The Offset Podcast

If you're like most people in postproduction (and many other industries), you've probably felt at one point or another that budgets are getting smaller, clients are more demanding & expecting more for the same price, and it's often a battle to get the rates you deserve.  The 'Race To The Bottom' is a real thing and in this episode, we'll explore ways to combat it including: - Defining the race...

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Nate McFarlin - Senior Content Engineer at Dolby.  If you missed part 1 of this conversation, be sure to check out Episode 14 to learn more about Nate's background and how he arrived at Dolby.   In Part 2 we cover a lot of ground with Nate including: - Professional & consumer display considerations for HDR & Dolby Vision - Clearing up comm...

We've been Dolby Vision evangelists -speaking, presenting, and developing training on it almost since the very start including a 10-part series for the Dolby Institute a few years ago.  So every time an opportunity presents itself to chat with our friends at Dolby we jump at the chance.  Recently we caught up with Nate McFarlin who is a Senior Content Engineer at Dolby for an engaging two-part con...

Trade shows have always played a big role in the production and postproduction industries.   Pre Internet, outside of going to visit a company or reseller directly, a trade show was the only way to get valuable information about products, workflows, and in general, where the industry was headed. In the 1980s through the early 2000s shows like the National Association Of Broadcasters (NAB) or the I...

In this installment of The Offset Podcast, we're diving into some common color grading myths that we've heard over the years. This is by no means a comprehensive collection of myths, but rather a few select ones that we hear often.   We'll start by taking a look at the 'skin tone line' on a vectorscope and why its use is not as cut and dry as you think it might be. We'll then jump into why 'more'...

As a postproduction professional, one of your primary jobs is to ensure the data integrity of the projects you are working on - essentially don't lose stuff!  Over the years we've heard hundreds of horrifying stories of data loss and unfortunately, most of them were avoidable.  In this episode of The Offset Podcast, we dive into backup and archiving strategies. We'll start out exploring the differ...

It's our 10th Episode!   Thanks to everyone who has supported the show especially our sponsor Flanders Scientific!  If you enjoy this show, or any of our episodes, please subscribe and like! In this installment of The Offset Podcast we're talking about something that's important to all of us - mental health. The pressures, deadlines, and sometimes difficult interpersonal things in post can be crip...

Continuing our discussion on suite design, in this installment of The Offset Podcast Joey & Robbie get into more detail about gear you might want to consider having in a color/postproduction suite including: input devices, control surfaces, Streamdecks, foot pedals, aux monitors, 3D printing your own stuff, the amazing usefulness of VHB tape and a whole lot more!  Looking for a deep dive on re...

Designing a suite thats both comfortable (for you and clients) as well as functional for color work is more complicated than you might think!   Having built dozens of suites from scratch over the years, in part one of two episodes on the subject, Robbie & Joey share their lessons learned about room design including executing proper planning,  if you should consider having a machine room, consi...

One of the biggest questions in any color grading pipeline is how a project will be moved from editorial to a grading system (assuming it's not edited in the same application!)   In this episode of The Offset Podcast, Robbie & Joey discuss the pros & cons of three different workflows for moving projects to color: conform, bake (also called flat file), or a hybrid of the two.  No two projec...

After 20+ years of using CRT, LCD/LED, Plasma, RGB OLED, W-RGB OLED, LMCL, and probably a few other display technologies we're forgetting about - Is QD OLED (Quantum Dot OLED) the display technology we've all been waiting for?  In this installment of The Offset Podcast, Robbie & Joey sit down with our good friend, display technology guru, and CEO of Flanders Scientific, Bram Desmet to discuss...

Film print emulation (FPE for short) is an often discussed, but often confusing topic of discussion for DPs, colorists, and others working in postproduction.  In this episode of The Offset Podcast, Robbie & Joey discuss what film print emulation can mean these days and how there are things to like about pursuing a filmic look, things to avoid, and how different people mean different things whe...

****** A gigantic thanks to our good friends & new sponsor Flanders Scientific! Visit www.flandersscientific.com to learn more about all their professional monitoring solutions ******   Unless you've been living under a rock, you've likely heard the countless ongoing discussions about 'Artificial intelligence' and machine learning.  In this episode of The Offset Prodcast, Robbie & Joey sha...

A postproduction finishing workflow can be complicated especially when you factor in the need to manage multiple sites and work locations. In this installment of The Offset Podcast, Robbie & Joey share the main points of the workflows they use daily in their boutique post & finishing company DC Color

The role of an assistant in postproduction has changed a lot over the past couple of decades.  In this episode of the Offset Podcast Robbie & Joey share their thoughts on the evolution of the postproduction assistant, what skills assistants should learn, and what employers should look out for.

In our first episode, Robbie & Joey look at client communication best practices for postproduction professionals and share some hard-won advice on do's and don'ts when it comes to communicating with clients.

For 25 years, DC Color principals Robbie Carman & Joey D’Anna have been coloring, editing, writing books, recording tutorials, and traveling the world speaking about color, postproduction, technology, business, and creative approaches. Robbie & Joey are both known for their warm, open, and conversational approach to even the most technical topics. Using their broad experience to inform eng...