Technicolor – PostWorks New York Supports Nine Films Screening at the Toronto International Film Festival

Technicolor - PostWorks New York offers one complete source for every post requirement, including data workflows, film processing, telecine/scanning, non-linear editorial and HD picture finishing, digital intermediate and film recording, high-volume encoding and high-speed data transmission, as well as comprehensive film and TV sound services on nine mix stages. A number of films that employed Technicolor – PostWorks New York services are screening at this month’s Toronto International Film Festival. They include the concert film Roger Waters The Wall, the Martin Scorsese/ David Tedeschi documentary: The New York Review of Books: A 50 Year Argument, and seven narrative films: Ross Katz’s Adult Beginners, David Gordon Green’s Manglehorn, Theodore Melfi’s St. Vincent, David Dobkin’s The Judge, Shawn Levy’s This is Where I Leave You, Chris Rock’s Top Five and Noah Baumbach’s While We’re Young.

New York’s leading independent provider of post production services for film and television, Technicolor – PostWorks, New York, has a long history of supporting films premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. Below is a synopsis of the films Technicolor - PostWorks New York provided services for in this year's festival, scheduled for September 4 – 14, 2014:

Roger Waters The Wall, directed by Sean Evans and Roger Waters, documents live performances of the landmark Pink Floyd album by the singer-songwriter; Brett Turnbull, cinematographer; Katie Mcquerrey, editor. Editorial conforming and visual effects services were completed at The Room, Technicolor-PostWorks’ boutique finishing facility; Ben Murray, conforming editor. Final color grading was completed at Technicolor-PostWorks by colorist Tim Stipan.

The New York Review of Books: A 50 Year Argument is Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi’s incisive portrait of the iconoclastic literary magazine; Ellen Kuras and Lisa Rinzler, cinematographers; Paul Marchand and Michael J. Palmer, editors. Editorial conforming and final color grading was completed at The Room; Ben Murray, Allie Ames, Jeff Cornell and Ryan McMahon, conforming editors; Ben Murray, colorist.

Adult Beginners marks the feature directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated producer Ross Katz (In the Bedroom, Lost in Translation); Vanja Cernjul, cinematographer; Paul Frank, editor. PostWorks provided sound post production services; Martin Czembor, re-recording mixer. Final color grading was completed at The Room; Jack Lewars, colorist.

Manglehorn is David Gordon Green’s drama, starring Al Pacino, Chris Messina and Holly Hunter, about an eccentric man coming to terms with a past crime ; Tim Orr, cinematographer; Colin Patton, editor. PostWorks provided editorial facilities and deliverables.

St. Vincent is Theodore Melfi’s comedy about a single mom (Melissa McCarthy) who recruits her grumpy neighbor (Bill Murray) to babysit her 12-year-old son; John Lindley, cinematographer; Sarah Flack and Peter Teschner, editors. Technicolor-PostWorks provided 35mm film processing and dailies services; Chris Gennarelli, dailies colorist. Editorial conforming and color grading was completed at The Room; Allie Ames, conforming editor; Jack Lewars, colorist.

The Judge is David Dobkin’s drama about a man, Hank, (Robert Downey Jr.) who returns home to defend his father (Robert Duvall) in a murder case; Janusz Kaminski, cinematographer; Mark Livolsi, editor. Technicolor-PostWorks provided 35mm film processing and dailies services; John Vladic, dailies colorist. (Final color grading was done at Technicolor, Los Angeles; Mike Hatzer, colorist.)

This is Where I Leave You is comedy-drama directed by Shawn Levy about four siblings who reunite in their family home after their father dies. The film stars Jason Bateman, Tina Fey and Jane Fonda; Terry Stacey, cinematographer; Dean Zimmerman, editor. Technicolor-PostWorks provided editorial facilities and dailies processing services; Chris Gennarelli, dailies colorist. (Final color grading was done at Technicolor, Los Angeles, Skip Kimball, colorist.)

Top Five, (formerly Finally Famous), directed by and starring Chris Rock, is a comedy about a famous New York City comedian-turned-film-star; Manuel Alberto Claro, cinematographer; Anne McCabe, editor. Technicolor-PostWorks provided editorial conforming and color grading services; Chris Mackenzie, conforming editor; Tim Stipan, colorist.

While We’re Young is Noah Baumbach's exploration of aging, ambition and success, starring Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts as a middle-aged couple whose career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives; Sam Levy, cinematographer; Jennifer Lame, editor. Technicolor-PostWorks provided video versioning as well as film deliverables.

Technicolor - PostWorks New York offers one complete source for every post requirement, including data workflows, film processing, telecine/scanning, non-linear editorial and HD picture finishing, digital intermediate and film recording, high-volume encoding and high-speed data transmission, as well as comprehensive film and TV sound services on nine mix stages.

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