Sept. 28, 2025 · show notes

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

This is the first of a two-part discussion I had with Richard Muller. He is a DIT based in Germany now, but like me started out in South Africa. He has a wealth of experience from working on shows like: Chappie, Avengers, Dark, Tribes of Europa , 1899, and more recently The Phoenician Scheme, where he was a virtual production supervisor.

We discuss the role of the Digital Imaging Technician and what in involves and also some testing he is doing with film and video acquisition combined with virtual studios. We discuss the quirks of various markets regarding the DIT.

Richard’s Imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3415527/

We discuss:

(00:00) - Intro.
(00:53) - Richard intro.
(01:35) - Interview starts.
(02:40) - Working in South Africa and abroad.
(05:38) - Solutions for jobs.
(07:12) - Starting out.
(09:11) - Film vs digital exposure guidelines.
(10:25) - Post production experience.
(13:51) - Early digital cameras.
(15:47) - Is the role of the DIT easily defined?
(16:21) - Read the fucking manual.
(17:25) - LED walls, a complex color management task.
(22:26) - LED wall calibration.
(23:49) - Shooting tests on film.
(29:03) - Film scanners.
(32:33) - Color management and approaches to HDR.
(37:54) - Watching exposure.
(42:22) - Onset dailies grading.
(46:20) - Effect of a show LUT on production.
(52:32) - The many tasks of a DIT.
(56:47) - Backups and data security.
(01:02:58) - Q-take operator rather than DIT in Germany.
(01:08:17) - Cost saving of a DIT.
(01:09:50) - Reality shows and concerts.
(01:12:33) - Misconceptions about DIT’s.
(01:15:23) - Is the DIT part of the camera department?
(01:16:56) - Confidence booster.
(01:17:44) - Color pipeline collaboration.
(01:19:02) - Makeup artists.
(01:22:08) - The look of Dark.
(01:23:32) - Daniele’s look design talk for Filmlight.
(01:25:48) - Difficulty of grading on set.
(01:27:40) - Show LUT options and LUT’s of lore.
(01:29:48) - Outro.
(01:31:05) - End.

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SHOW NOTES 🔗

00:00:00Intro.

00:00:53Richard intro.

00:01:35Interview starts.

00:02:40Working in South Africa and abroad.

00:05:38Solutions for jobs.

00:07:12Starting out.

00:09:11Film vs digital exposure guidelines.

00:10:25Post production experience.

00:13:51Early digital cameras.

00:15:47Is the role of the DIT easily defined?

00:16:21Read the fucking manual.

00:17:25LED walls, a complex color management task.

00:22:26LED wall calibration.

00:23:49Shooting tests on film.

00:29:03Film scanners.

00:32:33Color management and approaches to HDR.

00:37:54Watching exposure.

00:42:22Onset dailies grading.

00:46:20Effect of a show LUT on production.

00:52:32The many tasks of a DIT.

00:56:47Backups and data security.

01:02:58Q-take operator rather than DIT in Germany.

01:08:17Cost saving of a DIT.

01:09:50Reality shows and concerts.

01:12:33Misconceptions about DIT’s.

01:15:23Is the DIT part of the camera department?

01:16:56Confidence booster.

01:17:44Color pipeline collaboration.

01:19:02Makeup artists.

01:22:08The look of Dark.

01:23:32Daniele’s look design talk for Filmlight.

01:25:48Difficulty of grading on set.

01:27:40Show LUT options and LUT’s of lore.

01:29:48Outro.

01:31:05End.

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