Darren Rae becomes head of colour at Cinelab London

Cinelab London has hired Darren Rae as its head of colour. 

Rae, who only became head creative of production services at Molinare in May, has over 25 years’ experience in the industry. He started out at Todd-AO, working with the photochemical and film laboratory team on film and TV productions. before going onto roles at Co3 London, Pinewood Studios and Harbor.

Rae’s credits include Spectre, Dumbo, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, Solo – A Star Wars Story, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Rogue One – A Star Wars Story, The Mummy and Doctor Strange, as well as restoration and remastering of classic films such as Ladybird Ladybird (Ken Loach), Weird Science, Phantom of the Opera and Murder on the Orient Express. 

Cinelab London CEO Adrian Bull said: “I have known Darren for many years and have been impressed with how his career has developed. Darren is an outstanding talent, dedicated to looking after clients and always doing his best. His personality and craftsmanship fit the Cinelab London family and vision perfectly, it is great to be working with him again.”

Rae added: “I’ve known Adrian Bull since my Todd-AO days; we’ve been friends since and I’ve long admired all that has been achieved at Cinelab. Their recent expansion to become a complete film and digital dailies facility, the continued resurgence of shooting on film and the high profile digital shows in production make this an inspiring opportunity.”