Martin Zeichner

Martin Zeichner was born in New York City, the son of Helen and Solomon Zeichner. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science. He earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in theater from SUNY Binghamton. Martin was always very interested in electronics and computers and, after a very short-lived career as an actor, he followed his natural inclination to understand how things worked: he entered the field of video post-production. He worked his way up from the mailroom, teaching himself how to do film-to-tape transfers and color correction. He worked at Magno Sound and Video for 19 years and then continued his career at Post Perfect, Image Group, Technicolor and Deluxe.

Martin was a pioneer of colorist technologies, working with film and then high-definition video. He was an early expert in HDR. Martin was a known problem-solver, often writing his own software to manage inefficiencies in the early versions of this technology.

Martin has over 100 credits as a colorist including famous HBO series such as Boardwalk Empire, Sex and The City, Divorce, Girls, and Crashing. His other well-known works include The Knick, Marco Polo, Hap & Leonard and a Zeichner family favorite, Courage the Cowardly Dog. He is also known for movies such as The Devil Wears Prada, Inside Llewyn Davis, Learning to Drive, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, You’ve Got Mail, and the mini-series Angels in America.

Martin is survived by his wife, Wendy Zeichner, son, Nathan Zeichner, daughter-in-law, Cecilia Zeichner, son, Elliot Zeichner, brother, Carl Zeichner, sister, Jane McLaughlin, and many loving brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces. Martin and Wendy loved New York City and co-owned a brownstone in Hell’s Kitchen for 36 years before moving to a co-op on the eastside.

Sympathy cards can be sent to Wendy Zeichner, 425 East 58th Street Apt 6C, New York, NY 10022, or via email at [email protected].

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to CurePSP (psp.org) or OrigamiUSA (origamiusa.org).