I’m not trying to be a DIT gatekeeper, but words have meaning and the distinction between DIT and Digital Loader is significant. This is dangerous, and the consolidation of jobs is frowned upon in the industry as it increases liability and undermines the importance and proper procedure to securing media. Some productions try to get away without hiring a Digital Loader, and entrust a Production Assistant to handle the cards. In other words, if you are strictly backing up footage on set without integrating yourself into the overall camera workflow from set to post, making transcodes, or supervising and modifying color on set, then you are working as a Digital Loader (not a DIT).įun fact: The word ‘Loader’ (or ‘Clapper Loader’ outside of U.S), is a carryover term from the film days, where he or she would be physically responsible for loading film reels in and out of the camera. “The DIT is the camera department crew member who works in collaboration with the cinematographer on workflow, systemization, camera settings, signal integrity and image manipulation to achieve the highest image quality and creative goals of cinematography in the digital realm.”Ī Digital Loader, also commonly referred to as a Media Manager/Data Manager/Media Wrangler, only performs a subset of a DIT’s broader duties and strictly manages downloading video from camera cards (or ‘magazines’). One of the many core responsibilities of a DIT is to manage, secure, and verify all data coming through the set but that’s not the only responsibility of a DIT:
It’s a fairly new position in production and it’s constantly evolving and devolving as quickly as the technology of film production changes. The Digital Imaging Technician (DIT) is one of the most misunderstood roles in the film industry, and there’s a pretty good reason why for that – the wants, needs, and responsibilities of a DIT is deeply rooted and involved in the technology of the modern-day video production.
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Before we dive into the software and tools itself, it’s important for us to stop for a moment and examine some context and properly define a few key terms first. DITs are traditionally born from within the camera department, first starting out as experienced Camera Assistants, but with the recent dramatic change across the film landscape, the cost of entry for DITs is now as low and accessible than ever.
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