Shepperton Studios to Restore British Classics for Blu-ray
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:34 pm
Shepperton Studios, part of the Pinewood Studios Group, has launched a new facility that will oversee the restoration of classic British film titles for theatrical, DVD and Blu-ray release. The first three films to be restored at the facilities will be Peeping Tom, Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Railway Children.
Last year the Pinewood Group announced a deal with European production company Canal+ and its distribution wing Optimum Releasing relating to the Canal+ British Archive Library, which has over 1,400 British classics including The Third Man, The Ladykillers and The Dam Busters.
Speaking at the launch, Giles Farley, co-managing director of Pinewood Group Post Production, said: "We are delighted to have officially opened the new facilities and are immensely pleased to have been joined by so many colleagues from across the film and television industry. Everyone present here today shares our passion for preserving iconic and historical film titles and still images."
Representatives from companies including Canal+, Disney, Warner Bros and the BBC attended the launch.
With the new restoration facility up and running a substantial amount of restoration work will be done on the archived titles. The facility also provides temperature and humidity controlled storage for the archived films and images.
Mr Farley said: "We are especially proud that our new state of the art facilities allow us to work with Canal+ to restore many classic British titles."
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=4295
Last year the Pinewood Group announced a deal with European production company Canal+ and its distribution wing Optimum Releasing relating to the Canal+ British Archive Library, which has over 1,400 British classics including The Third Man, The Ladykillers and The Dam Busters.
Speaking at the launch, Giles Farley, co-managing director of Pinewood Group Post Production, said: "We are delighted to have officially opened the new facilities and are immensely pleased to have been joined by so many colleagues from across the film and television industry. Everyone present here today shares our passion for preserving iconic and historical film titles and still images."
Representatives from companies including Canal+, Disney, Warner Bros and the BBC attended the launch.
With the new restoration facility up and running a substantial amount of restoration work will be done on the archived titles. The facility also provides temperature and humidity controlled storage for the archived films and images.
Mr Farley said: "We are especially proud that our new state of the art facilities allow us to work with Canal+ to restore many classic British titles."
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=4295