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The Offset Podcast EP 025: Things They Don't Tell You About Becoming A Colorist
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In this installment of The Offset Podcast, we're discussing many of the things no one told us before we decided to become professional colorists.
While being a professional colorist can be exciting and rewarding, the job also comes with a plethora of challenges and things you might not realize. Some specifics we discuss in this episode include:
- Is being a colorist everything it’s made out to be?
- How being a colorist can challenge your physical and mental health
- How not every project is share-worthy and it's easy to feel like you're not making art
- Challenges of long hours and being away from family and friends
- Being an independent colorist is hard, but the benefits can be numerous
- There is more out there to color besides movies, television, and commercials - i.e. the great middle
- How postproduction knowledge as a colorist can be leveraged for lots of other things
- How you have to learn to check your ego at the door
- Long-term success usually means consistency and repeatability vs one awesome grade
- Learning how to be a team player with other parts of the pipeline
- Putting your knowledge to work through education, speaking, etc can be just as rewarding as grading
- Advancement in postproduction isn’t really connected to titles - - but more so responsibility and overall trust from stakeholders
Thanks for listening/watching and if you liked this show be sure to check out other episodes and tell your colleagues and friends about the podcast!
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