Bee colonies, conspiracy theories, and a dash of corporate malfeasance. Bugonia brings together an eclectic mix of themes in a way that feels distinctly Yorgos Lanthimos. In a recent PostPerspective interview, Company 3 Senior Colorist Greg Fisher discussed his close collaboration with Lanthimos and longtime cinematographer Robbie Ryan, shaping the film’s visual language through the 35mm 8-perf VistaVision format. Fisher notes that the format “makes the audience feel the presence of the place more intensely,” particularly in the film’s early nature sequences and its increasingly confined interior spaces. While he completed the final grade in Los Angeles, testing, finishing, and trailer work at Company 3 London helped establish a LUT that guided the look from the dailies onward.

Fisher goes on to detail the grading process, explaining how he paired DaVinci Resolve’s Color Boost with subtle saturation adjustments to convey “the time and energy that went into the image” and to help audiences “feel more connected to the characters…and empathize with what they’re feeling more intensely.” For moments tied to memory and internal thought, some sequences were captured on 5222 black-and-white negative. Fisher emphasized the importance of keeping a consistent white point across both color and black-and-white material, noting that shifting to a starkly different white point “makes you feel like you’re watching a different film in a completely different world,” an effect they intentionally avoided to maintain narrative cohesion.

Bugonia is now playing in select theaters and will be streaming on Peacock in early 2026. Read PostPerspective’s latest feature on Greg Fisher’s color grading and setting the tone that defines Lanthimos’ latest cinematic world.