In celebration of International Women’s Day, CineD is launching a series of interviews highlighting women in the film and television industry. For our first piece, we caught up with colorist Rebecca Goodeve, who has just announced her new post-production company, Author Productions. Not long ago, you might have seen Rebecca Goodeve walking around London with nothing but a dream of working in the grading suite and a stack of printed CVs. Fast forward to today, and things couldn’t be more different. Recently selected as part of BFI Network’s BAFTA Film Crew, Goodeve has credits ranging from short-form projects for the likes of Nikon, ALDO Shoes, and Tom Rosenthal; through to feature films including Insurgent, Making Noise Quietly, and Hurt by Paradise. Grade for ALDO Shoes. Source: Rebecca Goodeve As though this wasn’t impressive enough, she has also just launched her new post-production agency, Author Productions: a collective of grading, editing, and visual effects professionals in partnership with Vaudeville for sound design and mixing. We spoke to Goodeve to dive into her impressive career, why she decided to set up Author Productions, and how she got to where she is today. What inspired Author Productions? Rebecca Goodeve: I’d set up my freelance grading business, Author Colour, in 2017. Through 2020, I refurbished the studio and that got loads of attention. I started to get emails asking whether Author Colour also had editors, visual effects artists, or sound designers on the books. That’s what encouraged me to take the next step into...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 8 March, 2021