Moving right along

This is my first blog post about the construction / refinishing of a video edit suite in my home. I’ve been a freelance video editor for a few years now, and my current edit space is, essentially, a corner of my basement and an attached voiceover booth. Not very conducive to having clientele in my space.

I’ve been planning on changing over an unused garage in my home into a proper edit suite for some time. Last year we removed the old garage door and added french doors, but the project stayed that way a while due to budget. Now we’re up and running again!

I’ll describe the process in depth as we progress. What you see in the picture above is a drywalled room and the frame for a platform that will be my desk area and producer’s table. This platform addresses a 3-inch tilt / grade in the room over the 20 feet of its length (it was a garage!).

The drywall on the walls was chosen for its moisture / mold resistance and sound dampening qualities. The ceiling is 5/8″ drywall (big, heavy stuff!) that will also aid in soundproofing.

Lighting are recessed cans with daylight-balanced compact fluorescent bulbs. CF for the sake of being green and daylight balanced for the sake of my color-correcting. I’ll write more on my preparation for color as this project progresses. Additionally there is a nice amount of natural light coming in through the french doors (behind me in the picture), which I will control with blinds.

I’ll post with more details as the project moves along, complete with more info about: equipment choices, monitoring, paint choices (geared toward accurate coloring), soundproofing, etc.

The work is being done by my friend Wayne at Complete Carpentry. If you live in Western North Carolina and need any sort of similiar carpentry or home remodeling, I recommend him highly.

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