Colouring the Queen: Java Post colour grading on "Elizabeth II: The Unseen Photos"
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Java Post Production provided colour grading and final mastering for "Elizabeth II: The Unseen Photos," a two-part documentary series scheduled for broadcast on BBC Select USA, Channel 5 UK, and SBS Australia.
A co-production of Saskatchewan and B.C. production company, Wavelength Entertainment, and ESky Digital, based in Brighton, UK, "Elizabeth II: The Unseen Photos" marks a century since the birth of Queen Elizabeth II, charting the life and reign of Britain’s longest-serving monarch. Newly uncovered photographs reveal her extraordinary journey from young princess to global icon.

Above: Wavelength Entertainment producer/director Steve Allen in a colour grading session with Java Post Production colourist "Java Jack" Tunniclffe (seated).

Colourist Jack Tunnicliffe spent many hours working on interview segments with Royal insiders, historians, and palace-trusted photographers who chart the Queen’s journey from Princess to Queen, revealing how she learned to use photography to shape her image and become an enduring symbol of stability as the world changed around her.

"Elizabeth II: The Unseen Photos" features long-lost photographs that shed new light on Elizabeth II’s childhood, sudden accession and early years as Queen.

Royal insiders and photographers reveal how the Elizaberth II became a global icon, navigating the most challenging decades of her reign. From historic state visits to behind-the-scenes moments, the images show how she shaped the monarchy on the world stage.

