a person standing on the beach looking at the sea and mountains that are blankeed with pinky clouds. there are closed umbrellas and tables dotted around the beach

StoryBooked Season 2

It is easy to become lost in Season 2 of StoryBooked, NBTV’s original series developed for Marriott Traveler. Colorist Maria Carretero’s thoughtful eye, and Framestore’s seamless effects, bring to life whimsical scenes of travel and art.

Visual Effects Supervisor
a woman posing underwater surrounded by sea moss. light is shining down from the surface

‘Grading the films was a welcome challenge. Their length, the fast turnaround time, and the vast creative opportunity the project provided pushed me as a colorist to be more passionately artistic than ever before.’ says Maria.

Framestore partnered with NBTV Studios, director Shern Sharma and editor Alvaro Del Val, to draw out the stories’ dreamy mood through the grade. In the four episode series, each character’s story is introspective, expressing themselves by mixing the experience of travel with personal and authentic artistic expression. To communicate these journeys the grade needed to embody each individual state: surrounded by water, the sound of Morocco, the Mediterranean colors…

back perspective of a person standing by large balcony windows looking out to the sea and mountains

Subtle VFX and basic clean-up allowed for the seamless transitions necessary to aid editorial continuity and keep focus on the talent.

a person standing on the beach looking at the sea and mountains that are blankeed with pinky clouds. there are closed umbrellas and tables dotted around the beach

In addition to being featured online, the films will have a limited release in theaters across the United States, showing on 67 screens in 6 major cities.

Mexico: Julie Gautier
Morocco: Jon Boogz
Greece: Alexi Pappas
Poland: Aloe Blacc

Credits

Production
NBTV Studios
Editor
Alvaro Del Val
Color
Maria Carretero
Color Producers
Jamie Hoskins, Andrew McLintock
Director
Shern Sharma
Director of Production
Carmen Simón-Rubio
Flame Artists
Krysten Richardson, Gigi Ng
Conform Producer
PJ Stegall
DOP
Maria Ines Manchego
Post Production
Framestore
Color Assists
Clark Griffiths, Evan Reinhard, Nabil Moo
Head of Production
Raven Sia