Colour Grading Trends: John Daro Looks at AI, the Cloud & Remote Workflows

John Daro, lead digital intermediate colorist with Warner Post Production Creative Services, has helped create and polish the look of feature-length live-action and animated films ranging from Space Jam: A New Legacy to Behind the Candelabra, Contagion and The Boxtrolls to Sea Beast.

He began his career at FotoKem in 2001 and worked his way up to senior colorist in 2005. As well as a keen eye for color, John is also a skilled technician, who has invented technology to create the perfect look for each project. These include a technique using machine vision to auto-segment images into mattes, and MatchGrader, an AI tool that artistically color grades based on a given reference image.

He is also behind SamurAI, which adds the right amount of detail back to the image based on the quality of the input.He recently shared insight into the trends affecting the color grading business, touching on the cloud, AI and utilising remote technology like ClearView Flex with post magazine.

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