From the start, the company’s focus has always been to be respected as the best picture post production facility in the UK.
The Look was opened in March 2007 by CEO and Supervising Colourist Thomas Urbye from offices on Bateman Street. In August 2010 The Look expanded to larger premises on Rathbone Street. In May 2016 The Look moved to a state of the art 4K ready building in Margaret St which is its current home, comprising of ten suites, which house a mix of grading, online, deliverables and QC.
In March 2018 The Look opened its Cardiff facility to service productions shooting and posting in Wales.
In June 2023 The Look launched its new top floor Margaret Street premises with three new suites and large client area with views across London. The original floor still houses eight suites and a large meeting and review room.
Formerly at MPC as a Colourist and Senior Online Editor, Thomas Urbye has over twenty years of industry-leading knowledge of digital intermediate & high definition post production. His filmography includes over seventy high-end feature films and television drama series.
Mark Maltby is The Look’s senior online editor and Chief Technology Officer, he joined The Look in 2009. He supervises the Operators in the team from first conform right through to delivery as well as strategising The Look’s current and future technology adoption.
Dan Marbrook is a The Look’s Chief Commercial Officer and Director of Production and work-flow expert who previously managed the post production facilities at Virgin. Having worked with The Look since 2010 he has brought his expertise in facility management and also acted as the facilities main producer. Dan not only has the client skills, but the technical understanding of both picture finishing and VFX, to make sure that each project that comes into the facility is handled the right way for that particular job.
