Inside the Secret World of Hollywood’s Master Colorists

Nestled among the tourist-heavy streets of Soho in the heart of London — far from the bright city lights and cacophonous traffic — is a man in a dark, quiet room.

His name is Adam Glasman, a senior colorist at Goldcrest Films, a company renowned for its post-production facilities in the British capital. Glasman is demonstrating to The Hollywood Reporter his masterful command of the elaborate computer system set up in front of him. Hundreds of controls — faders, toggles, wheels — speckle his desk, attention focused on the two large screens above while his hands work away. There’s something DJ-esque about the scene. And it’s all muscle memory for Glasman, a prolific Hollywood colorist who has worked on hundreds of films.

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