Gareth Spensley joins Company 3 as senior colourist
Nov 26, 2020
Gareth Spensley has coloured some of the UK’s biggest name episodic dramas including Doctor Who, The Durrells, and the critically acclaimed Killing Eve and Bodyguard.
He joins from Molinare where he established a reputation as a versatile colourist across episodic television and feature films.
He has also applied his talents to an impressive range of features. He recently colored Florian Zeller’s critically acclaimed debut The Father and Wes Anderson’s eagerly anticipated The French Dispatch. Spensley also graded Tom Hooper’s Oscar and Bafta-winning The King’s Speech and Ken Loach’s Bafta and Palme d’Or winning I, Daniel Blake.
His passion for colour science and innovation in combining compositing techniques with colour grading has seen Spensley recognised across a number of industry awards including a 2018 RTS nomination for the BBC2 adaptation of King Lear and 2020 BAFTA craft nomination for his work on David Tenant/Michael Sheen-starring series Good Omens from BBC Worldwide and Amazon Studios.
Company 3’s director of operations, Claire McGrane, comments, “Gareth’s artistry and passion are the clear drivers of his success. Having been long time admirers of his work, we are absolutely thrilled that Gareth will be joining us at Company 3. He is the perfect fit.”
CEO and founder, Stefan Sonnenfeld, adds, “We are so excited to see Gareth bring his knowledge, experience and craft to the Company 3 family and further bolster our global roster of talented artists.”