Learning path · Camera
DIT and data management
Protect every frame: offloads with checksums, backups, camera formats, log and LUTs, on-set colour and dailies.
Free films in teaching order, for one craft. Watch, tick them off and test yourself. It's practice that prepares you for an Academy course. This one prepares you for Camera department Foundation.
Lesson 1
What Does A Digital Imaging Technician Do On Set? - DIT
Scott Balkum · 7:30 · original on YouTube
You will learn: Explain what a Digital Imaging Technician does on set.
Note: Good starting overview.
By the end you will be able to
- Offload and verify camera media with checksums to multiple drives
- Explain codecs, log, raw and LUTs, and apply colour management
- Build an on-set colour and dailies workflow
- Understand the DIT's place in UK high-end TV and film
Test yourself
Could you do it on a set?
4 real situations, one for each thing this path teaches. It's optional practice, not pass or fail, and your answers stay on this device.
Next: do it for real
This path prepares you for Camera department Foundation.
Eight lessons in the order a camera trainee meets the job: safety, who's who, prep, kit care, slates and camera reports, media, lenses and marks.
It's free and open in the pilot. Finish it to book a competency check, then a practical on our unit.
How learning with FIF works
Learning path. Free films in teaching order, for one craft. Watch, tick them off and test yourself. It's practice that prepares you for an Academy course.
- Learn onlineFree films, paths and Academy coursesYou are here
- Competency checkA short check with us, online or in person
- In-person practicalOn our unit at Pinewood or 3 Mills
- FIF CertificateFrom the practical only
The FIF Certificate comes only from the practical. How it works · Book a competency check
From DITs to dailies: data management for high-end TVScreenSkills · Lesson1 h 3 min.
Set Day In The Life of a DITAeleon Films · Lesson16 min.
Anatomy of a DIT Cart: Data ManagementAbelCine · Lesson5 min.
Never Lose a Shot With This PRO Filmmaking Backup WorkflowLuc Forsyth · Lesson15 min.
How to use LTO Tapes to Safely Backup All Your ProjectsBrian Hunt · Lesson6 min.
Watch these 25 mins to FULLY Understand Color Management [Beginners Guide]Darren Mostyn · Lesson26 min.
Davinci Resolve: ACES Explained, Part 1Cullen Kelly · Lesson11 min.
Automatic audio sync based on timecodePomfort · Lesson4 min.
Color Roundtrip from Dailies to Final Grading Using Davinci Resolve: Part One [Partner Provided]Netflix Production Technology Resources · Lesson30 min.
ACES Metadata File Technical Deep Dive — the Workflow for DITs, Colorists & VFXNetflix Production Technology Resources · Lesson5 min.
C2C Training Series Episode 1: What is Frame.io Camera to Cloud?Frame.io · Lesson6 min.
Go further
Beyond YouTube, labelled honestly. Free first. Paid options are labelled.
- DaVinci Resolve official training Free
Blackmagic Design. Official free books, lessons and media, including colour and media management. - Netflix Partner Help Center (production technology) Free
Netflix. Public guides on camera approval, data management, DIT workflows and dailies used on many UK productions. - Pomfort Silverstack Free trial; paid licence
Pomfort. Industry-standard on-set data management software; tutorials on the site and YouTube channel. - ShotPut Pro Free trial; paid licence
Imagine Products. Widely used offload and checksum app; tutorials on the site. - Frame.io Camera to Cloud Free plan available; paid tiers
Frame.io (Adobe). Camera-to-cloud workflows for dailies and review. - ScreenSkills online learning (incl. Getting into the Screen Industries) Free with sign-up
ScreenSkills. UK industry skills body; free e-learning on set etiquette, safety and departments. - Data Wrangling Paid (£250; bursaries)
NFTS. One-day course on on-set data management. - Post production explained (series) Free with sign-up
ScreenSkills. Resolution, colour spaces and the picture pipeline. - DaVinci Resolve training (official books, videos and certification) Free
Blackmagic Design. Official free guides and lesson media for edit, colour, Fusion and Fairlight; certification exams are optional. - Frame.io Workflow Guide Free
Frame.io. Deep free guide to camera-to-post workflow. - Apprenticeship standard: Camera prep technician (Level 3) Free to the apprentice (paid job; employer and government fund training)
Skills England. Shows what the apprenticeship covers; find live vacancies on Find an Apprenticeship.
For learners and trainers
Every lesson is a free video by its original maker, played from YouTube with privacy-enhanced settings. Found a broken video? Email [email protected].