WRS Motion Picture and Video Laboratory

WRS MOTION PICTURE AND VIDEO LABORATORY

1000 Napor Boulevard,Pittsburgh Pa 15205
(412) 937-7700 Fax (412) 922-1020
Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Detroit, New England, New Jersey Vaults, New York
info@wrslabs.com

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WRS Motion Picture and Video Labs

Film Processing

Film Processing

Film Printing

Film Printing

ACVL Recommended Film Practices

ACVL Recommended Film Practices

Pre-Production Planning

Pre-Production Planning

Editing and Conforming

Editing and Conforming

Preparing Original A and B rolls for Printing

Preparing Original A and B Rolls for Printing

Preparing 16mm Printing Leaders

Preparing 16mm Printing Leaders

A and B Wind Emulsion Positions

A and B Wind Emulsion Positions

Release Printing

Release Printing

Sound for Film

Sound for Film

Storage of Motion Picture Film

Storage of Motion Picture Film

Books on Filmmaking

Books on Filmmaking

FILM LABORATORY SERVICES

PROCESSING - COLOR OR BLACK & WHITE

  • 35mm, Super 16 and 16mm negative processing.

  • Computerized process and printing control.
  • Computerized equipment standardization.
  • Aaton code/time code/key code video dailies.
  • 35mm and 16mm film or video dailies.
  • Recognized by Kodak for excellence in product quality, consistency and control procedures.

 
NEGATIVE PREPARATION

  • Negative assembly, pulling takes, and syncing services available.

  • Negative cutting
  • 16mm, 35mm and wide screen 35mm Flat Beds
  • 35mm and 16mm Upright Movieolas
  • Pedestal film splicing
  • Separate nitrate prep and handling facility

 
TIMING DEPARTMENT

  • Hazeltine analyzers with frame count cueing

  • Computerized on-line timing, proofing and corrections
  • Innovative WRS proofing prior to printing

PROOF PRINTING - A WRS innovation, saves time and money in finalizing your timing

 

PRINTING DEPARTMENT

  • Optical and contact printing capability

  • Liquid Gate systems for contact and registration
  • Three strip or sequential YCM printing, including precision reregistration of shrunken film
  • Continuous printing of shrunken film in excess of 2% shrinkage
  • Restoration and preservation, plus special printing for black and white protection of valuable color negatives, pan Scans, scope to flat
  • Blow ups/reductions-to/from:16-35-35 Vistavision-65

 
RELEASE PRINTING

  • Largest release capacity in the East. We're able to manufacture 40-50 feature release prints per day.

  • 3M Scotchgard TM

 

ALL FILM HANDLING AREAS ARE CLIMATE CONTROLLED CLEAN ROOMS