Meet The Colourist
Claudio Del Bravo
Senior Colourist, Frame by Frame, Rome
Claudio Del Bravo is a senior colourist and head of long format at Frame by Frame in Rome, Italy. He has years of experience grading a variety of formats, including commercials, indie, film and TV.
Del Bravo has an ongoing and strong collaboration with talented Italian film director, Luca Guadagnino, having worked together on Challengers (2024), Bones and All (2022) as well as his latest project, Queer (2024). Other projects include Amazon original by director Arnaldo Catinari, Citadel: Diana (2024), Enea (2023), Amanda (2022), Bang Bang Baby (2022), Aston Martin (2021), My Brilliant Friend (2018-2019) and Indivisibili (2016).
Can you tell us about your journey to becoming a successful colourist?
My journey as a colourist began with a deep passion for the visual arts and cinema. I studied arts and entertainment at university, which gave me a solid foundation in the theory and history of moving cinema.
After finishing my studies, I started working at a post-production lab in Rome, initially as a conformer. It was during this time that I discovered my passion for colour grading. I experienced the industry transition from analogue to digital, which was a fascinating period, working with some of the earliest DI software. This period really shaped my understanding of both technologies, analogue and digital workflows, which has been invaluable throughout my career.
About 12 years ago, I joined Frame by Frame when the post-production department was newly formed. It was an exciting challenge to help build something from the ground up. My goal was to make it grow into a major player in the Italian film industry and compete on an international level. Over time, by focusing on quality and surrounding myself with talented professionals, I helped the company progress from working on commercials and smaller films to handling major international projects.
What sort of content do you work on at Frame by Frame?
These days, I mostly work on long-form content like feature films and TV series, but I started out with commercials and indie films. The variety is part of what makes this job so exciting – the diversity keeps me on my toes and allows me to continuously grow as a person.
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Colourist: Claudio Del Bravo
Role: Senior Colourist
Web: Frame by Frame