Digitalfilms | A Blog By Oliver Peters
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Hello, I'm Oliver Peters, an independent video/film editor, colorist, post-production supervisor, & consultant. To date, I've worked on nearly two dozen different brands & models of edit systems over the years. This blog is an opportunity to revisit many of the topics & articles I've written about over the years, plus provide another avenue for my current articles & reviews. Along..
Digitalfilms | A Blog By Oliver Peters
3d ago
The popular Netflix drama, Bridgerton, is in its fourth season of production. It’s based on a series of Regency romance novels written by Julia Quinn, set in London of the 1800s. Bridgerton and a spin-off series, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, are produced by Shondaland. Although principal photography happens on location and in soundstages in ..read more
Digitalfilms | A Blog By Oliver Peters
4d ago
Effects tend to ebb and flow with trends. One popular choice is to enhance the image with stylized glow and lighting effects. Among these is film-style halation, with is now offered as a plugin by various companies, including Blackmagic Design (Resolve Studio), PixelTools, and FilmConvert. Halation is a film artifact created when bright lights reflect ..read more
Digitalfilms | A Blog By Oliver Peters
4d ago
In the world of media production there’s plenty of interest in emulating analog tools. In picture production, that usually means film or at least the look of film. In audio, it’s analog studio hardware or the sound of analog. In this Part 1 entry, let me first discuss film in TV and motion picture production ..read more
Digitalfilms | A Blog By Oliver Peters
4d ago
Television series no longer take a back seat to feature films, thanks to the high quality of original productions hosted by the various streamers. The Paramount+ with Showtime mini-series, A Gentleman in Moscow, starring Ewan McGregor, is a prime example. Based on the 2016 novel by Amor Towles, it chronicles the circumstances surrounding Count Alexander ..read more
Digitalfilms | A Blog By Oliver Peters
2w ago
Can you master your mix with only one plugin? Music mastering has its origins in making a mix compatible with pressing vinyl singles and LP albums. At the start, it was largely about setting the overall level, some light EQ tweaks, mild compression, and in general, assuring that the mix wouldn’t cause the needle to ..read more
Digitalfilms | A Blog By Oliver Peters
2w ago
The Fairchild compressor/limiter is one of those “Holy Grail” pieces of analog studio gear. Original vintage units on the resale market can set you back by five and sometimes as much as six figures. Even modern reissues and faithful recreations from Fairchild Recording Equipment, Heritage Audio, and UnderTone Audio will cost thousands. A limited number ..read more
Digitalfilms | A Blog By Oliver Peters
3w ago
Fall is a confusing time for video professionals – especially those tied to Apple hardware. Cupertino maintains an aggressive development posture for their Mac operating system, therefore a significant new version drops around this time each year. Likewise, Adobe MAX hits now, which is usually when the newest application updates shift from beta into release ..read more
Digitalfilms | A Blog By Oliver Peters
1M ago
Analog consoles hold a certain charm for musicians, recording engineers, and audio enthusiasts alike. These classic mixing desks get their characteristic tonal qualities from the internal electronics. Some use tubes and others are solid state. The components used impart specific forms of harmonic distortion, which vary depending on the circuitry. Tubes are often considered to ..read more
Digitalfilms | A Blog By Oliver Peters
1M ago
As with any analog medium, film has certain artifacts that are prized in the digital era. Many software plugins have been created to emulate film stocks, grain, and other film attributes. One of these film emulsion characteristics is the phenomenon known as halation. This occurs when bright portions within the image softly bleed into the ..read more
Digitalfilms | A Blog By Oliver Peters
1M ago
AudioScape Engineering is a boutique manufacturer that produces modern takes on vintage audio hardware. One of these is a recreation of the solid state Neve “Metal Knob” 33609 compressor/limiter, originally developed in 1969. AudioScape has used many of the same diode and transistor components as the original to create their modern version. Thanks to a ..read more