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If you are in Tokyo 6/23

JOHN DARO June 17, 2026

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  • June 2026
    • Jun 17, 2026 If you are in Tokyo 6/23 Jun 17, 2026
    • Jun 16, 2026 Into the Depths: Resurrecting Golden Age 3D at Water Tower Color Jun 16, 2026
  • May 2026
    • May 19, 2026 Go Speed Go: Remastering the Hyper Color World of Speed Racer in 4000-Nit HDR May 19, 2026
    • May 14, 2026 What Is Too Bright? Navigating Creative Intent in the HDR Era May 14, 2026
  • March 2026
    • Mar 24, 2026 Spinning in Style: Coloring a 360° RED Camera Rig for Balenciaga Mar 24, 2026
  • February 2026
    • Feb 4, 2026 Bit Depth Deep Dive: The Mathematics of the Digital Canvas Feb 4, 2026
  • November 2025
    • Nov 5, 2025 Netflix's "In Your Dreams" Premiere Nov 5, 2025
    • Nov 5, 2025 Somewhere Over the... Sphere? Grading The Wizard of Oz for a New Dimension Nov 5, 2025
    • Nov 5, 2025 A Big Day for "The Work We Do in the Dark": IMDb Launches the "Color Department" Nov 5, 2025
  • October 2025
    • Oct 16, 2025 Thanks for joining the "Ask the Colorist" panel at SMPTE 2025! Oct 16, 2025
    • Oct 7, 2025 Join Me for the 'Ask the Colorist' Panel at the 2025 SMPTE Summit! Oct 7, 2025
  • September 2025
    • Sep 26, 2025 In Your Dreams | Official Trailer | Netflix Sep 26, 2025
  • August 2025
    • Aug 29, 2025 The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Aug 29, 2025
    • Aug 29, 2025 Niagara Takes Flight Aug 29, 2025
  • July 2025
    • Jul 2, 2025 LG Roadshow - A New Era of Home Entertainment: Ambient Light Compensation Jul 2, 2025
  • June 2025
    • Jun 2, 2025 ACES at Cine Gear Saturday June 7th Jun 2, 2025
  • May 2025
    • May 8, 2025 WB Tour Spot May 8, 2025
  • April 2025
    • Apr 24, 2025 Until Dawn out today Apr 24, 2025
    • Apr 14, 2025 Bridging Eras: How AI is Reimagining 'The Wizard of Oz' for the Sphere Apr 14, 2025
  • February 2025
    • Feb 12, 2025 Building a Retro CRT Effect: From Shadertoy to Baselight Matchbox Shader Feb 12, 2025
  • December 2024
    • Dec 22, 2024 Color Timer Podcast Dec 22, 2024
  • November 2024
    • Nov 23, 2024 Introducing Water Tower Color Nov 23, 2024
    • Nov 21, 2024 Water Tower Color is Open Nov 21, 2024
  • October 2024
    • Oct 11, 2024 Section Meeting Tuesday, October 15 6 - 8:30 pm Oct 11, 2024
  • September 2024
    • Sep 19, 2024 Best Practices - Remote Color Approvals on iPad Pro Sep 19, 2024
  • August 2024
    • Aug 1, 2024 HDR by Barco Aug 1, 2024
  • July 2024
    • Jul 26, 2024 How to - Add a LUT in Avid Media Composer Jul 26, 2024
  • May 2024
    • May 29, 2024 John Daro's Take on the Future of Color Grading: AI, Cloud, and Remote Workflows May 29, 2024
  • April 2024
    • Apr 11, 2024 Baselight X Grade: A Game-Changer? Hands-On Impressions Apr 11, 2024
    • Apr 11, 2024 ShotDeck & the Art of the Steal: How References Fuel Your Vision Apr 11, 2024
  • March 2024
    • Mar 21, 2024 The Kardashians Season 5 Teaser Mar 21, 2024
    • Mar 20, 2024 8AE - Really Really Mar 20, 2024
  • January 2024
    • Jan 1, 2024 HDR - Flavors and Best Practices Jan 1, 2024
  • November 2023
    • Nov 28, 2023 Big Congratulations to tonight's HPA winners Nov 28, 2023
  • September 2023
    • Sep 22, 2023 Come join us at the Linwood Dunn Theater for a SMPTE Hollywood and Colorist Society Hollywood Oct. 5 event. Sep 22, 2023
  • July 2023
    • Jul 27, 2023 Post Perspective - Color Pipeline: Virtual Roundtable Jul 27, 2023
    • Jul 12, 2023 Congratulations "Dear Mama" Emmy Nomination Jul 12, 2023
  • May 2023
    • May 18, 2023 100 Years of Warner Bros. May 18, 2023
    • May 12, 2023 Dear Mama May 12, 2023
  • January 2023
    • Jan 24, 2023 Cheers to "The Sea Beast" Best Animated Feature Film Nomination! Jan 24, 2023
  • November 2022
    • Nov 8, 2022 How To - Dolby Vision Nov 8, 2022
  • October 2022
    • Oct 12, 2022 Questioning Color Oct 12, 2022
  • July 2022
    • Jul 29, 2022 DC League of Super Pets Jul 29, 2022
    • Jul 8, 2022 The Sea Beast - High Dynamic Range on the High Seas Jul 8, 2022
    • Jul 1, 2022 WINDBORNE: CALL OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES Jul 1, 2022
  • April 2022
    • Apr 12, 2022 Bit Depth and Precision - Why It Matters Apr 12, 2022
    • Apr 5, 2022 The Sea Beast Teaser | Netflix Apr 5, 2022
  • February 2022
    • Feb 10, 2022 Kimi - Virtually a Virtual Production Feb 10, 2022
  • January 2022
    • Jan 21, 2022 EDL Extension Cleaner Jan 21, 2022
    • Jan 12, 2022 Kimi Trailer Jan 12, 2022
  • December 2021
    • Dec 22, 2021 Looking Back on 2021 Dec 22, 2021
  • November 2021
    • Nov 29, 2021 How to - VR 180 Video Files Nov 29, 2021
  • October 2021
    • Oct 6, 2021 How to - Convert 29.97i SD to 23.98p in Resolve Oct 6, 2021
  • September 2021
    • Sep 18, 2021 Colorist PSA - Logarithmic isn't Before Sep 18, 2021
  • July 2021
    • Jul 16, 2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy - Multiple Worlds, Multiple Deliveries. Jul 16, 2021
  • June 2021
    • Jun 18, 2021 Best Practices: Restoring Classics Jun 18, 2021
    • Jun 9, 2021 Space Jam Trailer 2 Jun 9, 2021
  • May 2021
    • May 21, 2021 Documentary Color Grading - P!NK: All I Know So Far May 21, 2021
    • May 12, 2021 P!nk: All I Know So Far May 12, 2021
  • April 2021
    • Apr 5, 2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy - Trailer 1 Apr 5, 2021
  • March 2021
    • Mar 15, 2021 Recommendations for Home Color System Mar 15, 2021
  • February 2021
    • Feb 26, 2021 Tom and Jerry Feb 26, 2021
  • November 2020
    • Nov 24, 2020 Baselight Tips and Tricks Nov 24, 2020
  • October 2020
    • Oct 28, 2020 VHS Shader Oct 28, 2020
  • August 2020
    • Aug 17, 2020 The War With Grandpa Aug 17, 2020
  • May 2020
    • May 15, 2020 Finishing Scoob! May 15, 2020
    • May 13, 2020 SCOOB! and Best Friends Animal Society May 13, 2020
  • April 2020
    • Apr 28, 2020 How To - AAF and EDL Export Apr 28, 2020
  • March 2020
    • Mar 18, 2020 Brockmire Season 4 Starts Today Mar 18, 2020
  • July 2019
    • Jul 31, 2019 3D - A Beginners Guide to Stereoscopic Understanding Jul 31, 2019
  • June 2019
    • Jun 6, 2019 The Rook :: A Global Collaboration Jun 6, 2019
  • April 2019
    • Apr 10, 2019 The Last Summer Trailer Apr 10, 2019
  • March 2019
    • Mar 28, 2019 A Brief History of HDR Mar 28, 2019
    • Mar 8, 2019 "Walk. Ride Rodeo." out today on Netflix Mar 8, 2019
  • April 2018
    • Apr 24, 2018 HDR - Flavors and Best Practices (Copy) Apr 24, 2018

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