Mistika Grading Used On Swedish Feature Film

One of the latest projects to rely on Mistika's colour grading services is Swedish feature film Ömheten. The film was conformed, graded and finished in Mistika by Colourist Sebastian Guest for DCP deliverables, at Europa Sound and Vision's new picture facility in Stockholm.
Mattias Segnestam, Chief Operating Officer at Europa Sound and Vision, said: "Europa Sound and Vision's eminently comfortable and feature-rich suite hosted Ömheten as its very first feature-length project. We featured a 5m canvas, Barco projection (the same as in 90% of Sweden's cinemas) and cinematic sound by JBL. The facility runs four Mistika systems, giving advantage both in terms of workflow efficiency and inherent redundancy."
Colourist Sebastian Guest added: "I worked on 'Ömheten' with DoP Petrus Sjövik last year. The backdrop of the movie is the old northern mining town of Kiruna, part of which had to be relocated due to the now unstable terrain beneath. We followed the 'day-to-day' life experiences of a number of young people living there."
"Visually, our goal throughout was to maintain a soft look that flattered the characters and nature, contrasting with the difficulties our characters faced, in a part of the country where conditions can be harsh and lives are in many ways defined by the mine and mining.
"It is very much a picture-driven feature (there is little dialogue). The soft look is particularly important for the moments of 'tenderness' (the literal translation of the movie's title) which punctuate the feature."
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