Introduction
Spanning two sites in the heart of Soho (London), and with a third site in New York, Goldcrest Films has maintained its reputation as a leading international production, post-production, finance and distribution provider since its conception back in 1977.
They partner with the foremost distributors globally, implementing strategies at each stage of production that maximize the value of the film to buyers and audiences.
Goldcrest is a market-leading supplier of Academy and BAFTA Award-winning picture and sound post-production services for film and broadcast projects.
Products
Overview
Using ClearView HD and ClearView Flex to keep their global team in touch with multiple collaborators in real-time, without needing to all be in the same room.
“Both these products have allowed the team to escape logistical nightmares, by taking advantage of high quality, real-time collaboration, no matter what continent they are in”
Richard Barnes, former Head of IT at Goldcrest
- Save $500,000 (£380,000) in travel with ClearView
- 20/25 2020 Golden Globe winning titles are Sohonet customers
Challenge
To facilitate internal and customer meetings and review sessions on a daily basis, Goldcrest’s globally distributed team had to constantly deal with logistical nightmares and extensive travel. Ensuring the right people were in the right places at all times was a considerable operational juggling act, especially for production critical processes like colour-grading and review and approval (which often need people in the same room all together).
To address the pain of so many moving parts, Goldcrest needed to find the right set of collaborative tools that enable them to look after their staff and customers’ needs, whether they were looking to color grade in different parts of the world or needed to quickly and simply check work on an ad hoc basis.
Solution
Goldcrest utilised both ClearView HD and ClearView Flex to keep their global team in touch with multiple collaborators in real-time, without needing to all be in the same room. ClearView HD allows Goldcrest to conduct colour grading sessions with directors and producers, while they are far away from the editing bay across continents and oceans. This is all made possible thanks to Sohonet’s ability to provide secure streams of 4K Footage with virtually no latency.
Result
With Sohonet’s ClearView Flex and ClearView HD helping them make critical connections between collaborators at the right times, Goldcrest enjoyed streamlined operations, cost & time savings, and the ability to deliver better service and product to their customers the world round.
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