Camera Crew / Colourist / Other

Aljoscha Kirschner

Tokyo, Japan

DIT based in Tokyo, trained in Germany. Began as an assistant editor on corporate and commercial work in Germany, moved on set as data manager and dailies operator, then video operator, then DIT, with German TV-movie credits as digital loader (KI – Die letzte Erfindung, 2021) and DIT (Ostfriesenfeuer and Ostfriesenmoor, 2023). Now works mainly on commercials and short-form in Japan, where the DIT also carries VTR, and often on international service productions where he acts as liaison between overseas creatives and Japanese crews. Runs a modular kit, 3U live-grading rack, 2U playback rack, Mac Studio utility cart, iPads for camera control and scopes, with Silverstack, DaVinci Resolve Live, Pomfort Reeltime and his own in-camera grading app, LookPocket; built his own Japan-certified Wi-Fi HaLow units. Recent work includes Asahi Beer’s European campaign (DP Mauro Chiarello, ten locations in four days) and multi-camera commercial and music-video jobs in Seoul.