Close-Up Global Entertainment Brings Russian Classic Back To Life

August 12, 2010

Source: Digital Vision

Film Restoration Experts Rely on Digital Vision to Save Cinematic History

Digital Vision, provider of image enhancement, color correction and restoration systems for a wide spectrum of content, is well known for its category-leading restoration tools, like DVO (Digital Vision Optics).

So when Close-Up Global Entertainment was considering moving restoration of their classic films in-house, they turned to the team at Digital Vision.

Close-Up Global Entertainment has distributed Russian films to the international marketplace for more than 15 years. The company, housed in a 10,000 square feet warehouse in Brooklyn, NY, works with major international players including Mosfilm, the undisputed leader in the Russian film industry.

With the decision to move restoration services in-house, Close-Up Global Entertainment CEO Mikhail Sheydin and his team undertook an in-depth study of current technologies and products. “We did a lot of research,” Sheydin recalled. “We met with all of the companies who offer restoration products and looked at their technologies. After careful analysis, we chose Digital Vision’s DVO. Now that we’ve completed work on some of Russia’s most classic films, we feel strongly that we made the right decision.”

Their first project completed was “Cinderella,” a sixty-three year old black and white Russian classic. It was destined to go to Legend Films in San Diego for colorization, but it was scratched, filthy, and missing frames. Before it could be colorized, frame-by-frame restoration was required. The project has been hailed as a critical and technical triumph.

Sheydin noted, “The DVO interface is flawless. We’ve been able to economically and efficiently integrate it into a flexible environment. We don’t have a big staff, and the ease of learning the DVO has been extremely important to our operation. We can quickly add new people to our workflow with only a single supervisor, and the Digital Vision team has been there to support us every step of the way.”

Martin Bennett, VP of Marketing Digital Vision, commented, “Looking at the before-and-after shots of this beautiful Russian version of “Cinderella” is visually powerful. DVO has delivered flawless work for our clients for years, but it is still amazing to see a 1947 Soviet film imagery look this pristine. The work that Close-Up Global Entertainment is doing is stunning, and we are proud to be in business with them.”

Submit a Company

Submit News

Submit a Job

Submit an Event