SAM FISCHER
Brooklyn, NY ***** • 914-***-**** • ***********@*****.***
Colorist with 7 years of experience across longform and short-form content. Fluent in an array of post- production tools such as Baselight and DaVinci Resolve, as well as various color pipelines and workflows. Contributed to well-known films & shows including Little Women, The Holdovers, Midsommar, Tiger King, Billions, and Love & Death, as well as several commercial projects including Super Bowl spots for OREO and Cadillac. EXPERIENCE
Harbor Picture Company (Publicis), New York, NY
Senior Color Assistant Apr 2022 – Jul 2024
• Color grade and pre-grade longform and short-form projects under the supervision of senior colorists Roman Hankewycz, Joe Gawler, and Damien Van Der Cruyssen
• Completed final color grade for Disney+ show Light & Magic with director Lawrence Kasdan
• Assisted in London during the final stages of color for a major Netflix feature
• Manage the color grade and communication between colorists, producers, and clients
• Train junior color assistants on Resolve, Baselight, and workflow best practices Color Assistant Feb 2019 – Apr 2022
• Assisted senior colorists in grading/pre-grading and provided support during supervised and unsupervised sessions
• Conformed and prepared projects for senior colorists, created deliverables, ran supervised sessions, and assisted the dailies and mastering teams as needed Digital Lab Technician Feb 2019 – Apr 2019
• Executed VFX pulls, created IMFs, DCPs, and other deliverables, and archived DI projects Dailies Technician Jan 2018 – Feb 2019
• Processed and color graded dailies footage on a wide variety of workflows Engineering Intern May 2017 – Aug 2017
• Assisted with maintenance of edit suites, machine room equipment, and DI rooms Freelance Colorist, New York, Remote
samfischercolor.com May 2018 - present
• Commercial clients include Kate Spade, Levi’s, Variety, Nuuly, and more
• Grade pilots, short films, music videos, and commercials Light Iron (Panavision), New York, NY
Post-Production Intern May 2017 – Jul 2017
• Assisted with maintenance of edit suites, machine room equipment, and DI rooms SKILLS
DaVinci Resolve • Baselight • On-Set Dailies • Transkoder • Adobe Suite • Final Cut Pro • Apple Certified Mac
+ iOS Technician • Color Science • Post-Production Workflow EDUCATION
Ithaca College, B.S. Television-Radio Class of 2018