[Tig] career path

[Jim Houston]

On Jul 12, 2007, at 12:34 PM, Christopher Stack wrote:
>
> so my question to the group is: what should be my next step?  are
> there colorist-assistant positions?

There are, and that is probably the best next step for you to take.

You should know though that the assistant position generally doesn't
involve a lot of actual color correction.  It is a support role for the
colorist in the suite (and sometimes a night-shift position).  It
can involve setting up and organizing shots for the colorist
station, database entry,  roto, render watching, QC,
  and occasionally preliminary grades if the colorist trusts you.

The advantage of the position is that you often get to sit
in the client sessions and see how the colorist handles
the clients and that, in the end, is one of the more
important aspects of the colorist's job.  You also get plenty of
time on a version of the software.

Good luck..

Jim Houston
Starwatcher Digital