We are in our new home and so much is going on! With our new space comes a Grand Opening party, the consolidation of companies and expansion of services!!
First off, Imagexperts has merged with RPL. Imagexperts became well known as they worked hard for more than 20 years right on the Hollywood Blvd walk of fame. With a very similar client base of pro photogs, headshot shooters and commercial work, it made a lot of sense when Jane and Zaid were ready to move on to new ventures, that we would be asked to take care of the employees and clients.
Next, RPL needed a new home because our lease was fast approaching its end. The old building already had plans for a complete remodel and the landlord was excited to make our space into four retail stores! Since we needed a bigger building anyway, it was a no brainer to get out there and find a better space. This brought me to talk to SuperColor. The connection is that RPL (formerly owed by Richard K) and SuperColor (formally owned by Richards brother in law!) were all in the same building together about 15 years ago. In fact, Joe Buissink used to work at the SuperColor customer service counter before he was “Joe Buissink, world famous celebrity wedding photographer”….. But that’s a story for a different day!!! Anyway, SC was thinking about going to a smaller facility because their clients, which are all Movie Industry and Studios, have gone mostly digital, so they didn’t need such a big building, just a really big file server!! So one thing leads to another and now RPL is servicing the Movie Industry!
The Movie Industry services are similar to the stuff we already do, with the biggest difference being its all high security. We now operate a web site based system called Ivia that hosts movie stills and has images posted to it while the movie is in production. For instance, when “Twilight” was being filmed, the production photographer would send RAW files over almost every day. We would color correct, convert to tiff & jpeg, rename, set up an archive, post online, and then keep track of the whole shoot. Later, different people from the studio would request retouching, prints or files to be sent all over the place. Other projects include “Kill Bill 1 & 2”, “Lord Of The Rings”, “Austin Powers” and more recently the Weinstein release of “Nine”. We are now also working with archives specific to the Movie Industry along with other photo related projects.
Finally, we are in high gear for the planning of our Open House / Grand Opening Party. I am excited to see several of the companies that we work closely with getting involved like CypressAlbums.com, Fuji, Instaproofs.com and Photographic Rental Service. There might be more, but you will have to stop by and see for yourself! So mark Feb 18th on your calendar and come see us!
Our New Sign!