Bob Festa's guest appearances

Bob Festa

Colorist Podcast

Warren Eagles' Color Tour Podcast

Kevin Shaw

Mark Todd

Dave Hughes

Vanessa Taylor

Rob Bessette

Gray Marshall

Peter Doyle

Shane Mario Ruggieri

Vincent Taylor

Eric Whipp

Nikolai Waldman

Paul Hanrahan

Dario Bigi

Leo Otero

Marc Wielage

OwlTail

Chatting to Bob was the ultimate ‘going down memory lane Podcast’ for me. Having said that he also has some fantastic advice for up and coming color graders.Bob Festa has been coloring for nearly 40 years. As he says in the podcast “There is nothing I haven’t seen in front or behind me in a session, the only difference now during the Pandemic there is nothing going on behind me!Bob has worked at most of LAs top Post Houses and was also a partner in a start up company New Hat in 2008We discuss his life in Color and why he still loves the job. What was the colorist scene like in the 80s? What are the challenges of owning and operating your own shop? Getting 35% of the room rate in the boom time in the mid 2000s What is it like at CO3? Grading the Kevin Costner show Yellowstone Why he is member of the CSICompany 3 Biohttps://www.company3.com/artists/bob-festa/Post Perspective article with Bob on grading Yellowstonehttps://postperspective.com/colorist-bob-festa-yellowstones-modern-western-look/

Chatting to Bob was the ultimate ‘going down memory lane Podcast’ for me. Having said that he also has some fantastic advice for up and coming color graders. Bob Festa has been coloring for nearly 40 years. As he says in the podcast “There is nothing I haven’t seen in front or behind me in a session, the only difference now during the Pandemic there is nothing going on behind me! Bob has worked at most of LAs top Post Houses and was also a partner in a start up company New Hat in 2008 We discuss his life in Color and why he still loves the job. <ul> <li>What was the colorist scene like in the 80s?</li> <li>What are the challenges of owning and operating your own shop?</li> <li>Getting 35% of the room rate in the boom time in the mid 2000s</li> <li>What is it like at CO3?</li> <li>Grading the Kevin Costner show Yellowstone</li> <li>Why he is member of the CSI</li></ul>Company 3 Bio <a href="https://www.company3.com/artists/bob-festa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.company3.com/artists/bob-festa/</a> Post Perspective article with Bob on grading Yellowstone <a href="https://postperspective.com/colorist-bob-festa-yellowstones-modern-western-look/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://postperspective.com/colorist-bob-festa-yellowstones-modern-western-look/</a>

Podcast S3 EP05: Bob Festa CSI, Los Angeles US

This episode is sponsored by Colorist Society International and Mixinglight.com.   Senior Colorist Bob Festa joins me on this episode of the Colorist Podcast. Bob Festa has colored some of the most iconic music videos and national commercials. Companies like Coca-Cola, Levi’s, American Express, McDonalds, and IBM come back to his suite again and again. In a career that spans over 30 years, he has completed over 20,000 spots. He continues to color today, working on the shows “The Runaways” and “The Last Ship.” He is the recipient of daVinci’s “Master Colorist Award” and “Commercial Colorist of the Year.”  Bob has held positions as a Senior Colorist at Company 3, R!OT Santa Monica, Hollywood Digital, and Encore.  And he also ran his own facility, New Hat. He’s worked with daVinci systems since it’s start, and even helped drive some of the features we use today.  Bob continues to be a mentor to aspiring colorists. He shares his skills, experience, and knowledge to the next generation of artists.   In this podcast, we talk about:  How to avoid burnout and have a long career as a colorist   Comparing long and short form grading   The inspiration of film and why some colorists still use printer points   The most abused technique in color grading   The Festa “Grade once - show many” concept New technologies like HDR and how colorists adapt to them   Coming up with a lot of ideas in a high-pressure environment   Colorist’s role in new business development How the declining price of color systems affect colorists today   Collaborating with Directors and DPs    Vimeo IMDB Instagram Twitter   This episode is sponsored by: Colorist Society International For more information on how you can become a member, visit, www.coloristsociety.com.   Mixinglight.com Use the coupon code “josh15” for 15% off the first term of any Premium Color library subscription.

This episode is sponsored by Colorist Society International and <a href="http://Mixinglight.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mixinglight.com</a>. Senior Colorist Bob Festa joins me on this episode of the Colorist Podcast. Bob Festa has colored some of the most iconic music videos and national commercials. Companies like Coca-Cola, Levi’s, American Express, McDonalds, and IBM come back to his suite again and again. In a career that spans over 30 years, he has completed over 20,000 spots. He continues to color today, working on the shows “The Runaways” and “The Last Ship.” He is the recipient of daVinci’s “Master Colorist Award” and “Commercial Colorist of the Year.”  Bob has held positions as a Senior Colorist at Company 3, R!OT Santa Monica, Hollywood Digital, and Encore.  And he also ran his own facility, New Hat. He’s worked with daVinci systems since it’s start, and even helped drive some of the features we use today.  Bob continues to be a mentor to aspiring colorists. He shares his skills, experience, and knowledge to the next generation of artists. In this podcast, we talk about: <ul> <li>How to avoid burnout and have a long career as a colorist</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Comparing long and short form grading</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The inspiration of film and why some colorists still use printer points</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The most abused technique in color grading</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Festa “Grade once - show many” concept</li> <li>New technologies like HDR and how colorists adapt to them</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Coming up with a lot of ideas in a high-pressure environment</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Colorist’s role in new business development</li> <li>How the declining price of color systems affect colorists today</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Collaborating with Directors and DPs</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/bobfesta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vimeo</a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3029610" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IMDB</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/color_squid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/color_squid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> This episode is sponsored by: Colorist Society International For more information on how you can become a member, visit, <a href="http://www.coloristsociety.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.coloristsociety.com</a>. <a href="http://Mixinglight.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mixinglight.com</a> Use the coupon code “josh15” for 15% off the first term of any Premium Color library subscription.

Episode 17: Bob Festa