Ilya Marcus is a multidisciplinary image specialist working primarily as a colorist, based between Berlin and Tel Aviv. With a sharp eye for beauty, texture, and precision color, his work spans luxury commercial campaigns, automotive visuals, fashion films, and gallery- based projects. He brings over a decade of experience in high-end post-production, including on-set supervision, VFX-heavy workflows, and color-led storytelling.

Ilya is currently represented by S EC Studio in Germany. Ilya is a Berlinale Talents alumnus and spent five years teaching cinematography and post- production at Minshar School of Arts.

Expertise

High-end commercial color grading – Beauty, Fashion, Automotive
Clean, expressive looks with refined texture and tone
Advanced grading pipelines: ACES, HDR, DaVinci Resolve
Nuke Compositing
Post-production supervision and VFX integration
Set-to-screen color management for multi-platform delivery
Leadership in creative and technical post-production workflows


Education

Berlinale Talents (Camera Studio) — 2019
ACES & HDR Workshop – Barcelona (Charles Poynton & Laurens Orij) — 2019
ICA Colorist Certification, London — 2015
Film Studies, Minshar School of Arts, Tel Aviv — 2010–2012


Professional Experience
Founder & Colorist

Blacklight Studio – Tel Aviv | 2015–Present
Founded a boutique studio offering creative post-production services across commercials, short films, and art installations.
Lead colorist on campaigns with a focus on beauty and automotive. Provided on-set color supervision and managed high-end finishing workflows.


Cinematography Teacher

Minshar School of Arts – Tel Aviv | 2019–2024
Taught lighting, camera, and digital post workflows.
Developed curriculum blending creative cinematography with practical color and VFX foundations.


Head of Production and Creative Director

WÜL Magazine & Studio – Tel Aviv | 2018–2021
Oversaw concept development and production of fashion visuals.
Directed fashion films, managed crews, and supervised visual aesthetics through post.


Lead Compositor & Colorist

Broadcast Media – Tel Aviv | 2013–2015
Led the creative and technical process of compositing and color grading for commercial and broadcast content. Worked closely with production teams and editors to deliver high-end visuals under tight deadlines. Used Nuke for post-heavy workflows, shot integration, and client-ready delivery.