If you have a craving for the latest, fastest and most powerful hardware and software out there - you’re not alone!

Technology lust is real, and in this episode of The Offset Podcast we’re discussing managing it.

Specific topics for this episode include:

• Staying at or near the technological curve
• Measuring desire vs real impact of new gear and software
• The benefits of being slightly behind the bleeding edge - improvement without breaking the bank
• How small improvements can scratch that upgrade itch
• Monitor upgrades
• The underrated value of storage upgrades
• The danger of ‘build it, and they will come
• The financial part of upgrades - purchasing, finance, leasing

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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
• Stages of relationships
• 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

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We'll be back in another two weeks!

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 the 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 or combination of those approaches

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

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Big thanks as always to our sponsor Flanders Scientific for helping make these shows possible.

See you in about two weeks!