“Find Me Falling” on Netflix: A love story remotely finished in Mistika Boutique in ACES

Recently premiered on Netflix, ‘Find Me Falling’ is a romantic comedy set against the stunning backdrop of Cyprus. To capture its enchanting visuals, Full Moon Productions relied on Mistika Boutique for color grading, VFX turnaround, and finishing, bringing the film’s magical colors to life.

The ACES pipeline was selected for its predictability and seamless integration with VFX workflows. This approach ensured a consistent visual style and a cohesive final outcome through carefully managed stages:

• RAW Processing and Initial Transformation: The team began by setting the debayer to AP0 linear when working with RAW footage. Otherwise, the first step involved transforming the footage into AP0 linear color space.
• AP0 Linear: Essential adjustments, including exposure correction, white balance, highlight modulation, and selective relighting, were conducted in this stage, leveraging linear gamma for its accuracy in representing physical light.
• ACES CCT: More artistic tasks were carried out here, such as creating atmosphere, applying tonal adjustments, refining local shades, and making non-linear contrast changes. This stage also involved adding textures and grain, as well as handling key global processes that shape the film’s overall visual image.
• Final AP0 Linear adjustments: The team focused on the film’s final appearance by adding texture effects and performing gamut mapping to ensure consistency across different display devices.
• Output Device Transform (ODT): The final step was applying the appropriate ODT to ensure accurate image display on the intended viewing platform, completing the color management process.

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Thanks to ACES Product Partner SGO and  Cyprus-based Full Moon Productions for this story.