alex bickel // founder // sr. colorist
Alex Bickel began his career as a commercial colorist in NYC in 2005. He founded Color Collective in 2012.
Alex splits his time grading commercials, feature films and episodic. With a degree in screenwriting and a focus on visual storytelling, Alex has formed lasting partnerships with some of the most exciting filmmakers and visual storytellers working today.
You have seen his work in films such as Moonlight, Ladybird, Mid 90s, Queen and Slim, The Farewell, The Rider and If Beale Street Could Talk. Recent commercial clients include Google, Amazon, IBM, Fedex, Mercedes, Uber, PG and many more.
Most recently, you can see his work on display in Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad, an epic adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel for Amazon.
Upcoming projects include Oliva Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling for New Line Cinema, and the Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once for A24.
Discover more about the impact of color grading for cinema here and here and here.
email: alex@colorcollective.com
claudia guevara // executive producer
Claudia began her career at The Mill NY in 2005, producing for their color department until 2012. Several of the projects she oversaw during her tenure there went on to win multiple AICP Awards and Cannes Honor.
She spent a year at MPC as head of the color department, producing VFX as well, before joining Color Collective in 2014.
After a great run in some of the largest VFX houses in town, she is thrilled to be producing top tier color in a boutique environment.
Jack (also pictured) works Fridays in client services.
email: claudia@colorcollective.com
mike howell // sr. colorist
After graduating from the Savannah College of Art & Design, Mike moved from Birmingham, Alabama, to New York City in 2011. He got his start at Whitehouse Post and spent some time at Company 3, before joining Color Collective in 2013.
Mike recently graded a feature film called American Girl, directed by Taiwanese-American director Fiona Feng-i Roan. The film earned several accolades at the 58th Golden Horse Awards, including Best New Director and Best Cinematography. Mike also graded the music video for “Stop Making This Hurt” by Bleachers, which was nominated at the MTV VMAs for Best Alternative Video. Some of his other recent work includes the music video for “Bunny is a Rider” by Caroline Polachek and spots for Amazon, IBM, and Chase Bank.
When he's not bringing his southern charm to the grading suite, you can likely find Mike enjoying a glass of red wine while researching low-maintenance house plants.
email: mike@colorcollective.com
instgram: @classic_mike1
alex jimenez // colorist
Dog and fish lover, former NCAA division 1 athlete, colorist; Anywhere from one to three of these are true facts about Alex. Known in the sports world as a one and done, Alex briefly attended university before moving to New York to pursue color. He began his career at Whitehouse Post, and in 2017 joined the Color Collective team.
email: jimmynez@colorcollective.com
javi ergas // assistant colorist
Javi has a degree in cinematography from UDD University in Chile, which she complemented with a year at Lingnan University in Hong-Kong. While still in university, she was head of wardrobe department for the movie “7 weeks,” which was nominated among the 10 best films in Chile.
At the beginning of 2018, Javi moved to New York for a yearlong internship at Final-Cut and then became an assistant colorist at Nice Shoes, where she stayed until finally joining Color Collective in 2021.
Her love for adventure, film and art has led her to travel the world visiting more than 30 countries. You can usually find her on her days off outside in the sun with a poetry book and her Scottish-fold cat, Percy.
email: javi@colorcollective.com