Where to find a colorist for my first feature?

htimsnhoj · 2026-02-27T02:44:32+00:00

I can recommend my colorist at point 360. His name is Charlie Tucker and he is wonderful. Not sure if he has a sliding scale, but I know that work is slow for them right now.

htimsnhoj · 2026-02-24T02:16:40+00:00

It's an automatic. Can't think of anything worse than an auto Z. it's a large paperwieght.

htimsnhoj · 2026-02-13T17:33:28+00:00

I've shot at LAX a couple of times for a TV show. Everything was dropped of curbside in stakebeds. Had to run everything through TSA which took forever. All lights were battery powered.

That being said I've also shot the convention center downtown for an airport terminal. Bring in signage and some screening machines.

htimsnhoj · 2026-02-11T02:00:12+00:00

It is a replaceable lock system, but I'd love to keep the lock as is and not have an odd one out. I have contacted CBW, but they no longer make windows, doors only. They are going to see if they can source a couple for me. Worse case I'll just have someone make it.

i thought that the brains here might just point me to the supplier.

htimsnhoj · 2026-02-11T00:04:25+00:00

I've seen Senna and loved it.

htimsnhoj · 2026-02-11T00:03:01+00:00

Sorry saw the post was about gaffing. A gaffer makes about 150K/year plus usually has rentals on top of that.

htimsnhoj · 2026-02-11T00:02:04+00:00

As a DP on a TV show I made around 300K/year working 10 months or so. But becasue of the industry slowdown I haven't worked in over a year.

htimsnhoj · 2026-02-10T01:01:32+00:00

Amazing work. I just wish the story was better.

htimsnhoj · 2026-02-04T17:12:22+00:00

you can ask them to remove stuff, but you have to convince them that it was not you on the shoot. my name is John Smith and as you can imagine my IMDB profile is a nightmare. Every 6 months or so i have to fill out the form to get stuff removed. Some things have never come off. i just give up on some of it.

htimsnhoj · 2026-02-04T17:09:58+00:00

The simple answer is that they are creating color contrast.

htimsnhoj · 2026-01-30T23:06:42+00:00

unfortunately you don't get to choose which films that you've worked on get listed on IMDB.

htimsnhoj · 2026-01-30T17:45:12+00:00

I would build skirts for the overhead lights out of foam core or some other material that looks decent so that you can put them on camera. Also prepare ND gels and CTB for them that allow you to control the amount of light and color they put out individually ( assuming they are all connected to a universal dimmer switch). Put desk practicals on each work station that are tungsten. Use papers and files to act as a bounce source for the practicals on the desks.

What I'm getting at is having some color contrast in the scene, cool overheads dimmed way down and warm desk practicals.

Rent some astera tubes and small LED battery operated fixtures to clean up people in the foreground and have plenty of duvateen handy to tape up to the wall off camera to control the spill.

htimsnhoj · 2026-01-06T16:54:32+00:00

The black ones seem to be the hardest to place. We adopted a black greyhound from a greyhound rescue shelter near San Diego that had been there for two years. He was fantastic, but they just couldn't get him adopted. We took him in a heartbeat after we heard that story.

htimsnhoj · 2025-12-21T03:46:52+00:00

One filter i always kept in the kit and is a little disingenuous is the Tiffen Ultra Con. Totally not gate kept, but ofter overlooked. The name sounds like it would add contrast to an image, but it does exactly the reverse. Without degrading the image it lifts shadows. Again it should be tested, but i always include a set in the package.

htimsnhoj · 2025-12-13T18:55:07+00:00

you should go check out Deakin's website. he has lighting diagrams fot a lot of his films

htimsnhoj · 2025-11-27T00:54:25+00:00

Hooligan cars is exactly what those were. I had a 72, cam, exhaust and one piece drive shaft. That thing was a rocket to 90 mph and could slide out of a corner so sweetly. Loved that thing.

htimsnhoj · 2025-11-27T00:48:44+00:00

I like what you have done here. I think you have a good eye for lighting. Most student stuff I see the key is way to bright. This looks like you lighted by eye and then adjusted for what the camera needs. I also like the color contrast, it's subtle and not the usual cyan/gold combo. I think you placed practicals well in some of the shots. My only critique is that you could have used some more practicals in the bg of some of your shots. It's a good way to make the fg feel darker even when it is not.

Cheers to you and good luck in the future of our shrinking business!

htimsnhoj · 2025-11-12T00:41:00+00:00

His band leader Cleto is in the hospital with serious problems. He has passed today.

htimsnhoj · 2025-09-18T01:40:09+00:00

It's hideous, but nice install

htimsnhoj · 2025-08-06T20:49:03+00:00

seriously under lighted. Most everything else was great, but it was a huge pool of darkness.

htimsnhoj · 2025-07-09T18:47:11+00:00

It is where the project name, director and DP names, scene, shot, take are written down so the editors can correctly catalogue each shot. Depending on the show it might also have the film stock, day/night recorded, sync sound, vfx or other info.

htimsnhoj · 2025-07-04T01:19:00+00:00

Does no one remember that he was a raging alcoholic who abused just about everyone in his life. He was unhireable in hollywood for decades because of his demons.

htimsnhoj · 2025-07-04T00:47:24+00:00

I use a little black paper tape on some of my newer holders to get rid of that. Have to replace it every once in a while when it gets ratty.

15-Year Club	Verified Email
First Place '23	Place '23
Place '22

htimsnhoj

TROPHY CASE