My DIT Cart Story: Audrey Samson 7 min read

My DIT Cart Story: Audrey Samson

Contrary to the global trend of customizing DIT carts, most French DITs rent equipment for each show. In this article, we got to speak with French DIT and president of ADIT, Audrey Samson, about her typical setup, and the advantages of renting DIT equipment.

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Close Collaboration Across a Dedicated Team: Henrikas Genutis on Heist 88 13 min read

Close Collaboration Across a Dedicated Team: Henrikas Genutis on Heist 88

'Heist 88' is a film about a real heist that happened in Chicago back in 1988. In this article, DIT Henrikas Genutis takes us behind the scenes and offers exclusive insight into how he used the entire Pomfort camera department ecosystem as a communication tool to align the two post houses, and the crew on set with the DP's creative intent.

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How to Use Livegrade’s False Color Mode 12 min read

How to Use Livegrade’s False Color Mode

False color is a key tool to help filmmakers check the exposure of an image. In this article, we give a short introduction to false color and explain how with Livegrade, you can build your own false-color LUT to adapt to the needs of your production.

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QC Series: Introduction— It’s All About Quality 8 min read

QC Series: Introduction— It’s All About Quality

Quality control (QC) plays a crucial role in the success of a film, and how much it costs to make. This article is the first of a series that will introduce some common QC issues and demonstrate how to identify, document and report quality errors through Silverstack.

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My DIT Cart Story: David Gómez Ojeda 20 min read

My DIT Cart  Story: David Gómez Ojeda

David Gómez Ojeda is an experienced DIT in commercials, features, and TV work. In this article, David gives us an in-depth look into his setups for each, and shares several creative problem solving success stories including creating networks on set, and DIT-cart proofing a Sprinter Van.

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Top-Level Continuity on ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 2 with DIT Chandler Tucker 7 min read

Top-Level Continuity on ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 2 with DIT Chandler Tucker

DP Michael Simmonds brought DIT Chandler Tucker onto the set of the second season of 'The Righteous Gemstones,' for two weeks to fix discrepancies between dailies and raw footage. However, after Michael saw how Chandler could provide top-level continuity between shots, scenes, and episodes by way of recorded references in Silverstack Lab, Chandler stayed on for the remainder of the season. In this interview, Chandler shares his thorough workflow, as well as what made it so valuable to the DP.

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The Importance of Metadata in Post-Production Roles  21 min read

The Importance of Metadata in Post-Production Roles 

Camera metadata doesn't play a huge role on set, so why is it important? The answer to that question lies deep within post-production workflows. In this interview, Digital Cinematography expert David Stump shares insights into the importance of metadata through his own experiences in various post-production roles.

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