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Here is the typical post production route other facilities take when working on projects originated on film
There are four massive disadvantages in working this way is. Firstly, because the workflow is fairly strict, making changes at various stages can be very difficult. The quality of the final image is also compromised due to the sheer number of times that the material will have been laid off to tape (which is always compressed). Another compromise is that you have to cut the negative, which is never desirable, and nowadays is unnecessary.
Film workflow at The Look
There are many advantages in working this way. Firstly, there is much more flexibility, you can send an EDL to The Look before the cut is completely locked. Because we are conforming, grading and onlining on the same machine it doesn't matter if the edit changes near the deadline, you send us a new EDL and the system just reconforms the project and reapplies the grades and titles. Another advantage is quality, because you only lay down to tape at the end, your image quality will be the best it can be.
The Look offers the following:
Post-production supervision from scene through to screen
Industry leading workflow via shared HD disks between suites - courtesy of Quantel's GenePool
In context colour correction from the start of the grading process
Visual effects creation in parallel with the grading/finshing session
Visual effects elements individually colour corrected in the grading suite
No time wasted grading shots that do not make it into the final cut
No compression at any point, maintaining the highest possible image quality
Re-conforms for editorial changes are simple - can be done while work continues on the grade
More flexibility without incurring higher costs
Comparable workflow for images captured on film, tape or data
Uncompressed images can be exported from the suite for cinema
Editing, racking and rotations possible during the grading session
Trackable hand drawn power windows in grade, no need for multiple passes
DVDs can be created directly from the grading suite
Specialists in High Definition capture and post-production
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