Small, sharp utilities I built to cut the busywork — render-queue, conform, EDL plumbing. Free to use. Built between projects.
Turns VFX_ timeline markers into a formatted Excel brief with reference thumbnails, artist notes, clip metadata, and consolidated source clip ranges.
Scans raw Zoom F8n WAV files after ingest and exports a timecoded CSV of mic dropouts by file, channel, track name, start, end, and duration.
Queues per-shot renders for clips under matching timeline markers, so VFX plates, references, and split deliveries keep their shot names and ranges consistent.
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Practical writing on grading, conform, automation, and the parts of the job nobody puts in a tutorial.
Picture lock is not the end of a project. It is where conform, colour, VFX, graphics, audio post, QC, and delivery come into focus.
What happens when a post workflow grows from a couple of videos a week into a full production pipeline running multiple shows, hundreds of terabytes, and a streaming platform at once.
Ten years across broadcast, documentary, and online production. Here's what this site is, what it covers, and why I think it might actually be useful.
Broadcast, documentary, brand, and short-form. Editing, grading, finishing, VFX support, and sound.
DIT, Editor
Katz trip to Palestine to listen, see, feel the wairua and experience the manaakitanga of Palestine and her people.
VFX supervision, editing, colour grading, and sound.
Screen replacement, editing, colour grading, and sound.
Editing, colour grading, and sound.
Editing, sound design, and colour grading.
Editing, sound design, Unreal environment work, compositing, and colour grading.
Motion graphics and additional editing for the initial Viva Plus campaign.
Editing, sound design, and colour grading.
Editing, sound design, AI-assisted motion graphics, and colour grading for the Viva Plus 2.0 launch.
Editing, grading, or a workflow problem nobody can quite name — drop a line. I read every email and reply within two business days.
ash@hotshotmedia.co.nz
