ISC Endorsed
Criteria to be considered by the ISC for endorsement.
The applicant must have a minimum of five years working as a DIT including live colour grading.
The applicant must show an expert level of competency in the role of the DIT and have completed a substantial body of work to a very high standard. The productions must have a theatrical release or been broadcast on a national/prime time channel/network.
The applicant must have worked alongside a minimum of two ISC (or equivalent ASC or BSC members from the start to the finish of at least two productions.
The applicant must obtain two signatures from ISC members who the applicant can prove to have worked with.
All applications must be put forward to the DIT Guild for approval. Once approval by the Guild has been granted the Guild will submit to the ISC on the applicants behalf.
No submissions will be accepted that have not been approved by the Guild.
If the guild refuses to submit the application then a full report must be given as to why, so the applicant may achieve the criteria and resubmit.
The Current DIT's that are ISC Endorsed are as follows
Aislinn McDonald
Niall O’Connor
Simon Keenan
Sean Leonard
Olaya Chesneau
Further information - www.ditfilmguild.ie
Role of the DIT
A DIT, or Digital Imaging Technician, is a member of a film or television production crew who is responsible for managing and maintaining the digital workflow on set. The DIT works closely with the DOP and other members of the camera department to ensure that the footage being captured is of the highest quality and meets the technical requirements of the production. They are the bridge of communication between the on set shooting environment and post production. The DIT plays a crucial role in the film industry, as they help ensure that the footage being captured meets the technical standards required for post-production and distribution.
Pre-production work
Tasks include
- Calculating shooting ratio for media storage.
- Managing and creating a strong media storage plan and insuring the safety of said storage all the way from set to archive.
- Working with production to decide best practice in the physical transportation of the footage from set to post: ie shuttle drives/ uploads.
- Setting up or implementing technical shooting specs: for example recording format/ resolution/ aspect ration.
- Testing of the above specs and testing of the workflow.
- Setting up and implementing the colour pipeline from set to post.
- Setting up and testing the colour workflow on the set / i.e calibration of all on set monitors and making sure the colour workflow is consistent on all on set monitors.
Shooting work
Tasks Include
- Ensuring that the data being recorded is being backed up and stored safely. Reviewing and verifying the integrity of the captured footage.
- Converting the footage from its native format into a delivery format, such as ProRes or DNxHD
- Providing live on set colour correction.
- Provides on set live exposure checks and monitoring and also monitors the colour balance of images being recorded.
- Provides a Live QC
- Maintains a an accurate and consistent viewing setup for DOPs and output to Video Village.
- Providing support and troubleshooting for any technical issues that may arise on set
Paperwork
Records and logs all footage downloaded. Keeps a record of all metadata retrieved from the downloaded footage.
How to become a DIT
The DIT Guild of Ireland welcomes all levels of DIT. To become a member you must sign a form and pay and annual fee of €50. We ask that you list your grade when applying. The DIT Guild of Ireland has three Grades, Data Manager, DIT and ISC endorsed DIT. All applicants are considered trainees unless they can prove they have reached the criteria below and it is necessary to obtain Supervised Training from a minimum of two ISC endorsed DITs.
Data Manager
The role of Data Manager is crucial to the production. The Data Manager ensures that the data being recorded is being backed up and stored safely. They must be knowledgeable in the best practice of the Data copying process. They must have a knowledge of computer systems, the different storage options and archival systems in use within an on set and post house environment.
The criteria to be considered a Data Manger under the new guidelines set forth by the DIT Guild is as follows.
Supervised Training
The applicant must have worked 120 days on tv series/feature under the supervision of an ISC endorsed DIT. This equates to a 3 complete features or 1 season of TV series.
Unsupervised Training
It is necessary to obtain unsupervised training on short films or micro/low budget Films and 2nd Unit on large budget TV series for a period of 60 days. Secondary phone/email support from Guild DITs will be available throughout.
The applicants is encouraged to spend 10 days in a post house environment. Broken down as 5 with a post assistant and 5 sitting in with a colourist.
DIT
The DIT Guild feels that once you have successfully mastered the grade of Data Manger you are then able to upgrade to DIT position.
A DIT in the eyes of the Guild is anyone who masters the art of Data Manger and is familiar and secure in their understanding of transcoding and converting footage from its native format into a delivery format.
They also must be able to apply basic colouring techniques such as LUTs/CDLs for the DOP. They must be able to manage camera systems and set up and maintain a workflow from set to the post production set.
You must have worked 120 unsupervised days on features/ TV series/ commercials or shorts to be considered a DIT.
You must have worked along side the DOP and either transcoded or Livegraded going above the role of Data Manager to be considered. You must provide evidence of this.
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