Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
We welcome Joey D’Anna as December’s Xencelabs Artist Spotlight. Joey D’Anna is a colorist and online editor in the Washington DC area. He started his career over 15 years ago doing linear tape-to-tape online editing and then continued into non-linear online, finishing and color grading. Joey spent many years at post houses grading broadcast promos for networks including Discovery, TLC, National Geographic, Smithsonian Channel, History Channel, and more. Today he grades promos, documentaries, feature films and has extensive experience finishing political and advocacy projects for many different clients and issues. Joey is also a Blackmagic certified trainer, a contributor for MixinglLight.com, and an expert in HDR and Dolby Vision workflows.
Connect with Joey D’Anna:
Website: dccolor.com
Twitter: twitter.com/joeydanna
Instagram: instagram.com/dc.color
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/joey-d-anna-651771156
See more of our Artist Spotlight series by subscribing to the Xencelabs YouTube channel. We launch new episodes every month!
Connect with Xencelabs and shop products:
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Contents of this video:
0:00 - Introduction to Joey D’Anna
0:10 - How long have you worked in your profession?
0:20 - Digital and/or Analogue %
1:00 - Schooled or self-taught?
1:45 - Early bird or night owl?
2:08 - Is there anything you wish you had learned sooner?
3:07 - 3 music genre must haves?
3:26 - What drew you to your area of specialty?
4:53 - Favorite movie when you were a kid and favorite movie now?
5:39 - Go-to comfort food?
5:59 - Is there a movie or video game that you wish you could have worked on?
6:52 - Describe a defining inspirational moment?
7:48 - Do you work in silence, or do you need music/movie/noise around you?
8:09 - Describe your ideal setting for a creative project you would be working on.
#Xencelabs #CreatewithXencelabs #ArtistSpotlight #createwhatyoudream
We welcome Joey D’Anna as December’s Xencelabs Artist Spotlight. Joey D’Anna is a colorist and online editor in the Washington DC area. He started his career over 15 years ago doing linear tape-to-tape online editing and then continued into non-linear online, finishing and color grading. Joey spent many years at post houses grading broadcast promos for networks including Discovery, TLC, National Geographic, Smithsonian Channel, History Channel, and more. Today he grades promos, documentaries, feature films and has extensive experience finishing political and advocacy projects for many different clients and issues. Joey is also a Blackmagic certified trainer, a contributor for MixinglLight.com, and an expert in HDR and Dolby Vision workflows.
Connect with Joey D’Anna:
Website: dccolor.com
Twitter: twitter.com/joeydanna
Instagram: instagram.com/dc.color
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/joey-d-anna-651771156
See more of our Artist Spotlight series by subscribing to the Xencelabs YouTube channel. We launch new episodes every month!
Connect with Xencelabs and shop products:
https://linktr.ee/Xencelabs
Contents of this video:
0:00 - Introduction to Joey D’Anna
0:10 - How long have you worked in your profession?
0:20 - Digital and/or Analogue %
1:00 - Schooled or self-taught?
1:45 - Early bird or night owl?
2:08 - Is there anything you wish you had learned sooner?
3:07 - 3 music genre must haves?
3:26 - What drew you to your area of specialty?
4:53 - Favorite movie when you were a kid and favorite movie now?
5:39 - Go-to comfort food?
5:59 - Is there a movie or video game that you wish you could have worked on?
6:52 - Describe a defining inspirational moment?
7:48 - Do you work in silence, or do you need music/movie/noise around you?
8:09 - Describe your ideal setting for a creative project you would be working on.
#Xencelabs #CreatewithXencelabs #ArtistSpotlight #createwhatyoudream
