SHIFT analog intermediate

The beauty of real celluloid film

SHIFT (analog intermediate) is FotoKem’s innovative new process that records your digitally-acquired footage onto original negative or intermediate film, then scans it back into the digital realm. The result is digital footage with the look and feel of real, actual analog film…

…authentic grain and halation, subtle gate weave, true photochemical color, classic blacks, and silvery highlights — all of which add up to that timeless beauty that only physical film can evoke. With FotoKem’s SHIFT you maintain the full flexibility of acquiring digitally while taking advantage of the best color and beauty that the different worlds of digital and celluloid film stock have to offer.

The flexibility of digital acquisition

The beauty of real celluloid film

The flexibility of digital acquisition

How creative artists use FotoKem’s

• DPs and directors on feature films such as A Complete Unknown, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Dune, Dune: Part Two, The Batman, and Smile 1 & 2 have used SHIFT to complement their unique vision while primarily acquiring digitally.

• FIlmmakers have discovered that SHIFT can allow their visual effects to blend more seamlessly

• Shows using multiple camera formats are using SHIFT to unify the overall look of their footage

• FotoKem’s unprecedented way of unifying film and digital with SHIFT allows artists to tap into a vast palette of looks and film stocks.

• For larger projects finishing / grading at FotoKem

• Customized look development with iterative testing & exploration starting in pre-production

• Color managed and tailored during DI to ensure consistency after digital grade

• Digital emulation process during DI for flexibility on specific shots or deliverables

• Workflow implementation to meet critical delivery specs and schedules

• Ideal for smaller projects, music videos, commercials, short films

• Choose from a list of film stocks and pre-defined options

• Not color managed or matched / Shifts from original submitted look

• Grade deliverables your own way, or book one of our in-house colorists

• Faster turnkey service, basic testing available for additional costs