Are you about to take your first career steps into the film industry? Or are you an educational institution or teacher who aims to equip the next generation of filmmakers with profound expertise? Building skills upon the latest technology of the industry can be challenging in a university environment. Therefore, we’d love to support you with various helpful, up-to-date resources about the ever-changing world of Digital imaging, the technology used on set, and insights into the Digital imaging Technician’s role and responsibilities. In addition, by offering educational licenses to universities, we help to empower students with hands-on knowledge of our industry-standard software applications. No matter if you are a student, teacher or representative of an institution - discover all the opportunities on this dedicated section of our website.
Embrace proactivity and work yourself through our comprehensive resources. They will help you get started with the software, deepen your tech knowledge, and gain industry insights shared by experienced DITs.
We provide film schools and universities worldwide with discounted educational licenses. You may either use them for hands-on training or provide them to your students for individual projects shot during their studies.
Get inspired by other teachers' experiences creating an impactful DIT workshop for your students. In addition, feel free to reference any of our curated resources in your scripts and teachings.
Find an extensive, clearly structured documentation of all Pomfort products in the Knowledge Base. Start by getting an overview of all features, learn more about specific ones and follow step-by-step instructions to master your projects.
Learn more about well-proven and visionary workflows such as the ACES color pipeline or virtual production, and how the involvement of Pomfort applications enhances the productivity of these workflows.
Silverstack Lab includes all the tools needed for a professional workflow on set. You can always use a mix of other software, but having everything in one tool is so helpful.
As the digital filmmaking landscape continues to evolve, educators like Norbert Kottmann at the Zurich University of the Arts are at the forefront, equipping students with the necessary skills to succeed. Kottmann’s DIT Workshop – part of a seminar series on digital workflows – emphasizes hands-on experiences, immersing students in industry-standard processes, workflows, and cutting-edge tools such as Silverstack Lab.
Read whole storyThe Pomfort Blog, with its four different categories, is another giant treasure trove to learn from the best in the industry! Benefit from Digital imaging Technicians sharing their personal experiences on how to build their own DIT carts, demanding workflows, and on-set insights. Additionally, our in-house experts share valuable tips and tricks on how to get the best out of Silverstack, Livegrade, and ShotHub. Can’t get enough? Then take a deep dive into the film technologies everything is based on for a more profound understanding.
Over a long career on features, commercials, and high-end TV, including eight seasons of 'Outlander', DIT Grant McPhee has seen the film industry evolve from early digital cinema experiments to today’s connected workflows. Discover what this has meant for his career, gear, and approach on set.
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Video technician Mihail Ursu takes us behind the scenes of the Outlander prequel series, explaining how he ensured images travelled smoothly across monitors and iPads on set.
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Aliasing is a complex QC image error that requires you to detect its origin. In the third article of the QC series, we cover how to do so by properly configuring Silverstack, understanding the technical background of the error, and maintaining consistent viewing conditions.
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The first article of the QC series introduced exposure as a common quality control error. Now, in the second part of this series, we will dive deeper into checking exposure during QC, and how this can be done using features in Silverstack.
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False color is a key tool to help filmmakers check the exposure of an image. In this article, we give a short introduction to false color and explain how with Livegrade, you can build your own false-color LUT to adapt to the needs of your production.
Read moreThere is nothing more important than preparing aspiring filmmakers well for their first steps into the industry. By providing discounted educational licenses we aim to contribute to their education. Here are the most common use cases for educational licenses from what we’ve learned by existing partnerships. Contact our sales team for individual consultancy and discounted educational licenses that best serve your institution's needs.
Get Temporary licenses to enrich your student’s journey with occasional hands-on training through dedicated workshops.
Get yearly subscriptions to equip your loan units with the Pomfort applications and enable your students to build up confidence in the long run.
Support student projects such as 1st year films or final projects before graduation exclusively with Temporary licenses.
Please note: Unfortunately, we cannot supply individual student licenses because of the high administrative effort in checking enrollments, etc. We encourage you to contact your universities to get licenses for you and use our license pool feature for self-management. We're happy to consult and bind a tailor-made package!
