Arthur Oganesyan joined our Los Angeles studio as a Dailies Colorist in 2022. Arthur's love for imagery and composition is the reason he started working in the film industry. Having begun his passion for color at companies like Encore and Company3, he continued to hone his craft working as a freelance colorist in recent years.
JEREMY SAWYER
Jeremy is a senior colorist with over 20 years of experience enhancing visual storytelling across scripted dramas and compelling nonfiction projects.
Starting his career in photographic darkrooms, Jeremy developed a deep understanding of the art and science of image-making. This unique background,
combined with an advanced knowledge of color science allows Jeremy to craft distinctive color palettes that elevate mood, atmosphere, and narrative.
Jeremy collaborates closely with his Cinematographers, Directors and Producers to translate their creative vision to the screen.
EPISODIC CREDITS
Obliterated · We’re Here · Echoes · Better Things · Swimming With Sharks · American Horror Story · Truth Be Told
Untold · Diary Of A Future President · Dirty John · Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels · 13 Reasons Why
Easy · Heathers · Mr. Mercedes · The First · Queen Of The South · I’m Dying Up Here · Goliath · The Warfighters
Greenleaf · I’m Sorry · The Walking Dead · Baskets · Con Man · Live To Tell · Guilt · Limitless
The Affair · Major Crimes · Complications · Houdini · The Divide · Low Winter Sun · Vegas · The Closer · Head Case
FEATURES
Séance · Summer Of Violence · Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me · Is That Black Enough For You?!?
The Wrong Missy · #FashionVictim · Salamander · A Midsummer’s Nightmare · The Legend Of Master Legend
Abby Normal · Red Dawn · Talhotblond · Hornet’s Nest · Of Two Minds · Ricochet · Innocent
Wendi Smith-Harris got her start in Scheduling & Operations in the 90's at Hollywood's top Post houses Editel and Encore. After taking some time out to raise her family, Wendi jumped back into the post world with the MTI family in 2019. She quickly realized how much she enjoys the "Tetris" game of scheduling, " Even though I have a small role in the process, there's a certain satisfaction in being handed these puzzle pieces and making them fit to help our clients make the best product/show possible."
Alec has spent time in every aspect of the digital color world from short form to long form color. In prior employment with MTI Alec was commissioned as the pre-colorist and color assist on MTI's restoration projects. One of which being the Seinfeld HDR remaster. He spent time with Framestore and Company 3 coloring and assisting on VFX and animation heavy projects for TV shows, documentaries, commercials, and music videos. He finally rejoined MTI as a colorist to color the hit series East New York and help color a slew of other MTI shows side by side with their senior colorists. In his spare time he loves to practice analogue photography in a range of different formats. He is fascinated by alternative photographic processes and how they can be used to push the limits of what can be achieved in digital color correction.
Ben Stroetzel has been a Data Tech with MTI Film since 2020
Brent Fechner has been a Data IO Tech with MTI Film since 2021
Having studied graphic design and photography, Carlos spent his first years in the industry at Lowry Digital as a Restoration Artist. Joining MTI Film in 2009, he served as a Senior Restoration Artist for nearly a decade. This year, Carlos made the jump to Dailies Colorist. His eye for detail in the restoration world has given him a keen eye for doing the critical work of dailies. “I’m very happy in this new role. It’s afforded me an opportunity to grow in an area that has interested me for a long time. Hopefully, the DPs I’m working with feel equally enthusiastic!"
Edwin Raebel has been a Swing Editor with MTI Film since 2016.
Emmanuel Anumba was born in Nigeria and moved to America when he was 4 years old. He has been In this beautiful state of California ever since. He Is currently working as the swing shift coordinator. In this role certain tasks are performed that help the Dailies operators in the syncing of the day's shoot, and helping producers with making work orders. One Task is Monitor emails and looking out for Visual Effects Pull requests from clients, and once received, making work orders for the dubbing room operator to perform his or her task. One has to make work orders for the dailies operators for their nightly logging . Other responsibilities are obtaining the Editors log, camera reports, sound reports, and call sheets for each show's shoot. He is also a point person between the show's transpo driver and the vault clerk, intaking drives, creating an asset, and logging said asset in and out. He also performs duties to ensure the clients are fed, and maintains the Bays.
Joining the MTI team in 2019, Estuardo began his career in post as a Dailies Operator, working on episodic shows such as Ratched, Pose, Kidding, and more. The variety of projects allowed him to hone his technical skills, while learning to color during his free time. After working his way up to his current role as Dailies Colorist, under the mentorship of Carl Braz, he’s now worked on projects such as 9-1-1 & 9-1-1: Lonestar. His ability to problem solve at a moments notice has allowed him to thrive in the Dailies Department overall.
Supervising Editor Garth O'Donnell has been editing for over 25 years with experience on virtually every editing platform invented. Garth's credits span many commercial spots, having been a Henry and Smoke artist at RIOT Santa Monica, and scores of TV episodic shows, working on everything from linear edit systems to Avid, Final Cut, Smoke, and Flame. Garth's experience and cool demeanor in the edit suite has earned him a considerable following and the nickname “The Iceman”. But don't let that name fool you, he's a warm, intelligent editor with a good sense of humor.
Jess Toleffson has been in Swing Operations with MTI Film since 2019
Julia Goldscher has been here at MTI for seven years. She emigrated from England at the age of 11, and yes, she loves her tea more than anything. She started working in the Entertainment Industry in 1994 at Encore, as a vfx coordinator. She quickly moved up to become a vfx producer. A few years later, when offered a position at Technicolor to become a Digital Intermediate producer, when Digital Intermediates were just being introduced to the industry, she jumped at the chance. She loved working on the high budget movies, the low budgets were good too. Julia then made the move here to MTI, to join our family as a Producer, which she loves. On the weekends she loves long rides on her bike and competing in Triathlon races. Yes, she's even completed two 70.3 (half Iron Man) races. Now, back to work!
After years of doing color for dailies, Julio has come into his own as a colorist for mainstream episodic programming. Doing final color this year for 911 and 911 Lonestar has provided Julio to demonstrate that the years spent in the dailies chair has paid off for the clients who’ve entrusted their footage to him. “I’m glad to have had the time spent doing dailies. Considering the scores of shows I worked on, each with their own look, and working with a variety of great DPs, I feel very comfortable doing final color for the shows I’m working on.”
Editor Kyle Gleisner began his tenure at MTI managing the tape vault. Thereafter he was trained as a technical assistant in the machine room and eventually worked his way up to a trusted editor position. As an Avid, Premier, Flame, and After Effects artist he has worked on episodic shows such as The Politician, Outcast, Limitless and Breakthrough, as well as music videos and commercial projects. His willingness to jump into a project feet first has earned him a reputation as a versatile and discerning editor, while those who work with him take to his lighthearted character.
Riley State has been a Producer with MTI Film since 2021
As Supervising Colorist at MTI Film, Steve's credits are too lengthy to list having been a well-respected colorist at Encore Hollywood and RIOT Santa Monica since 1989. Steve has worked on a number of high-profile projects and received numerous industry accolades including those for Showtime's Weeds, which won the Emmy for Cinematography, and HBO's miniseries The Pacific, which was nominated for a Cinematography Emmy and was honored with the Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Color Grading. Steve's guidance on color at MTI starts with his personal supervision and training of the dailies team, setting a high bar of artistry that is the envy of the industry.
EPISODIC CREDITS - PARTIAL LIST
Single Drunk Female · For All Mankind · Outlander · Manifest · Kevin Can F*ck Himself · Reprisal · High Fidelity · Vida
Salvation · Tell Me Your Secrets · Good Behavior · Outcast · The Magicians · Bates Motel · Longmire · Hell On Wheels
Dallas · Ringer · GCB · The Pacific · United States of Tara · Weeds · Lost · Alias
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - PARTIAL LIST
Adam Silver · Ross Berryman · Alasdair Walker · Andrew Priestley · Adrian Correia · Stephen McNutt · Carmen Cabana
Ava Berkofsky · Elie Smolkin · Marvin V. Rush · John Newby · Sarah Cawley · Remi Adefarasin · M. David Mullen
Larry Fong · Alan Caso
Senior Colorist Tanner Buschman has worked his way up the ladder of MTI Film's color team by working hard and proving himself over and over again. Demonstrating a true passion for what he does, Tanner has reached new heights of expertise by applying his talents to each project he works on. Tanner's color on Ratched, Hollywood, American Horror Stories, The Politician, as well as restoring many Sony features has provided the diversity of work needed to gain "chops on the box” and refining his eye. Often coloring on weekends on his own time, Tanner has demonstrated his commitment to be the best he can be, which has paid off with his latest work on Sugar for Apple+
EPISODIC CREDITS
Doctor Odyssey · Deli Boys · Watson · Diarra From Detroit · Walker Independence · Sugar · American Horror Story
American Horror Stories · This Fool · Hollywood · Pose · Long Slow Exhale · Ratched · Kidding · The Politician
The Affair · Major Crimes · The Story of Us · Story of God · Breakthrough · Dominion · Through the Wormhole
Man vs. the Universe · Stem Cell Universe with Stephen Hawking · Seinfeld (Remastering) · Step By Step (Remastering)
FEATURES & RESTORATION CREDITS
Buck and The Preacher · Marnie · Fun with Dick and Jane · I’ll Do Anything · Modern Romance · Waterloo
Buchanan Rides Alone · The Ugly Duckling · Fixed Bayonets · Cricket On The Hearth · Hail The Conquering Hero
Five Days To Cairo · White Nights · Count Three And Pray · Ugly Duckling · Three Girls About Town · Cocktail Hour
