For immediate release - March 2011, London, UK.
New Zealand’s Park Road Post and SGO strengthen their
partnership for stereoscopic 3D productions
Mistika plays a central role for 3D film production workflows at
Park Road
“We are genuinely excited
about what SGO has been able to do for us over the last few
months and are looking forward to continuing the great
relationship we have built with the team over the coming years.”
- David Hollingsworth, Head of DI, Park Road
Wellington, New Zealand, 3
March 2011
– Premier New Zealand-based facility, Park Road Post
Production has purchased another four SGO Mistika 4K systems,
including a Mistika Software License Agreement for the Weta
Group, to enhance its existing Mistika-centric stereoscopic 3D
production pipeline and meet the high demands for their upcoming
work in stereo 3D. This significant investment quickly follows
the recent purchase of two Mistika 4K systems last September,
with the facility now hosting a total number of six powerful
Mistika 4K workstations. Mistika now forms the nucleus of Park
Road's stereo 3D infrastructure, placing Mistika at the heart of
their stereo 3D workflow.
Owing to Mistika’s open and configurable architecture, real-time
capability, advanced toolsets and workflows, Mistika now plays
an integral role throughout the entire stereo 3D production
pipeline at Park Road including producing dailies rushes for
editorial, finishing and grading. The relationship with the
development team at SGO was also a key factor in deciding to
deploy Mistika across the Weta Group.
Head of Technology at Park Road Post, Phil Oatley states:
“With SGO as part of the team we have been able to create a
completely integrated solution from rushes through to final DI,
which offers the highest possible levels of quality, speed and
flexibility. Meta Data is the heart of our operation and
Mistika's open architecture has allowed us to deliver an
incredible degree of automation in areas that were previously
labour-intensive, leaving our artists to concentrate on the most
important aspects for the client - the best looking images and
timely delivery.”
Head of DI at Park Road Post Production, David Hollingsworth
adds: “We have worked very closely with SGO’s development
team to establish an end-to-end solution for productions, adding
to the already impressive toolset within the Mistika system.
Using the same system for dailies, QC, screenings and through to
final DI is key to our end-to-end colour control and the overall
quality of the finished project. We have been able to create a
pipeline for feature films that previously wasn’t even on
anyone’s roadmap, with Mistika at its heart, that incorporates
other proprietary systems like our incredibly comprehensive
asset management system. We are genuinely excited about what SGO
has been able to do for us over the last few months and are
looking forward to continuing the great relationship we have
built with the team over the coming years.”
Geoff Mills, Director of SGO Global Sales & Operations
concludes: "This clearly is a very large and significant
installation of SGO Mistika technology and we are delighted to
be working closely with the team at Park Road Post on providing
the very best solutions in the market for the highest quality
stereo 3D production. The very fact that the Weta Group and Park
Road Post are using Mistika for productions proves that SGO has
and will continue to develop ground breaking tools and workflow,
while at the same time provide outstanding customer support.”
District 9, The Lovely Bones, Battle of Red Cliff, Knowing and
30 Days of Night are amongst many of the high profile films
which have been post produced at Park Road; illustrating the
superior level of quality and expertise that the well-known
facility delivers.
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About Park Road |
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Park Road, is a premier post production facility in Wellington and part of a creative community that includes some of the finest film-making technology and talent in the world. Their reputation for creativity and delivery keeps them in high demand with some of the world’s leading film studios. Visit the website for further information: www.parkroadpost.co.nz |
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About SGO |
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SGO is a leading European developer of high-end solutions for the post production and broadcast industries and has been distributing and providing system integration and developing solutions for the film and media industries since 1993. Mistika, SGO's high-end post production system offers a complete solution and industry-leading performance for post production across all genres from advertising, film and TV productions. Customers include Park Road Post Production, BSkyB, Framestore, Preditors, On Sight, Chroma Film & TV Hamburg, BTV, ATM, Mighty Horn, Videomedia, Molinare Madrid, Infinia, El Colorado, Thomson Technicolor Madrid, Real Madrid Televisión, PICTORION das werk GmbH and OPTIX Post Production Inc., amongst many others. www.sgo.es About Mistika Mistika is a flexible high end post production system capable of SD, HD, 2K, 4K, and stereoscopic 3D with real-time RED camera and other native data workflows including ARRI. It seamlessly integrates timeline-based editing, conforming, infinite-layer compositing, colour grading and image restoration all in one complete system with various tool-sets working together in the timeline. |