A SEARCH FOR CONSISTENCY

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FOR YEARS, I’VE BEEN WORKING TOWARD A WORKFLOW THAT FEELS SIMPLE, FLUID, AND CONSISTENT. NOT WITH THE INTENTION OF CREATING LESS, BUT OF MAKING MORE ROOM FOR WHAT, TO ME, TRULY DEFINES A FILM: STORY, RHYTHM, SOUND, AND THE EMOTIONS THAT LINGER BEYOND THE IMAGE.

 

I EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO COLOR. I TESTED PROCESSES, ADJUSTMENTS, AND DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF THE SAME IMAGE. OVER TIME, HOWEVER, I BEGAN TO REALIZE THAT THERE WASN’T ALWAYS A TRUE SENSE OF CONTINUITY FROM ONE PROJECT TO THE NEXT.

 

THAT REALIZATION LED TO A SEARCH FOR COHERENCE: A WAY OF INTERPRETING COLOR THAT COULD MOVE ACROSS VERY DIFFERENT STORIES, PLACES, AND LIGHTING CONDITIONS WITHOUT LOSING A RECOGNIZABLE IDENTITY. WITH TIME, THAT SEARCH BECAME A SYSTEM.

 

I DEVELOPED THIS LUT COLLECTION TO FIT SEAMLESSLY INTO A PROFESSIONAL WORKFLOW WITHOUT REQUIRING COLOR TO BECOME THE CENTER OF THE PROCESS. YOU DON’T NEED TO MASTER A COMPLEX COLOR-GRADING WORKFLOW TO BEGIN USING IT. ONCE THE TECHNICAL FOUNDATION IS IN PLACE, EVERYTHING ELSE RETURNS TO A TERRITORY I FIND FAR MORE INTERESTING: TASTE, SENSIBILITY, AND JUDGMENT.