Color grading for film, commercial & branded content
Film character.
A look of your own.
Texture, density, and considered color, shaped around the story.
The Palette is the color grading practice of Khalif Sultan. Based in Brighton, working remotely worldwide.
Watch showreel ↗Selected work
Three projects.
Three different worlds.
Commercial, narrative and music video work. Explore the frames and the full portfolio.
SIMULATED FLATFINAL GRADESunlit coastlines, textured skin and a restrained blue-green palette.
Drag across each image to compare, or use the arrow keys when selected. Flat versions are simulated from the final grade.
SIMULATED FLATFINAL GRADEWishbone Fever
Shadowed faces, restrained color and a tense, intimate atmosphere.
SIMULATED FLATFINAL GRADEWild Christmas - Anne Marie
Warm candlelight, rich reds and soft contrast around the performance.
In motion
Watch the showreel.
A selection of grades across film, commercial and music video work.
The colorist
Khalif
Sultan.
Brighton · Working remotely worldwide
The Palette is Khalif Sultan’s color grading practice, working with directors, agencies and production companies.
The focus is texture, density and a look that belongs to the project. Creative direction is developed together, then approved on representative stills before shot-by-shot grading begins.
Remote review keeps the conversation close to the work. Attended sessions are available by arrangement.
Explore the services ↗The approach
Agree the look.
Then carry it through.
Look development starts with the story, the creative conversation and your references. A small set of representative stills establishes the direction before the full grade.
Once that direction is agreed, shot-by-shot work brings the film together through exposure, contrast and color continuity.
See how a project works ↗
From a collaborator
“He has consistently delivered high quality work, communicated clearly, and handled all technical and creative aspects of the colour workflow in a professional manner.”
Working together
A clear path from brief to delivery.
01
Discuss the project
Send the brief, current cut, deadline and required versions. The creative direction and practical requirements are reviewed together.
02
Agree the scope and look
A written estimate sets out the work and schedule. Representative stills establish the look before the full grade begins.
03
Grade, review and deliver
The agreed look is carried through the project. Review notes refine the grade, then final masters are delivered after sign-off.
Your next project
Tell me about
your project.
Send the brief, current cut and deadline, along with a sense of the look you’re after. The Palette will review the project and come back with questions and next steps.
Start a project