Zeb Chadfield
London, United Kingdom
Selected Skills
What I Do
Zeb started his career in Post Production based in a small fishing town in New Zealand. Cutting tape to tape and working to buy the tools to train on, he was drawn into the world of picture finishing after seeing the process of colour grading Lord of the Rings.
Learning about creating distinct feelings and emotion through the use of colour made him decide that is what he needed to do for a career. After being brought on to train the stunt coordinator for a feature film in editing at age 18, Zeb gained the confidence to move to Australia and look for more opportunities in the television industry there. He predominantly worked across comedy sketch series and reality TV while he honed his craft and decided to move to the UK where he would have more access to work on documentary series and features.
After a few years as head of picture at a London facility, Zeb suffered a major mental breakdown and rather than moving away from an industry he loved – he decided to set up a company to try and do things differently and become a home to like minded finishing artists. The Finish Line is now a team of over 25 artists doing their best to show the post production world that you can do great work and have a great quality of life in the process.
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Tutorials by Zeb Chadfield
19 tutorials found.
HDR Video: How Industry Veterans Are Surviving - and Thriving
Unravel the challenges of HDR from industry pros on the cutting edge. Master workflows, inform clients, & apply practical tips to your career.
Pre-NAB Chat, Network Attached Storage, Beauty Work, and More
In our March 2025 Office Hours, a team of Mixing Light Contributors mused on the (then) upcoming NAB and tackled a range of Member questions.
Switching from Avid Media Composer to DaVinci Resolve Part 1
Land the switch from Avid Media Composer to DaVinci Resolve by understanding how key project settings relate to each other.
What Are Business Considerations For Colorists Grading HDR/Dolby?
Is there a business opportunity for colorists grading in HDR? Can you charge more? What are the pitfalls? 3 professional colorists discuss.
Answering Member Questions: HDR and Dolby Vision Workflows
Grading and delivering HDR is a complex technical process. Learn to master it with an hour of expert insights from 3 professional colorists.
Lens Flare For HDR Enhancement And Lighting Repair
Learn how to use Lens Flares to add dynamic range in HDR workflows while also repairing and texturing the clipped highlights of light sources.
Office Hours Live-NAB 2024 What We Expected + iPad Calibration
We discuss what we expected at NAB 2024, calibrating an iPad Pro, and how/if we're using the headline Resolve features of prior years.
Inside Look - Nobe OmniScopes And The New QC Timeline Panel
A discussion with Tom Huczek, creator of Nobe Omniscope. Learn about its new QC Timeline panel and how our Contributors use it day-to-day.
How To Actively Manage Your Post Production Career
Mixing Light contributors answer questions on practical ways to handle career choices, find enjoyable work and take side steps to get ahead.
Office Hours LIVE! Color pipelines, Gamma & Remote Live-Review
Our Contributors answer tough member questions on color management issues, mastering gamma, and affordable remote live review solutions.
Office Hours - NAB 2023, Sony HX-3110, Resolve 18.5, Virtual Sets
Team Mixing Light discusses Sony's prototype 4,000nit display, Resolve 18.5 Beta new features, and colorist opportunities on Virtual Sets.
Office Hours LIVE! Color Management, HDR, & Cinema Grading
Four Mixing Light Contributors help one of our members solidify their color management settings & workflows for HDR and cinema color grading.
Deep Dive: DaVinci Resolve Cloud Remote Collaboration
In Part 2 of our series, learn the many features (and tips/trick) of Davinci Resolve 18's cloud-based Collaborative Workflow
Color Grading Docs, HDR Trims, NVMe Disks for Cache, and more!
In this Office Hours, a team of Mixing Light Contributors tackles member questions about estimating time for HDR trim passes - and much more!
Intro to Resolve's Collaborative Workflow - LucidLink and Proxies
Get started with DaVinci Resolve 18's Cloud-based Collaboration workflow. In Part 1, begin sharing media and projects with a remote team.
Remote Media Sharing & Collaboration - Featuring Hedge's Postlab
Mixing Light Contributors talk with Hedge.video's Isaac Terronez about affordable remote collaboration using Postlab and Postlab Drive.
Using Compound Clips For Dolby Vision Revisions & IMF Delivery
Learn an advanced compound timeline use-case for Dolby Vision deliverables - without ever rendering & replacing the original HDR timeline.
An Introduction To Versioning Efficiently Using Compound Timelines
Use compound timelines in DaVinci Resolve for speed and efficiency when managing separate versions of timelines and multiple creative teams.
How Do You Succeed Running A Color Grading Business?
The team is joined by our newest Contributor, Zeb Chadfield, answering business-related questions on being a colorist and getting paid.
