The Offset Podcast
A show about post, workflow, technology, and people
The Offset Podcast is a semi-monthly (twice a month) podcast hosted by postproduction industry stalwarts Robbie Carman & Joey D’Anna - we’re professional colorists, educators, and polymaths in video postproduction and color. We’ve been told our detailed, informative, and easy-to-follow explanations of even the most technical subjects have helped people at all levels to improve their workflows, tackle their technical/creative problems, and even improve their approaches to business & client communication.
Geared towards postproduction industry professionals, each episode feels like catching up with valued peers and is the perfect length for the average commute, lunch break, or to keep you company while you work.
Robbie Carman
Robbie is the managing colorist and CEO of DC Color. A guitar aficionado who’s never met a piece of gear he didn’t like.
Joey D'Anna
Joey is lead colorist and CTO of DC Color. When he’s not in the color suite you’ll usually find him with a wrench in hand working on one of his classic cars or bikes
Latest Episodes
EP023: DIY Part 2 – Software
Using Custom Software To Streamline Workflows Programming note: The Offset Podcast is taking a break for the holidays. We’ll return in mid-January 2025 with new episodes and back to our regular release schedule. A very sincere thanks to our listeners for an amazing 2024 and for helping us launch the show! ————————————– Continuing with our … Continue reading “EP023: DIY Part 2 – Software”
EP022: Grade Management
Getting Organized Helps You Work Faster! You’ve likely heard the phrase ‘work smarter, not harder’. Well, for the professional colorist who has to grade tons of shots day in and day out, working smarter is at the core of what we call grade management. In this installment of The Offset Podcast, we explore a plethora … Continue reading “EP022: Grade Management”
EP021: ‘Old’ Postproduction Knowledge
‘Old’ Knowledge Is Still Important Today No, we’re not returning to the days of 1″, U-Matic, or even D1 & Digibeta (although those were pretty awesome days!). In this installment of The Offset Podcast, we’re revisiting some postproduction knowledge that many of us take for granted but that is surprisingly new or at least unclear … Continue reading “EP021: ‘Old’ Postproduction Knowledge”
EP020: DIY Part 1 – 3D Printing & Hardware
3D Printing Opens Up A Whole World Of DIY Hardware It’s hard to believe but this is our 20th episode! We sincerely thank all our listeners and viewers for checking out the show. We’re super excited for the next 20+ shows! We’re big fans of customization, including things on our desk and other hardware we … Continue reading “EP020: DIY Part 1 – 3D Printing & Hardware”
EP019: Color Management
Color Managed Pipelines Power Modern Postproduction Color management pipelines play an integral part in modern postproduction, but these pipelines still cause a lot of confusion for many people. In this episode of The Offset Podcast, we discuss essential concepts & vocab about color management pipelines to prepare you to dive deeper into these concepts. Specific … Continue reading “EP019: Color Management”
EP018: Battling Burnout
Working In Post Is Hard. There Are Ways To Manage That Feeling Of Burnout In this installment of The Offset Podcast, we discuss those horrible feelings of being way overworked and becoming burned out. The truth is – video and film postproduction can take a toll on your physical & mental health and leave you … Continue reading “EP018: Battling Burnout”
EP017: Tips For New Colorists
Our High-Level Tips For The New Colorist We get asked for advice by new colorists and those looking to do more color (editors,DPs etc) all the time. It’s easy to get into the technical weeds very quickly and in our opinion, a super technical deep dive into modern coloring is not the place to start … Continue reading “EP017: Tips For New Colorists”
EP016: The Race To The Bottom
Combating The Race To The Bottom If you’re like most people in postproduction (and many other industries), you’ve probably felt at one point or another that budgets are getting smaller, schedules tighter, clients are more demanding & expecting more for the same price, and it’s often a battle to get the rates you deserve. The … Continue reading “EP016: The Race To The Bottom”
EP015: A Discussion With Dolby’s Nate McFarlin Pt. 2
Continuing A Great Conversation In this episode, we continue our conversation with Nate McFarlin – Senior Content Engineer at Dolby. If you missed part 1 of this conversation be sure to check it out to learn more about Nate’s background and how he arrived at Dolby. In Part 2 we cover a lot of ground … Continue reading “EP015: A Discussion With Dolby’s Nate McFarlin Pt. 2”
EP014: A Discussion With Dolby’s Nate McFarlin
One Of Our Favorite Things To Do: Talk HDR & Dolby Vision We’ve been Dolby Vision evangelists -speaking, presenting, and developing training on it almost since the very start including a 10-part series for the Dolby Institute a few years ago. So, every time an opportunity presents itself to chat with our friends at Dolby … Continue reading “EP014: A Discussion With Dolby’s Nate McFarlin”
EP013: Trade Shows
The Golden Age Of Trade Shows Might Be Gone – But The Shows Are Still Valuable Trade shows have always played a big role in the production and postproduction industries. Pre Internet, outside of going to visit a company or reseller directly, a trade show was the only way to get valuable information about products, … Continue reading “EP013: Trade Shows”
EP012: Color Grading Myth Busting
Addressing Some Common Myths In this day and age of lots of social media platforms, it’s easy for lots of ‘myths’ to get started or worse or outright lies to spread. It’s not our job as your humble podcast hosts to stop color-grading misinformation from spreading but recently, after checking out some online groups we … Continue reading “EP012: Color Grading Myth Busting”
EP011: Backup & Archiving
Data Integrity Is Your #1 Job! We’ve all heard horrifying sob stories of data loss. Generally, these stories start with ‘I thought I had it backed up’ or ‘I don’t understand I had it on an expensive RAID’ As a postproduction professional data integrity should be your number one job – after all clients have … Continue reading “EP011: Backup & Archiving”
EP010: Mental Health
Good Mental Health Is Vital For Post Professionals It’s our 10th Episode! It’s gone by so quickly! Thanks to everyone who has supported the show especially our sponsor Flanders Scientific! In this installment of The Offset Podcast we’re talking about something that’s important to all of us – mental health. The pressures, deadlines, and sometimes … Continue reading “EP010: Mental Health”
EP009: Room Design Strategies Part 2
Exploring Must Have Gear We like gear. That is a bona fide fact! In our last episode we discussed some big picture concepts about building a suite including machine rooms, cableing considerations, and room layout ideas. In this installment of The Offset Podcast we continue our discussion on suite design and Joey & Robbie get … Continue reading “EP009: Room Design Strategies Part 2”
About this Podcast
If you work in video & film postproduction you’ve probably spent hours in front of your computer screen watching tutorial videos or reading how-to articles.
Training like this has its place, but it’s probably through conversations with colleagues and peers that you’ve learned & been engaged the most. That’s where the Offset Podcast comes in – each episode is like a casual conversation with trusted colleagues.
This includes discussions around:
- Color grading: Technical & creative subjects
- Postproduction: Editing, VFX, audio, workflow
- Running a creative business
- Gear, technology, & trends
- Mental & physical health for post professionals