Dane Brehm on Getting the Most Out of Your DIT Workflow

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Production technologists are the ultimate facilitators. They need to optimize all of the solutions on a set, from cameras to lighting, from sound to streaming elements that get the job done.

How does Dane Brehm, Production Technologist for Cintegral, build a reputation for consistency in his field? He depends on OWC solutions, such as the OWC Thunderblade Flex 8 and Helios 3, to make every shoot a success. It allows him to upload footage to the cloud or stream data directly to the post team across the globe.

Whether DITs are working remotely or in the studio, professionals like Dane continually turn to OWC over the competition. Mission-critical production environments are OWC’s specialty, which is why they build products that actually work… 100% of the time. We’re now more interconnected than we’ve ever been.

So, find out how OWC solutions can help keep your data safe while providing lighting fast transfers in this video short from OWC.

About Dane Brehm

Dane Brehm, ETC “Ripple Effect” Production Technologist & Digital Imaging Technician has a long-standing desire to stay at the forefront of creativity, technology, and workflow. His direct approach, sharing personality, and consideration for everyone on-set and in Post allows for faster incorporation of new workflow techniques and solutions.

Dane balances his time between working on-set as an ICG DIT for ASC DPs; while running Cintegral.tech, a Production Technology + Workflow company that focuses on introducing and implementing high-performance enterprise NVMe SSD, meta-data capture, and RAID systems. Cintegral has supported over 120 productions since 2016 to meet modern 4K/6K/8K Studio and Streaming content demands for large format-multi-camera-VFX intensive cinematography. He has forged deep partnerships with OEMs to develop tools and software for the M&E space.

Dane is an ASC Technical Instructor, SMPTE, and Local 600 member, as well as a participant in the ASC-MITC Advanced Data Management working group. He is a founding member of the DIT supergroup “DIT-WIT,” which comprises over 300 global members to discuss, share, develop, and execute the creative and technical needs of present and future productions.