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Colorist Daniel Stonehouse shares a wealth of insights
Experienced colorist Daniel Stonehouse owns and co-founded the boutique color grading studio Crayon in Melbourne, Australia. Throughout my detailed conversation with Dan, he shares a wealth of experience and practical insight on the art, craft, and business of color grading and what it takes to run a successful modern boutique shop.
To anyone wanting to break into the industry, Dan’s advice is:
Success Is About More Than The Grading Session
While I have known Dan since the beginning of our careers (circa the early 2000s), I recently joined Crayon as one of their staff colorists. Given this inside view of Crayon, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk shop with my friend and colleague.
During our conversation, Dan emphasized adaptability, continuous learning, dedication, and a holistic approach to becoming an effective colorist.
To this point, Dan offers some excellent wisdom to anyone managing color grading clients from ‘discovery to delivery’. You should consider perfecting the grading session and the lengthy discussions, negotiations, and planning preceding it. Plus, there are after-session processes, such as invoicing and generating visuals for promotion.
Key takeaways from this Insight
Here are just some of the topics Dan and I hit in our wide-ranging conversation:
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