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Color + Finishing

I specialize in post-production color grading services for film and TV advertising. With in-studio and remote capabilities, color-calibrated monitors and managed workflows, Davinci Resolve certification, and experience in feature documentaries, short-form media, and commercials, I support every project’s needs.

Commercial, color grade, colorist
Commercial, color grade, colorist
Documentary, color grade, colorist
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Commercial, color grade, colorist
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Colorist Commercial Color grade 8
Commercial, color grade, colorist
Commercial, color grade, colorist
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Commercial, color grade, colorist
Commercial, color grade, colorist
Commercial, color grade, colorist

2016 - 2018

I was introduced to color grading while working freelance for Corvus Eye Media and KIND TV after I graduated college with a degree in Arts and Science at Bellevue College. During this time I took on episodic web projects and short films, as well as working on set as Assistant Director, Camera Assistant, and DIT for both corporate and independent productions in the Seattle area.   

short film, color grade, post production
short film, color grade, post production
short film, color grade, post production
short film, color grade, post production
short film, color grade, post production
short film, color grade, post production
short film, color grade, post production
short film, color grade, post production
short film, color grade, post production
short film, color grade, post production
short film, color grade, post production
short film, color grade, post production

2018 - 2020   

 

I worked at Seattle's post production house Clatter&Din, where I was their sole video editor and colorist. I learned Davinci Resolve during this time while I was introduced to commercial projects for Eddie Bauer, Amazon, The North Face, Patagonia, TomboyX, MOD Pizza, as well as narrative short films. In 2019 Clatter&Din hired me on staff. I edited, conformed, color graded, and worked with Clatter&Din's audio department, implementing audio mixes from stereo, to 5.1, ultimately performing all final renders to spec for broadcast and streaming platforms. 

I did an abundance of sky alterations, rotoscoping, and look development on Eddie Bauer's showpiece documentary Breathtaking K2: The World's Most Dangerous Mountain in 2020, the year I also worked on Patagonia's documentary Drop – Water Connects Us All, The North Face's commercial short Same Same, Amazon's All Hands sizzle reel for the second year in a row, and Lily Cornell Silver's award-winning Mind Wide Open web series.

Documentary, color grade, post production
Documentary, color grade, post production
Documentary, color grade, post production
Documentary, color grade, post production
Documentary, color grade, post production
Documentary, color grade, post production
Documentary, color grade, post production ocumentary Color grade 7
Documentary, color grade, post production
Documentary, color grade, post production
Documentary, color grade, post production
Documentary, color grade, post production
Documentary, color grade, post production

2021 - 2023

When Clatter&Din was acquired by Formosa Group, my direct team and I became Formosa Interactive Seattle. Ever since then, I was a part of a worldwide network of incredible post-production professionals within Streamland Media, including PictureShop, PictureHead, The Mill, and Ghost VFX, spanning the US, Canada, and the UK. I worked on long- and short-form content in the film and advertising industry while many of my colleagues in Seattle specialized in Interactive and gaming content.

During this time I color graded Valve's documentaries True Sight: The International Finals 2021 and Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat presented by John Deere, short films Auspicious (Grant Slater), Kanashimi (Michael Horwitz), and Lioness (Nicole Pouchet), Copacino Kujicado's Medicare commercial, MOD Pizza's Stories from the Journey, Amazon Music's All Hands presentation for their Latin Music and Podcast divisions, and episodes 1-3 of Amazon's Handcrafted web series, and more.   

Music Video, color grade, post production
Music Video, color grade, post production
Music Video, color grade, post production
Music Video, color grade, post production
Dance video, color grade, post production
Dance video, color grade, post production
Food, color grade, post production
Food, color grade, post production
TomboyX, color grade, post production
TomboyX, color grade, post production

2023 - present

I have stepped into the role of freelance colorist after having eventually parted ways with Formosa Interactive Seattle. I continue to work with my clients for commercials, documentaries, narrative films, music videos, web content, and more, while maintaining the ability to work worldwide. I bring with me the experience of having worked at a smaller-sized creative agency as well as a corporate, industry-leading post facility. I now live hopping between the East and West coast. 

Firefighter Documentary Color Grade
Firefighter Documentary Color Grade
Firefighter Documentary Color Grade
Firefighter Documentary Color Grade
Firefighter Documentary Color Grade
Firefighter Documentary Color Grade
Firefighter Documentary Color Grade
Firefighter Documentary Color Grade
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