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Hello fam, just wanted to share with the community a simple process i go through to educate myself and collaborators when a moodbaord or lookbook is shared. I usually talk first with director what should i look for and the reason those images are chosen, what in there resonate with the projects. Then technically speaking i break it down in 3 steps: False color/ Color palette / Waveform. You can do it in Davinci Resolve, or any generator online. I use this one. (https://indiefilming.com/tools/false-color) The reason behind it, to me it's easier to spot the visual language (in terms of levels) that lead to the final product through the piece with the false color. The color palette allow me to go in depth into all the elements needed to create such a tone and mood and feeling, and last but not least, the wave form educate me on how dense the image is, where the shadow and highlights are being set (in grade) relative to the image my eyes see. It allows me to work my levels knowing to aim for such and such density or not this were the signal needs to sleep. Also knowing what we will be working with if we might be thin because close to the breaking point of any sensor. I hope this helps. Have a great week. Cheers.

I watched A LOT of TV when I was a kid. I could quote seasons of The Simpsons, tell you the birthname & codename of each of the X-Men, and recite 151 pokemon. I spent my formative years with tv. Then my attention span must have grown somewhat in highschool and I became obsessed with feature films. My first job was even at a movie theater so I could do more "research" for my obsession. As I watched and added stories to my mental library, I started noticing the repetitive patterns—predictable character arcs, the same formulas applied to familiar stereotypes across different shows and genres. It made me wonder: Who does it benefit to continue telling these same stories from these same perspectives? Questions like this remind us of our duty as filmmakers to challenge both the audience and ourselves. Are we content with following formulas, or do we want to create meaningful narratives that provoke thought, empathy, and change in the real world? Why do we watch anything on TV? Is it to project ourselves into experiencing some dramatic or terrible or fantastic journey -- to live in another man's shoes for 22 minutes at a time? Do we just wanna see ourselves represented? Or do we have standards for representation? What would it take for you to truly feel seen, considered, or acknowledged in tv/film? What Stereotypes/Role Models should we lookout for? Who is your favorite character? Do they pass the vibe check? Why do you think they call it TV "Programming"?

Groundbreaking for its time, the first Hollywood blockbuster, "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) popularized techniques that shaped modern filmmaking, such as cross-cutting, close-ups, and large-scale battle scenes. It was one of the first feature-length films to become a huge financial success, showing commercial opportunity to build an industry around an effective artform. Whether deliberately designed or coincidentally included, "The Birth of a Nation" promotes several prejudices that crystallized the public opinion of Black men as predatory, incompetent, unintelligent, subservient, and overall inferior. Inspired by the film’s depiction of the KKK, viewers joined the Klan in record numbers leading to a boom of domestic terrorism across the United States. The film exemplifies how storytelling can perpetuate thoughts and systems but also inspire ACTION IN THE REAL WORLD. Media shaped by unethical narratives underscore the urgent need for filmmakers who prioritize healing and empathy. Our goal is to craft narratives that challenge prejudice, elevate perspectives, and promote understanding. Now, more than ever, the industry must commit to stories that build bridges rather than deepen divides. And in an age where A.I.(fueled by the available media) is poised to teach our children, we should prioritize creating media that undoes any narratives of fear & misinformation that hinder the evolution of our collective consciousness.

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