National Film and Television School (NFTS)

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Film School, UK

The volume of motion images being captured and distributed across the globe is greater than ever. The growing demand for HDR, VR, and volumetric video creates new challenges and opportunities for engaging viewers’ eyes. For the next generation of colorists, the NFTS decided to test the latest range of ASUS ProArt equipment in their MA Digital Effects course and let their students have their say on how the ASUS ProArt range has affected their quality of work. Color grading is a mix of art and technology. For MA students finishing their project with color grading, it is highly important to have a monitor that shows accurate color.

NFTS has a full digital workflow from lens to screen. For students to deliver their projects digitally, they require equipment that is capable of working in real-time. Doug Shannon, Head of Systems and IT, mentions that a fast and powerful workstation is key when working with a color grading software. After installing the SCAN 3XS ProArt Studio workstation powered by the ProArt B550-Creator motherboard in their grading suite, their students now have the tools that are instantly responsive to improve their quality of work.

Color grading is a mix of art and technology. For MA students finishing their project with color grading, it is highly important to have a monitor that shows accurate color. NFTS has installed the ASUS ProArt PA32UCG 4K HDR monitor in their grading suite to give their students a high-quality image when finalizing their productions. In their MA Digital Effects teaching space, they have provided each student with the ProArt PA27UCX as a desktop monitor. This enables students to have color accuracy on their desktop when working on their productions from start to finish. This way the students don’t need to use the grading suite to check their work until they need to put the final touches to their project.

Vanessa Aparicio is finishing her MA in color grading and she mentions how having a software that works together with their monitor is vital for their line of work: “The ASUS ProArt monitors have really helped us in our process of creation because they are monitors that we can really rely on. They have really good calibration and the brights are really incredible. The shadows are really, really well kept as well.