Tuesday, July 8, 2025
  • Login
  • Register
Roastbrief US
  • Campaign
  • Agency
  • Entertainment
  • Innovation
  • Marketing
  • Metaverse
No Result
View All Result
Roastbrief US
  • Campaign
  • Agency
  • Entertainment
  • Innovation
  • Marketing
  • Metaverse
No Result
View All Result
Roastbrief US
No Result
View All Result

Vibrant and Authentic Aesthetic Helps New Netflix Love Story ‘Heartstopper’ Pack Emotional Punch

Roastbrief by Roastbrief
July 28, 2022
in Entertainment
Reading Time: 3 mins read
A A
Vibrant and Authentic Aesthetic Helps New Netflix Love Story ‘Heartstopper’ Pack Emotional Punch
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Colourist Toby Tomkins joins long-time collaborator DOP Diana Olifirova and acclaimed director Euros Lyn to craft a youthful and authentic look to complement the relatable story

‘Heartstopper’ is the new eight-part series produced by See-Saw Films. Originally a webcomic by Alice Oseman, the story follows Charlie and Nick, who meet at school and become friends before gradually developing a romantic relationship. Oseman adapted the story for the screen.

Director Euros Lyn (Doctor Who, Sherlock, Black Mirror, Daredevil) and cinematographer Diana Olifirova (We Are Lady Parts) wanted to create something vibrant and playful but still natural, enhancing the colours in each scene to best serve the tone and story of the individual scenes.

Tomkins adds: “Diana did so much in-camera with colour it was really just a case of harmonising and enhancing what we had. The show plays out over several seasons so we needed to make sure we pushed the colours of the seasons to establish a timeline and arc that complemented the story. Euros also wanted a gradual increase in colour as Charlie’s story progresses and we transition from bleak winter to vibrant summer, complimenting Charlie’s story arc.”

On the unique ‘Heartstopper Moments’, Tomkins comments: “These moments of heartstopping love are enhanced with animated graphics in homage to the original graphic novels. The animated elements add a quality of magical joy and it was lovely to see these come to life combined with the palette of the live action.”

Cheat spent two days on the first episode and then a day and a half on each following episode. With a fairly tight schedule, efficiency and communication were key to making sure everything ran smoothly. 

Tomkins received the material in September, adding: “We created a show LUT for the dailies and on-set which really helped ensure there was a strong mark of creative intent from the start so everyone could see the approximate palette and tone we were going for throughout the whole process. Of course the show LUT was SDR and we were grading HDR so on the first day of the grade we experimented with how to translate that vision to HDR and decide how far we wanted to go with the expanded colour and tonal range.”

The infection control and daily testing protocols at Cheat allowed for the director and DoP to be present in the suite throughout the grading process, with the production company and Netflix attending from time to time and some execs reviewing remotely via iPad Pros. Thanks to Cheat’s previous experience with remote working, and plenty of testing beforehand, this process worked well.

The show was finished on DaVinci Resolve Studio at 1000 nits on a Flanders Scientific XM311K with a dual Xeon powered triple-GPU Supermicro Linux workstation from Jigsaw24 that chewed through the Arri LF material with ease. It was an HDR Dolby Vision finish The extended colour palette of P3 let Tomkins push more colour into the image, especially in the highlights when combined with HDR.

Heartstopper is available to watch now on Netflix.

CREDITS
PRODUCED BY SEE-SAW FILMS
CREATED BY ALICE OSEMAN
DIRECTED BY EUROS LYN

EXEC PRODUCER: Patrick Waters

PRODUCER: Zorana Piggott

LINE PRODUCER: Dylan Rees

PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Tim Dickel

MAKE UP DESIGNER: Diandra Ferreira

UNIT PHOTOGRAPHERS: Rob Youngson and Teddy Cavendish

GRADE: Toby Tomkins

ONLINE: Tim Mellem

POST PRODUCER: Callina Pearson

COLOUR ASSISTANT: Dan Brown, John Layton

ShareTweetPin
Previous Post

Advertising spend by Big Tech reached $46.6bn in 2021, accounting for 6.0% of all ad investment globally

Next Post

WPP and Epic Games partner to accelerate innovation for clients in the metaverse

Related

Chromista Teams Up with Zillow to Showcase the Baxter Building from Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”
Agency

Chromista Teams Up with Zillow to Showcase the Baxter Building from Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”

July 8, 2025
AlphaSense launches new brand identity in partnership with Saffron Brand Consultants
Agency

AlphaSense launches new brand identity in partnership with Saffron Brand Consultants

July 8, 2025
Nomad Promotes Julia Williams to Managing Director to Lead the New York Office
Agency

Nomad Promotes Julia Williams to Managing Director to Lead the New York Office

July 8, 2025
CAYA STUDIOS part of Avantgarde Group partners with Future Stores for London Pride
Brands

CAYA STUDIOS part of Avantgarde Group partners with Future Stores for London Pride

July 8, 2025
Eve Ehrich Joins Elevado as Executive Producer to Lead AI-Powered Creative Innovation
Agency

Eve Ehrich Joins Elevado as Executive Producer to Lead AI-Powered Creative Innovation

July 8, 2025
Creatives from 41 Countries Named To The One Club’s Young Guns 23 Jury
Awards and Events

Creatives from 41 Countries Named To The One Club’s Young Guns 23 Jury

July 8, 2025
Next Post
WPP and Epic Games partner to accelerate innovation for clients in the metaverse

WPP and Epic Games partner to accelerate innovation for clients in the metaverse

Discussion about this post

Sign up and get more benefits

Create a user account at roastbrief.us and get new benefits for free on our platform
  • Get the latest articles in your email
  • Manage your favorite content
  • Enjoy exclusive content just for you

Roastbrief is a digital media with global presence that seeks to share knowledge and updates about the creative industry.
Privacy Policy
Send your press releases to: press@roastbrief.us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

*By registering into our website, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Campaign
  • Agency
  • Entertainment
  • Innovation
  • Marketing
  • Metaverse

2023 Roastbrief is a digital media with global presence that seeks to share knowledge and updates about the creative industry. Privacy Policy Send your press releases to: press@roastbrief.us

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.