Grading

Modern film making has abandoned chemical grading in favour of digital colour effects to enhance
the mood of a scene.
We use technology designed by Stuart T. Maschwitz, ex ILM, co-founder and chief technology officer of
“The Orphanage”, a visual effects company based in California.
His grading tools have been used in high profile effects movies as Benjamin Button.

Grading is a vital part of our workflow and has a number of different levels depending on needs
It is broken up into Primary, Secondary and Master grading.



Primary - Exposure, Saturation, white balance and colour shifts.

Secondary - Area based correction using power masks and keyers

Master - Exposure, density and curves control.

In addition to all this we have a library of editable “looks” which are based on common requests from colourists,
these emulate famous looks used in holywood films and popular tv series.
Ultimately the hardware is only a powerful tool, it is the experienced gathered over many years of development in this exciting area that we treasure the most.
We have completed numerous commercials which use this grading system and have also finished/graded the international award winning short film The Morse Collectors which was commended on it cinematography.

Below is a quick example of the range of looks available to you to create the right mood for your scene.