Why Color Contrast Is Essential For The Cinematic Look + How To Capture It On set Having color graded countless films over the years in collaboration with other filmmakers, I’ve encountered my share of…
PODCAST: The 5 Most Critical Color Grading Mistakes Made By Filmmakers Color grading tools have become more accessible than ever, and as a result filmmakers are becoming hyper aware of the role…
Color Grading Rant: Why Protecting Your Dynamic Range Is Killing Your Aesthetic As we all know, high dynamic range is one of the key ingredients needed to achieve a cinematic…
Feature Film Update + Why I’m Locking My Film Reel By Reel My upcoming feature film Shadows on the Road is currently in the finishing stages of post. Final editing…
Download My Free “Classic Chrome” Inspired LUT Here! Recently, I’ve been shooting a lot of footage on the Fuji X-T2, and have been absolutely loving the…
How To Retain Sky Detail & Highlights When Color Grading Your Footage I’m a sucker for natural light, and am always looking for optimal ways to capture and process my shots…
A Brief Review Of The Blackmagic Mini Color Panel I’ve had Blackmagic’s Mini Panel for DaVinci Resolve for about a month now, and after putting it to…
Blockbuster. Arthouse. Classic. My Cinematic LUT: Genre Edition Packs Are Now Officially Available! You asked for it, so here they are! I am excited to announce that today I am releasing…
The Most Important Lesson I’ve Ever Learned About Editing Narrative Film I recently came to an important revelation: For years I’ve been approaching my editing process completely in the…
7 Ways To Speed Up Your Color Correction Process While Dramatically Improving Your Results Color correction is one of the most rewarding stages of post-production – largely because it allows us as filmmakers…
A Non-Technical Approach To Achieving The Cinematic Look As independent filmmakers, we’re always chasing the elusive “cinematic look”. The ultimate goal is usually to increase production value…
What Sets Marmoset Apart From Other Music Libraries: The Search Tool There are a lot of music licensing sites out there – some good, and others… well, not so…