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Lucide Post : Celebrating 6 months!
Six months ago James and I launched a boutique size post production company, Lucide Post. A great leap forward that so far has seen us...
Sarina McCavana
Oct 31, 20181 min read


Resolve 15 is out!
So there we are; no longer a Beta version, DaVinci Resolve 15.0.1 is officially out. The updated software adds fixes and improvements for...
Sarina McCavana
Sep 6, 20181 min read


Tog Studios
I recently completed a series of colour grading jobs for GreenRock TV; a central London production company with one foot in Soho and one...
Sarina McCavana
Jul 17, 20181 min read


LUCIDEPOST
A good start to this month, our company website has been launched. Please feel free to browse and have a look around! Get in touch to say...
Sarina McCavana
Jul 5, 20181 min read


Up on tweets
Rather unexpected interview with Soho Editors' Head of Talent. Chatting about being a Colourist in London...
Soho Editors
Jun 25, 20181 min read


Few simple DaVinci Resolve tricks
Like most freelancers, whilst the sun is shining I'm sadly not heading for the park or the beach ...na, I spend it in front of my desk...
sarinamccavana
Jun 13, 20181 min read


DaVinci Resolve 15
DaVinci Resolve 15 is finally out (BETA only) and courtesey of Jigsaw24 I have been able to try out some of its exciting new features......
Sarina McCavana
May 1, 20182 min read


LUCIDE POST
So there we are, I am very exited to announce that Lucide Post Production is coming soon, bringing a range of creative services. Offline...
Sarina McCavana
May 1, 20181 min read


Simplified HDR workflow in DVR
**Update: Please note that further software advancements have been made since this blog was published. For more information, see...
Sarina McCavana
Mar 23, 20182 min read


New Showreel
So there we are, a little selection of past and recent work. I completed this edit with various broadcast, commercial, drama and digital...
Sarina McCavana
Jan 30, 20181 min read


Goldfather of London
Very excited to announce that the Wartime Crime docudrama series I worked on at the end of last year is finally going to be aired on...
Sarina McCavana
Jan 4, 20181 min read


The Art of Colour Grading
From my experience, post-production technicians do focus on being the ultimate geeks, and rightly so since most of the time the technical...
Mixing Light
Dec 11, 20171 min read


Simple Assist Postproduction Workflow Tips
Since writing this blog in 2017, I’ve added a few updates. I’ve compiled my notes and included insights from current industry practices...
Sarina McCavana
Nov 27, 20172 min read


Some exciting news
Whilst I haven't been writing much in the last couple of months, I have been hugely busy with work. Grading more Nissan cars, music...
Sarina McCavana
Oct 17, 20171 min read


Remote Grading in DaVinci Resolve 12.5
Since this is a feature from DaVinci Resolve that I would like to make more use of in the future, I’ve decided to dedicate this blog to...
Sarina McCavana
Aug 3, 20173 min read


“All in one”, is this really the answer to a faster and more efficient workflow?
So there we have it with the Beta version of DaVinci Resolve 14; Blackmagic has created a software allowing us to edit, grade, mix...
Sarina McCavana
Jun 21, 20172 min read


Resolve 14
So DaVinci Resolve 14 is out (not sure what happened to 13…?) and it’s actually good. As expected, it does have a lot of new editing...
sarinamccavana
May 22, 20171 min read


Davidreviews.tv
Just sharing with you this 5 stars 'unsettling' short film from RSA's Gray Hughes that I recently worked on. I present "Run Towards" Enjoy!
sarinamccavana
May 11, 20171 min read


Colour Grading vs Colour Correction
As I sometimes find myself explaining such processes to clients and colleagues, I would like to share this article on the subject by 'Tao...
Patrick Inhofer
Apr 24, 20173 min read


There it is...
...my latest Colourist showreel 2017. Here is a sample of my grading work after another busy year. As well as featuring clips from short...
Sarina McCavana
Mar 16, 20171 min read
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