Goldcrest Post is teaming with Great Point Studios to bring world class postproduction services to Lionsgate Studios Yonkers, which is owned and operated by Great Point Studios. Goldcrest Post will establish staff and operate facilities at the studio campus, providing a full slate of postproduction services including dailies, sound and picture editorial, color grading, sound mixing, ADR, visual effects and offline edit suites. The site, slated to be fully operational by September, will service productions based at Lionsgate Studios Yonkers and elsewhere.
The new postproduction facilities will complement expansive production resources at Lionsgate Studios, which include 1 million square feet of environmentally sustainable stages, office space, support areas, mill space, and city street backlots. Lionsgate Studios Yonkers has transformed Yonkers into a new epicenter for film and television production, dubbed “Hollywood on the Hudson.”
Goldcrest Post managing director Domenic Rom described the venture as a unique opportunity to be part of a new era in film and television production in New York. “When I toured Lionsgate Studios, I was impressed by its design, scope and concept,” Rom said. “I saw it as a great fit for Goldcrest and our award-winning talent.”
“Goldcrest adds an exciting layer to Lionsgate Studios Yonkers,” stated Great Point Studios VP Chris O’Shea-Daly. “Having an established postproduction provider with a global reputation on site extends our vision to be a turnkey experience for producers. Everything you need to produce great entertainment content is within reach.”
For productions based at Lionsgate Studios, immediate access to postproduction resources has both practical and creative benefits. “We can assist producers on set, near set and remotely in a flexible workflow, ensuring a seamless path through post,” said Goldcrest Post EVP Mark Kaplan. “We’ll be there from the first day of prep through the final day of post.”
Goldcrest Post resources at Lionsgate Studios will include a theater for color grading, editorial conforming and sound mixing capable of finishing theatrical, streaming and broadcast projects in theatrical Atmos and Dolby Vision. ADR will also be available on site, as well as visual effects, creative editorial suites and production offices. The site will be networked to Goldcrest Post’s home facility in Manhattan.
Goldcrest Post’ s presence at Great Point Studios will provide a new resource for television and film productions seeking to take advantage of New York State’s generous tax credit program. The program enables production companies to recover up to 30% of qualified production and postproduction costs from the State. That threshold rises to as high as 45% for productions based in certain parts of Upstate New York, including Buffalo where Great Point Studios also has stages.
At Lionsgate Studios, Goldcrest Post joins current tenants Mediapro, a global production and distribution company, and Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communication. Kaplan sees synergies between all parties in the studio complex. “We share values and interests,” he said. “We already see opportunities to work collaboratively, including broadening our support for underrepresented groups in the community.”
