Leading longform
post-production company Post Logic Studios has hired digital
intermediate colorist Doug Delaney. Delaney, a rising star in the world
of feature film colorists, is best known for his work on the digital
intermediate for the international blockbuster "The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King.” As one of three colorists supervised by Peter
Doyle and cinematographer Andrew Lesnie, ASC, Delaney spent more than
five months in New Zealand on the meticulous color grading of the
effects-laden epic. Since then, Delaney has completed digital
intermediates for "Yours, Mine and Ours" with cinematographer Theo van
de Sande, ASC, “Venom” with cinematographer Steve Mason, ASC, "The
Gravedancers" with director Mike Mendez, and "The Ring 2" with director
Hideo Nakata.
Delaney’s other credits include digital intermediate sequences for "Ice
Harvest" and "The Matrix: Revolutions" and additional color timing for
"The Italian Job," "The Matrix: Reloaded," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike
Back," "Spy Kids," "Vanilla Sky," "Any Given Sunday," "American
Beauty," "Kundun" and "Armageddon," among many others. Delaney is a
contributing member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC)
and, working closely with cinematographer Allen Daviau, ASC, graded the
well-known StEM (Standard Test Evaluation Material) test footage for
the ASC and the Digital Cinema Initiatives Group (DCI). As the two
groups establish technical standards for the acquisition, creation,
distribution and projection of a comprehensive Digital Cinema system,
the StEM footage is available to all facilities that provide digital
film services as a certified reference guide from the ASC.

Delaney joins Post Logic’s respected digital intermediate colorists Lou
Levinson, Frank Roman and Sheri Eisenberg on the facility’s high
performance digital intermediate pipeline, featuring the newest DI
tools available, including Spirit 4K and Northlight film scanners,
Arrilaser film recorders, Baselight color correction, Barco 2K film
projectors and a Bright Systems storage area network (SAN) capable of
handling the data-intensive workflow of multiple DI projects.
Of his new position, Delaney said “When Post Logic made the decision to
put digital intermediates at the forefront of their business, they went
full force, not only from a technological standpoint, but from a
creative one as well. I'm happy to join a team with such talent and
experience."
Steve Hendricks, president of Post Logic Studios, noted “I first became
aware of Doug when he was profiled in a magazine article last year and
he spoke about the ‘art and science’ that a colorist brings to the
digital intermediate process. Our colorist Lou Levinson piqued my
interest further in Doug when he was talking about emerging talent in
our industry and gave praise and respect to a young artist named Doug
Delaney. We couldn’t be more pleased that he’s here.”
Also coming on board at Post Logic are account executive Michael
Moncreiff and senior audio mixer Jamie Santos. Moncreiff was previously
a producer and sales executive at Pacific Title Imaging, where he was
instrumental in building their digital film services. Among the
projects he oversaw there are “Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3,”
“Final Destination 3,” “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” and the
Sundance hit “Friends with Money.” Santos, who joins from Ear to
Ear/Audio Banks, brings a wide-ranging background in sound for film,
film trailers, television programs and commercials. He mixed "The
Contender" and "The Amazing Race," and contributed package and show
open mixing to the Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, and Billboard Music
Awards.
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