Mike Wolf Post | Color Grading • Online Editing • Digital Mastering

ABOUT

As an Emmy and Telly award winning editor and colorist, Mike Wolf has lent his creative vision to television, music videos, commercials and films. His unique visual style has been featured on NBC, CBS, Showtime, Comedy Central, MTV, Discovery, NatGeo, A&E, VH1 and the screens at Carnegie Hall. His clients include Anheuser-Busch, Disney, Lexus, Citibank, Ralston Purina, Red Bull, the WNBA, Linkin Park, The St. Louis Cardinals and The United States Marines.

Mike works collaboratively with clients to bring their creative vision to the screen, or he can work independently to create an original look that clients love. And with his 20 years experience in post production, he can quickly identify and solve any technical problems that arise when finishing and delivering a show.

Today, Mike is one of the industry's 'go to' resources for color grading and online editing. He is fast and efficient without sacrificing creativity or attention to detail. With Mike in the chair, you can be confident that your show will look great, be delivered on time and be error free.

Mike Wolf C.S.I.

Colorist/Online Editor

Specialties

22 Years Online Editing / Color Grading
30 Years Editing
First Class Client Relations
Fluent in DaVinci Resolve
Fluent in Avid Symphony
Adobe Photoshop & After Effects
Tape & Data Workflows
Error-Free Mastering and Delivery
Expert help navigating online, technical color correction, creative color grading, network QC & delivery, 4K UHD, file formats, frame rates, color spaces, codecs, conversions, transcodes, data workflows, tape workflows, VTRs, editorial, conform, LUTs, AAFs, OMFs, XMLs, EDLs and more.

CREDITS

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SHOW	PROD CO	NETWORK	CREDIT
'Buried In The Backyard’ [S5-16 ep]	Renegade83	Oxygen	Online • Colorist
'The Queen's Court’ [S1-10 ep]	Lighthearted	Peacock	Online • Colorist
'Growing Up Hip-Hop’ [S7-10 ep]	Entertainment 1	WEtv	Online • Colorist
'Snake In The Grass’ [S1-12 ep]	Renegade83	NBC	Online • Colorist
'Murdered By Morning’ [S2-16 ep]	Renegade83	Oxygen	Online • Colorist
'Buried In The Backyard’ [S4-16 ep]	Renegade83	Oxygen	Online • Colorist
'Something Bit Me’ [S1-12 ep]	Renegade83	National Geographic	Online • Colorist
'Family Massacre’ [S1-16 ep]	Renegade83	Oxygen	Online • Colorist
'Buried In The Backyard’ [S3-16 ep]	Renegade83	Oxygen	Online • Colorist
'Murdered by Morning’ [S1-16 ep]	Renegade83	Oxygen	Online • Colorist
'My Feet Are Killing Me [S1-32 ep]	Renegade83	TLC	Online • Colorist
'Buried In The Backyard’ [S2-16 ep]	Renegade83	Oxygen	Online • Colorist
'Uncovered: The Cult of Yahweh Ben Yahweh’	Renegade83	Oxygen	Online • Colorist
'Game of Clones’ [S1-8 ep]	Roush Wagner	MTV	Online • Colorist
'Buried In The Backyard’ [S1-16 ep]	Renegade83	Oxygen	Online • Colorist
'Sugar’ [6 ep]	Adam Levine / 222 Productions	YouTube	Online • Colorist
'Aaron Hernandez Uncovered’	Renegade 83	Oxygen	Online • Colorist
'Ellen's Game of Games’ [S1 8ep]	Warner Horizon	NBC	Online • Colorist
'Operation Odessa’ (Feature Doc)	The IPC	Showtime	Online • Colorist
'Fearless’ [6 ep]	25/7 Productions	Netflix	Online • Colorist
'Ultimate Beastmaster’	25/7 Productions	Netflix	Online • Colorist
'STRONG’ [10 ep]	25/7 Productions	NBC	Online • Colorist
'Real Housewives of Dallas’ [10 ep]	Goodbye Pictures	Bravo	Online • Colorist
'The Legend of Mick Dodge’ [S2 20 ep]	Screaming Flea	Nat Geo	Online • Colorist
“Are You The One’ [9 ep]	Lighthearted Productions	MTV	Online • Colorist
'The Legend of Mick Dodge’ [S1 9 ep]	Screaming Flea	Nat Geo	Online • Colorist
‘Airplane Repo’ [10 ep]	Undertow Films	Discovery	Online • Colorist
‘Shark Wranglers’ [10 ep]	Undertow Films	Nat Geo	Online • Colorist
‘Ultimate Factories: Jack Daniels’	KAOS Entertainment	Discovery	Online • Colorist
‘Mad Genius’ [6 ep]	Planet Grande	FUSE	Online • Colorist
‘The Bakery Bunch’	KAOS Entertainment	TLC	Online • Colorist
‘TV’s Greatest Surprises’	Paley Center for Media	CBS	Online • Colorist
‘Chainsaw Ice Sculptors: Alaska’	Traveling Circus	TLC	Online • Colorist
‘Future Food’ [8 ep]	Planet Green	Discovery	Online • Colorist
‘Ace In The House’	Planet Grande	GSN	Online • Colorist
‘Dynamite USA’	Planet Grande	Showtime	Online • Colorist
‘CMT Big Break’	Planet Grande	CMT	Online • Colorist
‘Glamour Women of the Year Awards’	Planet Grande	Carnegie Hall	Online • Colorist
‘World Series of Blackjack’ [13 ep]	Planet Grande	GSN	Supervising Editor • Online • Colorist
‘A Day in the Life of Television’	Museum of TV & Radio	CBS	Online • Colorist
‘InStyle Celebrity Weddings’	Planet Grande	NBC	Online • Colorist
‘Small Town Secrets’ [7 ep]	Planet Grande	CMT	Supervising Editor • Graphics • Online • Colorist
‘Inside Out: Juliette Lewis’	Planet Grande	VH1	Online • Colorist
‘Unforgettable Moments in Television’	Museum of TV & Radio	NBC	Editor • Online • Colorist
‘The One Day At A Time Reunion’	Museum of TV & Radio	NBC	Online • Colorist
‘The Surreal Life’	51 Minds	VH1	Online • Colorist
‘100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time’	Central Productions	Comedy Central	Online • Colorist
‘Homecoming: Jimmy Carter in Plains’	Planet Grande	CMT	Online • Colorist
‘Next Action Star’ [13 ep]	GRB Entertainment	NBC	Film Unit Editor • Online • Colorist
‘Most Shocking’ [3 ep]	Planet Grande	CMT	Supervising Editor • Online • Colorist
‘Funniest Families of Television Comedy’	Museum of TV & Radio	NBC	Online • Colorist
‘The Andy Griffith Show Reunion’	Planet Grande	CBS	Online • Colorist
‘Maxim's Hot 100’	Planet Grande	NBC	Online • Colorist
‘The Victoria's Secret Swim Special’	Planet Grande	CBS	Online • Colorist
‘Great Women of Television Comedy’	Museum of TV & Radio	NBC	Online • Colorist

TITLE	PROD CO	DISTRIBUTOR	CREDIT
‘Power Rangers (2017)’	Walt Disney Studios	Lionsgate	Colorist for Studio Screenings
‘Ben Hur (2016)’	MGM	Paramount Pictures	Colorist for Studio Screenings
‘Carrie’	MGM	20th Century Fox	Colorist for Studio Screenings
‘Stolen’	Millenium Films	Nu Image Films	Colorist for Studio Screenings
‘No Vacancy’ (Feature)	Chris Stokes Entertainment	Lionsgate	Colorist
‘The Last Rites of Ransom Pride’ (Feature)	Horsethief Films	Screen Media	Editor • Post Supervisor
‘Nobelity’ (Feature Documentary)	Nobelity Productions	Lightning Ent.	Colorist
‘Defiance’ (Feature)	Missouri Trails Productions	Lions Gate Films	Editor • Post Supervisor
‘That Guy’ (Short)	Moonlit Images Productions		Editor • VFX • Colorist

TITLE	PROD CO	AGENCY	CREDIT
‘Halle by Halle Berry’	Halle Berry	Laird + Partners	Online • Colorist
‘Expect Great’ [4 spot campaign]	WNBA	NBA	Editor
‘Crawl Control’	Lexus	Team One	Online
‘Achievement’	Big Brothers & Big Sisters	Schupp	Director • Editor • Online • Colorist
‘Summer Sizzle’ [3 spot campaign]	Charter Communications	Hughes	Editor • Online • Colorist
‘Hero’ / ‘War’	NCADA	Skylight	Editor • Online • Colorist
‘Shake 'N Meal’	Dairy Queen	Dalcom	Editor • Online
‘Connected’ [3 spot campaign]	Charter Communications	Hughes	Editor • Online • Colorist
‘Champions’	International Skating Union	IKON	Editor • VFX • Online • Colorist
‘Gondola’ [4 spot campaign]	Keystone Resorts	Schupp	Editor • Online • Colorist
‘Bud Light Freeze Frame' [Indy & Phoenix]	Anheuser-Busch	Schupp	Editor • Online • Colorist
‘Purina Nutrient Management’	Ralston Purina	Checkmark	Editor • Online • Colorist
'Glory’ [EMMY AWARD]	Anheuser-Busch	Schupp	Editor • Online • Colorist
‘Hockey 101’	Anheuser-Busch	Schupp	Online • Colorist
‘Bud Light Spotlight: Cocoa Beach’	Anheuser-Busch	Schupp	Editor • Online • Colorist

TITLE	BAND	LABEL	CREDIT
‘Leave Out All The Rest’	Linkin Park	Warner Brothers	Online
‘Young’	Hollywood Undead	Octane Records	Online • Colorist
‘Resurrection’	Ray Wylie Hubbard	Sustain Records	Editor • VFX • Online • Colorist
‘Snake Farm’	Ray Wylie Hubbard	Sustain Records	Editor • VFX • Online • Colorist

TITLE	CLIENT	AGENCY	CREDIT
‘Red Bull Moments-Todd and Phil’	Red Bull	Red Bull Media House	Online • Colorist
‘America’s Marines’ (7 episodes)	United States Marines	JWT	Editor • Online • Colorist

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REFERRALS

“I can’t recommend Mike Wolf enough. I worked with him on a very difficult, time-intensive Netflix show. Mike's work was second to none and his attention to color and detail exceeded everyone’s expectations. We couldn’t have navigated Netflix’s stringent deliverables without Mike's experience and knowledge of online editing.”

Jay Skowronek
Post Production Supervisor - 25/7 Productions

"Mike Wolf is the best online guy I have ever worked with. A true artist who seamlessly incorporates the big picture down to the smallest detail. He's a brilliant colorist, a gifted graphics whiz, and he won't leave the room until the job is done - be it 8 hours or two and a half days. I've been with him in both situations. Mike is our 'Go To Guy' whenever we have a gig that requires a master's finesse. Which of course is every time."

Eamon Harrington
Producer/Director/Owner – Planet Grande Pictures

"Mike is easy and accommodating to work with. My clients enjoy contact with him very much. He takes the initiative to offer creative solutions, but also diligently executes the client’s own vision. One of my favorite things about Mike is his excellent sense of aesthetics. I frequently seek and trust Mike's opinions on 'the art' of TV."

Jeffrey Noedel
Creative Director – Noedel Agency

“Mike has been a great asset to 25/7 as a whole and to the post process on multiple series for us. His wisdom and work ethic is invaluable. He'd be a great addition to any team.”

Frank Salinas
VP of Post – 25/7 Productions

"I found Mike to be highly creative, technically excellent, always cooperative and unfailingly good-natured... a difficult combination to find."

Ralph Haines
Producer – Haynes Media

"I can attest not only to his technical proficiency, but to the creativity he brings to my projects. Mike’s intuitive sense of what was needed combined with a very comfortable communication style make him one of the best I've ever worked with."

Drew Fitzgerald
Creative Director – Brighton Agency

"Mike is a multi-talented post-production master, equally adept at offline, finishing or motion graphics. In addition to his fantastic work ethic and deep knowledge of the tools, he's also creative, artistic, calm under pressure and a lot of fun to work with. He's a pro from 'start' to 'finish.' Highly recommended."

Kip Brown
Post Producer – Karga 7 Pictures

"Great work is 75% talent, 60% attitude, and 10% luck - wait, that's 145%. Anyway, Mike gave me the talent and positive attitude. With that going for me, I need less luck."

J.C. Cody
Creative Director – Brighton Agency

"If you are searching for help in the online editing department, look no further. Mike Wolf's storytelling and visual effects skills are superb, and he is an excellent collaborator. From concept to delivery, Mike has the experience to put that special touch on your show. He will make your next project shine."

Ron Harbin, Jr.
Director – Harbor Inn Pictures

"Mike has a great eye and can often be a tremendous help to a client who is looking for something fresh and innovative. That kind of collaboration is a quality I appreciate in other creative professionals, and it is one of Mike’s strongest assets."

Tracy Collins
Producer – Creative Producers Group

"Mike Wolf is the best I've ever worked with. He's creative, fast, efficient and a master of his toolset. Just don't book him when I need him!"

Matt Linnell
Producer – Traveling Circus

"Mike Wolf is tremendously talented and extremely knowledgeable. He is on a very short list of people that I recommend for jobs. I can say first hand that he can handle anything you throw at him. He is an excellent editor, a great guy and a pleasure to work with."

Doug Rath
Director – Myth Factory

“I can’t recommend Michael Wolf enough. I worked with Michael at 25/7 Productions in Burbank on a very difficult, time-intensive Netflix show. Michael’s work was second to none and his attention to color and detail exceeded everyone’s expectations. We couldn’t have navigated Netflix’s stringent deliverables without Michael’s experience and knowledge of online editing.”

Jay Skowronek
Post Production Supervisor

"Mike Wolf is the best online guy I have ever worked with. A true artist who seamlessly incorporates the big picture down to the smallest detail. He's a brilliant colorist, a gifted graphics whiz, and he won't leave the room until the job is done - be it 8 hours or two and a half days. I've been with him in both situations. Mike is our 'Go To Guy' whenever we have a gig that requires a master's finesse. Which of course is every time."

Eamon Harrington
Producer/Director/Owner
Planet Grande Pictures

"Mike is easy and accommodating to work with. My clients enjoy contact with him very much. He takes the initiative to offer creative solutions, but also diligently executes the client’s own vision. One of my favorite things about Mike is his excellent sense of aesthetics. I frequently seek and trust Mike's opinions on 'the art' of TV."

Jeffrey Noedel
Creative Director – Noedel Agency

“Mike has been a great asset to 25/7 as a whole and to the post process on multiple series for us. His wisdom and work ethic is invaluable. He'd be a great addition to any team.”

Frank Salinas
VP of Post - 25/7 Productions

"I found Mike to be highly creative, technically excellent, always cooperative and unfailingly good-natured... a difficult combination to find."

Ralph Haines
Producer – Haynes Media

"I can attest not only to his technical proficiency, but to the creativity he brings to my projects. Mike’s intuitive sense of what was needed combined with a very comfortable communication style make him one of the best I've ever worked with."

Drew Fitzgerald
Creative Director - Brighton Agency

"Mike is a multi-talented post-production master, equally adept at offline, finishing or motion graphics. In addition to his fantastic work ethic and deep knowledge of the tools, he's also creative, artistic, calm under pressure and a lot of fun to work with. He's a pro from 'start' to 'finish.' Highly recommended."

Kip Brown
Post Producer
Karga 7 Productions

"Great work is 75% talent, 60% attitude, and 10% luck - wait, that's 145%. Anyway, Mike gave me the talent and positive attitude. With that going for me, I need less luck."

J.C. Cody
Creative Director – Brighton Agency

"If you are searching for help in the online editing department, look no further. Mike Wolf's storytelling and visual effects skills are superb, and he is an excellent collaborator. From concept to delivery, Mike has the experience to put that special touch on your show. He will make your next project shine."

Ron Harbin, Jr.
Director – Harbor Inn Pictures

"Mike has a great eye and can often be a tremendous help to a client who is looking for something fresh and innovative. That kind of collaboration is a quality I appreciate in other creative professionals, and it is one of Mike’s strongest assets."

Tracy Collins
Producer – Creative Producers Group

"Mike Wolf is the best I've ever worked with. He's creative, fast, efficient and a master of his toolset. Just don't book him when I need him!"

Matt Linnell
Producer – Traveling Circus

"Mike Wolf is tremendously talented and extremely knowledgeable. He is on a very short list of people that I recommend for jobs. I can say first hand that he can handle anything you throw at him. He is an excellent editor, a great guy and a pleasure to work with."

Doug Rath
Director – Myth Factory

BEFORE / AFTER

BREAKDOWN

CLIENTS

CLIENTS

WORKFLOW

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PLANNING

Meet with the Director, DP and/or Producers to establish a look for the show.
If possible, please collect images to use for color references. They can be from films, television shows, magazines, photographs, etc.
Meet with Post Producer to design workflow specific to project's production and post-production needs.
Create templates for consistent offline delivery of subtitles (fonts/layout), show graphics, timeline track layout, etc.

ONLINE PREP

Confirm that the final offline locked cut is formatted and cut to clock per network spec.
- Including necessary leader with Bars & Tone so sound mix has accurate timeline.
Duplicate and name new sequence ‘[TITLE_EP#] Offline Locked Cut_YYMMDD’.
Export a Quicktime with TC burn-in named ‘[TITLE_EP#] Offline Locked Cut-REFERENCE_YYMMDD’.
Export a stereo mix-down to an AIFF or WAV file named ‘[TITLE_EP#] Offline Locked Cut-REFERENCE MIX_YYMMDD’.
Duplicate offline locked cut and name it '[TITLE_EP#] Offline Locked Cut-ONLINE PREP_YYMMDD’.
Prep this sequence as follows:
1. Delete all audio tracks.
2. Commit all multi-cam clips.
3. Remove all match-frame edits on all tracks IN-OUT.
Duplicate prepped sequence and name it '[TITLE_EP#] Online Upres_YYMMDD’.
So now we have –
1. ‘[TITLE_EP#] Offline Locked Cut_YYMMDD’ – Final sequence from offline/editorial.
2. '[TITLE_EP#] Offline Locked Cut-REFERENCE_YYMMDD’ – Offline picture reference with TC Burn.
3. ‘[TITLE_EP#] Offline Locked Cut-STEREO MIX_YYMMDD’ – Offline temp sound mix.
4. '[TITLE_EP#] Offline Locked Cut-ONLINE PREP_YYMMDD’ – Offline locked cut prepped for online.
5. '[TITLE_EP#] Online Upres_YYMMDD’ – Sequence ready to upres for online.
Copy ‘[TITLE_EP#] Online Upres_YYMMDD’ into the '[TITLE] ONLINE ASSIST' project.

ONLINE UPRES

Very important - Before the UPRES, create a new ISIS partition named '[TITLE]_ONLINE_[EP#]_AVID_MEDIA'.
Now, in the '[TITLE] ONLINE ASSIST' project, UPRES ‘[TITLE_EP#] Online Upres_YYMMDD’ as follows:
1. UPRES to the new '[TITLE]_ONLINE_[EP#]_AVID_MEDIA' partition on the ISIS.
  - ALL elements for the episode should be upressed to the one partition.
2. After the UPRES is complete, cut the QT reference into ‘[TITLE_EP#] Online Upres_YYMMDD’:
  1. Add video track on top and cut QT picture onto new top [V#] track.
  2. Add [A1/A2] audio tracks and cut QT audio onto [A1/A2].
Copy the ‘[TITLE_EP#] Online Upres_YYMMDD’ into a bin by itself in the '[TITLE] ONLINE' project.
- Create a folder for all elements coming to Online from the AEs called 'HANDOFFS FROM ASSIST'.
Organize the clips in the timeline so that common elements are on discreet tracks. For example –
▪ V6 – Subtitles (if needed)

▪ V5 – Graphics/L3rds

▪ V4 – [Empty] ▪ V3 – Stock Footage

▪ V2 – Interviews

▪ V1 – Production
Print all Network Delivery Spec documentation and put in online suite.

IF COLOR GRADING OFF-SITE

Deliver all elements to colorist at least 5 days prior to online screening including:
1. Bin with ‘[TITLE_EP#] Online Upres_YYMMDD’.
2. MXF folder from the '[TITLE]_ONLINE_[EP#]_AVID_MEDIA' partition.
  - VERY IMPORTANT – !!!DO NOT CONSOLIDATE TO EXTERNAL DRIVE. JUST COPY THE MXF FOLDER.!!!
3. All Network Delivery Spec documentation.

COLOR

Receive all prepped materials from Assist.
Duplicate ‘[TITLE_EP#] Online Upres_YYMMDD' and name it ‘[TITLE_EP#] ONLINE CC MASTER_YYMMDD'.
Save ‘[TITLE_EP#] Online Upres_YYMMDD' sequence in a backup bin.
Duplicate ‘[TITLE_EP#] ONLINE CC MASTER_YYMMDD' and name it '[TITLE_EP#] To Resolve_YYMMDD' and prep for grading in Resolve.
Export AAF for Resolve.
Import and conform cut in Resolve.
Import and sync temp sound mix and QT Reference in Resolve.
Color correct all shots to broadcast spec.
Color grade all shots to producers specific look.
Render and export color graded media.

ONLINE

Bring color graded master clips back in to Avid.
Relink ‘[TITLE_EP#] ONLINE CC MASTER_YYMMDD' to new graded media in Symphony.
Complete all online work including–
- Recreate all titles in high-res.
- QC all resizes, reformats, time-warps, matte keys & titles.
- Correct all technical picture issues including fixing dead pixels, correcting mis-matched frame rates, etc.
- Address all creative issues including tracked paint removals, tracked blurs for uncleared elements, etc.
- Lay in newly imported series and episode graphics.
- Lay in final sound mix and stems.
- If included, check all subtitles for correct size and location.
- Create slates for all program segments.
- Confirm all onscreen elements conform to Network Spec show time & screen geography.
- Create textless elements at tail if required.
Final QC check of ‘[TITLE_EP#] ONLINE CC MASTER_YYMMDD'.

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CONTACT

Mike Wolf C.S.I.
Online Editor | Colorist
310-357-7211
wolf@mikewolfpost.com

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