Longtime Finals and Dailies Colorist, Jonny McPheeters, has left Rushes after 13 years to launch Libertad Soul, LLC. As a freelance Colorist, Jonny is now able to offer high quality transfers with the added ability, as well as flexibility, to seek out the best equipment and workflows. “The ability to respond and cater to the ever changing needs of my clients,” is what Jonny says inspired him to go solo. Now, Libertad Soul can guide Directors of Photography and Directors to the technology that will help bring their vision to the screen regardless of the format it was shot on.
“Right now is a very exciting time to be a filmmaker,” McPheeters says, “I have worked on many projects shot on various formats this year with great success. Creativity is a savior when our backs are against the wall! A good DP can paint with any camera, it just depends on what medium works best to achieve the right vision for the project. I feel a good Colorist should be able to adapt as well.”
Libertad Soul, LLC, launched in October of 2009, with the help of his Producer, Melissa McPheeters. Backed with a combined 18 years of Telecine experience, Jonny as a Colorist, Melissa as an Assistant Colorist, their pairing in creating Libertad Soul was a natural progression. Libertad Soul was created with the expressed intent to allow artists to liberate their vision. “No longer will our clients be held hostage by equipment,” Melissa says, “Now Jonny can color correct their projects on a variety of systems, and find the one that works best for what they are trying to achieve.”
Libertad Soul has developed relationships around town where they can four-wall at the finest facilities. They are able to handle traditional film as well as the new tapeless formats. DP’s and Directors won’t have to sacrifice the color correction they want in order to shoot on a specific format. “Film is like putty in the hands of a Colorist. I can do almost anything with it. The latitude of negative is unprecedented. We trust film.” McPheeters says, “However, film’s little sister, Video, has earned a place at the table, and we welcome her.”
For further information contact Libertad Soul at (323) 447-7810 or visit www.jonnymcpheeters.com and coming soon www.libertadsoul.com.
