DAMIAN PELPHREY
Chino Hills,CA
Summary
Experienced Colorist with over 15 years in color correction and grading, demonstrating proficiency in collaborating with clients to achieve optimal visual aesthetics. Seeking a challenging position where I can leverage my extensive expertise in color enhancement and contribute to the success of Markwins Beauty Brands Inc. through creative and innovative solutions.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Colorist
Picture Shop
08.2018 - 07.2023
- Collaborated with more than 25 clients to achieve desired visual aesthetics leveraging deep domain expertise, experience, and strong technical skills to complete more than 100 color graded shows
- Trained color assistants in teaching them best practices in solving complex problems that could come up during supervised sessions
- Setup and ran virtual sessions with vfx teams and show clients to review updated vfx teams and show clients to review updated vfx to see how color was affected
- Handled quality control reports and fixed errors.
Colorist
Encore Hollywood
05.2016 - 08.2018
- Performed color correction for episodic, including Dolby Vision implementation
- Collaborated with clients to achieve desired visual aesthetics for projects
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, consistently meeting tight deadlines
- Continuously researched and implemented new techniques and technologies to stay up-to-date with industry trends.
Color Assistant / Colorist
Company 3
09.2008 - 05.2016
- Served as dedicated assistant to Stefan Sonnenfeld from 2008 to 2016, managing all commercial projects and overflow work
- Pre-colored all material for Stefan Sonnenfeld, ensuring high-quality output and meeting client specifications
- Greeted clients and confirmed job specs, add or remove outputs as needed.
Color Assistant
Company 3
04.2006 - 09.2008
- Worked closely with John Zaik doing high end dailies/finals that were exclusive to Apple
- This campaign covered all Apple commercials world wide which specifically involved iPhone and iPad
- The Mac vs PC commercials are also included within this.
Color Assistant
Company 3
09.2005 - 04.2006
- Setup color bays for colorists
- Pulled appropriate tape stock and coded them
- Kept a detailed log of each commercial
- Performed laydowns (syncing audio and film together while recording to multiple tapes).
Vault Technician
Company 3
02.2005 - 09.2005
- Checked in & out assets (film, tapes and client materials)
- Cleaned film
- Shipped out completed dailies and finals through out the day.
Education
Completed basic coursework -
Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, CA05.2004
Skills
- Davinci Resolve
- Dolby Vision
- Color Theory
- Color Standards
- Color Correction
- Communication
- Post-Production Workflow
- Color Correction
- Digital Asset Management
- Collaboration and Teamwork
Timeline
Colorist
Picture Shop
08.2018 - 07.2023
Colorist
Encore Hollywood
05.2016 - 08.2018
Color Assistant / Colorist
Company 3
09.2008 - 05.2016
Color Assistant
Company 3
04.2006 - 09.2008
Color Assistant
Company 3
09.2005 - 04.2006
Vault Technician
Company 3
02.2005 - 09.2005
Completed basic coursework -
Mt. San Antonio College
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