46: NAB 2026: Technologist Katie Hinsen

Iain Blair talks with director Destin Daniel Cretton about the workflow, editing, VFX, and technical challenges behind Spider‑Man: Brand New Day.

Randi Altman sits down with the editor of Netflix's show, The Diplomat. Together, they discuss his work across multiple seasons, his techniques, and his collaborations with showrunner Debora Cahn and Director/EP Alex Graves.

Patrick Hogan talked about balancing sound work with indie filmmaking and broke down how he shot "Blindsided," using close‑ups and off‑camera sound to shape what the audience knows and doesn’t know.

David C. Weldon Jr. walked through his recent work, including Jisoo’s 'Click' music video and Chick‑fil‑A projects, and broke down the workflows and VFX approaches that shaped both projects.

Katie Hinsen is using her experience as an artist, technologist and facility head to create what could be called "a post facility of the future" focusing on infrastructure for the freelance market.

Door G Productions, which is based in Rhode Island and houses a virtual production volume, is using AI for pre and post production to enhance the human touch on creative projects.

Ramy Katrib discusses work on shows such as Ted Lasso and Shrinking, new 3D Gaussian Splatting virtual‑production workflows, and ongoing post‑pipeline improvements in partnership with Dell and Nvidia.

These best friends, filmmakers, musicians and variety streamers embrace all platforms, but broadcast on Twitch full time.

Editor Randi Altman spoke with the editing team behind Vince Gilligan's latest series, Plurabis, which is streaming on Apple TV.

Editor Randi Altman sits down with Director and DP Wally Pfister to discuss his director-cinematographer partnership with Christopher Nolan and his own transition into directing.