Over the past few months Netflix has been working on ways to increase production resources around workflows to help provide better guidance and best practices to filmmakers.
As a result, the company has produced a series of short foundational knowledge videos in the Netflix Production Technology Resources YouTube channel, and the following videos have now been released: “The Benefits of Colour Management” & “Why Data Management is Essential“.
This collection of videos provides a shareable resource that explains the importance of a colour managed workflow and establishing a solid data backup and verification plan at the start of production.
Additionally, Netflix has also published a new article to help filmmakers successfully navigate the rapidly evolving technology associated with on-set HDR workflows! Whilst the viewing of HDR images early in the production process is to be encouraged, it is not a Netflix requirement to have HDR monitoring on-set. HDR On-Set Monitoring: Considerations & Best Practices