American Cinematographer - December 2008 - (Page 86)

Post Focus ground includes credits as a production manager, producer and post supervisor on a number of films. Before coming aboard at Deluxe in November 2007, he was vice president of postproduction for The Weinstein Co. “As a filmmaker working in New York, I was dying for Deluxe to come to the city,” he says. But, he adds, “there were two really strong players, Technicolor and DuArt, and several years ago, we were in the middle of runaway production, so Toronto was being shot a lot for New York.” Since then, both New York state and city have introduced tax incentives to encourage film production. Earlier this year, the state credit increased from 15 to 30 percent (combined with the city’s 5-percent credit) and was extended to post services. “That was a bonus for us,” says Jackman. “We were going forward with no inkling of the tax-incentive increases.” What Deluxe recognized was a growth of film, television and commercial production in the city, and the opportunity to fill some important service needs. “We felt the really core business opportunities in New York were 35mm and 16mm processing, telecine and digital intermediates,” says Jackman. “New York directors haven’t had very many choices with DIs, and in EFilm, Deluxe has a phenomenal brand and amazing technology. Many great filmmakers live here, and we started to see there was a viable business here.” That perception has been borne out by the New York film community. Jeff Roth, vice president of postproduction for Focus Features, says, “We’ve been bouncing a lot of work up to Toronto. Until Technicolor came, there was very little here, and even now, when production in New York is in a peak period, it’s very possible all the available stations will be booked. I always say competition is a good thing Deluxe recently opened a new 45,000-squarefoot facility in lower Manhattan that includes an on-site EFilm digitalintermediate suite (above) and multiple telecine bays (below). Deluxe New York Opens Doors by John Calhoun New York’s film community got a new lab and post facility in spring 2008, and to say it was a long time coming may be an understatement. The new kid in town is Deluxe Laboratories, a company that was established in 1915 in Fort Lee, N.J., moved to Hollywood four years later, and went on to become an international industry leader. Over the years, Deluxe has opened branches in Toronto, London, Rome and other outposts, but never before in the Big Apple. Why not before, and why now? “As for ‘Why not before?’ I don’t have the answer,” says Michael Jackman, vice president and general manager of the 45,000-square-foot facility in lower Manhattan. Jackman’s back- 86 December 2008 Photos by Michael Colavito, courtesy of Deluxe.

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American Cinematographer - December 2008 Contents Editor’s Note Short Takes: True Blood Titles Tomorrow’s Technology Production Slate: Closer to Truth A High Price for Progress Rags to Riches 1-Man Riot Squad The State of the Art: An Update Post Focus: Deluxe New York New Products & Services International Marketplace Classified Ads Ad Index 2008 AC Index ASC Membership Roster Clubhouse News ASC Close-Up: Donald McAlpine

American Cinematographer - December 2008

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