FotoKem is more than a post house — we’re your post home. Film to digital, picture to sound, and everything in between.
Film Lab
FotoKem’s lab and our 60+ years of expertise with traditional film provides a unique set of creative tools that allows filmmakers to blend the benefits of digital with the timeless beauty of analog 16mm, 35mm, and 65/70mm film, such as our popular SHIFT analog intermediate process. From negative and intermediate prints to film dailies and more, and all featuring FotoKem’s unrivaled color science. Film Processing and Scanning Request Form
Dailies
FotoKem provides dailies services at our locations in Burbank, Hollywood, and Atlanta, or brings those dailies to you anywhere in the world via our nextLAB® mobile dailies platform, calibrated iPads and monitors, and our user-friendly apps. Featuring logging, pulls, and deliverables from production through post.
Editorial
We understand creative editors
FotoKem’s edit systems and production suites are designed with the creative editor in mind, tailored specifically for your project and featuring offline/online storage, ingest and transcode stations, dailies, asset management, LTO archival and more. Choose from three comfortable fiber-linked locations in Burbank and Hollywood, in 2- to 36-room options.
Sound
LET US CREATE THE SOUNDSCAPE YOU HEAR IN YOUR HEAD
Our skillful sound artists can help you design and perfect your project’s audio, from sound design and editing to ADR, voiceover recording, group recording, mixing, mastering, transfer, laybacks, conform, and more.
VFX
MOVIE MAGIC BY EXPERT VFX EFFECTS ARTISTS
From simple compositing to more complex visual enhancements needed during color finishing, our extraordinary visual effects artists can help you bring it to life with subtle perfection.
Mastering & Localization
Perfect masters, perfect delivery
When it comes to masters and deliverables, we make it easy for everybody on your post team. FotoKem provides platforms for all forms of delivery, localization, technical validation to studio specs, platform servicing and broadcast linear servicing, as well as Digital Cinema Packages (DCP) for theatrical distribution, home theater master QC, 4 to 8K, and original negative filmouts for archival.
Restoration
For decades, FotoKem has worked closely with the film preservation and restoration community to help restore and remaster some of Hollywood’s most beloved films, providing new pristine film prints, YCM separations, and digital and archival elements.
Your creative vision is our mission
Over 63 years working with filmmakers
FotoKem has been helping artists bring their visions to life since 1963, and we’ve done so always with integrity and a willingness to put in the hard work. Learn more about our history here.
Welcome home.
When you’re at FotoKem, you’re among friends and fellow film artists. Our passion is helping creative people make great images and sound. Drop us a line and let us know how we can help you with yours.