This interview is part of a new CineD series celebrating women in the film and television industry. Read our last piece, where we caught up with post-producer Lesley Weir here. Today, we talk to Ana Izquierdo about her work as a freelance colorist. Ana Izquierdo brings a unique perspective to her grading work: she spent six years as a photographer and cinematographer before becoming a colorist in 2009. She then moved from her native Spain to Berlin, where she was a Senior Colorist at Berlin’s DFacto-Motion, before taking the leap into freelance work in 2018. Ana Izquierdo at work. Credit: Juan González Fornes Today, Izquierdo grades everything from feature films to documentaries, TV shows, commercials and music videos using DaVinci Resolve. Read on below to learn more about Izquierdo’s passion for color, her move to Berlin, and her thoughts on working as a freelancer. Do you ever miss Cinematography? Ana Izquierdo (A.I.): It’s funny you should say that – I think it would be a dream to combine my color grading with cinematography and days where I get to shoot outside. I believe there is an increasing convergence between the skills that great colorists and cinematographers have to have today. So, the more communication and connection there is between the two, the better. Still from Ku’damm 63. For anyone working in the industry as a colorist or a cinematographer, I’d advise you to get to know each other as friends if you haven’t done it yet. Spend time in each other’s...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 3 May, 2021