Jean-Clément Soret works for a company called MPC Advertising. Soret is their Global Creative Director of Colour Grading and has received numerous outstanding industry accolades. He is a five-time winner of Best Colourist at the British Arrow Craft Awards, and was voted Best UK Colourist four years in a row and Best UK VFX artist by Televisual Magazine. He also received a Fellowship award at the British Arrow Craft Awards in November 2013.
Jean-Clément works with internationally acclaimed Director and DP's across both commercials and film. What I find most inspiring about his work is how he can create an atmosphere that suits the video just through using colour on film. I found a short video where he worked on the colour gradient within it. I feel that without the lighting textures within each individual video it wouldn't make the ideas and concepts of the video shown to be portrayed in the right way.
L'ODYSSÉE DE CARTIER from Digital District™ VFX Post-Pro on Vimeo.
John Lewis 150 years | Never standing still from Jean-Clément Soret on Vimeo.
Jean-Clément Soret also worked on a film that I found absolutely fascinating called 127 hours. I feel that the way he has used colour within the film gives the footage a rich feel to it and completely contrasts with the storyline and whats happening around him.
Through the use of colour within a film I feel can completely change ash set a mood for the film. There are many aspects within a movie that all adds together to create an effective movie and I feel the a digital colourist is vital in the setting of your mood.
