About

My name is Zach Smothers and I am a digital colorist whose big interest is colorizing black and white sitcoms. Most of my projects showcase examples of frame-by-frame painting, rotoscoping and motion tracking. My goal is to colorize video and images with dynamic and realistic colors, avoiding the flat look typically associated with traditional colorization processes. My work has been featured on popular websites including CNET, The Nerdist, A.V. Club, BoingBoing, The LAD Bible, Dangerous Minds, iHorror, Devour and Reddit. Please have a look at my portfolio and use the contact form for inquiries and commission requests.

In the News

1/3/19 – Variety – Peter Jackson’s ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ Set for Jan. 21 Screenings

12/27/18 – Peter Jackson’s WWI Doc Sets Brand New Fathom Events Record With $5M+ To Date

10/18/18 – Prince William attends World Premiere of “They Shall Not Grow Old”

1/22/18 – Variety – Peter Jackson Making Colorized Documentary on World War I

4/28/17 – POP COLORTURE hits the front page of Reddit

4/11/17 – Bloody Disgusting – Read: “Watch The Munsters and The Addams Family in Color!”

2/21/17 – Premium Beat – Read: ” The Magic Behind Colorizing Old Black and White Footage”

2/21/17 – TvSpielFilm.de – Watch: “Kolorist färbt Klassiker ein: So habt ihr die Adams Family noch nie gesehen”

2/19/17 – Huffington Post (Spain) – Read: “Del blanco y negro al color. Zach Smothers ‘pinta’ las escenas del cine clásico”

2/14/17 – POP COLORTURE hits the front page of Reddit

11/3/16 – Pop Colorture mentioned by the San Deigo Reader in: “Munsters Marineland redux”

10/31/16 – Read: “Trick or Treat! The Munsters scare up some fun in this newly discovered holiday special”

7/26/16 – Inside The Magic – Read: “Now in Un-Living Color – ‘Addams Family’ and ‘Munsters’ in creepy colorized clips”

7/25/16 – MeTV – Read: “We can’t keep our eyes off these colorized versions of ‘The Munsters’ and ‘The Addams Family'” 

7/22/16 – CNET – Read : “They’re creepy and they’re colorized, ‘The Addams Family'”

  7/20/16 – A.V. Club – Read: ” The Addams Family still creepy and cooky in color”

7/6/16 – Universal Monsters Universe – Read: “From Pop Culture to Pop Colorture – ‘The Munsters'”

1/29/16 – A.V. Club – Read: “A fan went through all the trouble of colorizing The Munsters by hand”

1/6/16 – Nerdist.com – Read “The Munsters Opening Credits Get a Full Color Upgrade” 

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For inquiries and commission requests, please use the contact form below.