Cognition, the recently launched hybrid post production facility, has purchased six powerful Mistika systems from SGO. The package includes two top-end 4K color grading and mastering systems, two assist workstations and two laptop systems for on-set and near-set use. The company has also acquired an SGO high-speed SAN. The installation is part of an ambitious, multi-million dollar facility expansion that will include a pair of highly spec'd DCI grading theaters, expanded visual effects resources and creative production workspace.
Mistika is a next generation color grading and finishing platform with an expansive toolset that supports a wide range of media formats and post production applications including high-frame-rate and 3D. The latest version of the system software includes tools for manipulating multilayer EXR sequences and expanded support for OpenEXR formats.
Cognition Director of Operations David Hollingsworth said that Mistika is an ideal choice for the facility, and its approach to feature film finishing which places a premium on creative flexibility. Hollingsworth is intimately familiar with Mistika technology having collaborated with SGO on the development of the system since 2011 when he was Head of Picture/Senior Colorist at Park Road Post Production in Wellington, New Zealand. Mistika was used at Park Road Post Production to finish the high-frame-rate epic movie The Hobbit Trilogy directed by Peter Jackson.
After 5 years of collaborating with SGO and their development team I am more confident than ever that Mistika is the best complete finishing tool in film and broadcast, Hollingsworth said. At Cognition our goal is to give our clients the greatest flexibility during the finishing process to produce the highest quality results. Recent additions to Mistika software including fully translatable AAF functionality and fantastic new EXR tools prove that SGO is staying ahead of the curve
Cognition recently used its Mistika workstations to grade and finish the independent feature Opening Night. The film, which stars Topher Grace, was produced by Grace alongside Dark Factory Entertainment's Daniel Posada and Jason Tamasco. It's directed by Isaac Rentz. Final grading was performed by Cognition Senior Colorist Mike Eaves, working closely with Grace, Rentz and Director of Photography Andre Lascaris.
Eaves described the grading process as very collaborative. Mistika allowed me to create different versions of the grade and made it very easy to keep them organized using the system's grade history function and by creating different nodes for each pass, Eaves said. Mistika's very robust FX toolset, which includes de-noise and grain FX functions, allowed me to integrate the look and feel of footage shot on different cameras with uniform consistency. The best thing about Mistika is that it allows me to concentrate on the creative without worrying about tools.
Rentz called the DI work at Cognition a great experience. The process was collaborative and fluid, he noted. That was true for straight color work as well as for more complex window work and de-noise and re-grain processing. Everything we asked for was easily achieved. Mistika was interactive and powerful. We have nothing but good things to say about the process and are very happy with the results.
Cognition's Mistika systems will be integrated into its two new grading theaters, whose construction will be completed this fall. The theaters will also feature 4K Barco digital cinema projectors and a variety of sophisticated support gear. Cognition's investment in Mistika is evidence of its forward-thinking approach, said SGO Director of Global Sales and Operations Geoff Mills. It is reassuring to see a Los Angeles facility that appreciates how SGO technology can be a differentiator in a competitive market.
About Cognition
Cognition is a visual imaging studio, media laboratory and creative campus. Founded in 2015 by Brian Pope, the studio empowers filmmakers and other creative parties by providing them with the resources, both artistic and technological, as well as the collaborative environment they need to produce great work.
Cognition is located at 900 N Cahuenga Blvd., Suite B, Los Angeles, CA 90038. [323] 874.4487 www.cognition.la
Cognition Contact
Stephanie Escobar
Cognition
323.874.4487
stephanie.escobar@cognition.la
Cognition Media Contact
Linda Rosner
ArtisansPR
310.837.6008
lrosner@artisanspr.com
About SGO
Beautifully Creative Technology SGO is an international organisation expanding rapidly with offices and reseller partners around the world. With successful global operations, SGO is widely recognised as a well established developer of innovative, award winning and extremely powerful Mistika post production systems and workflow solutions, including the Mamba FX compositing software for the film and broadcast industries. Visit SGO at www.sgo.es. FollowSGO on Twitter @SGOMistika
SGO Contact
Sofia Pensado
MARKETING MANAGER
spensado@sgo.es, SGO HQ
SGO MEDIA CONTACT
Carole Cox
RadiancePR - A Forward Thinking Media Ltd Company
+44 781 747 3508
carole@radiancepr.com, www.radiancepr.com
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Cognition, the recently launched hybrid post production facility, has purchased six powerful Mistika systems from SGO. The package includes two top-end 4K color grading and mastering systems, two assist workstations and two laptop systems for on-set and near-set use. The company has also acquired an SGO high-speed SAN. The installation is part of an ambitious, multi-million dollar facility expansion that will include a pair of highly spec'd DCI grading theaters, expanded visual effects resources and creative production workspace.
