FAQ Index

• Q: What is the Colorist Society?  
• Q: What does the Colorist Society do?  
• Q: Who can join?  
• Q: What are the membership levels?  
• Q: What does Colorist Society membership cost?  
• Q: Where does the money go?  
• Q: How do I join Colorist Society?  
• Q: How is the Colorist Society different from existing mailing lists and forums?
  

Q: What is the Colorist Society?

Q: What does the Colorist Society do?

Q: Who can join?

Q: What are the membership levels?

• Full Member: Open to all professional colorists, editor/colorists, DITs, telecine operators, color timers, DI finishers, restoration artists, and color scientists with a minimum of three years verifiable work. Full membership requires two full member references, or one full member reference plus a paying client or employer reference.
  
• Associate Member: Open to students and new professionals who have not yet qualified for full Membership. 
• Alliance Member: Open to cinematographers, producers, directors, editors, and others who are not colorists, but who have an interest in working with or communicating with the colorist community. 
• Corporate Sponsor: Open to companies that wish contribute to the Colorist Society. Our sponsor companies typically share an interest in furthering the art of digital grading and finishing. 
• Fellow: This level is reserved for those that have contributed significantly to our profession and are instrumental to the success of the Colorist Society.

Q: What does Colorist Society Membership cost?

• Associate Member - $50 USD per year
  
• Alliance Member - $75 USD per year
• Corporate Sponsor - on request
• Full Member - $120 USD per year
• Fellow - by invitation only

Q: Where does the money go?

The Colorist Society is a non-profit organization. The income from memberships and sponsors is re-invested in the organization to pay for the resources needed to run it, and to further our membership's causes.  Full members may propose and prioritize the causes we support. We expect full members will assist the Society in its efforts when and where they can. The Colorist Society is all about providing a unified voice for professional colorists and our members are all ambassadors.

Q: How do I join the Colorist Society?

A. Full membership is a two-step process. Applications go through an approval process. Once approved, you pay the membership fee to complete the enrollment. First, register using the full member application link on the Join Us page and complete the mandatory fields. The form will ask for two existing full members or Fellows to support the application. Click here for a listing of active full members here. Once your application is approved, you will receive an invoice. After you pay the membership fee, you will have immediate access to all full member benefits, including access to the members-only section of the website.  

We require references to help maintain the professional standing of the Colorist Society, which is imperative if we are to achieve our ambitions. They are not to meant to exclude anyone making a living as a colorist, DIT, telecine operator, color timer, finisher, restoration artist, or color scientist. In the event you do not have a Colorist Society sponsor, you can provide documentation to prove that you qualify as a professional. Suggested documentation includes at least two of the following:

• Reference from employer if an employee, on company letterhead
  
• Certificate of company incorporation if owner
  
• Reference from paying client on company letterhead
  
• IMDB credits
  
• Other published credits or press
  

Q: How is the Colorist Society different from existing mailing lists and forums?

There are some excellent mailing lists, forums, and blogs around and many of us at the Society read them regularly. However, none of them offer representation, events, benefits or accreditation. The Colorist Society is more like the ASC for cinematographers or the ACE for editors.

The Colorist Society actively represents a unified voice for professional colorists in the film and digital entertainment industry. It promotes the creative art and science of color grading, restoration, and finishing. We are dedicated to advancing the craft, education, and public awareness of the art and science of color grading and color correction and we expect to achieve changes. For example, the Colorist Society accreditation is the first to identify professional colorists as such.