All Digital Production/Post-Production

Just finished listening to KRCW’s The Business Feb 16 edition (definitely listen). In this program, Dean Devlin discusses his all digital production facility, Electric Entertainment and how his television show, Leverage never leaves out of the house. Since Leverage is shot on RED, Devlin has created a central server where all the files from the camera are stored, and the post workflow stems from it.

I think this is a fascinating development especially for black indie filmmakers. As a producer who had the opportunity to have a film shot on RED, I am a believer of the incredible ease of the post-production workflow, and the cost savings not having to transfer, etc. Now, what I find most encouraging is the possibility of never having to create a print. An indie filmmaker can create a digital file, be it Quicktime or what have you, and if there is a digital screen in your neighborhood (that’s another discussion), a film can be screened with just a laptop, and without any degeneration.