Fremont, CA, USA - Friday, September 27, 2019 - Blackmagic Design announced today that season 3 of Amazon Prime Videos’ critically acclaimed series “Sneaky Pete” was colored in DaVinci Resolve Studio by senior colorist Scott Ostrowsky of Deluxe’s Level 3.

Ostrowsky, a veteran colorist with more than 25 years’ experience, has colored hit shows such as “Lost”, “The Blacklist”, “Heroes” and “Electric Dreams.” He began coloring “Sneaky Pete” from season one, helping to develop the look of this unique show about con man Marius Josipovic, played by Giovanni Ribisi.

The story follows Marius as he is released from prison, adopting the identity of his cell mate, Pete Murphy, in an effort to avoid his past life and the vicious gangster that still pursues him. The series, created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston, is a unique crime drama with a varied style that required careful collaboration between Ostrowsky and the cinematographers.

Ostrowsky began coloring in DaVinci Resolve on season 2, working closely with Directors of Photography Frank DeMarco and William Rexer and adapting their two styles to the overall look of the project. “Both used shadow and light and rich dramatic feels to the environments they were shooting in,” said Ostrowsky. “We created looks based on the feel of the environment and its influence on the story.”

Locations varied from ornate bathrooms to waterfronts, and a warehouse that had its own bleach bypass look. Looking for rich blacks without crushing detail, Ostrowsky used specific LUTs to create vivid looks while bringing out all the textures.

On season 3, cinematography duties were taken over by Arthur Albert, and production moved from the east coast to California. This brought about a new style, one with a warmer, brighter look. Ostrowsky had worked with Albert on “The Blacklist” and was familiar with how he liked to shoot and light. “He has a very beautiful, definite style that’s portrayed in the show, and I wanted to emulate that,” said Ostrowsky. “We took Arthur’s existential view of the environment and were able to portray that in the color.”

Throughout the two seasons, Ostrowsky relied on DaVinci Resolve and its toolset for color correction. “I used all of the tools. I use keys and windows and log rhythmic tools when I need to focus on certain areas,” said Ostrowsky. “I use every tool possible that’s in DaVinci Resolve to give the show a textured feel depending upon how the nuances and Arthur’s taste were going on a certain scene and how he lit it.”

Each of the three seasons had a different look, but Ostrowsky enjoyed the challenge. “At first it started out with having a presence and texture and creating a warm environment. Then it moved into an almost hyper real, but naturally hyper real style with a plethora of color. Now, with season 3, Arthur was really using shadow, light and textures to create a beautiful, picturesque image.”

As the geography of the seasons changed, from New York to California, from gritty realism to a lighter and warmer look, so did the approach to color, a challenge Ostrowsky welcomes on each show. “My approach to color grading is to always represent the look the cinematographer creates, without stepping on their work. I enjoy developing looks with them that help tell the story and good communication is the key to achieving that.”

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IRVINE, CALIF.—Amazon Video content is now available at Vizio users’ fingertips with the announcement that Vizio has added the streaming service to its new SmartCast TV platform. This new service will be available in all Vizio SmartCast P-Series and M-Series UHD displays, which are now available, and will be added to other models like the Vizio SmartCast E-Series UHD display later this summer.

Vizio users can access content directly from their displays through the V-button on the new 2017 remote. This one-button access provides access to the Vizion SmartCast TV user interface, as well as shortcut keys to other apps.

Amazon Video allows consumers to buy or rent content, as well as the subscription service Amazon Prime Video to have watch Amazon Original series and movies.

In addition to Amazon Video, the Vizio SmartCast TV provides access to Crackle, Hulu, iHeartRadio, Netflix, Pluto TV, Vudu and XUMO apps.

SAN FRANCISCO—Fans of the Amazon original series “Bosch” are getting an upgrade for season two, as Dolby Laboratories and Amazon are offering the new season in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range on Amazon Video. Users with Dolby Vision enabled smart TVs will be able to access the new resolution versions of the content.

Dolby Vision combines HDR and wide color gamut to deliver its high-resolution images.

In addition to the second season of “Bosch,” Amazon Video users will be able to purchase select films from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment that have added Dolby Vision. These include “The Smurfs 2,” “After Earth,” “Men in Black 3,” “Hancock,” “Pineapple Express,” “Fury,” “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” “Chappie” and “Elysium.”

Starting today, Monday, June 27, these titles are available on Amazon Video in Dolby Vision.