados y volcados a los sistemas de orden de color para comprobar comportamientos geometricos. De estos hablaremos citando autores como Ostwald, Munsell, Itten. Tratando de aportar un poco de armonia en medio de la pandemia.

Hour 4

• 15:00 Dec 12 LA

• 18:00 Dec 12 New York

• 23:00 Dec 12 London

• 07:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 10:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Live from Mexico, have cocktails and a pop quiz with co-founder & owner of fxphd John Montgomery, Warren Eagles, and Kevin Shaw.

Prize: John will give away

• A Resolve V17 Mega Pack (to be released in February)
• Introduction to HDR
• 3-month membership to fxphd

This session is sponsored by fxphd

John Montgomery is a VFX artist and producer who co-founded fxphd – a subscription-based online VFX, post-production, and motion graphics training program with over 250 courses – and fxguide – a visual effects and post-production community website and podcast VFXshow.

Kevin Shaw CSI is co-founder of Colorist Society International – the first organization to represent professional colorists – and the International Colorist Academy (iColorist). Kevin has been color grading for 30 years, working all over the world as a colorist, restoration specialist, technologist, consultant and instructor. He has consulted for Amazon Studios, Dolby, BBC Digital Media Services, Kodak labs, CBS Broadcast, Digital Vision, NARA and National Film Board of Canada.

Warren Eagles has an extensive 25 year career with experience in all forms of color correction. Warren co-founded the ICA (iColorist) with Kevin and runs his own shop grading and running training classes. His credits include commercials for Qantas, Ford, Mitsubishi, Revlon, and Tooheys, mainstream UK and Australian dramas and documentaries including “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”.

Main room: Party room

Breakout rooms:

• FXPHD – John will host a breakout room after his session for anyone who would like to chat or ask him questions.
• Surviving during COVID
• Spanish-speaking room
• Colorist chat room

Hour 5

• 16:00 Dec 12 LA

• 19:00 Dec 12 New York

• 00:00 Dec 12 London

• 08:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 11:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Marc, Gary and Blake will discuss film restoration – sharing their best practices, insider knowledge and hacks from a from decades of working experience.

Prize: 50% off voucher for an ICA 2021 class of your choice

Marc Wielage CSI, VP Color & Workflow, Chroma, has worked in Hollywood for 41 years as a colorist, working on feature films such as Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, Dances with Wolves, Die Hard, and roughly a thousand other films, as well as 75 American network television series and more commercials, promos, and music videos than he can possibly remember. He and colorist Henry Santos comprise the boutique post house Chroma, working mainly on longform projects and feature restoration.

Gary Adams, Product Specialist In Broadcast and Digital Film Restoration, Blackmagic Design, is a recognized specialist in motion picture digital film restoration, having worked in the broadcast, production and post-production industry for over 50 years. Gary is a Blackmagic Design product specialist on digital film restoration and transfer as well as broadcast switching, distribution, and acquisition.

Blake Jones CSI is a world-renowned colorist and instructor who has worked on films, TV and commercials – including for Heineken, Ford, Mastercard and Amstel. He is the author of two books on the subject as well as the daVinci Resolve operator manual. Blake ha extensive restoration experience and recently completed the DI restoration of the official Olympic films for the IOC.

Main room – Mixer Quiz South America: Javier Guevara & Diego Yhama will host the first quiz of the event with a South American flavor. The Colorist Mixer quiz is a a firm favorite from IBC and Mixers around the world. Join for a film trivia extravaganza and a surprise prize!

Breakout rooms:

• Film restoration discussion
• Party room
• Working as a freelancer

Hour 6

• 17:00 Dec 12 LA

• 20:00 Dec 12 New York

• 01:00 Dec 13 London

• 09:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 12:00 Dec 13 Sydney

FSI CEO Bram Desmet will explore the benefits of a 3000nit capable mastering display like FSI’s XM310K., followed by a Q&A.

Prize: Flanders Scientific will be giving away a $1,000 gift certificate towards any FSI or FSI Solutions product

This session is sponsored by Flanders Scientific.

Bram Desmet, CEO and General Manager of Flanders Scientific, Inc. for the past 15 years has focused on bringing innovative display solutions to market for production, post-production, and broadcast needs. His focus on color science as it relates to professional display technology has been a driving force in FSI’s growth in the display industry.

Main room: Party room

Breakout Rooms:

• APAC Breakout Room
• Colorist Chat
• Best shows 2020

Hour 7

• 18:00 Dec 12 LA

• 21:00 Dec 12 New York

• 02:00 Dec 13 London

• 10:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 13:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Prize: After Juan’s talk, sponsor Mixing Light will be giving away two 1-year memberships to Mixing Light.

Main room – Photo competition: Best Mixer setup – show us how you are attending the party! What’s your cocktail, chair and view situation? Best one wins a surprise prize. Post your photos to Instagram and tag @coloristmixer using #coloristmixer

Breakout rooms:

• Post-houses with Juan Cabrera
• Party Room
• Chill Room

Hour 8

• 19:00 Dec 12 LA

• 22:00 Dec 12 New York

• 03:00 Dec 13 London

• 11:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 14:00 Dec 13 Sydney

In this session Tom Graham and Ian Lowe from Dolby will focus on an overview of the license/pricing and recent changes to the Dolby Vision Certification program as well as new training options.

Prize: At the end of their session, Dolby will give away a 1-year Dolby Vision Mastering & Playback license.

This session is sponsored by Dolby.

Main room: Sohonet hosts the party

Prize: 3 Months of ClearView Pivot or 6 months of ClearView Flex Pro

This session is sponsored by Sohonet

Breakout Rooms:

• Dolby chat

Hour 9

• 20:00 Dec 12 LA

• 23:00 Dec 12 New York

• 04:00 Dec 13 London

• 12:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 15:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Andreas Brueckl will share his insights from working around the world as a colorist for 15 years, in particular his recent work grading Netflix and Amazon originals. Andreas has colored more than 1000 TV commercials and has won Apollo Awards for Asia’s best colorist – TVC and Asia’s best colorist – movies. If you want to hear more about working in HDR for the world’s biggest entertainment services, join us for Andreas’ talk and in the breakout room after.

Prize: 50% off voucher for an ICA 2021 class of your choice

Andreas Brueckl, Creative Director & Director of Color, Genomedia is best known for his work on The Family Man, Sacred Games 2, Raat Akeli Hai and Choked.

Main room – Zoom Background Competition: This year, while we’ve all be been stuck at home and seeing people only through our screens, we know lots of you have been playing around with your virtual location. The person with the most creative Zoom background, trick or gimmick will win a surprise prize.

Breakout Rooms:

• Grading in HDR with Andreas Brueckl
• Party Room
• Colorist Chat Room

Hour 10

• 21:00 Dec 12 LA

• 00:00 Dec 13 New York

• 05:00 Dec 13 London

• 13:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 16:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Prize: CSI will give away a Multidock at the end of the Women in Film session.

Breakout Rooms:

• Women in Film
• Best Shows of 2020
• Party Room
• Colorist Chat Room

Hour 11

• 22:00 Dec 12 LA

• 01:00 Dec 13 New York

• 06:00 Dec 13 London

• 14:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 17:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Prize: CSI will give away a 4k mini UltraStudio after the panel.

Mixer Quiz APAC: Warren Eagles will host the second quiz of the event for the APAC region. The Colorist Mixer quiz is a a firm favourite from IBC and Mixers around the world. Join for a film trivia extravaganza and a surprise prize!

Hour 12

• 23:00 Dec 12 LA

• 02:00 Dec 13 New York

• 07:00 Dec 13 London

• 15:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 18:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Breakout Rooms:

• CSI APAC Breakout Room
• ICA Tip-Sharing Room
• Party Room
• Colorist Chat Room

Hour 13

• 00:00 Dec 13 LA

• 03:00 Dec 13 New York

• 08:00 Dec 13 London

• 16:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 19:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Joachim Zell is a consultant on production and post-production workflows, ACES and Imaging Science. For 12 years he served as VP of Technology and Imaging Science at EFILM/Deluxe, where he designed and monitored production workflows from onset production to the movie release. Previously he was VP of Advanced Technology at Technicolor Thomson in Burbank and before that he was Marketing Manager Americas at Grass Valley Thomson.

During his time in London Joachim worked as Product Manager digital film systems for Pandora Int. He supports SMPTE as Hollywood Section Manager and serves on the ASC Motion Imaging Technology Council DI team that defined the ASC CDL standard and acts as Co-Chair of the MITC Next-Generation Cinema Display committee. He holds the position of ACES Project Vice Chair at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. In February 2020 Joachim became a board member of the HPA. Joachim holds a master’s degree in Film and Television Engineering and was co-writer on 4x image processing patents.

Prize: Mystery Oscars merchandise goodie bag from ACES

This session is sponsored by ACES.

Hour 14

• 01:00 Dec 13 LA

• 04:00 Dec 13 New York

• 09:00 Dec 13 London

• 17:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 20:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Learn how to leverage your workflow using the all new Magic Bullet Suite 14. See how you can use Magic Bullet Look 5, the easiest yet powerful way to make your video looks great. With over 300 fully customizable presets to get you started, an intuitive set of tools for creating your own grade, and both input and output color handling, Magic Bullet Looks fits into any real-time color workflow.

This session will include:

• Quick tour into the all new Magic Bullet Suite 14
• Magic Bullet Looks Overview
• All the new features in Magic Bullet Looks 5
• Three additional new tools in Magic Bullet 5 and how you can use them to your benefit

Prize: After Max’s talk, Red Giant will give away two one-year Red Giant subscriptions.

This session is sponsored by Red Giant.

Maximus Raharjo is a Maxon trainer who helps creative talents gets up to speed in Color Correction and Color Grading with Magic Bullet Suite. A former professional photographer with infectious interest in filmmaking, he joined Maxon in 2017 to reach out to the greater audience. Max is on a mission to help creative talents to build sustainable knowledge about color correction, stop stressing out when it comes to color grading their projects and start having fun finding their unique style when working with color in general.

Breakout Rooms:

• Party Room
• Chill Room
• Indie Filmmakers Chat
• Colorist Chat

Hour 15

• 02:00 Dec 13 LA

• 05:00 Dec 13 New York

• 10:00 Dec 13 London

• 18:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 21:00 Dec 13 Sydney

In his keynote, Mark Toia will share how he wrote, shot, directed and funded his upcoming movie Monsters of Man. Mark is one of the most successful TV commercial directors in the world, working on big budget ads via his company Zoom Film & Television. If you’ve ever wondered about making an indie feature film start to finish, or just want to hear some pearls of wisdom from an industry leader, this is the session for you.

Prize: 50% off voucher for an ICA 2021 class of your choice

Main room – Best Holiday Costume Competition: Who’s got the most holiday spirit? Bring your ugly Christmas jumpers, hats, and novelty t-shirts out to play. The best one will win a surprise prize.

Breakout Rooms:

• Indie Filmmakers Chat
• Colorist Chat Room
• Mark Toia Room

Hour 16

• 03:00 Dec 13 LA

• 06:00 Dec 13 New York

• 11:00 Dec 13 London

• 19:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 22:00 Dec 13 Sydney

In this session, professional colorist and ICA trainer Francisco Ramos and Mistika Boutique Product Manager Adrian Gonzalez Diaz will explore some unique concepts of Mistika Boutique and the recently redesigned Color GUI with brand new color tools that are empowering the artists with even greater control and finesse in color processes and bring a whole new interactive grading experience.

Prize: After their talk, SGO will be giving away a one-year license for Mistika Boutique Professional Immersive Edition with one-to-one training with a Mistika expert user.

This session is sponsored by SGO.

Main room: CSI Germany presents the 2020 Colourist Salary Survey

The presentation will be about the Colorist Salary Survey, initially started last year in Berlin, and now spread in international forums. To help the colorist community grow stronger and develop, it is important to share fundamental business knowledge between ourselves and raise awareness for certain topics. In this presentation, CSI will share the results of this first round of the survey – people will also be able to get a headstart on the updated form to take part in the 2020 survey. Find out more about the survey.

Prize: After this session, Colorist Mixer sponsor Portrait Displays will give away a license of Calman Studio and a C6 HDR2000 colorimeter

Breakout Rooms:

• Mistika Room
• Colorist Chat Room
• Chill Room

Hour 17

• 04:00 Dec 13 LA

• 07:00 Dec 13 New York

• 12:00 Dec 13 London

• 20:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 23:00 Dec 13 Sydney

Kevin Shaw and Asus ProArt Display Product Director Nicky Lin will discuss HDR technology and monitors.

Prize: Asus will give away a ProArt Display PA279CV monitor.

This session is sponsored by ASUS.

Mixer Quiz Europe: Kevin Shaw & Blake Jones will host the third quiz of the event. The Colorist Mixer quiz is a a firm favorite from IBC and Mixers around the world. Join for a film trivia extravaganza and a surprise prize!

Hour 18

• 05:00 Dec 13 LA

• 08:00 Dec 13 New York

• 13:00 Dec 13 London

• 21:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 00:00 Dec 14 Sydney

Main room: How to: Monitor calibration

Let’s discuss monitor calibration, the why and how! We will walk through a basic monitor calibration and discuss.  Free virtual beverages to all that attend!! Gregg Loewen – President, Lion Audio Video Consultants Inc.; Founder, Professional Video Alliance LLC.; and International Colorist Academy instructor – will share his insights on monitor calibration.

Breakout Rooms:

• ICA Tip-Sharing Room
• Freelancers Room

Hour 19

• 06:00 Dec 13 LA

• 09:00 Dec 13 New York

• 14:00 Dec 13 London

• 22:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 01:00 Dec 14 Sydney

Are your workflows halted by the need to work remote? Join Eclipse Tech CTO Ben Campbell and Director of Cloud Solutions Jeff Olm as they walk you through how easy it is to use Eclipse Tech’s powerful workstations to bring your workflow to the cloud. Olm, a professional colorist, will talk about his experience using Eclipse Tech to grade the entire award-winning Indy Feature 18KHz – all on the cloud – and Ben will give you a sneak peak into our next product release with some exciting partnership announcements! The session will end in a Q&A.

Prize: Eclipse Tech will be giving away free machine time to a lucky winner.

This session is sponsored by Eclipse Tech.

Main Room: T-Shirt Competition: Who’s wearing the best shirt from past Mixers? Find yours in the closet and win a suprise prize.

Breakout Rooms:

• Eclipse Tech
• Spanish-language keynote: La Vida en Color

Hour 20

• 07:00 Dec 13 LA

• 10:00 Dec 13 New York

• 15:00 Dec 13 London

• 23:00 Dec 13 Singapore

• 02:00 Dec 14 Sydney

Blake Jones will be taking us through all the Filmworkz DVO tools, their use in Resolve 17, and how putting them into Power Grades makes them so quick to add into a correction.

Prize: Filmworkz will be giving away a year’s subscription to Filmworkz.

This session is sponsored by Filmworkz.

Blake Jones has over 28 years of experience as a colorist, consultant, instructor, and writer throughout the world. Blake grew up within the film industry and experienced all aspects of film making and loves to share his expertise with others.

Björn Lantz is the Product Specialist at Filmworkz and Digital Vision World. He has been in the restoration and image enhancement industry for 26 years and has held training and classes in Film Restoration and Mpeg premastering.

Mark Coleman is Head of Global Sales for Filmworkz and Digital Vision World. He oversees Digital Vision’s network of Global Resellers and client community.

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Breakout room: Spanish-language keynote: La Vida en Color continued

In this session, panelists will discuss grading commercially, charging clients & working as a freelance colorist.

• Roel Videler, Senior Colorist, Media Monks
• Dario Bigi, Senior Colorist Bonfire and Freelancer
• Rebecca Goodeve, Colorist, Author Colour and Freelancer
• John Rogers, Independent Senior Colorist
• Juan Salvo, Founder/Finishing Artist, The Colour Space

Breakout Room: Filmworkz chat room

Hour 21

• 08:00 Dec 13 LA

• 11:00 Dec 13 New York

• 16:00 Dec 13 London

• 00:00 Dec 14 Singapore

• 03:00 Dec 14 Sydney

Join AbelCine technology specialist Geoff Smith and DOP Charlie Anderson to discuss how a director and DP’s creative intent is maintained during the footage’s journey from set to the creation of dailies, and through post to final color and finish.

Prize: AbleCine will be giving away a $2,000 AbelCine training certificate.

This session is sponsored by AbelCine.

Geoff Smith joined AbelCine in 2015 as a Camera Technology Specialist with a focus on workflows from capture to post-production. He has been a technical editor of AbelCine’s blog since 2017.

Geoff has a background in technology from web development to content management at companies like VMware, Lucasfilm and Silicon Graphics (SGI). Prior to joining AbelCine, he worked on an independent feature as a DIT and Assistant Editor. A passionate photographer, his editorial and fine art work has been published in newspapers and magazines, as well as exhibited in New York City and online.

Originally from New York, Geoff graduated from California State University, Chico earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Design with an emphasis in Media Arts.

Main Room: Party room

Breakout Rooms:

‘EL COLOR ENTRE EL ARTE Y LO TÉCNICO, “Creando el Look de Museo”: Spanish-language talk by Fernando Medellín

Fernando Medellìn nos va a contar el detrás de cómo fue realizar el look de la película museo, el desafìò tecnico de juntar material grabado en cine con una cámara de cine digital, así como sus aproximaciones y experiencias en su larga carrera cómo colorista.

• Abelcine Room
• Best Shows of 2020 Room
• Chill Room

Hour 22

• 09:00 Dec 13 LA

• 12:00 Dec 13 New York

• 17:00 Dec 13 London

• 01:00 Dec 14 Singapore

• 04:00 Dec 14 Sydney

In this session Tom Graham and Ian Lowe from Dolby will focus on an overview of the license/pricing and recent changes to the Dolby Vision Certification program as well as new training options.

Prize: At the end of their session, Dolby will give away a one-year Dolby Vision Mastering & Playback license.

This session is sponsored by Dolby.

Mixer Quiz Europe: Jeff Greenberg and David Catt will host the final quiz of the event. The Colorist Mixer quiz is a a firm favorite from IBC and Mixers around the world. Join for a film trivia extravaganza and a surprise prize!

Breakout room: Chat to Dolby

Hour 23

• 10:00 Dec 13 LA

• 13:00 Dec 13 New York

• 18:00 Dec 13 London

• 02:00 Dec 14 Singapore

• 05:00 Dec 14 Sydney

Gary Adcock and David Mullen will discuss camera technology.

Breakout Rooms:

• Camera Tech Room
• Colorist Room
• Freelancers Room
• Chill Room

Hour 24

• 11:00 Dec 13 LA

• 14:00 Dec 13 New York

• 19:00 Dec 13 London

• 03:00 Dec 14 Singapore

• 06:00 Dec 14 Sydney

20 years ago Charles Poynton established square sampling (“square pixels”) as the standard for HDTV. He is the inventor of the number 1080 found in HDTV standards, for which he was awarded SMPTE’s David Sarnoff Gold Medal.

Charles is an independent contractor specializing in the physics, mathematics, engineering, and programming of digital color imaging systems, including digital still cameras, digital video, HD/UHD/4K/8K (HDTV/UHDTV), VFX/CGI, and DI and digital cinema (D-cinema) systems.

He is involved in engineering wide colour gamut (WCG, or wide gamut color) and high dynamic range (HDR) systems, and an expert in colorspaces such as DCI P3 RGB, Adobe RGB 1998, ACES AP0/AP1, and BT.2020. He does technology forecasting, systems modelling, algorithm development, video signal processing architecture, colour characterization and calibration, image quality assessment, and expert witness work.

Charles has a PhD in Color Science from Simon Fraser University and has written a book ‘Digital Video and HD Algorithms and Interfaces’.

Goodbye to the 2020 Mixer, goodbye to 2020, and goodbye for now to your new friends!