Israel – SGO today announced that Edit Studios has installed a Mistika post production system and Mistika Assist Station at its newly-refurbished post production facility in Tel Aviv. The boutique post house that specializes in long-form film and broadcast editing for cinema and television now has a new Mistika finishing suite. Mistika will anchor the firm’s new Digital Intermediate theatre with 2K real-time resolution and 4K rendering of documentary and feature film projects. Edit Studios selected the Mistika system for its flexibility and ease with which it can be integrated into the facility’s file-based workflow.
“Mistika has everything we need in one beautiful box. It is not only the best grading software I have ever encountered, but it is also an impressive finishing suite with a myriad of capabilities,” said Sasha Franklin, CEO and Owner of Edit Studios.
Franklin added, “Gone are the days of just being required to only grade a project, as full production skills are now a prerequisite. Unlike other systems, Mistika has a fully integrated compositing and titling toolset that’s inbuilt for most of our SFX needs. For us, Mistika combined with the advent of DCPs, is a dream come true, allowing us to finish many of the projects here at base, whereas in the past, we would have had to send them to labs abroad.”
With years of grading experience in both film and broadcast behind him, Edit Studios’ Chief Grader Yoav Raz says, “I am blown away by Mistika’s ability to deal with the toughest of shots on a daily basis. We also need Mistika to be able to work natively in Hebrew, working from right to left, and the team at SGO wrote a special version of the program to enable this within just a few days. Their support has been unbelievable – in over 15 years of working with various other systems, it is the first time I have seen Hebrew working in the way I wanted.”
“I think what we’re looking to get from Mistika is the ability to support the whole process of movie post production, from tests and preparations through to dailies delivery and screenings, to rough cut screenings, VFX and grading, right down to DCP creation and all other deliveries. Our experience in managing the different aspects and collaborations of post production enables us to become the focal point of the full DI and film workflow,” said Amit Gilboa, Technical Director and Post Production Supervisor at Edit Studios.
Edit Studios was founded in 1993 by well travelled British-born editor Sasha Franklin, who gained many years of post production experience across the world. He decided to establish his own independent facility in Israel, that firmly places the needs of the editor at the forefront. The popular American series “Homeland” is an example of an Israeli programme post produced at Edit Studios. The facility is associated with films and documentaries that have been awarded at the major film festivals, namely Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Sundance, Toronto, Tribeca, and their portfolio includes an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. The boutique post house exudes a professional and welcoming “home-away-from-home” atmosphere, where clients return time and time and again to enjoy their exclusive services.
