Colourist for hire in the UK
The colourist grades the finished footage — balancing shots and building the film's final look in the suite.
Are you a colourist? Get listed and take work near you
Post the role, your postcode and your rate. The nearest colourist is asked first — within 19 miles, or further for anyone who has said they travel — and if they pass it moves to the next nearest. Nothing is charged unless someone accepts.
Be the first colourist here
No colourist has published a profile yet — the crew side is new. Post your request anyway: it pings everyone online nearby, and if you work as a colourist, set up your profile to be the first listed.
What a colourist does on a shoot
- Balances the footage shot to shot so the cut holds together.
- Builds the look with the director and DoP and carries it across the timeline.
- Handles technical delivery — scopes, legal levels and the formats the platform asks for.
Gear a colourist usually needs
Crew and kit are hired separately on Picturental. If the production is supplying the package, these are the categories this role tends to work from.
How hiring a colourist works
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Post the role
Say you need a colourist, where the shoot is, the dates and the rate you're offering.
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The nearest is asked first
The closest colourist gets it alone, and it widens to the next nearest every 60 seconds until someone accepts.
- 3
First to accept takes it
The job locks to them, you swap details, and you rate each other afterwards.
Hiring a colourist
- What is the difference between a colourist and a DIT?
- A DIT protects and monitors footage on set and often sets an on-set look. A colourist grades the finished cut in a suite afterwards. Same craft family, opposite ends of the job.
- What do I send for a grade?
- A locked cut, the original camera files, and any on-set LUTs or references. Grading an unlocked edit means grading the same shots more than once.