What were you doing 22 years ago?

What were you doing 22 years ago?

This month Allied Pixel celebrates our 22nd year in business. Which got me to thinking about the early days. Do you remember what you were doing in the summer of 1993? I do. I was shooting a tv commercial for a radio station in Baltimore. Back in those days, we shot...
Halt and Catch Fire

Halt and Catch Fire

Who else has been watching this series? Halt and Catch Fire is in its second season on AMC, winding down to the season finale this past Sunday night. The show centers around a group of characters that are all chasing their entrepreneurial tech dreams during the late...
Why does it look like that?

Why does it look like that?

It’s not uncommon to hear clients, directors, producers and others on set ask me, “Why does it look like that?” when referring to the camera monitor. Why does the footage look unsaturated, washed out, almost gray? We like to take a cinematic approach to shooting...