Business Description:We have developed a new concept for Online Quality control of Motion Picture Film Processing. This is how our product solves the problems faced currently by customers-
1) Cinematographers do not have any proof of how their negatives are processed and hence there is always a blame game between the Cinematographers and Laboratories. My system provides proof of processing on the processed Negative Film, thus avoiding confusion.
2) The Laboratories which process prints of the same movies at different locations across the globe have problems maintaining the same processing conditions as quality control data obtained is offline. My system provides data that is online and makes quality control easy.
3)Between the Digital Intermediate facilities & Film Processing Laboratories many tests have to be carried out daily for calibration-My systems eliminates these tests & calibration is made simple.
Industry:Media/ Entertainment
Founded in:2008
Source of idea:Systematic search for business opportunity
Significant Competitors:Kodak, Fujifilm
Company Details :
Company Name:Alfa Imaging Systems
HeadQuarters:Mumbai
Stage of the company:Just starting
No of Employees (2006):Did not exist
No of Employees (2007):0-5
Office Locations(2006):Did not exist
Office Locations(2007):0-1
No of companies promoted:No
Profits (2006):Did not exist
Profits (2007):
>Partnerships:Discussions are on with U.S and European companies for licensing the Technology.
Initial Funding:Personal savings
Addl Funding:Personal savings
Institutitional Capital:No
Revneue Model:By licencing the U.S. patent
Awards & honors:1) The Technology has been selected by CIIE, IIMA as one of the Top technologies from India and a Bronze Medal awarded in ANVESHAN-V Contest held in April 2006.
2) Special Award given by Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh for getting first U.S.Patent for Motion Picture Technology.
3) Special Award given by Western India Cinematographers Association for contribution to Film Processing Technology.
4) First Indian to be selected as FELLOW by Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers(SMPTE), a global organisation which controls quality control for Motion Picture & Television Industry. The Fellowship was given at an Award Ceremony held at New York in Oct. 2007.
Promoters Details :
Promoters Name(s):Ujwal Nirgudkar
Age:54
HomeTown:Mumbai
Education:Bachelors U.D.C.T
No of companies promoted:No
Family Background:First gen entrepreneur
Job:Technical Director at Filmlab
Ex-Job Description:Technical
Favorite Book/Movie:The Google Story
