Élodie Ichter has joined Light Iron, the postproduction creative services division of Panavision, as a senior colorist. Ichter will work out of Light Iron’s New York facility, leveraging the company’s industry-leading remote capabilities to collaborate seamlessly with clients worldwide.
Ichter’s recent work includes the FX miniseries Shōgun and the Ben Affleck-directed feature Air. Her credits also include the American Society of Cinematographers Spotlight Award-nominated feature God’s Country, shot by Andrew Wheeler; Venom: Let There Be Carnage, with cinematographer Robert Richardson, ASC; the Best Picture Oscar-winning feature Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao and shot by Joshua James Richards; Marshall, with cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC; director Bong Joon Ho’s Okja, shot by Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC; and director Justin Simien’s Sundance Special Jury Prize-winning feature Dear White People, shot by Topher Osborn. Earlier in her career, as an associate colorist, she also lent her talents to projects as The Irishman, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2, The Maze Runner, Maleficent and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Ichter comes to Light Iron The Mill. She began her career in France at Éclair, then went on to work at Deluxe in London and Efilm in Los Angeles before spending time at Harbor and Picture Shop.
Ichter said of Light Iron, “This company is at the heart of postproduction for series and features, with the knowledge and ability to support filmmakers from production through post. That’s the most exciting part of the job for me — being able to create a LUT for the cinematographer before shooting begins, being part of the filmmakers’ visual creative process throughout production, and elevating the look with our final touches in the color suite. Light Iron’s connection with Panavision adds to those opportunities, streamlining workflows and communication and allowing projects to be delivered even more efficiently.”
Ichter joins Light Iron’s roster of artists, which also includes supervising colorists Ian Vertovec and Corinne Bogdanowicz, senior colorists Charles Bunnag, Katie Jordan and Ethan Schwartz, and colorists Pat Fitzgerald and Keith Jenson. From its locations across North America, Light Iron’s full suite of creative services also includes VFX, dailies, offline editorial rentals, mastering and archive.
Seth Hallen, managing director at Light Iron, said of Ichter, “Her expertise and the outstanding artistry she’s contributed to movies and episodic series aligns seamlessly with Light Iron’s dedication to excellence, innovation and creativity. Our whole team is excited to collaborate with her to continue pushing the boundaries of creativity and helping our clients elevate their projects to even greater heights.”
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More