Colourist

The Colourist performs the picture grading — the final colour treatment on every frame, matching the Director of Photography (DoP / DP)'s intent and the film's emotional palette across each scene.

What the role does

• Grades every shot in the final picture
• Establishes the film's overall colour palette in collaboration with director + DoP
• Generates delivery LUTs for the various distribution formats (theatrical DCP, broadcast HDR, streaming SDR)
• Coordinates with Online Editor on conform + delivery

Position

Reports to director + producer + Director of Photography (DoP / DP) on grade. Typically based at a specific post house.

Career progression

Long-arc specialist career through colour-correction operator + assistant colourist roles.