My Work: Professional Credits, Written Pieces, and Other Projects
A feed of what I’ve been working on lately, professional or otherwise.
Understanding Image Saturation in Color Grading
Saturation is one of those fundamental pieces of a look that for me sits right next to saturation in terms of importance. That being said, saturation also is one of those pieces that can easily be overlooked. It's easy to just adjust your global saturation dial and...
Understanding Image Contrast in Color Grading
When it comes to color grading, image contrast can be one of the most essential and useful pieces of your workflow. Well utilized contrast is one of the most important aspects to not only a good looking image, but to art in general. At its core, contrast can be...
S1 E5 Scarlet Street | Make Dope Shit Podcast
S1 E5 Scarlet Street Pop Punk Band Listen: Spotify | Apple | YoutubeFinding The Right Musical Ingredients "And you're gonna hear the same riffs so many times, but it's all about the time and place. It's a cliche analogy, but it's like proper ingredients. Like when...
S1 E4 Jug | Make Dope Shit Podcast
S1 E4 Jug Music Producer Listen: Spotify | Apple | YoutubeThe Mad Scientist Of Beat Making "Because. Songs are things that you can feel. You know, you can feel music, you can, it gets into your brain, it makes your spine tingle sometimes." -Jug Jug is a Cincinnati...
S1 E3 Imapk | Make Dope Shit Podcast
S1 E3 Impak Musician Listen: Spotify | Apple | YoutubeCreating Music And Collaborating For Growth "You can't get too picky. There's moderation with everything. If you get too picky, you're just gonna make the song worse. Sometimes you just have go with the first take...
S1 E2 Phantom | Make Dope Shit Podcast
S1 E2 Phantom Musician, Actor, and owner of DYD Publishing Listen: Spotify | Apple | Youtube The Intersection Between Music and Acting "I was like - music is being an actor. Like you are performing. You are, you know, creating a character. And when I get back to the...
S1 E1 Holden Mathis | Make Dope Shit Podcast
S1 E1 Holden Mathis Photographer, studier of light reflections off of big cats. Listen: Spotify | Apple | YoutubeSeeking Out The Decisive Moment "I don't think that there is really any necessarily decisive way to lock in on where you need to be or what you need to...
Caviar
Caviar | 2023 Feature Film Colorist Director: Jacob Michael KingProduced By: Jais SardoCinematographer: Caleb SmileyFirst AC: D. Edward LemminkColor: Riley KrutzaCaviar: Bizarre Political Satire Horror Caviar is a political satire, found footage style horror movie...
Top Vegan
Top Vegan | Reality TV Cooking Show Colorist Director: Logan SolanaDP: Jack MillerProducer/Host: Chad GoodwinAD: Max KaplanAdditional ADs: Patrick Phillips, Chanse McDuffieAssociate Producer: Savannah WebbnProduction Assistants: Hayden Parsons, LaCrista SolanaHair and...
What Is Color Grading In Film And Video Production?
What is Color Grading In Film & Video?What Is Color Grading? I define color grading as the act of manipulating an image’s tone, palette, and texture with the end goal of enhancing the image as much as possible The key phrase here is ‘enhancing the image as much as...
Benefits of Working With a Professional Colorist
Coloring your footage is crucial in any filmmaking process, short film, feature, music video, or other piece. You want your project to express emotion and feeling in order to assist you in telling your story as a filmmaker.
The ability to mold your footage to your liking is nearly infinite when digital cameras today capture so much data. A colorist’s role is to take this data and craft an aesthetically pleasing image, and create a more immersive and believable experience for viewers. Working with a professional colorist can help you achieve the look and feel you’re searching for in your footage, but for me the ultimate goal is always the same: creating a deep and meaningful look.