Colorist Society wishes all its members a happy, prosperous and creative New Year. We appreciate your continued support as we work to build a stronger organization and promote the art of color. Although significant obstacles lie ahead, we remain optimistic about the future of our industry and our craft.

Over the past few years, our industry has faced a series of unprecedented challenges. The pandemic followed by strikes by actors and directors took a heavy toll on production that we’ve yet to recover from. The recent devastating fires in Southern California may also negatively impact the film and television industry at least in the near term. How the advent of AI will affect production in general and color in particular remains unclear.

Yet, looking back on 2024, Colorist Society can point to several significant milestones. Our Colorist Mixers at NAB, IBC and Camerimage were each a great success both as networking opportunities and as a chance to relax and have fun. We also co-hosted technical seminars at NAB, Camerimage and BIRTV. If you were not able to attend these insightful events, you can watch them in their entirety on our YouTube channel.

Our membership continued to grow, and we have extended our reach to new markets. We are especially excited about the recent establishment of our China Chapter, open to all Chinese -speaking colorists. China is one of the world’s fastest growing production markets and we look forward to working with local colorists in setting standards and building a strong community.

We have also been working to maximize networking and collaboration among colorists. Our social communities on Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads are very active. We encourage you to take advantage of these growing resources. This past year, we also launched a Discord server  exclusively for our members. It is a great forum to connect, share insights, organize chapters and events, and access employment and project leads.

Looking ahead, we have ambitious goals for 2025. We are committed to establishing additional local chapters. We are seeking to establish stronger ties with other industry organizations, including VES, ASC, BSC and BVK, and to provide additional resources for our members through reciprocal relations with ShotOnWhat, SHOTDECK and other service providers. We are also increasing our effort to have “Color” added as a distinct discipline in IMDb listing. You can do your part by adding an upvote to our post on IMDb.

With your help, 2025 will be Colorist Society’s best year yet!

Best regards,

Kevin Shaw