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One Bullet won BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY at the Galway Film Fleadh!

17th May, 2023

“The creative staff and the support staff at OnSight is world class. The documentary I made had footage spanning nearly 18 years of technology and an equally wide ranging skill set of the shooters. Andy gave it a look throughout, an aesthetic cohesion that I did not think was possible. It is one thing to make the good look great, but to make the bad, the good and the great look like they all belong in the same movie is quite something.” - Carol Dysinger, Director

One Bullet tells an epic story on an intimate, human scale. Two decades of war through one bullet, one death, one Afghan mother. This incredible documentary had its world premiere at Doc Edge in New Zealand this year. It has also just won BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY at the Galway Film Fleadh!

Director Carol Dysinger is an multi award-winning director, filmmaker, artist, and educator, and also acts as Co-Cinematographer and Producer on One Bullet. Dysinger’s work is defined by a counter-narrative lens to traditional stories of conflict. Her team also consists of Producers Su Kim, Ashim Bhalla, and Jesper Jack, Primary Editor Steen Johannessen, Co-Cinematographer Kristen Johnson, Executive Producer Jeff Wolk, Co-Producer Tamana Ayazi, and Associate Producer Javed Rezayee.

We are very proud to have worked on this important and inspiring film, completing Picture Post. The film was entirely shot on mini handheld domestic cameras and needed a lot of post work to get it up to film release standard. We carried out the conform to original rushes, image processing, and treatment including colour grade and fixing image defects. This was performed by our Senior Colourist Andy Lee, and was overseen by Post Producer Jade Townsend. 

‘This story of intimate female friendship forged amidst America’s longest war is told by a filmmaker who spent fifteen years in and out of Afghanistan.

The battlefield lies behind the curtains of an Afghan home as Bibi Hajji struggles to survive the loss of her youngest child and the impact of a brother’s death on her remaining sons. A haunting image of that boy surviving a bullet wound prompted Director Carol Dysinger to investigate, what happened to him, who fired the shot?

One Bullet evolves from procedural to an excavation of the human experience, of loss and redemption. It asks: how might we make peace across vast social, cultural and religious divisions? One cup of tea at a time.’

One Bullet is rich in its exploration of human character; it’s devastating and charming, blunt in its display of suffering and survival. Fahim’s story, and that of his family, is told with honest, affectionate care - the result is an eye-opening, educational, superbly told documentation of one family in the shadow of the enormity of war. Coupled with the friendship between Carol and Bibi that grows with the film, there is a sincere message of love, hope, strength, and overcoming, in stark contrast to the profound grief and raw anger expressed. 

Sky Cinema’s Comedy Arthur’s Whisky starring Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge, Lulu, David Harewood, and Boy George has been announced

09th May, 2023

Principal photography was recently wrapped in Walton, following which full finishing post will be delivered by OnSight - we are very excited to be involved in this project!

The comedy Arthur’s Whisky, directed by Stephen Cookson and screenplay by Alexis Zegerman, centres on a widow who discovers her recently deceased husband invented an elixir which makes the drinker look young again. Sharing it with her two friends, the three women paint the town red only to discover they are no longer equipped to be young in the modern world.

“Working with such an incredibly talented actress as academy award-winner Diane Keaton is a dream come true. She leads our brilliant ensemble cast featuring Patricia Hodge, David Harewood, Hayley Mills, Bill Paterson, Adil Ray, Boy George as well as the iconic Lulu.” - Stephen Cookson, Director

Arthur’s Whisky is represented by Arclight Films, and the project is produced by Cookson and Peter Keegan of CK Films, in association with CrossDay Productions, and Pippa Cross. The film is financed by Sky, MEP Capital, Arclight Films, OnSight, Sherborne Media and Filmology. The film will be released as a Sky Original in the UK & Ireland on Sky Cinema. Executive producers are Gary Hamilton of Arclight Films, Andrew Kotliar and Matt Cohen from MEP Capital, George Bennett of Worldmakr, Alastair Burlingham of Sherborne Media, Jack Christian from Filmology, and Julia Stuart and Laura Grange at Sky and Leighton Lloyd.

“Arthur’s Whisky is a hilarious and universal story about second chances, with the undeniable talent of Diane Keaton leading our cast, we are delighted to be part of this incredible project and are so excited to introduce the film to our distributors around the world.” - Gary Hamilton, Arclight chairman 

 

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed Feature Doc premiered at Tribeca Festival!

05th May, 2023

“Onsight provided excellent support from start to finish on our film, Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed. Their attention to detail and high-quality work made for brilliant results, and the knowledgable and friendly team made for a wonderful experience. We look forward to working with them in future!” - Carolyne Jurriaans, Producer

ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED had its World Premiere as an Official Selection of the 2023 Tribeca Festival. The film is an intimate portrait of actor Rock Hudson, an icon of Hollywood’s Golden Age, whose death from AIDS in 1985 shocked the world and forced a shift in public perception of the pandemic. The film examines not only his cinematic & cultural legacy, but takes a rare and sometimes heartbreaking look at his private life through interviews with close friends and former lovers. 

The long-awaited HBO Documentary film is directed by Stephen Kijak, Produced by Will Clarke (Altitude Films), George Chignell (Dog Star Films), Carolyne Jurriaans, Sarah Schechter, and Greg Berlanti. Cinematography was lead by Derek Wiesehahn, Brian Rigney Hubbard, Timothy Flower & Stuart Luck.

We are proud to have completed Picture and Sound Post on this documentary, which was graded by our Senior Colourist Andy Lee, with Adam Sample as Senior Online Editor, the final mix by Senior Dubbing Mixer, Andy Coles, and overseen by Senior Post Producer Jeff Halsey.

Rock Hudson was an icon of the Golden Age of Hollywood, an incredibly popular movie star and heartthrob. Known for his award-winning performance in Giant, as well as Magnificent Obsession and All That Heaven Allows, alongside many romantic comedies over his three decade career. Winning Most Popular Male Star multiple times, he was bedroom-poster-worthy for many women and gay men, moving on into television, before being forced into retirement on account of his illness. Hudson was one of the first celebrities to disclose his AIDS diagnosis, and provoked a huge amount of discussion over his homosexuality and AIDS status, notably in People magazine (with a readership of 2.8 million). Hudson died from an AIDS-related illness on October 2, 1985, at age 59.

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Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd will release in cinemas on the 15th of May

04th May, 2023

"The post team at ONSIGHT took our ten years of various Codecs and frame rates shot on Red cameras, Sonys, Canons, and Nikons, thousands of hours of footage edited for years in FCP7 migrated to DaVinci Resolve and got it to look and sound as if we had planned it all out in advance. And in the end, we all just want beauty and poetry...." - Roddy Bogawa, Director ‘Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd’.

Following the moment Barrett was kicked out of Pink Floyd, his ascent to groundbreaking musician, his recognition as an iconic rocker, and ultimately his portrayal as a manic, unstable star.

Syd Barrett (and Pink Floyd)

Syd Barrett, co-founding member of Pink Floyd in 1965, is the focus of a new documentary from A Cat Called Rover and Mercury Studios, unveiling the myth and legend embroiled in his story, and revealing the side of him known to those who were present in his life. 

Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd documents the journey of Barrett and Pink Floyd against the backdrop of the swinging sixties. Epic highs and an unfathomable catapult into stardom, as well as the struggles with mental health, breakdowns, and ultimate exit from the band and public life in 1972. Private and reclusive from this point on, Barrett died from pancreatic cancer in 2006. 

It’s an incredibly powerful story about an iconic figure, with a very vivid mental health story at its heart. Yes, it’s about a guy who was fronting and creating one of the most iconic bands of all time, but it’s also about his incredible battle, and the ultimate loss of that battle, with mental health,” Alice Webb, CEO and Co-President of Mercury Studios.

Post Production

OnSight provided full post for Have You Got It Yet?, with Re-Recording Mixer Andy Coles completing the sound mix for the project, using archives and a wealth of great music, as well as the narration voiced by Jason Isaacs, recorded here at OnSight. The grade was completed by Senior Colourists Max Horton and Andy Lee, and as Online Editor, Andrew Fisun amended and dropped in all the lower thirds and opening/closing titles, as well as some archive conforming and making deliverables. The project was overseen by Senior Post Producer Jeff Halsey.

Storm Thorgerson

The documentary was initiated by Roddy Bogawa and the late Hipgnosis founder Storm Thorgerson (friend of Pink Floyd and behind some of their album artwork such as Dark Side of The Moon). After Thorgerson passed away in 2013, the project was paused.

Crucially, Storm Thorgerson wanted the story of Syd Barrett to be told from the perspective of people that knew and loved him. 

A Cat Called Rover and Mercury Studios 

Bogawa continued on and finished the documentary. It features a host of interviews; Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and David Gilmour, family and friends, and fellow musicians who admired him. 

It’s the tragic story of Brian Wilson and Kurt Cobain and many others in music and art whose explosive creative drives often rest on fragile exuberant energy that gets pressure cooked from their success. The film is not only a portrait of one of the most iconic cult figures in music through the lens and memories of his bandmates, lovers, friends, and musicians but also a look back at a group of friends growing up in the mid-sixties and their idealism, ambitions, hopes and dreams during such an amazing cultural moment.” - Roddy Bogawa.

Produced by Roddy Bogawa, Orian Williams, Julius Beltrame, and Rupert Truman, co-produced by Karen Skloss, with Executive Producers Geoff Kempin, Paul Loasby, Liz Silver, Luke Thornton, and Alice Webb, and with cinematography also by Rupert Truman, the feature length documentary will consist of these interviews, as well as the music of Pink Floyd and Barrett. 

British Cinematographer Issue 116

17th April, 2023

We’ve been featured in the 116th issue of British Cinematographer, celebrating our recent BAFTA nominations!

‘OnSight hit the ground running in 2023 with BAFTA nominations for three recent post-production projects: Blue Jean, Brian and Charles, and Bus Girl. Georgia Oakley and Hélène Sifre received BAFTA nominations for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer for Blue Jean, while Bus Girl received a BAFTA nomination for British Short Film. Jim Archer, Ruper Majendie, David Earl & Chris Hayward received Outstanding British Film BAFTA nomination for feel-good comedy mockumentary Brian and Charles, shot by Murren Tullett. OnSight’s senior online editor Adam Sample “thoroughly enjoyed getting all creatively pink for the massive main titles alongside director Jim Archer during the online.”’