Arri-news 2014

AFTER carried out without any funding or input from the National Film Center. “I think these two projects could become precursors for film archiving and restoration on a commercial basis in Japan,” says Akio Watanabe, Director of the Visual Image Department at Tokyo Laboratory. “The only bottleneck in our restoration workflow was dust-busting, which was occasionally very time-consuming, but to address this we’re looking at expanding the archive functions of our ARRISCAN with other accessories offered by ARRI, such as Built-In Stabilization, Wet Gates and the Sprocketless Transport. Tokyo Laboratory is in a position to build the first independent film restoration business in Japan, and the ARRISCAN will play an important role.” Invasion of Astro-Monster TM&© 1954 TOHO CO., LTD Godzilla TM&© 1954 TOHO CO., LTD ARRI NEWS 15