Telecorps Holdings, Inc., parent company of PostWorks NY, has signed a binding agreement to partner with Technicolor to jointly provide editorial, color grading and other post production services in New York. The PostWorks facility and Technicolor’s Technicolor East Coast studio, both located in Soho, will operate as a single unit under the name Technicolor/PostWorks.
The companies intend to take advantage of their complementary talent, resources and experience to serve clients in the N.Y. market. The two companies formed a similar partnership last year to provide film laboratory services through the jointly operated New York Film Lab.
“We have worked towards creating this kind of synergy for a long time,” said David Rosen, chairman of Telecorps. “Customers are searching for the highest quality solutions with the fewest points of contact. They want a provider who can facilitate all aspects of the acquisition, editing and finishing of content. This partnership provides that answer.”
Technicolor/PostWorks combines Technicolor’s strong global brand with PostWorks’ boutique appeal. PostWorks is one of the entertainment industry’s most comprehensive postproduction companies, offering film processing, digital dailies, non-linear editing systems, file-based workflow and finishing, and digital intermediate services. It also features full service sound facilities.
Key executives from Technicolor and PostWorks will manage the integration and ongoing operation of the two facilities to ensure continued delivery consistent with Technicolor and PostWorks standards.
Telecorps Holdings Inc. also owns Hula Post, Orbit Digital, Wexler Video and Coffey Sound, the operations of which are unaffected by its partnership with Technicolor. In a separate transaction, Technicolor has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the assets of LaserPacific, a Los Angeles post house and a sister company to Telecorps. The transactions are expected to close at the end of August.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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