Post-production is the last stage of film production: sound, editing and titling is completed during this time. Planning (pre-production) and production is essential as post-production can only do so much if the original footage is inadequate; during this time corrections can be made but this is not the purpose of post-production. The audio will be mixed, extra sound added where necessary, shots improved and the order of these shots and events will be established.
The Wired article on how Utopia got its comic book look explains that in order to re-create the look of a comic book, Munden turned to the Technicolor palette of 1950s Hollywood. The old fashioned way to edit colour was to colour in each frame by hand using mainly greens, blues and reds. The three-strip Technicolor process Munden used was composed of the opposite colours: yellows, cyan, magentas; these colours are what gives the show its lively eye-catching look that everyone is so mesmerized by. The video below shows just how vibrant each scene is.
Here are some shots that depict exactly how much a simple change in colour can change the whole mood/feeling of a shot:
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