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Open House: Northern Lights

NEW YORK — Editorial house Northern Lights opened in 1995 and moved into its current space in 2001. Company partner David Gioiella recently took Post on a tour of the Manhattan facility, which offers a range of production, design and audio services via its sister companies Bodega, Mr. Wonderful and SuperExploder.

Three signs on a white wall: a lit LED 'Northern Lights', a green 'Wonderful', and a black 'Bodega'.

Upon entering the studio’s lobby, one gets a clear idea of all they have to offer.

A man with dark hair and a beard wearing a white button-down shirt stands in an office.

Company partner David Gioiella was working on a new spot for Nasacort when we stopped by. Northern Lights is home to multiple Avid NLEs.

Two people sit at desks with multiple monitors in a dimly lit office with a large logo on the wall.

Mr. Wonderful opened in 2005 and offers broadcast design and graphics services. The studio makes use of tools that include Adobe’s Creative Suite and Maxon’s Cinema 4D.

Several gold trophies of various shapes and sizes inside a glass display cabinet.

Just some of the studio’s awards. Bodega was honored with an Emmy for its work on NBC’s Sunday Night Football open last season.

A man sits in a chair at a desk filled with computer monitors, a mixing console, and studio speakers.

Brady Hearn in one of SuperExploder’s four audio post suites. All are based around Avid Pro Tools.

A man in a plaid shirt sits at a wooden desk equipped with two monitors and video editing hardware.

Chris Hengeveld, working on an Autodesk Flame Premium system. He uses Lustre for color correction and when we stopped by, was completing a co-branded spot for Mazda and NBC.