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Christie CP4420-Xe Xenon Projector chosen to launch Scotland’s first DCI-compliant grading studio

Brick & Mortar, a high-tech boutique grading studio in Glasgow, was set up with the intention of providing film makers with a facility to rival the very best in London’s Soho - traditionally the locus of UK post-production expertise - both in terms of technology and talent. To establish Scotland’s first DCI-compliant grading studio, Brick & Mortar picked a Christie CP4420-Xe Xenon projector with 2.0KW LB Xenon and Premium High Contrast Zoom lens.

Bringing the post-production prowess of Soho to Scotland was the brain-child of colourist Tom Cairns and creative director Jack Lang, who recognised that many filmmakers are not located near London and wanted to provide a high-tech alternative. They teamed up with Savalas Post who had an audio team and a Dolby Premier mix theatre plus a location in Film City Glasgow, located in the former Govan Town Hall in an Beaux Arts building. The result was a new joint-venture offering the first ever dual-purpose, theatrical projector-based mix and grade theatre of its kind north of London, with 4K projection, HDR ability and Baselight colour grading systems.

For the projection Cairns turned to post-production consultant Peter Sutton from Kaurus who recommended the Christie CP4420-Xe Xenon projector. “Only Christie still produces Xenon DCI compliant projectors”, says Sutton. “Christie has maintained the Xenon light source, which colourists globally have worked with for many years.”

“Christie Xenon projectors are, by the very nature of the light source, able to natively achieve the DCI-P3 colour space, compared to some alternative light sources requiring additional filters and second only to RGB pure laser which can complicate colour perception, making Xenon a tried and tested choice for film grading”, he continues.

“Every post facility has slightly differing environments and design challenges which we need to ensure can function technically as required”, he furthers. “With Christie’s comprehensive suite of zoom lenses to choose from, including the new Premium High Contrast Zoom lens, plus the 2.0KW LB Xenon lamp option, we were able to achieve the light levels and contrast needed in Brick & Mortar’s colour-grading environment.”

“This collaboration offers far better pictures than a conventional audio facility and far better sound than a conventional grading suite”, Sutton concludes. “They also have the luxury of much more space than most places in London and it is fitted with cinema seats creating a very comfortable and cinematic sound editing and grading environment in one. It’s very unusual and a great resource for film and TV postproduction.”

(Photo: Brick & Mortar/Film City Glasgow)

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