The Finishing Suite

Portfolio

ELIPSA — "DIVINE" ft. TALI
Shortland Street — 2023 Look Refresh
Spark — Rugby World Cup "Every Moment"
Leukaemia UK
Mazbou Q — "Go And Be Free"
SAP — NZ RUGBY
Angelo
Shut Eye
Kohler
Young And Can't Cum
Mazbou Q ft. Cee Blu — "Best Of You"
Reb Fountain — "Beastie"
You Could Have Seen The Mona Lisa
Gino October ft. INF — "New Day"
Looking For Alaska - "Where Have You Gone"
Me Today
SIS
Foods For Coping
Reefy — "Carbon Copy"
Chorus - "Fastest Fibre"
Oranges & Lemons
The Strat - "Top of the World"
Razorwyre - "The Conjourer"
Hastings
Stälker — "Shocked to Death"
Breaking and Entering
Vodafone — "Dreamlab"
ABCs of Death

ELIPSA — "DIVINE" ft. TALI

Music Video

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist
ALASTAIR TYE SAMSON
Director
GAL HOCHMAN
Producers
GAL HOCHMAN & LIZ LAUPEPA
Cinematographer
VANESSA VANDY
Editor
SONIA HEIDEMAN

Shortland Street — 2023 Look Refresh

Weeknightly Soap Opera

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Online Editor
Alastair Tye Samson
Producer
OLIVER DRIVER
Director
GEOFF CAWTHORN
Director of Photography
NICK HAYWARD

Spark — Rugby World Cup "Every Moment"

TV spot

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist
Alastair Tye Samson
Motion Graphics Artist
Richard Borg
Agency
Whisper
Producer
Tim Dale-Fuller

Leukaemia UK

TV spot

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist
Alastair Tye Samson
Editor & VFX Artist
Richard Borg
Agency
Sanguine
Creative Directors
Raphael Stone & Nick Houghton

Mazbou Q — "Go And Be Free"

Music Video

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director & Producer
GAL HOCHMAN
Producer
Jonathan Potton
Cinematographer
Alex McDonald
Editor
Nicola Smith

SAP — NZ RUGBY

TV Spot

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director, Producer, and Editor
Tim Dale-Fuller
Cinematograher
Joe Rixon
Agency
Whisper

Angelo

Short Film

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
VFX Artist
Richard Borg
Directed, Shot, and Edited by
ALEX PLUMB

Shut Eye

Feature film

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
VFX Artist
Richard Borg
Written & Directed by
Tom Levesque
Cinematographer
Kelly Chen
Editor
Betsy Bauer

Kohler

Product Videos

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist
Alastair Tye Samson
VFX
Richard Borg
Director & Cinematographer
Paul Ross Jones
Editor
Philippe Lods

Young And Can't Cum

22'00" Documentary

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director
Gal Hochman
Cinematographer
Alexander Campbell
Editor
Nic Smith
Animation
Leon Senf

Mazbou Q ft. Cee Blu — "Best Of You"

Music Video

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director
Gal Hochman
Cinematographer
Alex McDonald
Editor
Rajneel Singh

Reb Fountain — "Beastie"

Music Video

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director
Lola Fountain-Best
Cinematographer
Jono Drew
Label
Flying Nun

You Could Have Seen The Mona Lisa

Short Film

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director, Cinematographer, and Editor
Doug Dillaman

Gino October ft. INF — "New Day"

Music Video

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director & Editor
Logan Marshall
Cinematographer
Mason Bennett
Label
Universal Music New Zealand

Looking For Alaska - "Where Have You Gone"

Music Video

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
VFX Artist
Richard Borg
Director
Gal Hochman
Cinematographer
Alexander Campbell
Editor
Laura McBeath
Label
Second Hand Records

Me Today

6x 15" TV spots

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director & Cinematographer
Paul Ross Jones
Creative
Darryl Parsons

SIS

Comedy Central skit show

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Online Editor
Alastair Tye Samson
Created, Directed, and Produced by
HANELLE HARRIS
Cinematographer
ANDREW McGEORGE
Editor
Jack Woon
Networks
Sky TV & Comedy Central

Foods For Coping

Short Film

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Directed & Produced by
ZOEY ZHAO
Cinematographer
DUNCAN COLE
VFX
PRPVFX Ltd

Reefy — "Carbon Copy"

Music Video

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Additional VFX Artist
Rich Borg
Director
M. KOA THOMAS
Cinematographer
JOSEPH LARGE
Editors
M. KOA THOMAS & CALLUM BERRY

Chorus - "Fastest Fibre"

30" TV Spot

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
VFX Artist
Richard Borg
Director & Cinematographer
Paul Ross Jones
Editor
Philippe Lods
Agency
Saatchi & Saatchi

Oranges & Lemons

Short Film

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director
Robyn Grace
Cinematographer
John Cavill
Editor
Kerri Roggio
Production Co.
Oranges and Lemons Ltd

The Strat - "Top of the World"

Regional Superbowl Spot (Vegas)

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Additional VFX
Richard Borg
Director
Paul Ross Jones
Cinematographer
Eric Giovon
Editor
Philippe Lods
Agency
LaneTerralever

Razorwyre - "The Conjourer"

Music Video

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director
Chris Calavrias
Cinematographer
Matt Henley
Editor
Bailey Palmer
VFX
Lucas Brooking
Label
Napalm Records

Hastings

Custom Art Installation

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Cinematographer
Paul Ross Jones
Director
Paul Ross Jones
Client
Aotearoa NZ Fine Wine Estates

Stälker — "Shocked to Death"

Music Video

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Colourist & Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director
Dave Hampton
Cinematographer
Matt Henley
Editor
Bailey Palmer
Label
Napalm Records

Breaking and Entering

Short Film

Online, Colour Grade
The Finishing Suite
Finishing Artist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director
Carolyn Beaver
Cinematographer
Dave Garbett
Editor
Peter Evans
Production Co.
Free Agent Films

Vodafone — "Dreamlab"

60" TV Spot

Post-Production
The Finishing Suite
Editor & Colourist
Alastair Tye Samson
Director
Laura Sargisson
Cinematograher
Olly Harris
Agency
FCB

ABCs of Death

Anthology Feature Film

End Credits Title Design
Alastair Tye Samson
Directors
Various
Producers
Ant Timpson & Tim League
Production Co.
Timpson Films & Drafthouse Films

Services

Motion picture finishing

  • Colour grading
  • VFX and motion graphics
  • Image restoration
  • Beauty and digital make-up
  • Title design
  • End credits
  • Mastering
  • DCP Authoring and theatrical QC
  • Subjective Broadcast QC checks
  • LTO8 data backup

Client services

  • High speed 1300 Mbps WiFi
  • Fibre optic internet connection
  • Fully stocked bar fridge
  • Food, drink, and concierge services available on request

International services

  • Your US$ budget goes much further paying for post-production services in NZ$
  • Remote colour grading
  • High Speed fibre optic data transfers
  • Rushes and DIT
  • Talk to us about putting you in touch with some of New Zealand's best Line Producers

Dry hire

  • Client facing suite available for short and long term dry hire
  • Configurable for both colour/finishing and offline editing
  • Sony OLED reference monitoring
  • LG 55" OLED client monitor
  • DaVinci Resolve Studio
  • Avid Media Composer
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • 18TB direct attached Raid for near-archive
  • 6TB direct attached SSD Raid for blistering fast cache
  • LTO8 deck
  • All mounted in a tidy and mobile 16RU rack -- come work onsite or wheel it out the door to take on-set

AI/Machine Learning

  • Next-gen denoising
  • Super slow-motion frame interpolation
  • VO overdubs with custom voice models
  • Upscaling
  • Deinterlacing
  • Transcription
  • Audio clean-up and voice isolation

VFX

  • Specialising in invisible VFX
  • Paint outs
  • Set clean ups and extensions
  • Logo replacements
  • Screen inserts
  • Sky replacements

About

Not long ago, high-end motion picture finishing required expensive turn-key systems and huge overheads, but not anymore.

A downside of technology becoming so accessible has been many in the new generation of post-production operators who don't fully understand the craft, what they're doing or why they’re doing it. They may be able to get your work through a tech check, but are they making it the best it can be, or letting down your project at the final hurdle?

At The Finishing Suite, you have the best of both worlds — the low overheads and flexibility of a modern boutique shop, driven by a finishing expert with 18 years of experience working in high-end facilities.

I’ve delivered hundreds of hours of finished material for distribution all over the world, transitioned from SD to HD and tape to digital, and had a hand in pioneering new workflows for bleeding-edge formats as they emerged over the years. I know how technology has evolved, and have a strong grip on where it's going tomorrow.

Online editing must be more than just a tech-check — while meeting technical specifications should be a given, it’s definitely not the whole end game. It’s also about delivering a quality finish of the highest production values that builds on the hard work the rest of your team has put into your project.

From TVCs to television to feature films and all points in between, I'm passionate about using the finishing process to tastefully enhance your storytelling and take your work to the next level.

Want to know more? Drop by, raid the beer fridge, and let's talk about how we can give your project the finish it deserves.

The Finishing Suite is conveniently located right in the heart of Ponsonby — just two minutes walk from Ponsonby Central.

Alastair Tye Samson Colourist & Finishing Artist

For more than 18 years I have worked as an Online Editor, Colourist, and all-around motion picture finishing nerd.

Over those years I've used DaVinci Resolve, Autodesk Smoke, Avid Symphony, and DS Nitris (IYKYK!) to finesse films, television shows, music videos, and commercial TV spots to be more awesome. I am fast and meticulous, with an up-to-date knowledge of technology and a strong creative eye.

After more than 20 years of experience in the screen industries working with companies like Weta Digital, Warner Brothers NZ, Images&Sound, South Pacific Pictures, Jam TV, NHNZ, and heaps of others; in 2016 I founded The Finishing Suite -- a boutique picture finishing facility on Brown Street in Ponsonby.

Alastair Tye Samson

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The Finishing Suite

Level 2, 46 Brown Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand 1021