The Practice of Motion Picture Color
garyuscoates@gmail.com
Color Finishing Consultation
Film Restoration
Curated Cinema Memory
On December 31, 2026
I closed my business.
I did not close my practice.
LightPlay
LightPractice 01.01.2027ā
Color Finishing Consultation
I do not finish motion picture color as a business any longer
I will consult filmmakers on how to color grade for themselves or refer to others
For my legacy clients with future projects
we can discuss a labor donation
Film Restoration
Here are films I have helped restore.
Iād like to restore others.
Common Loss by Doug Haynes
The Grateful Dead directed by Jerry Garcia
(telecine and color grading at Retina, San Francisco, 2004 )Reassemblage by Trinh T. Minh-ha
Surname Viet Given Name Nam by Trinh T. Minh-ha & Jean-Paul Bourdier
Thousand Pieces of Gold by Nancy Kelly & Kenji Yamamoto
Dark Circle by The Independent Documentary Group
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill by Judy Irving
Nagasaki Journey by Judy Irving and Christopher Beaver
Curated Cinema Memory
Lightwork ~ my industrial memoir
Sinnissippi Cinema