Optical Radiance
@opticalradiance.bsky.social
Analog Color for Digital Cinema
Using #patentpending tools we can retrofit any camera to "see" in the spectrum of 3strip Technicolor (circa 1935-1955)
Using #patentpending tools we can retrofit any camera to "see" in the spectrum of 3strip Technicolor (circa 1935-1955)
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Optical Radiance
Optical Radiance is analog color for digital cinema. Using patent pending tools we can retrofit any camera to "see" in the spectrum of vintage Technicolor
opticalradiance.com
Hi, we’re Optical Radiance. As our bio says, we developed tools to make cameras film in the same spectrum as 3 strip Technicolor
We also make short films with those tools; which we’ll post here along with BTS notes from shoots
You can also find us on IG, Threads, YouTube, & opticalradiance.com
We also make short films with those tools; which we’ll post here along with BTS notes from shoots
You can also find us on IG, Threads, YouTube, & opticalradiance.com
Happy Halloween! Here’s our 2023 ghost pirate short
Phantom of the Forbidden Coast
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
No AI, No CGI. Real (outdoor) locations and set (indoors) The Ghost Pirate was a life sized puppet and the Ship was a miniature
Phantom of the Forbidden Coast
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
No AI, No CGI. Real (outdoor) locations and set (indoors) The Ghost Pirate was a life sized puppet and the Ship was a miniature
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy Halloween! Here’s our 2023 ghost pirate short
Phantom of the Forbidden Coast
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
No AI, No CGI. Real (outdoor) locations and set (indoors) The Ghost Pirate was a life sized puppet and the Ship was a miniature
Phantom of the Forbidden Coast
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
No AI, No CGI. Real (outdoor) locations and set (indoors) The Ghost Pirate was a life sized puppet and the Ship was a miniature
Something’s Brewing
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Something’s Brewing
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Always On The Move
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
August 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Always On The Move
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Secret Garden
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
August 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Secret Garden
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
We lit this piece way up into the shoulder to better match the backdrop. It was one of the largest we’ve used, we had about 300fc for the overexposed key
The song came from riffing on a yamaha reface dx as I was working on an acoustic piano patch thats at the center of this one
#cinematography
The song came from riffing on a yamaha reface dx as I was working on an acoustic piano patch thats at the center of this one
#cinematography
Summer Games
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
July 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
We lit this piece way up into the shoulder to better match the backdrop. It was one of the largest we’ve used, we had about 300fc for the overexposed key
The song came from riffing on a yamaha reface dx as I was working on an acoustic piano patch thats at the center of this one
#cinematography
The song came from riffing on a yamaha reface dx as I was working on an acoustic piano patch thats at the center of this one
#cinematography
Summer Games
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
July 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Summer Games
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Hot in the Shade
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
#unclescrooge #donaldduck #carlbarks
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
#unclescrooge #donaldduck #carlbarks
July 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hot in the Shade
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
#unclescrooge #donaldduck #carlbarks
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
#unclescrooge #donaldduck #carlbarks
We always try to minimize the amount of post production on our films. The color/b&w swap here is just a quick rotoscope on the 2 versions, layered on each other (done with a wacom tablet, no A.I.) I love how you can feel the extra dimension that color brings as they swap
#filmmaking #cinematography
#filmmaking #cinematography
Frame of Mind
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
June 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We always try to minimize the amount of post production on our films. The color/b&w swap here is just a quick rotoscope on the 2 versions, layered on each other (done with a wacom tablet, no A.I.) I love how you can feel the extra dimension that color brings as they swap
#filmmaking #cinematography
#filmmaking #cinematography
Frame of Mind
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
June 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Frame of Mind
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Lemon Drop
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
May 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Lemon Drop
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
…and then sometimes you see a random item in HomeGoods and you know exactly what this weeks film should be
Had fun with the color theme here, also utilized some new light fixtures we worked on that are a softer look than normal
The song features a boutique Jupiter 8 we recently adopted
#filmmaking
Had fun with the color theme here, also utilized some new light fixtures we worked on that are a softer look than normal
The song features a boutique Jupiter 8 we recently adopted
#filmmaking
Lucky Guess
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
May 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
…and then sometimes you see a random item in HomeGoods and you know exactly what this weeks film should be
Had fun with the color theme here, also utilized some new light fixtures we worked on that are a softer look than normal
The song features a boutique Jupiter 8 we recently adopted
#filmmaking
Had fun with the color theme here, also utilized some new light fixtures we worked on that are a softer look than normal
The song features a boutique Jupiter 8 we recently adopted
#filmmaking
Lucky Guess
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
May 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Lucky Guess
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
For this one we created a kind of double chinese lantern out of hoola hoops, streamers & fishing line that was attached to a disco ball motor. I💚 the interference patterns from the close up, it was tempting to just let that shot run and be the whole piece. Adapted 1950s medium format 75mm lens again
Color Wheel
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
April 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
For this one we created a kind of double chinese lantern out of hoola hoops, streamers & fishing line that was attached to a disco ball motor. I💚 the interference patterns from the close up, it was tempting to just let that shot run and be the whole piece. Adapted 1950s medium format 75mm lens again
Color Wheel
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
April 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Color Wheel
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
April 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
New! The Synth Phone was a last minute addition that worked as a practical prop, you could hear the song through the handset
#filmmaking #synthphone
#filmmaking #synthphone
Dial Tone
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
April 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
New! The Synth Phone was a last minute addition that worked as a practical prop, you could hear the song through the handset
#filmmaking #synthphone
#filmmaking #synthphone
Dial Tone
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
April 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Dial Tone
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #fashionfilm
Anytime theres a repeat in the songs for our films I try to change it up with a chord inversion or an off-color note, etc
Something to let your ear know that you’re not just hearing a loop or copy/paste. It’s all played by one person, but every instrument is a take of a real performance
#filmscoring
Something to let your ear know that you’re not just hearing a loop or copy/paste. It’s all played by one person, but every instrument is a take of a real performance
#filmscoring
Shush!
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #filmmaking
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #filmmaking
April 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Anytime theres a repeat in the songs for our films I try to change it up with a chord inversion or an off-color note, etc
Something to let your ear know that you’re not just hearing a loop or copy/paste. It’s all played by one person, but every instrument is a take of a real performance
#filmscoring
Something to let your ear know that you’re not just hearing a loop or copy/paste. It’s all played by one person, but every instrument is a take of a real performance
#filmscoring
Shush!
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #filmmaking
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #filmmaking
March 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Shush!
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #filmmaking
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #filmmaking
Spring Preening
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #filmmaking
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #filmmaking
March 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Spring Preening
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #filmmaking
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #directorofphotography #filmmaking
For this film I adapted a 1950’s 75mm medium format lens, turning it into a tilt-shift. We often use other vintage shift lenses, but most of them are fairly wide.
#cinematography #filmmaking
#cinematography #filmmaking
Cloak & Swagger
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#cinematography #directorofphotography #dop #technicolor
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#cinematography #directorofphotography #dop #technicolor
March 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
For this film I adapted a 1950’s 75mm medium format lens, turning it into a tilt-shift. We often use other vintage shift lenses, but most of them are fairly wide.
#cinematography #filmmaking
#cinematography #filmmaking
Cloak & Swagger
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#cinematography #directorofphotography #dop #technicolor
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#cinematography #directorofphotography #dop #technicolor
March 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Cloak & Swagger
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#cinematography #directorofphotography #dop #technicolor
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#cinematography #directorofphotography #dop #technicolor
New! The music here is synth orchestra mkiii. The major difference from mkii (in the last film) is that it was fine tuned to sound like a period recording from the early 1960’s, to give a John Barry/Henry Mancini type of tone. #filmmaking #filmmusic
Light As A Feather
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #fashionfilm #filmmaking
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #fashionfilm #filmmaking
March 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New! The music here is synth orchestra mkiii. The major difference from mkii (in the last film) is that it was fine tuned to sound like a period recording from the early 1960’s, to give a John Barry/Henry Mancini type of tone. #filmmaking #filmmusic
Light As A Feather
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #fashionfilm #filmmaking
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #fashionfilm #filmmaking
March 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Light As A Feather
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #fashionfilm #filmmaking
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#technicolor #cinematography #fashionfilm #filmmaking
Like last week, the sounds are from a new custom orchestra I created on a Roland D-50. Everything but the drums came from it, including reverbs and FX. It’s become my favorite instrument, I can make anything with it. I really can play Trumpet, but I’m just playing along to the track here.
Start with the Cornets
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#Technicolor #cinematography #fashionfilm
Producer: Erin Schroeder
Director/DP/Original Music: Andy Schroeder
#Technicolor #cinematography #fashionfilm
February 19, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Like last week, the sounds are from a new custom orchestra I created on a Roland D-50. Everything but the drums came from it, including reverbs and FX. It’s become my favorite instrument, I can make anything with it. I really can play Trumpet, but I’m just playing along to the track here.