We Are The Dinkins
Together, with more than 30 years in the feature film and TV entertainment business, we are post-production professionals who love to create memories and moments.
Because of our background, the client experience is our primary concern while working within your budget and deadlines. From initial contact to final output, we want your experience with us to be smooth, carefree…
…and let’s not forget the most important part… FUN!
We are based in Southern California, but roadtrip often to Boulder, Colorado to visit family.
Heather Dinkins
As a VFX Producer and Technologist, I’ve been living in pixels and composition for most of my adult life. As a result of the many conversations I’ve been able to have with ridiculously talented directors, supervisors, and artists, I picked up a camera to try to emulate what we were discussing during the week. That was more than 10 years ago and much to the dismay of friends and family, still photography has been my passion project ever since.
During our roadtrips, I lean towards landscapes and nature, but in my day-to-day, much like we tell many different genres with VFX, as a photographer I find most all subjects fascinating and want to capture a story within a single frame. Of course, I’ve also been know to “go home” and glam up a shot or two with VFX.
I’m a member of the Visual Effects Society (VES), Producers Guild of America (PGA), Professional Photographer’s Association (PPA), Professional Photographers of California (PPC) and Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County (PPLAC).
Brian Dinkins
After Heather and I got married, it wasn’t long till Heather shoved a camera in my hand, and even though she wanted me taking photos with her, I kept finding myself switching the camera to video. Which is not too surprising given I have worked in post production TV and film for 20+ years. I guess I need more than one frame to tell a story.
So I started shooting, editing, color grading, and creating small visual effects. Taking what I had learned from directors, and picture editors working in TV production, I would go replicate it on my own using my family. In doing this, I’ve developed an understanding of the tools used to tell a story, and even when there was no story, which was the case with my family. To this day, I still can’t get them to use a script.