Marc Wielage is a veteran Colorist based in Hollywood. He has been grading for 40 years and has the credits and stories to prove it. The chat starts at his shop in Hollywood before moving to legendary Hollywood restaurant Canters. Lots of people know him from the many different color forums he follows. Marc has helped many colorists at all levels, so this is a chance to get his backstory.

Topics discussed

• His grading shop is ‘Chroma’


• Working with directors Michael Mann, George Lucus and Russ Meyer (The impressions are fantastic)


• How he finds the time to be so prolific in many different color forums


• Marc’s knightmare session, we have all had them!

www.chromahollywood.com

https://www.facebook.com/groups/900152487018899/

Vinegar Syndrome is the company selling the restorations on Blu-ray and HD streaming:

https://vinegarsyndrome.com/

Some of the film projects he has colored are on Blu-ray include Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Dances with Wolves, Die Hard, Cider House Rules, and about 250 others since 2002. He has finished about 100 for Vinegar Syndrome going back to 2014, mostly cult films from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

Vimeo page

https://vimeo.com/user28054796