Ep07 Taking Colour Seriously - with Jax Harney Artwork

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Ep07 Taking Colour Seriously - with Jax Harney

June 10, 2020 • CVP // Josh Allen • Episode 7

Episode seven of Still Rolling takes a nasty turn this week as we actually try and do something responsible. I know, why on earth would anyone try and do that?

Well, hear us out, mainly because Jax Harney from Envy Post Production was kind enough to join us this week. This is a great honour for many reasons but for the most part she lends us her perspective on being a colourist. Jax has firmly established herself as an invaluable member of the team at Envy for her incredible attention to detail and unmistakable style. Josh Allen tries to get technical as he picks her brains for you to find out what kind of technical demands a colourist considers and what are the most important things you need to think of before handing your footage over to a colourist to make sure you get the best result. Turns out that simply nailing your exposure is a great place to start, who knew. We hear about some of Jax’s favourite projects and she lets us know why she hates iPhone footage (sometimes). Colour is a subject close to our hearts and this episode gives a candid look at someone at the top of the game in the London industry.

Jax also gives us a starter pack on what you might need to get into working as a colourist and some great places to start looking for training if you’re serious. She’s just generally awesome like that.

https://envyadvertising.co.uk/work/ja... - Showreel.

Jax had an unconventional start in the industry, beginning her studies in the world of ceramics and then discovering a talent for photography. Fast forward and she quickly found that talent and love was actually suited incredibly well to retouching. Detail and colour provided the focus for her incredible attention to detail. Now she’s a senior colourist at Envy Advertising, one of the top shops for post production in the country, if not the top. Jax works in predominantly short form advertising spots that require time to develop a style and a look that otherwise might not get the attention it deserves in a project with a longer duration. Spending hours perfecting shots that might only make up a 30 second television commercial. There’s no disputing that she’s amongst the top colourists in the country.