When a mysterious veiled figure appears in a sunny yard, the audience shouldn't be thinking about the challenges of shooting a horror film meant to unfold in real-time during a single bright, hot day.That illusion is partly thanks to the work of digital imaging technicians like Justin Paul Warren, who spent his days on set manipulating exposure and color to maintain visual continuity even when Mother Nature refused to cooperate.Warren is a Local 600 DIT based in Atlanta. His credits include major horror productions like M3GAN, The Exorcist: Believer, and Willy's Wonderland. Most recently, he worked on The Woman in the Yard.We hopped on Zoom with Warren to discuss what a typical day looks like for a DIT, how the role shifts between big-budget and indie productions, and why horror films give him more room to get creative. He also shared practical advice for aspiring DITs and filmmakers working without one.Enjoy! - YouTubewww.youtube.comEditor's note: The following conversation has been edited for length and clarity.No Film School: I'd love to learn from you just what a typical day looks like for you on set as a DIT.Justin Warren: A typical day would be a series of getting with the camera department on the truck, and unloading all of the gear, and getting ready to go to wherever set is.Once you get there, you have to strike up the video village and the DIT cart and get everything set up, hopefully before the first rehearsal of the particular scene that you're about...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 30 October