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10/01/2025

In this episode of The Offset Podcast, we’re talking about relationships and their importance in the post production industry (or any industry really).

You’ve likely heard the phrase ‘it’s a relationship business’. What that means and how do you go about working on your relationships is what we’re exploring in this show.

Specifics we discuss include:

- What do we mean by post is a ‘relationship business’?
- No one is perfect, but trying to always improve relationships should be the goal
- Using the concept of the ‘golden rule’ and giving people the benefit of the doubt
- Managing client relationships and the importance of being ‘invested’ in their success
- The importance of clear expectations with clients
- Stewardship and ‘checking in’ with clients between projects
- How project debriefs can be a valuable tool for client relationship growth
- Working with other vendors and the delicate dance with client involvement
- Direct replies vs reply all when it comes to working with other vendors
- Using relationships with other vendors as a sales and workflow assets
- The challenges of relationships with co workers & colleagues
- Putting the project first with all colleagues - even ones you don’t get along with
- The importance of modesty and a positive attitude with co-workers
- Owning your faults/mistakes and working to rectify them
- How you talk about others dramatically impacts your relationships

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uzFlOZRMyIE

You can also find it on all major podcast platforms. For all the ways to watch and listen check out the links in our bio.

If you like The Offset Podcast, we’d love it if you could do us a big favor. It’d help a lot if you could like and rate the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen/watch the show.

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Thanks as always to our amazing sponsor Flanders Scientific, Inc.and our editor

09/15/2025

In this episode we’re discussing something we do pretty regularly - look setting with a client.

If you’re not familiar with look setting it can be a vital part of the grading process. It helps ensure that you and the client are on the same page with the creative choices and look of a project PRIOR to grading the entire project and potentially going down the wrong path.

Look setting can be an integral part of preproduction - building monitoring LUTs or in camera look files. Or it can happen after production has wrapped but prior to the main grade starting.

In this episode it’s that second scenario that we’re going to be discussing. We’ll cover developing looks for production in a later episode.

Specific topics discussed in this show include:

- What is look setting and while is a vital part of the finishing process?
- How look setting is the first part of building client confidence and important to the communication process
- When does looking setting happen?
- Making the goals of a looking setting session clear to everyone involved
- Strategies to avoid going too deep in the grade while also showing off capabilities & possibilities
- The importance of reviewing & discussing references
- How to pick shots and scenes to work on
- Building 3 to 4 looks to share with the client
- Leveraging comparative tools
- Presenting shot challenges without offending clients
- In person, asynchronous and remote streaming look sessions
- Moving from a look setting session into the main grade

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iRJCaMbWJ2k

You can also listen to this episode on all major podcast platforms. For all the ways to watch and listen check out the links in our bio

If you like the podcast we’d love if you’d consider supporting the show by buying us a ‘cup of coffee’: https://buymeacoffee.com/theoffsetpodcast

Also a huge thanks to our sponsor Flanders Scientific, Inc. for the ongoing support!

09/02/2025

In this episode of The Offset Podcast we’re talking about something that’s been on our mind for while - virtualization. Specifically how virtualization can help facilitate and color and postproduction workflows.

If you’re new to the subject than this episode is a good primer on the essential components of virtualization, for those of you more experienced with virtualization, we believe strongly that virtualization will continue to play a large role in our industry, and over the next few years, become mainstream in many post and finishing workflows.

Specific topics discussed include:

- What is virtualization and why is it important?
- Local hardware mentality vs virtualization
- Local hypervisors and VMs
- Virtualization servers (DIY local and or Cloud Based)
- Key vocabulary - bare metal, pass through etc
- The role of Remote Desktop/streaming and local clients in a virtualized setup
- Why and how we’re experimenting with fully virtualized workflows
- The trickle down effect of virtualization is gaining steam

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mNK9TQqZiy4

You can also find this episode on all major podcast platforms including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. For all the ways to listen and watch check out the links in our bio.

If you like The Offset Podcast, we’d love it if you could do us a big favor. It’d help a lot if you could like and rate the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen/watch the show.

Also if you liked this show consider support the podcast by buying us a cup of coffee. - https://buymeacoffee.com/theoffsetpodcast

Bit thanks to our sponsor Flanders Scientific, Inc. and our editor Stella.

08/15/2025

In this episode of The Offset Podcast we’re continuing our conversation with Cullen Kelly on color eduction.

If you missed part 1, be sure to go back to and check it out.

In this episode some of the topics we explore include:

- Finding the right instruction and right instructor for how you learn
- The role of 'robustness’ in color education
- Why concepts trump recipes
- Why some practitioners aren’t great teachers and some teachers aren’t great practitioners
- How to get people to ‘launch’ post instruction
- From tutorials on YouTube to a building a brand
- The Pros/Cons of different instruction types - in person, asynchronous, audio only etc
- The responsibility of a student and how to good student
- The challenges of teaching the ‘soft’ side of color - room & client management
- What constitutes success as an educator?
- Dealing with trolls and criticism as an educator

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s3PSY67HY9A

You can also find the episode on all major streaming platforms including Apple Music & Spotify. For all the ways to watch and listen check out the links in our bio.

A huge thanks to Cullen for joining us these past two episodes. You can learn more about Cullen’s courses, tools and community by visiting his YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/cullenkelly

If you liked this episode consider supporting the show by buying us a coffee - https://buymeacoffee.com/theoffsetpodcast

Thanks as always to our amazing sponsor Flanders Scientific, Inc. and our editor Stella!

08/04/2025

In this episode of The Offset Podcast we’re talking about a subject that’s near and dear to us - color education.

Over the past 25 years both Joey and Robbie have written books on postproduction, authored hundreds of hours of tutorial content and spoken on color and postproduction at conferences and events all around the world.

For this episode we thought it’d be fun to have one of our favorite color educators join the show as a special guest. None other than the incomparable Cullen Kelly

As a colorist Cullen’s eye is sought after by some of the biggest brands and best film makers in the world, as an educator his knowledge and easy going manner have earned him the respect of thousands around the world and even gave brith to a thriving community he manages. As a developer - first with DCTL and now OFX, Cullen is combining his love of color science and workflow all to help colorists create compelling images.

Specific topics we cover in this episode include:

- Cullen’s background and how his journey began with a desire to know more about color
- How being a staff colorist drastically impacted his skills and learning the craft of color grading
- How the facility experience also drove his desire to learn more about what was happening behind the scenes with image creation
- Rewarding the passion of others by sharing knowledge and building a community
- Color and post have lots of ‘lanes’ of knowledge, no one ever regrets knowledge gained
- How knowledge is tiered - you can’t learn everything all at once.
- The challenges of calibrating education to your audience
- The role of principles and how they outweigh any specific tool
- The challenge of teaching when the quality of footage, projects, and skillsets vary

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jsnQYA436N4

You can also find the show on all major podcast platforms. For all the ways to watch and listen check out the links in our bio

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07/15/2025

Routers, switches, IPs, MAC addresses - if those and dozens of other IT terms sound like different language to you, you're not alone!

In this episode of The Offset Podcast we’re discussing essential IT vocab, devices and workflows. Of course, in a single episode there is a ton that we can’t cover, but if as a creative IT stuff is confusing to you, than this overview will certainly help. Being conversant with IT terms is a must in modern post production.

Some of the specific topics we explore in this show include:

- Why IT knowledge is essential on lots of levels including communicating with other people in the industry
- Understanding the role of a router and WAN vs LAN connections
- The role of a switch
- IP essentials - public IP vs internal IP
- DHCP vs Static/Fixed IPs
- VLANS and their role in more complicated network structures
- The value of an IT ecosystem/product integration and a ‘single pane of glass’ approach
- Firewalls and their importance in VLAN setups & incoming/outgoing connections
- Exploring network speed and performance options - 1GbE, 10GbE etc
- Understanding jumbo frames/MTU size
- The role of WIFI in the professional environment

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dSKnkDa6tgE

You can also find this episode and our entire library of shows on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all other major podcast platforms. For all the ways to watch and listen check out the links in our bio

If you'd like to support the show now you can! Just visit coff.ee/theoffsetpodcast

Thanks as always to our awesome sponsor for the support, our awesome editor , and to you, our audience for checking out the shows - see you in about two weeks.

07/01/2025

It’s widely known that the Blackmagic Design development team for Resolve is one of the best in the business. - coming up with great new features and squashing bugs quickly. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement!

In this episode, we take a list of 50+ feature requests and cull that down to 10 (ish), touching on things like groups, potential interface improvements, and what AI could (should) be doing in Resolve.

Of course, anytime a list of 50+ things is paired down considerably there are good feature requests that get left behind so we might have to do a part 2 on this later in the year.

In this episode some of the feature requests/improvements we take a look at include:

- Complete revision of groups in Resolve
- More AI driven utility tools - auto conform, dead pixel analysis, auto grouping etc
- UI improvements - UI to dock/save presets, settings, DCTLS, favorite effects, momentary full screen panels
- Tracking & Stabilization workflow improvements including axis weighting, predictive tracking, depth based tracking
- Gestural support for pen and trackpad users
- Color management for saved/exported stills + contact sheet/webpage export
- Closed caption, & Dolby Vision/Atmos support for DCPs. DCP validation
- Info pallet improvements - shot stats, corrections list, more items available for smart filtering
- How to make good feature requests and bug reports

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GGiPHRRzF0o

You can listen to this episode on all major podcasting platforms including Spotify & Apple Podcasts. For all the ways to watch and listen check out the links in our bio.

Also, be sure to checkout offsetpodcast.com to check out our growing library of shows as well as to submit an idea for a future episode.

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Thanks as always to our amazing sponsor Flanders Scientific, Inc. for the support!

06/16/2025

In this episode of The Offset Podcast we’re asking & discussing the question - Is HDR really taking off?

At first blush, the answer is yes, but really, the answer is decidedly more nuanced.

Specifics discussed in this episode include:

- HDR seems to be everywhere - streaming platforms, consumer electronics, professional gear with billions made in investment
- While wildly available, access to HDR content is still often based on ‘level’ of plan.
- Disconnect for consumers between HDR capable hardware and plans
- The role the iPhone has played in helping spread HDR
- Although available & accessible, HDR is still widely weighted to the ‘higher end’. Mid and entry level productions aren’t utilizing HDR. Why? And how can that change?
- The language of HDR has become conservative and very similar to SDR versions making differentiation harder
- A safe approach to HDR may be tied to derived downstream HDR and SDR performance.
- Investment in expensive gear (reference monitoring) for what many see as niche is also a contributing factor
- How to sell and consistency in selling HDR content is important
- Many feel that HDR is something that is being dictated to them…but for technical not creative reasons
- Important to remember HDR technology and workflows are still relatively new
- Stunning HDR content does exist and shows what can be done (Ian Vertovec examples)
- Given artists space and time to work on HDR can produce amazing results

You can watch this show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HZq2MRP53bY

You can also find the show on podcast platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcast and others. For more ways to watch or listen check out the links in our bio.

Thanks as always to our sponsor Flanders Scientific, Inc.

06/02/2025

It’s no secret that the post production (and production) industry is in a bit of tumultuous period resulting in a lot of people wondering if they should stay in the industry and for young people who are drawn to postproduction, if they’re making the right move trying to pursue editing, color, mixing etc.

In this episode, we’ll explore these issues and more. While we don’t have the fixes for the macro issues at play in our industry, we discus many ways to battle the current downturn in post including:

- The current challenges in post production are multi-faceted and no single way to solve them
- Post production requires a massive amount of effort other industries can be more appealing (and more lucrative)
- Jobs at post facilities are few and far between but its hard to recommend to young folks starting out to just start their own business or go freelance - there are significant challenges in doing so
- Medium and small size post production companies can be doing a better job with training, mentorship and recruitment.
- Better understanding were postproduction work has gone - social content, corporate communications etc
- Developing adjacent stills are absolute necessity for the modern post worker - programing, AI , IT workflows
- Understanding not all work is art, but all work is commerce
- The product of ‘production companies’ has changed drastically and leverages more than just traditional post skills
- Content creation really only works with a purpose and a goal
- Moving from an operator role to other roles in the industry - even ones you might think of like software creation/management
- Skills learned in post are highly desirable and portable in a wide swath of industries

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A1MRN2sITVs

You can also find the show on all major podcast platforms including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. For more ways to watch and listen check out the links in our bio or head over to offsetpodcast.com.

Big thanks as always to our sponsor Flanders Scientific, Inc.

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05/19/2025

In this episode we’re exploring a audience member submitted question about how to know when a grade is done and ready to present to a client. It’s a more nuanced and complex question than you’d think!

Specific topics discussed in this episode include:

- Color is very subjective thing - how to balance your ‘done’ vs a client’s done
- The importance of pre-grade goals
- How initial project evaluation is a vital part of the grading process
- Getting to know a client’s preferences, aesthetic, and things they focus on
- The immense value of working in passes
- Focusing first on ‘tone’, white/black point, and overall shot to shot contrast
- Moving to large feature matching
- Detailed work - beauty, clothing, small features shot to shot
- Showing the client for the first time - balancing confidence and accepting constructive criticism
- Putting the project back in front of client again after addressing notes and gauging success
- Evaluating ‘translatability’ on consumer devices
- Preparing for big changes, disasters etc with project backups, duplicated timelines, and versions
- Balancing perfectionism with staying on schedule and delivering
- The long term value of being committed to your work

You can watch this show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wkBrS8FdXNA

The episode is also available on major podcasting platforms including Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Check out the links in our bio for more ways to watch and listen.

If you have an idea for a show let us know! Head over to offsetpodcast.com and click on the submission link at the top of the page.

Big thanks as always to our sponsor Flanders Scientific, Inc.

05/01/2025

In this episode, we’re continuing our discussion with monitoring experts Bram Desmet from , Nate McFarlin from , and David Abrams from Avical &

Some of the specific topics we cover in this episode include:

- How are panels actually made? And why does it cost billions?
- The role of material science in panel manufacturing
- Understanding the split between panel manufacturers and consumer brands of the same name
- The importance of viewing environment regarding display performance
- Understanding preference vs accuracy
- The shift to consumer-sized panels as reference monitors and the ongoing challenges of using multiple monitors
- Building meter matrices with the four color method, and if there are better approaches, like the Bodner method, or the volumetric approaches used by some calibration software
- Revisiting using consumer displays in a professional setting & why consumer TV companies have little incentive to integrate reference capabilities
- Continuing challenges of Rec.2020
- Calibrating computer monitors, iPads, and mobile devices

Huge thanks to our guests!

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4bzlJWPsfIU

You can also find the podcast on major podcast platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts. For all the ways to watch and listen, check out the links in our bio.

If you liked this show, be sure to check out our other episodes and like and subscribe to the podcast wherever you find it.

As always, thanks to our sponsor, , our editor, , and all of our viewers/listeners.

04/15/2025

For our 30th episode we're discussing that topic we always seem to revisit - monitoring!

While we have some opinions on the state of reference and consumer monitors in 2025 we thought it'd be fun to celebrate our 30th episode with some good friends who also happen to be experts in their part of the monitoring ecosystem.

In Part 1 of a two-part series, we're joined by CEO Bram Desmet, Nate McFarlin from , and David Abrams from & Avical

Specific topics explored in this episode include:

- Staying on top of monitoring technologies
- Choosing display technologies for a monitor product line
- Determining what features make it into monitor software
- Addressing different needs of different users e.g. DITs vs Colorists
- How staying at the forefront of color science helps deliver the most accurate monitors possible
- The role that an R&D company like Dolby plays in the monitor ecosystem
- How monitor usability is just as important as performance
- The complexity of monitor display technologies and how they can complicate monitor evaluation
- Sometimes monitor evaluation brings with it things manufacturers don’t want to hear
- Consumer monitors can be considerably harder to evaluate than professional monitors
- What does Dolby Certification really mean for consumer TVs
- When will we hit a point where HDR is standard & SDR is looked at in a similar way to HD or 4:3
- Professional vs Consumer displays when it comes to calibration accuracy out of the box
- Calibration is not a replacement for understanding & proper setup/use of a monitor
- Exploring how calibration has become both easier and harder
- How accurate is accurate enough and is the cost of reference calibration gear worth it
- Noticeable differences & degrees of accuracy with calibration
- Drift and the frequency of recalibration

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lAYPOjP3f4k

You can also find the episode on all major podcast platforms and at offsetpodcast.com. For all the ways to watch and listen check out the links in our bio.

Big thanks to for joining us, for the ongoing support, and to our amazing editor for all the help putting shows together.

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