I'm Daniel Gersohn, a Cape Town-based colourist specializing in DaVinci Resolve finishing for narrative TV and feature projects. With four years across two of South Africa's busiest post‑production houses, I served as lead colourist on Kelders Van Geheime Season 1 (260 episodes, roughly seven episodes per week). I recently completed remote finishing on a Nigerian Netflix-bound miniseries and a 90‑minute indie feature, both Rec709, from a calibrated home suite. From pre-production through season-long look development to daily delivery discipline, I drive look development, calibration, and cross-team consistency. I'm also a co-writer on an upcoming Mod Doc Pictures feature-turned-series and an active member of SAFAITS and The Resource in the local post-production network.

Daniel Gersohn

I'm Daniel Gersohn, a Cape Town-based colourist specializing in DaVinci Resolve finishing for narrative TV and feature projects. With four years across two of South Africa's busiest post‑production houses, I served as lead colourist on Kelders Van Geheime Season 1 (260 episodes, roughly seven episodes per week). I recently completed remote finishing on a Nigerian Netflix-bound miniseries and a 90‑minute indie feature, both Rec709, from a calibrated home suite. From pre-production through season-long look development to daily delivery discipline, I drive look development, calibration, and cross-team consistency. I'm also a co-writer on an upcoming Mod Doc Pictures feature-turned-series and an active member of SAFAITS and The Resource in the local post-production network.

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I’m Daniel Gersohn, a Cape Town-based colourist specializing in DaVinci Resolve finishing for narrative TV and feature projects. With four years across two of South Africa’s busiest post‑production houses, I served as lead colourist on Kelders Van Geheime Season 1 (260 episodes, roughly seven episodes per week). I recently completed remote finishing on a Nigerian Netflix-bound miniseries and a 90‑minute indie feature, both Rec709, from a calibrated home suite.

From pre-production through season-long look development to daily delivery discipline, I drive look development, calibration, and cross-team consistency. I’m also a co-writer on an upcoming Mod Doc Pictures feature-turned-series and an active member of SAFAITS and The Resource in the local post-production network.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Colourist & Multi-Role Creative at Self-employed
April 1, 2025 - Present
Graded a 90-minute Nigerian indie feature end-to-end in one week, delivering a Rec709 master for DCP creation; graded a four-episode Nigerian miniseries currently with Netflix — eight paid grading days plus two free touch-up days; Rec709 deliverable; full remote workflow from a calibrated home suite. Sustain ~20 minutes of standard footage per grading day and ~30 minutes for basic/rush across feature, miniseries, and TV briefs. Lead look development from pre-production, season-long consistency, and daily delivery discipline. Co-writer and developer on an upcoming Mod Doc Pictures feature-turned-series (8 months in, season plotted, episodes 1–2 in cleanup). Member of SAFAITS and The Resource.
Lead Colourist at KFilms
January 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025
Owned look development on Kelders Van Geheime Season 1 from pre-production, locking the show's visual identity before the first episode shipped. Delivered grading and corrections across 260 episodes at an average of seven episodes per week — roughly twice the industry-standard pace. Maintained season-long look consistency across the full run with episode-level discipline against a daily broadcast delivery cycle. Worked DaVinci Resolve Studio with PowerGrades and custom presets to keep the grading pipeline portable and the timeline efficient under broadcast deadlines.
Junior Colourist at Penguin Films
October 1, 2021 - August 1, 2023
Supported head colourist on Arendsvlei across S4 ep 169 through S5 ep 192 — a 204-episode S4–S5 run, covering surge and flex episodes. Owned look development on the studio's two shorter shows — 13 Weeks For Mr Right (S1, 13 episodes) and Kwa Mamazala (S1, 13 episodes). Provided in-house IT support for the studio office and ran basic data management and drive collation for archival footage. Built season-long look discipline at junior level under a head colourist—the foundation that scaled into the lead role.
Player Support Agent at 5CA (Epic Games) — Fully Remote
April 1, 2020 - October 1, 2021
Handled approximately 80 tickets per day as a fully remote, English-only Player Support Agent for Epic Games. Resolved missing-purchase, fraud, account-access, and in-game item disputes with the autonomy a remote async setup requires.

Education

Bachelor of Film & Media at CityVarsity, Cape Town
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018

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Media & Entertainment