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MillimeterTechnicolor Expands Postproduction Services in Los Angeles at New Sunset-Gower Studio
Jun 25, 2006 6:09 PM
Responding to dramatic growth in demand for its digital postproduction services in the film and broadcast industries, Technicolor, part of the Services division of Thomson recently announced that it will expand and centralize several of its Los Angeles-based digital postproduction offerings, and locate them within a newly-designed, six-story structure on the Sunset-Gower Studios lot in the heart of Hollywood. The new facility will house operations currently located at Technicolor’s Hollywood postproduction complex (Complete Post); its Technicolor Digital Intermediate (TDI) facility in Burbank; and various other facets of its Los Angeles postproduction operation.
The construction project, the first new facility and office building to be erected in central Hollywood since the early 1980s, will begin in July following a formal groundbreaking ceremony. Current plans are for Technicolor to assume occupancy by the end of 2007. The new facility is specifically designed to further facilitate the company’s digital postproduction pipeline, including its industry-leading high-definition (HD) services of dailies, previews through digital intermediates (DI), and a full array of Technicolor’s service offerings to the broadcast industry. The consolidation will allow the division to further expand and deploy its innovative digital postproduction capabilities.
The new 115,000 square-foot, six-story structure, located on the north/east corner of the Sunset-Gower Studios lot, will feature a mixture of digital intermediate color-grading theatres, extensive mastering and editorial suites, postproduction services for features, broadcast and commercial advertising work, and room for further expansion as deemed appropriate. In addition, the new Technicolor facility will further integrate the Hollywood-based activities of Technicolor Sound Services, which already has an existing satellite sound operation on the lot.
“Over the last four years, Technicolor’s postproduction service offering and pipeline have been honored and acknowledged for its industry-leading innovation and position,” stated Mary Ann Fialkowski, president of Technicolor Content Services and Technicolor Film Services. “Our new postproduction hub at Sunset-Gower Studios will allow us to stay ahead of demand, consolidate locations, and gain certain economic advantages from limiting duplication of infrastructure and operational functions, while allowing us to design and deploy the most state-of-the-art infrastructure in the post industry. Combined with our newly-occupied Technicolor Interactive Services facility in Burbank, the company is positioning itself to maximize its potential, while simultaneously providing quality, security and reduced time-to-market of the creative content we serve for our customers.”
“We are thrilled that Technicolor is expanding its presence on our lot in a new digital, state-of-the-art, 115,000 square foot, six-story building,” said Robert Papazian, chief executive officer of Sunset-Gower Studios. “Having a major postproduction company included on the lot affords a unique opportunity for producers to have sound stages, production suites, and executive offices all at the same site. Groundbreaking is currently under way, and the structure will be ready for occupancy in November 2007.”
The facility will be networked with Technicolor’s existing facilities in Los Angeles, including its digital distribution hub in Glendale; its digital cinema operation in Burbank; its new DI location on the Sony Picture Studios lot in Culver City; its newly-constructed Interactive Services and International Versioning Services facility in downtown Burbank; its various sound facilities; and its numerous postproduction locations globally, including New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, and multiple locations in London, Rome, and Bangkok.
The new facility will further bring together Technicolor’s proprietary digital processes with Thomson Grass Valley best-of-breed equipment, including scanning and telecine hardware, and applications developed by Thomson’s Technology business unit.
About Thomson:
Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) provides technology, services, and systems and equipment to help its Media & Entertainment clients — content creators, content distributors and users of its technology — realize their business goals and optimize their performance in a rapidly-changing technology environment. The Group is the preferred partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries through its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA, and Thomson brands. For more information: http://www.thomson.net.
About Technicolor:
Headquartered in Camarillo, California, Technicolor is part of the Services division of Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS). Along with being the world’s largest film processor, Technicolor has evolved to become the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of DVDs and CDs, and is a leading provider of production, postproduction, and visual effects services to film studios and cable and television networks. On an annual basis, Technicolor processes more than five billion feet of motion picture film, and has the capacity to produce over 1.7 billion DVDs and 170 million CDs. The company is also a principal developer and supplier of services for comprehensive, end-to-end digital cinema distribution, channel origination and broadcast playout, and out-of-home advertising. Technicolor serves an international base of entertainment, software, game manufacturing, promotional, direct marketing, OEM, and corporate customers with its manufacturing and postproduction facilities worldwide. Major Hollywood clients include The Walt Disney Co., DreamWorks SKG, New Line Cinema, Universal, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Software publishing clients include Microsoft, Vivendi Universal Games, Electronic Arts, and Atari. For more information: http://www.technicolor.com.
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