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Melina Smith(I)

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Melina C. Smith is a colorist, editor, and cinematographer in the New York area with a Bachelor of Science degree from Drexel University. She started filmmaking in her sophomore year of high school and has worked on a variety of media such as feature films, television, commercial, and documentary content. Her experience includes both production, where she largely focuses on cinematography, and post production where she has experience as an editor and colorist. As an employee at post facilities, she has worked on both short form and long form content for clients ranging from big studios to indie filmmakers. She has worked on many short films, including "Always", "Blackout", "Elenoir", "Centralia, America's Lost Town", and "Spot Meets Spot". She also colored her first feature film, "Assumption of Risk", when she was 21 years old. She is known for her work on A Quiet Place Part II (2020), Chaos Walking (2020), The Menu (2022), Shotgun Wedding (2022) and more.
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    Ray McKinnon, Mads Mikkelsen, David Oyelowo, Kurt Sutter, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Nick Jonas, Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, and Cynthia Erivo in Chaos Walking (2021)
    Chaos Walking
    5.7
    • Editorial Department(Company 3)
    • 2021
    Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
    In the Heights
    7.2
    • Editorial Department
    • 2021
    Jason Bateman and Taron Egerton in Carry-On (2024)
    Carry-On
    6.5
    • Editorial Department(Company 3)
    • 2024
    Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel in Shotgun Wedding (2022)
    Shotgun Wedding
    5.5
    • Editorial Department(as Mena Smith, Company 3 New York)
    • 2022

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    • The Craftmanship of Art
      • colorist
      • In Production
    • The Worst Best Man Ever
      • colorist
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Always
      • colorist
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Lorde: Man of the Year (2025)
      Lorde: Man of the Year
      Music Video
      • color operations manager (as Mena Smith)
      • 2025
    • Jason Bateman and Taron Egerton in Carry-On (2024)
      Carry-On
      6.5
      • color assistant: Company 3
      • 2024
    • King Ivory (2024)
      King Ivory
      7.1
      • color assistant
      • 2024
    • Lesson Learned (2024)
      Lesson Learned
      7.6
      • colorist assistant
      • 2024
    • Luke David Blumm in Lost on a Mountain in Maine (2024)
      Lost on a Mountain in Maine
      6.1
      • Color Assistant
      • 2024
    • An Update on Our Family (2024)
      An Update on Our Family
      5.6
      TV Mini Series
      • color assistant
      • 2024
    • Emmanuela Shinta in In the Land of Palm Oil (2024)
      In the Land of Palm Oil
      • colorist
      • 2024
    • Andrew Scott in Ripley (2024)
      Ripley
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Color Assistant
      • 2024
    • The New Look (2024)
      The New Look
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Color Assistant
      • 2024
    • Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
      Madame Web
      4.0
      • color assistant: Company 3
      • 2024
    • Hermanita (2023)
      Hermanita
      Short
      • colorist
      • 2023
    • Leave the World Behind (2023)
      Leave the World Behind
      6.4
      • color assistant
      • 2023
    • Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff in Which Brings Me to You (2023)
      Which Brings Me to You
      5.6
      • Color Assistant
      • 2023
    • Vincent D'Onofrio, Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Nick Offerman, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera, Sebastian Stan, and Anthony Ramos in Dumb Money (2023)
      Dumb Money
      6.8
      • Color Assistant
      • 2023
    • Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan in Maestro (2023)
      Maestro
      6.5
      • assistant colorist: Company 3 New York
      • 2023

    Cinematographer



    • Centralia: Pennsylvania's Lost Town (2017)
      Centralia: Pennsylvania's Lost Town
      8.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Elenoir
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Spot Meets Spot
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014

    Editor



    • A Wonderful Day
      • Editor
      • Post-production
      • Short

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      • Mena Smith
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

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