Audio practice · 10 min read
One Room for Mixing and Playback
I use one calibrated StormAudio and Genelec system for professional mixing and consumer playback, so the room stays fixed while the presentation changes.
Writing
Field notes for the whole image chain.
Cameras, color pipelines, production, and the decisions that survive into the finished frame.
Color practice · 9 min read
Calibration Is a Chain, Not a Setting
My critical-viewing display is a projector, a reflective screen and the room they share. Calibrating the projector is only one part of knowing what image I am actually seeing.
Color pipeline · 4 min read
From Volume to Grade: The Color Pipeline I Need as a Colorist
LED volume shots that look right on set and fall apart in the grade are almost always a pipeline problem upstream. Here's the handoff that prevents it.
Documentary · 2 min read
L'dor V'dor
This Emmy winning project started out in 2017 as a project through the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum and then just kept growing and growing and ended up as more of a passion project. I shot t...
Camera workflow · 4 min read
FX9 and Content Browser Mobile - Review
part of a series from End of the Dial
Cinematography · 3 min read
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When I shot my first dance piece for Oklahoma City Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet I explored the stage they had available to see what was there. I knew that Romeo and Juliet was more likely going to be ...