
“She has been an integral part of Digital Orchard for a long time and we are very proud of her progression from on-set DIT to dailies colorist and now to final colorist. “We are delighted to welcome Jo to our post team,” says Sam Margaritis, managing director of Digital Orchard. “I found myself constantly wanting to take the look further than is possible with the limitations on-set, so I hope now to continue this collaboration and make new relationships in the grading suite.” Since I joined them five years ago, they’ve been incredibly supportive in my progression to live-grade DIT, working with some brilliant DPs to help them achieve the early look of their projects,” explains Barker. “I’m excited to be making the move from set to being in-house at Digital Orchard.

Barker will be working on Blackmagic Resolve. The transition to the role of colorist is a natural next step in her career. Through her time on-set and in post, Barker has demonstrated her adaptability and collaborative work ethic, making use of all the skills, technology and creativity of digital and film-based workflows. She next found her place as a DIT, combining her lab, color and camera knowledge and supporting DPs. While doing this, she learned grading skills from top colorists and began grading herself. Having studied cinematography at the Czech film school FAMU, Barker started her career in post production scanning film for features and then creating dailies for major films and TV series.

Giles, near both Leavesden and Pinewood studios. She will be based on-site at the company’s post facility, which is located in Chalfont St.
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Having previously worked with Digital Orchard as a DIT and dailies colorist on numerous films and TV series - including Bridgerton, Suspicion, Belfast and A Discovery of Witches - Barker will develop the skills she has perfected on-set and in dailies color and transfer them to the role of full-time colorist.

UK-based Digital Orchard, a capture-to-post digital company offering end-to-end workflow and color management, has grown its grading team with the addition of Jo Barker.
