LightBenders

03/26/2024

When your master passes QC on first attempt!

10/17/2023

It was an amazing experience. I hope the attendees really make the best of all that was taught in those very intense two days!

10/03/2023

🎬Join us this Thursday for the SMPTE Hollywood Section's October meeting, moderated by Zorn. Our founder, Juan Ignacio Cabrera, will be part of a dynamic panel discussion on HDR/SDR workflows, alongside industry experts: Daro, Duensig, Laura Jans Fazio, and Chang.

Don’t miss out - register now📽️
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sdr-and-hdr-theres-more-to-discuss-tickets-724062920687?aff=oddtdtcreator

of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Linwood Dunn Theater (AMPAS)

SMPTE Hollywood Section will explore best practices for HDR/SDR workflows at its October meeting.

08/18/2023

In observance of the potential risk of Hurricane Hillary and our commitment to always safeguard our clients assets, we just finished testing our disaster recovery plan.

In any circumstance, we always have updated backups of the projects in a safe location off-site, and keep our disaster recovery plan up to date.

Stay safe out there! ❤️

08/09/2023

🎥 Produced by Universal, directed by Ben Ketai, and photographed by Gevorg Gev
Juguryan 'River Wild' spells suspense visually. Subtle tones dial up the intrigue, syncing
flawlessly with the movie's gripping tale and making sure each actor's look evolves, staying
true to the story's essence.

Color by LightBenders’ Juan Ignacio Cabrera & Francisco Jose Lorite

Netflix Universal Pictures Ben Ketai Colorist Society International - CSI Gevorg Gev Juguryan

07/13/2023

Wooohooo!!! So happy to see the new “River Wild” finally coming out!! One of our favorite projects this year, for sure!
Make sure to check it out August 1st on Netflix

Thank you Ben Ketai for your continuous trust, and for taking us with you in another adventure.

Director: Ben Ketai
DP: Gevorg Juguryan
Colorists: Juan Ignacio Cabrera and Fran Lorite

Real-life couple Leighton Meester and Adam Brody and costar Taran Killam tease their on-screen reunion in new thriller 'River Wild,' a reimagining of Curtis Hanson's 1994 film.

10/31/2022

Our Halloween picks feature:
🎃 The Alienist - The Angel of Darkness
🎃 The Last Circus
🎃 Beneath

Which one is your favorite? 🌕🧙‍♀️

08/25/2022

‘Mo’ is now streaming on Netflix! DP Timothy A. Burton wanted the series to look very cinematic and steer away from the typical comedy “all bright and colorful” concept. Check out what inspired the final look in our new Blog post! ✍️ https://www.lightbenderpost.com/post/netflix-mo-color

Mo Amer SLICK NAIM Tobe Nwigwe A24 SGO Mistika Streambox, Inc. Frame.io ARRI Sony

05/25/2022

to SYFY's Atomica, DPD’s by A. Burton.

📝Check out our Blog Post and get to know our tips when working on an indie production ➡️ https://www.lightbenderpost.com/post/five-tips-and-tricks-when-grading-an-indie-feature-film

05/04/2022

Non-destructive workflows for color and stereo on multi-studio and multi-platform environments.

05/03/2022

Super excited our latest project series Is premiering this summer! The series was created by Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef, directed by SLICK NAIM and DP’d by Timothy Burton.

04/22/2022

Honoring Earth Day with the Adam Pesapane’s stop-motion mini-masterpiece we graded a couple of years ago. 🌊 🐟

Parley for the Oceans Corona

04/01/2022

Working from a full-latitude 16-bit master and having light and color control in the CGI shots allows us to focus on embellishing the details and creating the desired atmosphere.

PlayStation Colorist Society International - CSI THX Ltd.

03/22/2022

Hello Spring! 🌸 It is not always about shadows, textures, and boldness… sometimes it is about luminosity, colors, and subtleties.

03/10/2022

Super excited to see some of our signature looks now available in the brand new Ravengrade plugin for DaVinci Resolve! 🥳 When designing the looks, our founder Juan Cabrera drew inspiration from some of our all-time favorite projects 'Start Up', 'Quantum Break', 'The Alienist' and 'We are in it'.
https://www.lightbenderpost.com/post/ravengrade

02/24/2022

Unleashing the creativity through haptic textures and details in the darkest areas of the low-light shots.

Colorist Society International - CSI

02/14/2022

Every car commercial tells a different story and triggers different feelings. Finding the perfect look and color for it will elevate that story.

Colorist Society International - CSI MAKINE Pixel Power Post Aldo Murillo Conill Advertising

02/08/2022

Happy to share that we have been a part of the LMU School of Film and Television Industry Awards 2021 prize package, offering tutoring and guidance through the post and color services to the winning students. ➡ https://www.lightbenderpost.com/post/lmu-sftv

Loyola Marymount University

02/01/2022

Isn't it nice when lighting is great, and the DP and you are able to experiment, push the concept, and create most of the Sci-Fi look in the color suite?

12/20/2021

to our first blog post discussing J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” post workflow. Have a look at Juan Ignacio Cabrera’s detailed retrospective on the workflow he designed at Bad Robot and how things evolved from there.

https://www.lightbenderpost.com/post/starwars-vii-advanced-workflows

12/01/2021

Very excited to see our founder Juan Ignacio Cabrera being part of the “1 shot 4 ways” session at the upcoming ICA’s Colorist Mixer.

https://coloristmixer.com/

The International Colorist Academy
Blake Jones
Mercado

11/01/2021

Finally a plant that will not die for lack of light ☺️

06/14/2021

With being in the top 4 streamed shows on Netflix, we wanted to share some of our favorite workflow tricks that enabled us to work faster and smarter. 💡

We were super excited to see that the StartUp series, one of our all-time favorite projects, is now available on Netflix. This has brought up so many great memories that we wanted to share some HDR workflow tips and tricks that enabled us to work faster, smarter, and deliver a great-looking show. Sh...

06/02/2021

The Los Angeles Post Production Group session featuring our founder Juan Ignacio Cabrera is now live on YouTube. Check it out to see how we designed the color-grading and finishing workflow for TNT’s The Alienist: Angel of Darkness. Thank you, Wendy Woodhall and Woody Woodhall for having us! 😊

SGO Mistika

https://youtu.be/Ni6DubjvjWo

Finishing The Alienist with Mistika | LAPPG -- New videos online monthly. -- SUBSCRIBE HERE - http://bit.ly/2IzNYsCJuan CabreraLightbender Posthttps://www.li...