Business Need
a frozen vault specially-designed for long-term film storage
A celebrated motion picture studio requested a comprehensive program of preservation services that included a storage environment for film at 29⁰F and 35% relative humidity.
A preservation industry leader wanted a state-of-the-art frozen film vault close to its Hollywood studio lot.
Business Solution
Build a Frozen vault & support with preservation services
PRO‑TEK partnered with the studio and implemented a multi-faceted plan of attack:
- Assembled a team of engineering, construction, and storage system firms to design and build a state-of-the-art frozen vault for long-term film storage.
- Selected materials for the concrete floor, vault walls and ceiling, rail system, and storage system components uniquely for their ability to operate below the freezing point of water
- Specified and selected environmental control systems that could maintain temperature and humidity within very tight operating ranges
- Incorporated an acclimation room into the overall design to allow film to slowly warm up from below freezing to acclimatized warehouse temperatures prior to any onsite inspection or offsite movements
- Supplemented PRO‑TEK rigorous security protocols to allow studio monitoring and review.
- Digitized the film using our high-resolution film scanners.
- Implemented a preservation program with:
- Tightly regulated procedures for film movement
- Our full suite of film inspection, film repair, and film scanning services
- Storage capacity for media assets in our acclimatized warehouse space
- Migrated the studio’s legendary library of film classics into our frozen vault.
- PRO-TEK partnered with a certified hazardous waste management company to dispose of nitrate film.
Business Outcome
Optimized facility & services for long‑term preservation
The studio leveraged PRO‑TEK’s custom-built frozen vault, acclimatized warehouse space, and archival services to preserve & monetize its one-of-a-kind film library.
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