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message efilm industry post production founded 1998 headquarters hollywood california number of locations hollywood california key people josh haynie managing director services digital intermediate parent deluxe entertainment services group inc. website www.efilm.com efilm digital laboratories founded in 1989 is a company serving the motion picture and television industry . their clients include film studios independent filmmakers advertisers animators visual effects companies and large format filmmakers . efilm is part of deluxe entertainment services group inc. a group of facilities overseen by stefan sonnenfeld which also includes beast company 3 method studios and rushes . contents 1 services 2 history 3 awards 3.1 2011 4 feature films 5 efilm workstation 5.1 modalities 6 references 7 external links services edit cinemascan colorstream evue digital intermediate digital lab services image processing laser film recording location services security & vaulting tape to film transfers video services 16mm and 35mm scanning history edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message 1989 1990 las palmas productions inc. develops a proprietary tape to film transfer process that creates high quality film recordings . citation needed 1993 efilm offers its film recording services to commercial music video and movie trailer producers . citation needed 1994 efilm adds high resolution scanning to its list of services . citation needed 1995 the company creates the world s first 2k digital intermediate color timing sequences for batman forever . the images are scanned color timed and film recorded on the company s custom systems . the digital color timing system worked in real time via proxy images and allowed for interactive primary and secondary color corrections . the color settings were later applied to the 2k images . 25 minutes of special effects sequences were color timed this way under the creative direction of the film s visual effects designer john dkystra . this custom built system predated most if not all other high resolution color timing systems . citation needed efilm adds 65mm film recording as a service for theatrical clients theme parks museums and other special venues . efilm completed several 65mm film recording projects including t2 3d battle across time which open at universal florida in the summer of 1996 . citation needed 1996 the company develops digital laboratory software that is used throughout efilm for almost every step of the workflow including scanning tape to film film recording and video and digital cinema deliverables . their etron software performs all the image processing needs for most jobs . citation needed 1997 efilm introduces its eworks digital color correction software designed with a proprietary viewing approach that allowed the timer to accurately match photographed and digital images at any resolution . citation needed efilm s laser recording system successfully records its first vfx scenes for the feature film dante s peak . efilm is also delivered 22 minutes of scanning and recording for the 1997 academy award best picture winner titanic . additionally efilm is selected to film record contact the devils advocate mouse hunt con air spawn alien 4 resurrection and austin powers international man of mystery . citation needed 1988 1989 efilm expands its tape to film services . refined format and color space translations provide a better workflow from standard definition tape to film gave efilm the opportunity to participate in longer format productions . efilm s first long format tape to film project is hbo s from the earth to the moon . citation needed 2000 efilm works with panavision to transform digitally originated hdtv 24 frame progressive scan images to film . citation needed efilm is first to transform digitally originated hdtv 24 frame footage to 15 perforation 65mm . the results are displayed for the large format cinema association conference in los angeles at the california science center and at the universal city walk imax theaters . efilm goes on to experiment further with large format film makers and completed the first ever 3d stereo hd to 65mm short film . citation needed 2001 panavision inc. acquires lppi efilm as a digital laboratory that services the feature film television and commercial arenas . citation needed 2002 efilm signs an exclusive software agreement with colorfront software ltd. of hungary to develop proprietary software for efilm s digital intermediate color timing process . citation needed efilm begins development to improve the accuracy of digital projection systems specifically the refinement of the digital display matrix to better emulate film . citation needed we were soldiers is the world s first full length motion picture created as a true 2k digital intermediate . the film is digitally mastered from fade up to fade out with efilm s proprietary technology including a number of industry firsts . citation needed the first feature film to be 100 % digitally mastered at true 2k resolution . citation needed the first feature film to be 100 % digitally colored timed on a computer . citation needed the first feature film with release prints that required no lab timing . citation needed the first feature film with close to 2000 first generation release prints . citation needed the first feature film with all the video masters derived from the 2k digital files . citation needed efilm is the first digital intermediate facility to incorporate storage area network san technology for creating digital intermediates . citation needed deluxe laboratories became a 20 % owner of efilm . citation needed efilm expands its facilities by 8 000 square feet and added multiple digital color timing suites . this positions efilm to become the leader in digital intermediates with the largest dedicated digital laboratory in the industry . citation needed 2003 efilm and panavision develop proprietary optics for the digital projection systems efilm uses in its digital intermediate process . the optical modifications are put on line in june 2003 . citation needed efilm performs the world s first location based digital color timing for a theatrically released film universal s bruce almighty . the work is done under the direction of dean semler asc in austin texas while dean is shooting the alamo . the system includes efilm s computer based color timing system proprietary digital projection and our colorist . the session lasts two days with dean giving specific direction and previewing the results on location via a digital projector . efilm then returns to its home in hollywood with the meta data created on location to complete the film . citation needed 2004 universal s van helsing is digitally assembled at 2k and efilm creates digital cinema preview screening versions directly from the 2k files which is an industry first . all previous digital previews came from the hd process . the efilm approach ensures all the work that goes into the preview screenings ends up in the final movie . citation needed efilm scans the live action film digitally assembles the cut color times the entire film and renders and film records spiderman 2 at 4k . other industry firsts include nine digital negatives that generate 10 000 first generation domestic prints as well as rgb hd video masters derived from the high resolution images . citation needed deluxe laboratories assumes sole ownership of efilm after reaching agreement to purchase panavision s interest in the industry s premiere digital film laboratory . already a 20 % owner deluxe completes the purchase of panavision s 80 % holding to become the outright owner of efilm . citation needed 2005 efilm introduces the eworks digital color correction system in concert with autodesk . citation needed efilm introduces a virtual keycode mechanism that enables unique tracking identification frame accurate editing and asset management of each and every frame up to 5.45 sextillion either digitally generated composited with other single or multiple film material . citation needed 2006 the rank group announces that it has agreed to sell deluxe film to macandrews & forbes holdings inc. the sale includes all worldwide business units within the deluxe film group . efilm is now wholly owned by deluxe . citation needed efilm creates and launches colorstream . colorstream is a proprietary viewing and color correction tool for use on the motion pictures set that allows for on set emulation and pre visualization of digitally captured content . the colorstream color science tool allows dps to manipulate store and retrieve printer lights contrast saturation and explore special looks they develop with the film s colorist prior to shooting . color decisions made on set are then imported into the digital dailies and digital intermediate di . colorstream allows for the efficient hand off of images from dailies to previews into di and deliverables . from on set previews of digitally captured images through the post production the colorstream state of the art technology allows for the precise tracking of all frames through the entire digital motion picture production process and has been used in such feature films as click apocalypto appaloosa and 2012 . citation needed efilm opens a separate division dedicated solely to finishing motion picture trailers . efilm trailers is a natural extension of the technical innovations for digital intermediates applied to the demanding marketplace of trailers . citation needed 2007 efilm receives a technical achievement award from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for their creation of the digital color separation process for archival of motion pictures . citation needed 2011 efilm develops post production workflow for extremely loud and incredibly close the first u.s. feature film to shoot using the arriraw format on the alexa . with an already long established working relationship with arri and a virtual pipeline in place that could accommodate the project efilm was approached by the filmmakers to undertake this first of its kind venture . citation needed it was veteran cinematographer chris menges initial foray into digital cinematography and he wanted a very filmic look . dailies were produced at deluxe new york and the look was set during the dailies process per menges s direction . citation needed awards edit 2011 edit hollywood post alliance hpa creativity and innovation award the tree of life steven j. scott 1 hollywood post alliance hpa outstanding color grading using a di process feature film the help steven j. scott 2 feature films edit skyfall 2012 looper 2012 the avengers 2012 john carter 2012 the vow 2012 war horse 2011 the twilight saga breaking dawn pt . 1 2011 the three musketeers 2011 killer elite 2011 abduction 2011 seven days in utopia 2011 30 minutes or less 2011 cowboys & aliens 2011 friends with benefits 2011 snow and the secret fan 2011 horrible bosses 2011 bad teacher 2011 the beaver 2011 prom 2011 the lincoln lawyer 2011 just go with it 2011 the rite 2011 the adventures of tin tin 2011 anonymous 2011 moneyball 2011 straw dogs 2011 bucky larson