[Tig] FW: who graded matrix

[Rob Lingelbach]

On Jun 12, 2008, at 1:13 AM, Joe Owens wrote:

>   In which case, watch the print once, and then grade it like you  
> saw it,.......

The act of watching once and retaining the images for density,  
balance, sharpness, and all the dozens of other qualities, over some x  
period of time, and duplicating it in a different place, is quite  
interesting as applies to color memory.   When I'm in the grading  
suite, working on commercials, I often test myself in matching  
sequences without doing comparisons, and then when I think the match  
is perfect, checking myself- it has actually improved my color memory  
substantially.  There are exercises for improving memory circuits that  
are well-known, such as reviewing, hours later, every thought and act  
upon first waking up after a good sleep.  I use the "blind match  
attempt" (well actually not completely blind) to build speed and  
acuity.  But this is done in the course of a time frame of hours,  
though sometimes days, and in the same place.   In the case of  
features,  colorists who have a good projection system in the suite  
are at an advantage.

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Rob Lingelbach
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