Matt is a colourist with a background in various aspects of post-production including motion graphics, editing and online.
Matt has experience in the entire finishing process including conforming, VFX workflows and associated colour and file management for lossless round-tripping, look development, colour grading, onlining, quality control, and delivery to a variety of platforms including Netflix, Showmax, Multichoice, Kyknet, SABC and DCP creation for cinema and festival viewings.
Matt's recent projects include the Netflix series, Soon Comes Night, which was a huge hit with audiences. Prior to that he completed his second season of Showmax's popular Lioness series which was nominated for Best Drama and Best Cinematography (and more) at SAFTAS 2024. In 2024 he was the colourist and finishing artist for several documentaries for Idea Candy, including Tracking Thabo Bester and Convict Conman - which was also nominated for Best Documentary and Best Cinematography (and more) at SAFTAS 2024. He has just completed a feature film, Die Kwiksilwers, which premiered at Silwerskerm Fees and was selected as audience favourite. A music video he graded for BlvdHvnny won the award for Best Music Video at 5 separate international film festivals in 2022 including the Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles.
He owns DotKomrade Studio in Linden which provides finishing services for short and long form projects including commercials, narrative series and features, short films and documentaries. The grading suite offers an industry standard set-up including a regularly calibrated colour reference monitor, a 55" calibrated LG client monitor and 5.1 Dolby surround sound.
Matt is also available for on-site grading of long form projects. 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.
For information on rates and availability please contact Matt.