Columbus Production Forum 01 from Ohio HD on Vimeo.

This year I have had many opportunities to spend time with my production friends in non-work situations. So… what do we end up talking about? You guessed it… Work. A few months ago I got the idea that it would be great to capture these conversations and share them with the production community at large in hopes creating more conversations and a greater sense of community and collaboration that can help us all. It is an exciting and challenging time to be involved in production. There are so many new tools and ways to approach the work that didn’t even exist 5 years ago. With the onset of HD, new “cine” tools, solid state workflows, lens adapters, and cameras like the RED, our clients have more choices than ever. And while this creates a lot of opportunity it has also created a lot of confusion. Before you even power the camera up we have to have conversations about 1080i, 720p, 16×9, 4×3, 24p, 60i, 30p, SxS, P2 and on and on.

The initial discussions focus on the shoot side of the business with a DP round table. Although initially, this as was put together as a DP forum, I want to expand it to audio, grip, art department and post workflows. And then some cross discipline discussion that will help production and post have a better understanding of each other’s needs.

Thanks for watching and thanks to Brainstorm Media, Beth Edwards and all who helped make this forum a success!