17th Oct  2014

Now at ES&V: Cinema-Spec Projection in Mix Theatre!

What is possibly Scandinavia’s premium mixing theatre just became even better. Now featuring cinema-spec Christie 2K projection on our 9-metre screen, and DCP playback; it facilitates QC'ing of DCPs in-theatre, and client screenings of an unparalleled quality for the nordic region.

3rd February 2014

Colourist Sebastian Guest on Broken Hill Blues ("Ömheten")

“I worked on “Ömheten” with DoP Petrus Sjövik last year. The backdrop for the movie is the old northern mining town of Kiruna, part of which must be relocated due to the now unstable terrain beneath. We follow 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 flatters the characters and nature, contrasting with the difficulties our characters face, 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.”

- Sebastian Guest, Colourist, Europa Sound and Vision.

The movie was conformed, graded and onlined in Mistika for DCP deliverable, at Europa Sound and Vision’s brand new picture facility. Featuring a 5m canvas, Barco projection (the same as in 90% of Sweden’s cinemas) and cinematic sound by JBL, the eminently comfortable and feature-rich suite hosted Ömheten as its very first feature length project. The facility runs four Mistikas, giving advantage both in terms of workflow efficiency and inherent redundancy.

21st Jan 2014

DoP Petrus Sjövik wins Guldbagge for "Ömheten"

Congratulations to Petrus Sjövik on winning the Swedish “Guldbaggen” award for Best Cinematography.

Director: Sofia Norlin

Producer: Olivier Guerpillon, DFM

Colourist Sebastian Guest, Europe Sound & Vision