New to the DIT life? Alix Milan knows a thing or two about how to prepare your cart for a shoot. His motto “fail to prepare, prepare to fail,” serves as the guiding principle for his DIT and video playback rental company We Love Hue. We got the chance to sit down with Alix and learn more about his career, and his personal DIT cart.
Chris has emerged from photography to motion. He constantly adapts to the unique requirements of jobs in both worlds. In this interview, he walks you through all the bits and pieces – including the pink accessories and his woodpecker logo!
In the past, Lucy worked as an on-set editor, juggling many different responsibilities at once. These days, she’s fully focused on her role as a near-set and on-set DIT for diverse projects. Check out the full interview!
Robert mainly works on productions for big streaming platforms and has assembled quite an impressive setup along the way. In this interview, he discusses all its bits and pieces!
Eyad enjoys going back and forth between DIT jobs on set and post-projects in the edit suite. In this interview, he talks about the perks of combining both careers, the film industry in Jordan, and most importantly: his current setup!
After working in different production and post-production positions, Yusuf decided to build his career as a DIT. In this interview, Yusuf gives detailed insights into his current setup and most-loved gear!
In this interview, Ben shares detailed insights into his setup and an important piece of advice: Don’t let anyone with a bug zapper near your cart.
Different types of productions can require different models of cart setups for a DIT. To be well prepared for every situation DIT Alan Robert Hopkins owns three kinds of rigs, and shifts all his other equipment between the three of them; Depending on whether he currently works on a large movie production, or is busy with commercials and dailies in between.
The way a DIT cart is assembled not only depends on the preferences of the DIT itself, but also on the environment they are working in. The perfect combination of required features was quite clear to DIT Timur Gavrilenko when he designed his individual cart: As flexible as possible for high mobility on set, yet powerful enough for more demanding workflows.
DIT carts are used in a variety of different settings. Sometimes there is space for a cart that’s large enough to host your entire equipment, while other situations require a more compact and mobile setup. In order to best meet the requirements of all those different settings, Takeshi Yamaguchi works with three different carts.