Industrial Visit to Prime Focus

A group of 30 ICAT students from Visual FX & 3D Animation were arranged an industrial visit to Prime Focus.

Students' Experience (as narrated by Nandha Kumar - student)

We gathered at their studio at 2.45 PM. First, we were shown the Da Vinci DI (Digital Intermediate) machine which is used for high-end post production, color grading and film restoration in feature films. The 35 mm film is first scanned using the DI machine at 4K resolution which is then converted into 2K resolution. 2K is the acceptable standard to be used with Indian Cinema Projectors. We were shown the work space area where Visual effects and 3D artists work with the scanned footages. We saw the professionals work on Keying, Roto, 3D titling and wire removal. Then we were shown how the primary and secondary color correction is done. The Industrial visit was very useful as it helped us understand the work flow and culture in a production facility. It was also exciting to see artists work on forthcoming movies. We are looking forward for more industrial visits like this and thanks to our Placement Department to take us to one of the best studios in India.

Relationship with ICAT

Primefocus is one of the Top 20 campus recruiters of ICAT since 2005.

About Prime focus

Prime Focus Ltd is India's largest visual effects and post-production company, offering a full range of services to the feature film, ad film and broadcast markets. Prime Focus Ltd is listed on the Mumbai and National Stock Exchanges in India. The company is head quartered at London, UK. Prime Focus has created stunning Visual FX sequences for Hollywood Blockbusters like Avatar, Harry Potter, Final Destination 5 and many more. Some of the best Indian Films it has worked include 3 Idiots, Taare Zameen Par, My name is Khan, Paa, Raavan, Wake up Sid, Ghajini and many more. The company has more than 1000 employees in their combined facilities at Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.