Gray Jones
@grayjones.bsky.social
Director Film & Video Operations, IWMG streaming network. Advisor to Share platform. DP, owner drivingfootage.com driving plates library, Archive2Digital.com media transfers, avgearguy.com production/post rentals. Podcast host, public speaker, musician.
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All my businesses give generous referral rates!
Audio / videotape archives & production/post gear rental over $1,000: 10%! archive2digital.com
Driving plates and other 360-degree footage: 10% of everything they buy for a FULL YEAR! drivingfootage.com
In 2021 we paid a single referrer $17,000.
Audio / videotape archives & production/post gear rental over $1,000: 10%! archive2digital.com
Driving plates and other 360-degree footage: 10% of everything they buy for a FULL YEAR! drivingfootage.com
In 2021 we paid a single referrer $17,000.
We read to our daughter so much that by the time she was 2, she would correct us on our reading!
By age 17 she wrote her first TV pilot & went to nationals for speech and debate!
2025 graduated USC Summa Cum Laude, is repped at Gotham & has a script getting heat.
Proud dad!
By age 17 she wrote her first TV pilot & went to nationals for speech and debate!
2025 graduated USC Summa Cum Laude, is repped at Gotham & has a script getting heat.
Proud dad!
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We read to our daughter so much that by the time she was 2, she would correct us on our reading!
By age 17 she wrote her first TV pilot & went to nationals for speech and debate!
2025 graduated USC Summa Cum Laude, is repped at Gotham & has a script getting heat.
Proud dad!
By age 17 she wrote her first TV pilot & went to nationals for speech and debate!
2025 graduated USC Summa Cum Laude, is repped at Gotham & has a script getting heat.
Proud dad!
Black Friday warning! Many retailers advertise big discounts, which actually correspond to what normal prices were 3 weeks ago.
Ads say "90% off, only $39!" Except it's always $39, and never goes up.
If we think it's a time-limited discount we're more inclined to buy.
Ads say "90% off, only $39!" Except it's always $39, and never goes up.
If we think it's a time-limited discount we're more inclined to buy.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Black Friday warning! Many retailers advertise big discounts, which actually correspond to what normal prices were 3 weeks ago.
Ads say "90% off, only $39!" Except it's always $39, and never goes up.
If we think it's a time-limited discount we're more inclined to buy.
Ads say "90% off, only $39!" Except it's always $39, and never goes up.
If we think it's a time-limited discount we're more inclined to buy.
How movie theaters across the US are fighting to innovate and survive, and the dedicated community that won’t let them die: www.instagram.com/reel/DRXckGC...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
How movie theaters across the US are fighting to innovate and survive, and the dedicated community that won’t let them die: www.instagram.com/reel/DRXckGC...
I find it fascinating when the algorithm decides to start advertising something new to me.
Now my social media is suddenly filled with arm twisting exercisers.
I guess I just entered that demographic?
Now my social media is suddenly filled with arm twisting exercisers.
I guess I just entered that demographic?
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I find it fascinating when the algorithm decides to start advertising something new to me.
Now my social media is suddenly filled with arm twisting exercisers.
I guess I just entered that demographic?
Now my social media is suddenly filled with arm twisting exercisers.
I guess I just entered that demographic?
For a very long time I felt limited by the expression “jack of all trades, master of none.”
But a few years ago I learned to embrace being a man of many talents.
And it has led to many successes I would never have had otherwise!
But a few years ago I learned to embrace being a man of many talents.
And it has led to many successes I would never have had otherwise!
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
For a very long time I felt limited by the expression “jack of all trades, master of none.”
But a few years ago I learned to embrace being a man of many talents.
And it has led to many successes I would never have had otherwise!
But a few years ago I learned to embrace being a man of many talents.
And it has led to many successes I would never have had otherwise!
All my businesses give generous referral rates!
Audio / videotape archives & production/post gear rental over $1,000: 10%! archive2digital.com
Driving plates and other 360-degree footage: 10% of everything they buy for a FULL YEAR! drivingfootage.com
In 2021 we paid a single referrer $17,000.
Audio / videotape archives & production/post gear rental over $1,000: 10%! archive2digital.com
Driving plates and other 360-degree footage: 10% of everything they buy for a FULL YEAR! drivingfootage.com
In 2021 we paid a single referrer $17,000.
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
All my businesses give generous referral rates!
Audio / videotape archives & production/post gear rental over $1,000: 10%! archive2digital.com
Driving plates and other 360-degree footage: 10% of everything they buy for a FULL YEAR! drivingfootage.com
In 2021 we paid a single referrer $17,000.
Audio / videotape archives & production/post gear rental over $1,000: 10%! archive2digital.com
Driving plates and other 360-degree footage: 10% of everything they buy for a FULL YEAR! drivingfootage.com
In 2021 we paid a single referrer $17,000.
Our new compact 360 rig is for more than just flying around the world shooting driving plates!
It can be easily put on a Mitchell mount and used on a dolly for other types of 360 shots like stadium plates.
drivingfootage.com #vfx
It can be easily put on a Mitchell mount and used on a dolly for other types of 360 shots like stadium plates.
drivingfootage.com #vfx
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Our new compact 360 rig is for more than just flying around the world shooting driving plates!
It can be easily put on a Mitchell mount and used on a dolly for other types of 360 shots like stadium plates.
drivingfootage.com #vfx
It can be easily put on a Mitchell mount and used on a dolly for other types of 360 shots like stadium plates.
drivingfootage.com #vfx
Officially the last of the 2,000 U-Matic tapes — the one mold cleaned — and transferred beautifully start to finish!
Now to QC & do file names for 2,000 files, and deliver 4 tons of boxes back to the client, plus dismantle 6 industrial shelves and clear out the air conditioned storage locker.
Now to QC & do file names for 2,000 files, and deliver 4 tons of boxes back to the client, plus dismantle 6 industrial shelves and clear out the air conditioned storage locker.
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Officially the last of the 2,000 U-Matic tapes — the one mold cleaned — and transferred beautifully start to finish!
Now to QC & do file names for 2,000 files, and deliver 4 tons of boxes back to the client, plus dismantle 6 industrial shelves and clear out the air conditioned storage locker.
Now to QC & do file names for 2,000 files, and deliver 4 tons of boxes back to the client, plus dismantle 6 industrial shelves and clear out the air conditioned storage locker.
Think twice before ever having chewing gum again! www.instagram.com/reel/DRNqjhO...
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Disclaimer: this is a funny video- nothing more, nothing less. I did not chew this gum. This is a demonstration of the industrial processing steps...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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A typical person in their 50’s might have 40 family videotapes.
This costs about $1,000-1,200 to transfer if there’s no mold.
If mold? $5,000-5,200.
I highly recommend transferring BEFORE your tapes degrade!
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This costs about $1,000-1,200 to transfer if there’s no mold.
If mold? $5,000-5,200.
I highly recommend transferring BEFORE your tapes degrade!
archive2digital.com
Archive2Digital.com — High volume, high speed videotape ingest
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 AM
A typical person in their 50’s might have 40 family videotapes.
This costs about $1,000-1,200 to transfer if there’s no mold.
If mold? $5,000-5,200.
I highly recommend transferring BEFORE your tapes degrade!
archive2digital.com
This costs about $1,000-1,200 to transfer if there’s no mold.
If mold? $5,000-5,200.
I highly recommend transferring BEFORE your tapes degrade!
archive2digital.com
Mold can do irreparable damage to a videotape if left unchecked! And spores can spread to your entire tape collection.
It’s always a great relief when a mold-cleaned tape transfers perfectly.
It’s always a great relief when a mold-cleaned tape transfers perfectly.
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Mold can do irreparable damage to a videotape if left unchecked! And spores can spread to your entire tape collection.
It’s always a great relief when a mold-cleaned tape transfers perfectly.
It’s always a great relief when a mold-cleaned tape transfers perfectly.
Delivering the 2,000 U-Matic transfers one week early!
This is the last batch to go back to air conditioned storage before we deliver 125 boxes back to the client on Friday (roughly 4 tons of tapes - great exercise).
This is the last batch to go back to air conditioned storage before we deliver 125 boxes back to the client on Friday (roughly 4 tons of tapes - great exercise).
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Delivering the 2,000 U-Matic transfers one week early!
This is the last batch to go back to air conditioned storage before we deliver 125 boxes back to the client on Friday (roughly 4 tons of tapes - great exercise).
This is the last batch to go back to air conditioned storage before we deliver 125 boxes back to the client on Friday (roughly 4 tons of tapes - great exercise).
My old rock band, taken summer 1990 (me upper left).
We toured Canada, had an album in stores, and were on radio & TV!
We played 6 years together and then I played in a few other bands in my 20’s, but it seems a lifetime ago.
We toured Canada, had an album in stores, and were on radio & TV!
We played 6 years together and then I played in a few other bands in my 20’s, but it seems a lifetime ago.
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My old rock band, taken summer 1990 (me upper left).
We toured Canada, had an album in stores, and were on radio & TV!
We played 6 years together and then I played in a few other bands in my 20’s, but it seems a lifetime ago.
We toured Canada, had an album in stores, and were on radio & TV!
We played 6 years together and then I played in a few other bands in my 20’s, but it seems a lifetime ago.
Five 41-year old U-Matic tapes capturing successfully… and one 24-year old Hi8 that has failed on a Sony C200 deck, TEAC V-800F-G, and Digital8 deck.
Remember what I said about Hi8? I would trust a 40-year old U-Matic tape over a 20-year old Hi8 tape.
Remember what I said about Hi8? I would trust a 40-year old U-Matic tape over a 20-year old Hi8 tape.
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Five 41-year old U-Matic tapes capturing successfully… and one 24-year old Hi8 that has failed on a Sony C200 deck, TEAC V-800F-G, and Digital8 deck.
Remember what I said about Hi8? I would trust a 40-year old U-Matic tape over a 20-year old Hi8 tape.
Remember what I said about Hi8? I would trust a 40-year old U-Matic tape over a 20-year old Hi8 tape.
Capturing last of the 2,000 tapes today! Next:
- AJA recorders only allow 20-character file names so we rename using the log we built from copying handwritten labels
- Quality Control done for each file
- Don't pass QC? Check & maybe recapture
- return 4 tons of tapes to client.
- AJA recorders only allow 20-character file names so we rename using the log we built from copying handwritten labels
- Quality Control done for each file
- Don't pass QC? Check & maybe recapture
- return 4 tons of tapes to client.
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Capturing last of the 2,000 tapes today! Next:
- AJA recorders only allow 20-character file names so we rename using the log we built from copying handwritten labels
- Quality Control done for each file
- Don't pass QC? Check & maybe recapture
- return 4 tons of tapes to client.
- AJA recorders only allow 20-character file names so we rename using the log we built from copying handwritten labels
- Quality Control done for each file
- Don't pass QC? Check & maybe recapture
- return 4 tons of tapes to client.
In college in the early 90’s, we wrote paper letters because paying for long distance phone calls was regarded as a ridiculous waste of money.
If memory serves, we only had 1 payphone for our entire 240-person dorm!
If memory serves, we only had 1 payphone for our entire 240-person dorm!
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
In college in the early 90’s, we wrote paper letters because paying for long distance phone calls was regarded as a ridiculous waste of money.
If memory serves, we only had 1 payphone for our entire 240-person dorm!
If memory serves, we only had 1 payphone for our entire 240-person dorm!
No matter where you’re at in your guitar playing I HIGHLY recommend the AeroBand Smart Guitar.
So much fun! And opens up possibilities, like fingerpicking a piano. It’s always in tune, & easy to transpose or do alternate tunings.
Great holiday gift too! amzn.to/3LEFyp7
So much fun! And opens up possibilities, like fingerpicking a piano. It’s always in tune, & easy to transpose or do alternate tunings.
Great holiday gift too! amzn.to/3LEFyp7
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November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
No matter where you’re at in your guitar playing I HIGHLY recommend the AeroBand Smart Guitar.
So much fun! And opens up possibilities, like fingerpicking a piano. It’s always in tune, & easy to transpose or do alternate tunings.
Great holiday gift too! amzn.to/3LEFyp7
So much fun! And opens up possibilities, like fingerpicking a piano. It’s always in tune, & easy to transpose or do alternate tunings.
Great holiday gift too! amzn.to/3LEFyp7
Hi8 has the worst longevity of any format. When my dad died in 2000, we tried to import 10-yr old tapes for his funeral, and 10% were unplayable.
How do you think they do at 25 years old? 35?
If you know anyone with Hi8 or Video8 tapes, tell them to transfer soon!
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How do you think they do at 25 years old? 35?
If you know anyone with Hi8 or Video8 tapes, tell them to transfer soon!
archive2digital.com
Archive2Digital.com — High volume, high speed videotape ingest
archive2digital.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Hi8 has the worst longevity of any format. When my dad died in 2000, we tried to import 10-yr old tapes for his funeral, and 10% were unplayable.
How do you think they do at 25 years old? 35?
If you know anyone with Hi8 or Video8 tapes, tell them to transfer soon!
archive2digital.com
How do you think they do at 25 years old? 35?
If you know anyone with Hi8 or Video8 tapes, tell them to transfer soon!
archive2digital.com
Driving plates make a 360º background for car scenes.
Our 50,000-clip library has been used on many series/films, but also lots of student & microbudget productions.
We never turn a customer away based on what they can afford.
Our new rig can fly anywhere in the world!
drivingfootage.com
Our 50,000-clip library has been used on many series/films, but also lots of student & microbudget productions.
We never turn a customer away based on what they can afford.
Our new rig can fly anywhere in the world!
drivingfootage.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Driving plates make a 360º background for car scenes.
Our 50,000-clip library has been used on many series/films, but also lots of student & microbudget productions.
We never turn a customer away based on what they can afford.
Our new rig can fly anywhere in the world!
drivingfootage.com
Our 50,000-clip library has been used on many series/films, but also lots of student & microbudget productions.
We never turn a customer away based on what they can afford.
Our new rig can fly anywhere in the world!
drivingfootage.com
Only 113 tapes to go on my 2,000+ U-Matic capture project!
Will finish it way before the Thanksgiving deadline, despite also getting another 40 Hi8 and 40 VHS added.
Can’t wait to take a full week off for Thanksgiving and my 54th birthday!
Getting a full week off is rare for me.
Will finish it way before the Thanksgiving deadline, despite also getting another 40 Hi8 and 40 VHS added.
Can’t wait to take a full week off for Thanksgiving and my 54th birthday!
Getting a full week off is rare for me.
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Only 113 tapes to go on my 2,000+ U-Matic capture project!
Will finish it way before the Thanksgiving deadline, despite also getting another 40 Hi8 and 40 VHS added.
Can’t wait to take a full week off for Thanksgiving and my 54th birthday!
Getting a full week off is rare for me.
Will finish it way before the Thanksgiving deadline, despite also getting another 40 Hi8 and 40 VHS added.
Can’t wait to take a full week off for Thanksgiving and my 54th birthday!
Getting a full week off is rare for me.
From when I solo climbed a snowy mountain 3 years ago.
Got minor frostbite and lost the tip of one of my toes, but it was well worth it for the experience!
Got minor frostbite and lost the tip of one of my toes, but it was well worth it for the experience!
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
From when I solo climbed a snowy mountain 3 years ago.
Got minor frostbite and lost the tip of one of my toes, but it was well worth it for the experience!
Got minor frostbite and lost the tip of one of my toes, but it was well worth it for the experience!
A few years ago I recorded a series of Memory Tips videos (pardon the abysmal production values as I recorded them on my commute).
If you want to greatly improve your memory in about 45 minutes, check them out!
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If you want to greatly improve your memory in about 45 minutes, check them out!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Memory Tips - YouTube
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November 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A few years ago I recorded a series of Memory Tips videos (pardon the abysmal production values as I recorded them on my commute).
If you want to greatly improve your memory in about 45 minutes, check them out!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
If you want to greatly improve your memory in about 45 minutes, check them out!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
ALL hard drives fail.
A brand new SD card can fail.
A brand new SSD can fail.
A brand new HDD can fail.
I’ve lost entire shoot days and a 7-day edit because of the failure of a new storage device.
You MUST have redundancy & a good backup strategy!
A brand new SD card can fail.
A brand new SSD can fail.
A brand new HDD can fail.
I’ve lost entire shoot days and a 7-day edit because of the failure of a new storage device.
You MUST have redundancy & a good backup strategy!
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
ALL hard drives fail.
A brand new SD card can fail.
A brand new SSD can fail.
A brand new HDD can fail.
I’ve lost entire shoot days and a 7-day edit because of the failure of a new storage device.
You MUST have redundancy & a good backup strategy!
A brand new SD card can fail.
A brand new SSD can fail.
A brand new HDD can fail.
I’ve lost entire shoot days and a 7-day edit because of the failure of a new storage device.
You MUST have redundancy & a good backup strategy!
Remembering my dad, who would have turned 82 today, if he hadn’t left the world 25 years ago.
Miss you, Dad.
Miss you, Dad.
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Remembering my dad, who would have turned 82 today, if he hadn’t left the world 25 years ago.
Miss you, Dad.
Miss you, Dad.
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DrivingFootage.com is going global!
With our new compact #drivingplates rig, we can fly anywhere in the world. We already have a request for Singapore!
And if you refer us to anyone, we pay you 10% of everything they buy for a FULL YEAR.
Please spread the word!
With our new compact #drivingplates rig, we can fly anywhere in the world. We already have a request for Singapore!
And if you refer us to anyone, we pay you 10% of everything they buy for a FULL YEAR.
Please spread the word!
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
DrivingFootage.com is going global!
With our new compact #drivingplates rig, we can fly anywhere in the world. We already have a request for Singapore!
And if you refer us to anyone, we pay you 10% of everything they buy for a FULL YEAR.
Please spread the word!
With our new compact #drivingplates rig, we can fly anywhere in the world. We already have a request for Singapore!
And if you refer us to anyone, we pay you 10% of everything they buy for a FULL YEAR.
Please spread the word!