“Once the offline editorial team locks each episode, we run an EDL through NextLab, which instantly links the footage used in the locked cut to its camera raw files,” Eckardt explains. “The NextLab then creates mezzanine files with handles for each shot used in the final cut that then go into (DaVinci) Resolve for the full UHD conform.” The show’s audio goes over Rob McIntyre at Sound Rebels for a full mix in 5.1 and LtRt. McIntyre has been mixing the show since Season 1. Once the episode is fully conformed, the episode goes to Aleks Ver for color grading. “Aleks has been the show’s only colorist since Season 1,” says Eckardt. “The color grading takes four to five days, as there is an enormous amount of beauty work involved in achieving the final product. Once the color grading is completed the show goes back to the online editor to do a full noise reduction pass to give the show the glossy look that we all enjoy on Netflix.”