As the droll comedian Steven Wright says, “You can’t have it all…where would you put it?”  Yet, we Cinematographers generally do want it all, higher resolutions, higher frame rates, higher dynamic range and more color space.  But the question of storage, (or where to put it?) is only one of the myriad of considerations. 


it was commonly accepted in parts of the business and marketing communities that it was better to have video material out there in bulk just to be seen, today's viewers have become sufficiently sophisticated that low budget mass video now has a significant negative effect on a brand.


The Colorist Society International is the body that represents the interest of feature film colorists around the world (I'm an elected member) and is our equivalent of the DGA, ASC or ACE... we just have a much sillier acronym in CSI!  Anyway, the powers that be recently released a one page description of what it is that we do and how and when we do it that might shed a little light on the role for those that are interested or should know already.


Chris at CLAi is awesome... knows his stuff like a truly experienced pro.


Chris and his team from CLAi are very experienced in their craft, true professionals and so easy to work with.


Chris was adaptive to our needs, incredibly easy to work with, professional, kind, and attentive.


They give you, as a client, a sense of integrity in their work, and the trust that your creative or business vision is in good hands.


He is extremely knowledgeable, skilled, experienced and one of the most professional people I've worked with in the film industry (or any industry).