The Advanced DVD goes into greater depth, and more than just helping you to understand the interface, it will give you a better understanding of what a colorist does, and advanced techniques to add the finishing touches to your project. Doing your own color timing will take your projects to the next level without costing you an arm and a leg. Living in Los Angeles, I can tell you that a decent rate for a good colorist is $250 an hour, and it's worth every penny. But if you don't have that many pennies, don't skip the step…At least take a pass at it yourself after going through this training.
Both DVDs offer sample projects that you can play with and use to get a greater understanding of the interface, using it while you watch. I love this form of training, it's less expensive and more effective than film school. I have always been a guy that likes to learn by doing, as it helps create the neural pathways to help you remember how you did it.
Learning the interface is just the beginning.
Depth of Information
The depth of information on these DVDs is monumental. Color is a program with has as much going on as Final Cut or After Effects, and these training DVDs manage to cover every aspect of it. I was pretty amazed with the amount of information available in the Basic Training DVD, thinking it would be more of an introduction to the interface. It does have that, but it doesn't stop there.
The Advanced DVD goes into specific techniques to get those great film looks, and will ultimately make you a pretty damned good colorist in your own right. The combination of Color and these DVDs is smashing down one more wall that stands in the way of the independent filmmaker, allowing them to create the highest quality projects without Hollywood behind them. Color is the one step that is either lost, or mishandled by independent filmmakers and this DVD allows for a complete understanding of proper color and how to achieve it.
