[Tig] Remote client supervised color sessions (was "Color")

[Rob Lingelbach]

On May 2, 2007, at 7:40 PM, Craig Leffel wrote:

>
> The main complaint I hear about this setup is from clients that  
> want to be in the same room as the colorist. Body language, eye  
> contact, tone of voice all matter in an agency session. Good thing  
> I'm here in Chicago to help them with that. Otherwise, why wouldn't  
> everyone just color with Stephan? Or Bob. or Jais...... etc. It can  
> and is being done.

Craig, I definitely synchronize with this last paragraph of yours.  I  
do believe that technology can remove the human, interactive element  
in sessions, though it can work for some (a definite minority- unless  
every facility is owned by Ascent, which could come to
pass).  I go visit my taxman each year because I enjoy seeing him,  
enjoy his advice as given firsthand.  If I have as a colorist, for  
example, 15 sessions a year with a particular client, do I want to be  
talking with him/her on the phone/videophone with images sprayed
back and forth with god knows how much processing, etc. etc. etc.?   
I'd much rather have him or her in the room, where we can be human  
with each other.

Technology is ahead of humanity at times for the wrong reasons.
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Rob Lingelbach
http://www.colorist.org/robhome.html
rob at colorist.org      rob at calarts.edu