Matt is a Colourist with a background in various aspects of post-production including motion graphics, editing and online.
Matt has been grading in Resolve since 2012 and for a long time grew his skills through a process of trial and error and hard work. Lacking exposure to experienced colourists, he discovered the International Colorists Academy and enrolled for a Commercials Masterclass with Dado Valentic in London. Seeing how valuable that experience was, his business partner, Caro, arranged the first ever ICA gathering on the African continent, bringing Kevin Shaw out for a set of three Masterclasses. Matt now has the following certifications from the ICA:
Commercials Masterclass - Dado Valentic
Resolve Colour Matrix Colour Management - Kevin Shaw
Advanced Looks and Matching - Kevin Shaw
Colour Design Masterclass - Kevin Shaw
He recently completed the 7 hour documentary series, the Trial of Winnie Mandela, which is being released on Netflix in early 2023. He has also wrapped up season 2 of Showmax's hit television series, Lioness. A music video he graded for BlvdHvnny won the award for Best Music Video at 5 separate international film festivals in 2022. He recently graded Volle Bors, the latest film by Jordy Sank and Gabriella Blumberg of Sanktuary Films. He is currently grading and finishing Soon Comes Night, a six part series for Netflix.
Matt is experienced in all aspects of the DaVinci Resolve pipeline, and having worked extensively in ACES is also able to manage VFX workflows, leveraging Resolve's ability to be the lynch pin in the delivery process for complex projects.
Although he usually works from his suite in Linden, Matt is also available for on-site grading. He has graded commercials, music videos, documentary, episodic television and independent films. He continues to expand his understanding of colour science and the creative technicalities of this niche at all times.
Please feel free to touch base just to chat or if you'd like to explore working with Matt.