Offloads and Coffee Shops: DIT Giulio Strata on “Under the Moon“ and “Swallow“ 4 min read

Offloads and Coffee Shops: DIT Giulio Strata on “Under the Moon“ and “Swallow“

After starting as DIT in Rome only two years ago Giulio Strata is more than passionate about his work in this ’crazy business‘ – as he calls it. Even if it can be challenging sometimes to work on small projects, when budget and resources are limited, that can gain new creative approaches and flexibility. He worked on two such projects, the short movies “Under the Moon“ and “Swallow“. In this interview he shares some insights about these two and explains what makes this job so special.

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Rock Bands, a Legendary Concert Venue, and Offloads on the Go. Andrew Spirk About the Documentary “Live at the Agora“ 5 min read

Rock Bands, a Legendary Concert Venue, and Offloads on the Go. Andrew Spirk About the Documentary “Live at the Agora“

Interviewing famous bands can be exciting enough. However, rushing around locations to get all necessary shooting material can result in a nerve-racking challenge. Therefore, offloading movie data on the go requires thorough planning. The guys of Clockwork 9 kept that in mind while shooting the documentary „Live at the Agora“. With a mobile setup and reliable software for their data management they made sure to accomplish their daily tasks as smoothly as possible.

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A smooth data workflow across multiple units: DIT Stefan Weßling talks about the production of “Capelli Code” 9 min read

A smooth data workflow across multiple units: DIT Stefan Weßling talks about the production of “Capelli Code”

Getting all your technical equipment and the entire crew to the designated shooting location can easily become a challenging scenario, especially when shooting at remote locations with hardly any road access. That’s exactly what DIT Stefan Weßling experienced on the production „Capelli Code“, when he had to get his setup to a location in the Swiss Alps that was only reachable by a 45-minutes ride on a snowcat.

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DIT Jason Naran: The Role of Live Color and Look Information on “Mortal Engines” 7 min read

DIT Jason Naran: The Role of Live Color and Look Information on “Mortal Engines”

The creative look that the DP has in mind during shooting serves as an important basis for subsequent production steps. Making sure that it is maintained throughout the shoot and communicated all the way into post, however, is not always easy. On the production of Peter Jackson’s new blockbuster movie “Mortal Engines”, DIT Jason Naran helped achieving this using LiveGrade Pro.

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Live Grading a Horror Classic: DIT Andy Bader on the Production of “Halloween” 6 min read

Live Grading a Horror Classic: DIT Andy Bader on the Production of “Halloween”

Horror movies are a genre of their very own, captivating viewers with their extremely thrilling and often dark and gruesome story lines. Out of the many horror movies out there, few manage to do this as well as the “Halloween” movies. And the movie series’ newest addition is no exception to that. Andy Bader recently worked as the main unit DIT on the new “Halloween” movie.

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On-Set Data Management and Color: DIT Supervisor Steve Liu on the Production of “Hidden Man” 11 min read

On-Set Data Management and Color: DIT Supervisor Steve Liu on the Production of “Hidden Man”

Shooting a historical movie can be an exciting experience. The historical costumes, locations, and settings often seem to take not only the viewer, but also the entire production team back in time. Steve Liu had such an experience on the Chinese production ‘Hidden Man’, on which he worked as a DIT supervisor. Set in the 1937 Beijing, the movie gives a lot of insights into the old Republic of China at the time. In a recent interview Steve shares some details on his work on this production.

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On-Set Color for Deadpool 2 (Part 2): 2nd Unit DITs Mitch Bax and Ryan McGregor On Keeping Look Consistency 10 min read

On-Set Color for Deadpool 2 (Part 2): 2nd Unit DITs Mitch Bax and Ryan McGregor On Keeping Look Consistency

Working as DIT on 2nd Unit can be different from main unit in many aspects. One key task is to maintain consistency with the work of the main unit – often without anyone from main unit being present on set. DITs Mitch Bax and Ryan McGregor worked on the 2nd Unit of Deadpool 2. In a recent interview they share their experiences and offer some advise for joining a production on 2nd Unit.

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