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Pomfort for film students and educators

Transforming film education by bridging theory and practice

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.

Resources for students

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.

Support for universities

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.

Inspiration for teachers

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.

Discover a wealth of resources on our website

From the basics to in-depth knowledge

Knowledge Base

Get started with using Pomfort applications.

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.

Knowledge Base

Workflow illustrations

Get inspired by what’s possible.

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.

Workflows

Customer story

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.

How to design a DIT workshop for students: A case study at the Zurich University of Arts

Crafting student DIT workshop at ZHdK

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.

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Pomfort Blog

Learn from seasoned DITs and industry experts.

The 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.

DIT Cart Stories

My DIT Cart: Marbella De La Cruz

In this interview, Mexican DIT Marbella de la Cruz takes us through the setup she recently built to perfectly match her workflow and preferences. Check it out!

Sky’s “Prisoner“: Inside a combined on-set DIT and overnight dailies workflow

Production Insights

Production Insight: "Prisoner"

In this interview, DIT Will Cook discusses the workflow behind "Prisoner", highlighting the collaboration between the on-set and lab teams and the key role Silverstack and Livegrade played throughout.

Product know-how

QC Series: Aliasing

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.

QC series – Checking exposure: Measuring light in Silverstack

Product know-how

QC series: Exposure

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.

Product know-how

Livegrade's exposure assist tool

Exposure assist is a key tool for filmmakers to check an image's exposure. In this article, we give a brief introduction to false color and EL Zone, and explain how, with Livegrade, you can build your own false-color LUT to meet the needs of your production.

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Educational licenses for Pomfort software

Foster the development of real-world skills.

There 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.

DIT workshops

Get Temporary licenses to enrich your student’s journey with occasional hands-on training through dedicated workshops.

Loan units

Get yearly subscriptions to equip your loan units with the Pomfort applications and enable your students to build up confidence in the long run.

Selected projects

Support student projects such as 1st year films or final projects before graduation exclusively with Temporary licenses.

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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!