Studio: Company 3
Job Opening: Colour Assist (Longform)
Location: London, United Kingdom
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Preparing colour sessions for colourists.
- Timeline preparation and updates using Resolve and Baselight.
- Preparing theatres or rooms for colourists: Routing, monitoring, projection, playback.
- Set up and monitor virtual sessions.
- Responsible for creating all master downstream deliverables for all theatrical, home video, and streamer content across multiple platforms and formats.
- Drive client-supervised sessions, screenings, visual effects reviews and colour-correction sessions as directed by colourist and/or production.
- Quality Control: Maintain highest possible levels of oversight of deliverables manufactured within the feature and longform finishing process.
- Collaborate and communicate with fellow colleagues to ensure project deadlines are met, keeping shared documents accurate and up to date at all times.
- Support new processes and maintain proficiency with evolving technical applications and trends with the company workflow.
- Help support and train junior members of the team.
- Maintain best practices for content security and client confidentiality.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience in using Resolve or Baselight.
- Knowledge of the various of colour spaces, LUT applications and skills for colour tracing, match grading and rendering.
- Knowledge of Aspect ratios and frame sizes, from origination to master delivery.
- Understanding of deliverables from theatrical deliverable formats to streamers and broadcasters.
- Understanding of audio formats and deliveries and laying back of audio to create final deliverables.
- Understanding of editing systems, VFX applications and data centric practices.
- Detail-oriented problem solver, capable of working well under pressure in a deadline driven, environment.
- Ability to interpret and demonstrate a solid understanding of creative editorial instructions and the latest workflow trends with filmmaking.
- Flexible to work around client needs and delivery schedules.
- Strong interpersonal skills to create a unique and relaxed environment for a creative client base.
- Friendly and approachable manner.
- Commitment to continuous improvement with an innovative approach to work and problems
What You Bring:
- Experience with media/post industry.
- Hands-on operator experience.
- Work well under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.
- Flexible with shift hours.
- Experience with Davinici Resolve v17 or Baselight. Experience in R&S Clipster, OSD/Transkoder, Avid beneficial.
- Understanding of grade 1 monitors and digital cinema projectors.
