Freelance Colourist Near London Colour Grading Films All Nice for Over a Decade
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Here's some brands I've graded films for
Here's some nice things people kindly said about me
"Mike is a great colourist, super skilled and professional at what he does, plus friendly, reliable and easy to work with. He always delivers a quality grade and is confident to both suggest a look or work to a client brief. I have worked with him for over 10 years and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him."
Helen Beresford
StaticJoe Studio
"Mike is a REALLY great person to work with. He helped us through our first-ever grade, step by step with beautiful results. Creatively and technically he's extremely competent and a dream to collaborate with. We'd love to work with him again."
Dom Unsworth
Resource Productions
"Mike is a reliable and accomplished colourist and a pleasure to work with. He has graded a number of films I have directed and produced, in particular, a number of 10- 15 minute Member's films I made for The Tate in 2022. I would highly recommend him."
Hen Norton
Hot Feet Ltd
"Had a great experience working with Mike. His colour grade was brilliant. He was very inviting and open to suggestions, and even offered various ways in which the grade should go. Always open to feedback, and worked brilliantly with any notes that were sent back. I look forward to working with Mike on my next project. Highly recommended!"
Tarun Thind
Writer / Director
"Mike grades everything I produce. He has an artist’s eye, which for me is crucial to understanding colour and doing the job well. I feel the fact that he is a talented illustrator and painter in his own right does give him that little edge. Amusing and fun to work with. Will always be the first person I call for the job until one of us dies."
Ollie McMullen
Gamebreaker Ltd
"Mike is a great colourist, super skilled and professional at what he does, plus friendly, reliable and easy to work with. He always delivers a quality grade and is confident to both suggest a look or work to a client brief. I have worked with him for over 10 years and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him."
Helen Beresford
StaticJoe Studio
"Mike is a REALLY great person to work with. He helped us through our first-ever grade, step by step with beautiful results. Creatively and technically he's extremely competent and a dream to collaborate with. We'd love to work with him again."
Dom Unsworth
Resource Productions
"Mike is a reliable and accomplished colourist and a pleasure to work with. He has graded a number of films I have directed and produced, in particular, a number of 10- 15 minute Member's films I made for The Tate in 2022. I would highly recommend him."
Hen Norton
Hot Feet Ltd
"Had a great experience working with Mike. His colour grade was brilliant. He was very inviting and open to suggestions, and even offered various ways in which the grade should go. Always open to feedback, and worked brilliantly with any notes that were sent back. I look forward to working with Mike on my next project. Highly recommended!"
Tarun Thind
Writer / Director
"Mike grades everything I produce. He has an artist’s eye, which for me is crucial to understanding colour and doing the job well. I feel the fact that he is a talented illustrator and painter in his own right does give him that little edge. Amusing and fun to work with. Will always be the first person I call for the job until one of us dies."
Ollie McMullen
Gamebreaker Ltd
"Mike is a great colourist, super skilled and professional at what he does, plus friendly, reliable and easy to work with. He always delivers a quality grade and is confident to both suggest a look or work to a client brief. I have worked with him for over 10 years and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him."
Helen Beresford
StaticJoe Studio
"Mike is a REALLY great person to work with. He helped us through our first-ever grade, step by step with beautiful results. Creatively and technically he's extremely competent and a dream to collaborate with. We'd love to work with him again."
Dom Unsworth
Resource Productions
"Mike is a reliable and accomplished colourist and a pleasure to work with. He has graded a number of films I have directed and produced, in particular, a number of 10- 15 minute Member's films I made for The Tate in 2022. I would highly recommend him."
Hen Norton
Hot Feet Ltd
"Had a great experience working with Mike. His colour grade was brilliant. He was very inviting and open to suggestions, and even offered various ways in which the grade should go. Always open to feedback, and worked brilliantly with any notes that were sent back. I look forward to working with Mike on my next project. Highly recommended!"
Tarun Thind
Writer / Director
"Mike grades everything I produce. He has an artist’s eye, which for me is crucial to understanding colour and doing the job well. I feel the fact that he is a talented illustrator and painter in his own right does give him that little edge. Amusing and fun to work with. Will always be the first person I call for the job until one of us dies."
Ollie McMullen
Gamebreaker Ltd
"Mike is a great colourist, super skilled and professional at what he does, plus friendly, reliable and easy to work with. He always delivers a quality grade and is confident to both suggest a look or work to a client brief. I have worked with him for over 10 years and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him."
Helen Beresford
StaticJoe Studio
"Mike is a REALLY great person to work with. He helped us through our first-ever grade, step by step with beautiful results. Creatively and technically he's extremely competent and a dream to collaborate with. We'd love to work with him again."
Dom Unsworth
Resource Productions
"Mike is a reliable and accomplished colourist and a pleasure to work with. He has graded a number of films I have directed and produced, in particular, a number of 10- 15 minute Member's films I made for The Tate in 2022. I would highly recommend him."
Hen Norton
Hot Feet Ltd
"Had a great experience working with Mike. His colour grade was brilliant. He was very inviting and open to suggestions, and even offered various ways in which the grade should go. Always open to feedback, and worked brilliantly with any notes that were sent back. I look forward to working with Mike on my next project. Highly recommended!"
Tarun Thind
Writer / Director
"Mike grades everything I produce. He has an artist’s eye, which for me is crucial to understanding colour and doing the job well. I feel the fact that he is a talented illustrator and painter in his own right does give him that little edge. Amusing and fun to work with. Will always be the first person I call for the job until one of us dies."
Ollie McMullen
Gamebreaker Ltd
"I've worked with Mike and I cannot recommend him highly enough: his output is first-rate, the best colourist I've worked with, and he's incredibly hard-working and efficient. He is incredibly personable, and full of excellent suggestions. I hope to work him with on my next project and many more!"
Nicholas Budd
Writer & Director
"Mike is absolutely great to work with, a brilliant communicator and always helpful and accommodating with tight turnarounds. He does a great job with the grades every-time. Looking forward to working together more!"
Tessa Morgan
Fully Fledged Films
"Mike is a complete joy. His work is gorgeous and considered. He is a thoughtful and detailed communicator, and notes and considerations are dealt with swiftly! His instincts are sensitive and superb. We have loved working with Mike on two shorts so far and can't wait to collaborate again."
Sarah Gage
Sidecar Films
"Mike is very friendly to work with, clear about what assets he needs for the grade. We have tricky grades colour matching for high value artworks and Mike did a great job. Very easy review process too."
Lucy Jackson
Christie's
"I really enjoy working with Mike. The colour results he achieves are fantastic and he is friendly and easy to work with too. On top of that I've always found him to be efficient and quick to take on notes and direction, whilst also having great instincts and suggestions for the grade. Highly recommended!"
Paul Burt
Director
"I've worked with Mike and I cannot recommend him highly enough: his output is first-rate, the best colourist I've worked with, and he's incredibly hard-working and efficient. He is incredibly personable, and full of excellent suggestions. I hope to work him with on my next project and many more!"
Nicholas Budd
Writer & Director
"Mike is absolutely great to work with, a brilliant communicator and always helpful and accommodating with tight turnarounds. He does a great job with the grades every-time. Looking forward to working together more!"
Tessa Morgan
Fully Fledged Films
"Mike is a complete joy. His work is gorgeous and considered. He is a thoughtful and detailed communicator, and notes and considerations are dealt with swiftly! His instincts are sensitive and superb. We have loved working with Mike on two shorts so far and can't wait to collaborate again."
Sarah Gage
Sidecar Films
"Mike is very friendly to work with, clear about what assets he needs for the grade. We have tricky grades colour matching for high value artworks and Mike did a great job. Very easy review process too."
Lucy Jackson
Christie's
"I really enjoy working with Mike. The colour results he achieves are fantastic and he is friendly and easy to work with too. On top of that I've always found him to be efficient and quick to take on notes and direction, whilst also having great instincts and suggestions for the grade. Highly recommended!"
Paul Burt
Director
"I've worked with Mike and I cannot recommend him highly enough: his output is first-rate, the best colourist I've worked with, and he's incredibly hard-working and efficient. He is incredibly personable, and full of excellent suggestions. I hope to work him with on my next project and many more!"
Nicholas Budd
Writer & Director
"Mike is absolutely great to work with, a brilliant communicator and always helpful and accommodating with tight turnarounds. He does a great job with the grades every-time. Looking forward to working together more!"
Tessa Morgan
Fully Fledged Films
"Mike is a complete joy. His work is gorgeous and considered. He is a thoughtful and detailed communicator, and notes and considerations are dealt with swiftly! His instincts are sensitive and superb. We have loved working with Mike on two shorts so far and can't wait to collaborate again."
Sarah Gage
Sidecar Films
"Mike is very friendly to work with, clear about what assets he needs for the grade. We have tricky grades colour matching for high value artworks and Mike did a great job. Very easy review process too."
Lucy Jackson
Christie's
"I really enjoy working with Mike. The colour results he achieves are fantastic and he is friendly and easy to work with too. On top of that I've always found him to be efficient and quick to take on notes and direction, whilst also having great instincts and suggestions for the grade. Highly recommended!"
Paul Burt
Director
"I've worked with Mike and I cannot recommend him highly enough: his output is first-rate, the best colourist I've worked with, and he's incredibly hard-working and efficient. He is incredibly personable, and full of excellent suggestions. I hope to work him with on my next project and many more!"
Nicholas Budd
Writer & Director
"Mike is absolutely great to work with, a brilliant communicator and always helpful and accommodating with tight turnarounds. He does a great job with the grades every-time. Looking forward to working together more!"
Tessa Morgan
Fully Fledged Films
"Mike is a complete joy. His work is gorgeous and considered. He is a thoughtful and detailed communicator, and notes and considerations are dealt with swiftly! His instincts are sensitive and superb. We have loved working with Mike on two shorts so far and can't wait to collaborate again."
Sarah Gage
Sidecar Films
"Mike is very friendly to work with, clear about what assets he needs for the grade. We have tricky grades colour matching for high value artworks and Mike did a great job. Very easy review process too."
Lucy Jackson
Christie's
"I really enjoy working with Mike. The colour results he achieves are fantastic and he is friendly and easy to work with too. On top of that I've always found him to be efficient and quick to take on notes and direction, whilst also having great instincts and suggestions for the grade. Highly recommended!"
Paul Burt
Director
"Mike has done many grades for Tate and cannot recommend him enough. His grades are consistently of high quality and he is able to really intuit the palette of each film. Lovely to work with and very responsive."
Sophie Wakefield
Tate Digital
"I love working with Mike! At the end of a project I simply hand the edit over to him and he works his magic. With a quick turn around, no fuss and some fun banter along the way! A great guy to work with, which I have for over 12 years. I would highly recommend him."
Pinky Robinson
Pinky Productions
"Mike is above all a superb creative collaborator. He has an innate instinct for storytelling through colour and brings a raft of original ideas to the table. Working on a grade, he is resourceful, adaptable and meticulous. His notes are thoughtful and eloquent. The results are spectacular. I look forward to working with him again!"
Tom Russell
Writer / Director
"Mike is the best! I had a wonderful time working with Mike on my short film. His expertise is incredible. He is very patient, a great collaborator, and has fantastic instincts when it comes to the feel of a film. He is also amazingly efficient. Can't recommend him enough!"
Emily Steck
Director
"Mike has completed last minute jobs on a tight deadline, delivered as requested. Worked with directing students who all gave great feedback on the experience of working with him."
Tom Fisher
NFTS
"Mike has done many grades for Tate and cannot recommend him enough. His grades are consistently of high quality and he is able to really intuit the palette of each film. Lovely to work with and very responsive."
Sophie Wakefield
Tate Digital
"I love working with Mike! At the end of a project I simply hand the edit over to him and he works his magic. With a quick turn around, no fuss and some fun banter along the way! A great guy to work with, which I have for over 12 years. I would highly recommend him."
Pinky Robinson
Pinky Productions
"Mike is above all a superb creative collaborator. He has an innate instinct for storytelling through colour and brings a raft of original ideas to the table. Working on a grade, he is resourceful, adaptable and meticulous. His notes are thoughtful and eloquent. The results are spectacular. I look forward to working with him again!"
Tom Russell
Writer / Director
"Mike is the best! I had a wonderful time working with Mike on my short film. His expertise is incredible. He is very patient, a great collaborator, and has fantastic instincts when it comes to the feel of a film. He is also amazingly efficient. Can't recommend him enough!"
Emily Steck
Director
"Mike has completed last minute jobs on a tight deadline, delivered as requested. Worked with directing students who all gave great feedback on the experience of working with him."
Tom Fisher
NFTS
"Mike has done many grades for Tate and cannot recommend him enough. His grades are consistently of high quality and he is able to really intuit the palette of each film. Lovely to work with and very responsive."
Sophie Wakefield
Tate Digital
"I love working with Mike! At the end of a project I simply hand the edit over to him and he works his magic. With a quick turn around, no fuss and some fun banter along the way! A great guy to work with, which I have for over 12 years. I would highly recommend him."
Pinky Robinson
Pinky Productions
"Mike is above all a superb creative collaborator. He has an innate instinct for storytelling through colour and brings a raft of original ideas to the table. Working on a grade, he is resourceful, adaptable and meticulous. His notes are thoughtful and eloquent. The results are spectacular. I look forward to working with him again!"
Tom Russell
Writer / Director
"Mike is the best! I had a wonderful time working with Mike on my short film. His expertise is incredible. He is very patient, a great collaborator, and has fantastic instincts when it comes to the feel of a film. He is also amazingly efficient. Can't recommend him enough!"
Emily Steck
Director
"Mike has completed last minute jobs on a tight deadline, delivered as requested. Worked with directing students who all gave great feedback on the experience of working with him."
Tom Fisher
NFTS
"Mike has done many grades for Tate and cannot recommend him enough. His grades are consistently of high quality and he is able to really intuit the palette of each film. Lovely to work with and very responsive."
Sophie Wakefield
Tate Digital
"I love working with Mike! At the end of a project I simply hand the edit over to him and he works his magic. With a quick turn around, no fuss and some fun banter along the way! A great guy to work with, which I have for over 12 years. I would highly recommend him."
Pinky Robinson
Pinky Productions
"Mike is above all a superb creative collaborator. He has an innate instinct for storytelling through colour and brings a raft of original ideas to the table. Working on a grade, he is resourceful, adaptable and meticulous. His notes are thoughtful and eloquent. The results are spectacular. I look forward to working with him again!"
Tom Russell
Writer / Director
"Mike is the best! I had a wonderful time working with Mike on my short film. His expertise is incredible. He is very patient, a great collaborator, and has fantastic instincts when it comes to the feel of a film. He is also amazingly efficient. Can't recommend him enough!"
Emily Steck
Director
"Mike has completed last minute jobs on a tight deadline, delivered as requested. Worked with directing students who all gave great feedback on the experience of working with him."
Tom Fisher
NFTS
Here's my rates
There's no one fixed daily rate, because each project is different in value, timeline and requirements. For example:
A social promo for a small business, that can be graded for a single flat file, with a natural look, within a two-week window…
A broadcast documentary that needs a full conform, cleanup work, frame rate handling, (attended) grade, online and broadcast deliverables…
A short film that involves look dev and a more collaborative grade, but with limited budget…
…all have different requirements of time, expertise and resources.
Get in touch with the details of your project and I'll provide you with a quote. One with the scope to match your budget and requirements.
As a rough guide, though, my rates are between £400-£600/day + VAT.
Here's my availability
Use this calendar to pencil me for bookings, if you want.
"Having Mike onboard to deliver the grade for our foodie film was an amazing experience. I was blown away by some of the colours. The service he provides is top quality and I can't wait to use him again in the near future."
Oliver Gold
Kuna Films
"Swift, high-quality work. Couldn't ask for more."
Luke Brazier
Fogwhip
"Mike is an outstanding grader who is always eager to take on any Project. He works efficiently and quickly without compromising quality, and his friendly and positive attitude makes him a pleasure to collaborate with."
Marsela Jakaj
HIJACK Post
"We had a very last minute grade need for an event and Mike was able to not just fit us in and was efficient with the turnaround, but did an amazing job and everyone was extremely happy with the outcome."
Lily Hambly
Freelance Post Super (UKTV)
"Working with Mike was a seamless and straight forward process, he was easy to communicate with, proactive and most importantly understood exactly what we were after."
David Stafford
Lambda Films
"Having Mike onboard to deliver the grade for our foodie film was an amazing experience. I was blown away by some of the colours. The service he provides is top quality and I can't wait to use him again in the near future."
Oliver Gold
Kuna Films
"Swift, high-quality work. Couldn't ask for more."
Luke Brazier
Fogwhip
"Mike is an outstanding grader who is always eager to take on any Project. He works efficiently and quickly without compromising quality, and his friendly and positive attitude makes him a pleasure to collaborate with."
Marsela Jakaj
HIJACK Post
"We had a very last minute grade need for an event and Mike was able to not just fit us in and was efficient with the turnaround, but did an amazing job and everyone was extremely happy with the outcome."
Lily Hambly
Freelance Post Super (UKTV)
"Working with Mike was a seamless and straight forward process, he was easy to communicate with, proactive and most importantly understood exactly what we were after."
David Stafford
Lambda Films
"Having Mike onboard to deliver the grade for our foodie film was an amazing experience. I was blown away by some of the colours. The service he provides is top quality and I can't wait to use him again in the near future."
Oliver Gold
Kuna Films
"Swift, high-quality work. Couldn't ask for more."
Luke Brazier
Fogwhip
"Mike is an outstanding grader who is always eager to take on any Project. He works efficiently and quickly without compromising quality, and his friendly and positive attitude makes him a pleasure to collaborate with."
Marsela Jakaj
HIJACK Post
"We had a very last minute grade need for an event and Mike was able to not just fit us in and was efficient with the turnaround, but did an amazing job and everyone was extremely happy with the outcome."
Lily Hambly
Freelance Post Super (UKTV)
"Working with Mike was a seamless and straight forward process, he was easy to communicate with, proactive and most importantly understood exactly what we were after."
David Stafford
Lambda Films
"Having Mike onboard to deliver the grade for our foodie film was an amazing experience. I was blown away by some of the colours. The service he provides is top quality and I can't wait to use him again in the near future."
Oliver Gold
Kuna Films
"Swift, high-quality work. Couldn't ask for more."
Luke Brazier
Fogwhip
"Mike is an outstanding grader who is always eager to take on any Project. He works efficiently and quickly without compromising quality, and his friendly and positive attitude makes him a pleasure to collaborate with."
Marsela Jakaj
HIJACK Post
"We had a very last minute grade need for an event and Mike was able to not just fit us in and was efficient with the turnaround, but did an amazing job and everyone was extremely happy with the outcome."
Lily Hambly
Freelance Post Super (UKTV)
"Working with Mike was a seamless and straight forward process, he was easy to communicate with, proactive and most importantly understood exactly what we were after."
David Stafford
Lambda Films
Here's how to get in touch
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3 - Dive straight in and pencil me for a grade using the availability calendar above (i.e. here).