Technicolor: The Future of Film in the Digital Age

Will Silke interviews Charles Hertzfeld, Vice President of Sales, Technicolor Laboratories East Coast.

Sitting in Charles Hertzfeld's office in mid-town Manhattan is like sitting right in the heart of film history. No one has as many defunct film companies' business cards stuck up along his cork-board; as if he has been the sole witness to all of these companies' births and deaths. Names like Shooting Gallery, Good Machine, and the recently dissolved USA Films still stand out as a testament to just how long Technicolor has been around, while other names such as IFC, HBO, and Focus reflect where it is heading - right into the future of film. But what exactly is that future and just how does the largest release print laboratory on the planet plan to handle a world of digital-projection?

The full article is printed in Film Ireland 93