Why ilab Invested £3.5m?

ilab, UK’s newest film processing facility, complete their £3.5m expansion program. This major investment includes a Spirit Telecine for all rushes transfers, ensuring that only state-of-the-art equipment is used for each stage of the in-house rushes service.

London, United Kingdom, November 20, 2007 --(PR.com)-- ilab, UK’s newest film processing facility, complete their £3.5m expansion program.

This major investment includes a Spirit Telecine for all rushes transfers, ensuring that only state-of-the-art equipment is used for each stage of the in-house rushes service. The additional high-end Ultra/sonic cleaners, plus new darkroom facilities and the extremely flexible processing hours ensure clients have access to their rushes at the earliest possible opportunity within any 24 hr period, demonstrating ilab’s commitment to technical excellence backed with the most efficient and personal service.

ilab have also agreed with Kodak to be the first UK laboratory to work towards full accreditation for the ‘Kodak ImageCare’ award, thus ensuring that film-makers internationally can be confident that all ilab’s procedures and processes at are at the optimum levels for the most reliable and consistent negative processing service available anywhere.

ilab’s major investment complements their exhibited, purpose built, ‘state of the art’ dual gauge 35/16mm Photomec Silver Sprinter Negative Processor (a focal point for those who walk pass 55 Poland Street); this is coupled with:
Two Lipsner Smith CF900 Ultrasonic Cleaners – environmentally friendly and the newest models available in the UK:
The Spirit Telecine – offering SD and HD resolution grading for film originated material as well as tape to tape grading in SD and HD. ilab offers data deliverables on multi formats including hard drive via DPX files.

This investment combined with ilab’s fully personalised, flexible service, ensures that all ilab clients can have the security and confidence in knowing that ilab provide a service dedicated to their needs.

Founding Director Nigel Horn says; ‘all of us at ilab have worked within this industry for a great many years and know that our Clients must be able to trust us. That is why we have moved forward our plans for expansion and ensured that we work alongside Industry leaders to guarantee best practices and professionalism at all times’.

ilab are currently working on “The Nutcracker: The Untold Story”, a $65m budget Feature Film shooting in Budapest.

Other high profile clients in the last year include:
La Plante Productions
Ecosse Films
Tiger Aspect
BBC
Carnival Films
Sally Head Productions
Wall to Wall
Greenlit

ilab will be hosting a open house on 21st and 22nd November 2007. For more details about the complete ilab service contact Emma Devonshire – 020 7287 9520 or emma@ilabuk.co.uk

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Editors Notes:
i lab is UK’s newest Film Processing Laboratory and Post Production Facility, located in the heart of London’s Film and Production Community and offering 16mm and 35mm Negative Processing, Ultrasonic Cleaning, Preparation of Negative for Telecine Transfer, Spirit Telecine transfers for all Rushes, 2K Rushes Scanning, Sound Synch for all formats, Rushes Streaming, HD and multi-format viewing copies, ALE / Flex files, Negative Logging as part of the daily Rushes service, Negative Cutting, QC, Archive Restoration: Digital, Bench and Wet Treatments EDL and conform Management and ‘i lab Consultancy’ for Features, Commercials and Broadcast markets.

‘i lab consultancy’ is a specialised service offering a fully comprehensive range of services encompassing all elements of Picture and Sound Post Production and including full D.I. post @ 2k and 4k, VFX work and both Film and 2k Screening facilities.

For more information www.ilabuk.co.uk or email pr@ilabuk.co.uk

‘ilab’ – the complete picture

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