Studio Holder

25/03/2024

BRANDO // a quiet, gentle meditative drama on the power of cinema, through the eyes of Lucy ( ) + Kyle (Jacob Wayne-O’Neill). Lovely to be working with my alma mater on a Westminster Film School production once again.

supplied colour finishing post + final deliverables (theatrical), with .holder.film attached as the project’s Post Producer. Delivered in DCI 2K Flat. (SDR), 2.0 Mix.

Written, Directed & Edited by
Produced by Lucía Lara Hernández
Cinematography by
Production Desigj by .d.vickers
Music by
Casting by .doe
Gaffer

Sound Editor / Dubbing Mixer
Colourist
Post Producer .holder.film











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18/03/2024

Another film delivered! We’re pleased to be able to share official film frame-grabs from the new film from Polish writer/director Hania Pikulska - UNTANGLING.

Synopsis: As Felix helps his ex-girlfriend Marta to move from their shared flat in Berlin to her new room in Szczecin, they find out that they remember their relationship completely differently. Conversation full of complications allows them to dig into the truth, as well as to let go and accept that they may never reach an agreement.

Written & Directed by Hania Pikulska .piku
Director of Photography & Colourist // Ben Holt .holt98
Post Producer & Online Editor // Louis Holder
Supervising Sound Designer // Isabell Derr
5.1 Facility //
Dubbing Mixer (5.1) // Rebecca Smith
Flame Artist // Nathan Rushby-Jones

Finished in DCI 4K Flat (1.85:1) - for cinema
Offline & Online in DaVinci Resolve Studio
VFX in AutoDesk Flame Premium
Mixed in ProTools in 5.1 + 2.0 //
Delivery: DCP, ProRes, Clean + Subtitled
Mixture of predominantly Polish language with English.

Look out for this one - we’re really excited to be championing brave filmmaking and at such a polished and considered level.

26/09/2022

Cinema Now | Official Theatrical Trailer [4K] - 2022

In advance of our Official In-Person & Streaming Screenings at this year's edition of Encounters Film Festival, here is the newly released Official Theatrical Trailer - also available to watch on Vimeo & YouTube.

Pre-Order & Stream exclusively during Encounters Film Festival 2022 (starting in 19 hours):

https://watch.eventive.org/encounters2022/play/632a0fb6a35c2c002960e71e

Official Theatrical Trailer for CINEMA NOW, the new documentary film from Louis Holder.

03/06/2022

‘TO SAY NO’ MUSIC VIDEO OUT NOW!

It was an absolute blast to work on Alice’s latest M/V, we had a great time shooting “Just Friends” but this time we went for a completely different style and aesthetic to match the tone and nuances of Alice’s track - here is ‘To Say No’. I was inspired by Wong Kar Wai’s use of skip-printing, purposeful undercranking of the camera to create a trippy/disjointed effect which relates to the song’s lyrics. Furthermore, the use of ultra wide fish-eyes (8mm & 14mm lenses) really creates a distinctly jarring and introspective feel whilst in broad hot sunlight. Few reflectors used here and various settings to control this extremely blasty light, not to mention it being a very hot day, but we all pumped and committed to the shoot! Also wanted to emulate old VISION2 200T, and added some 35mm grain, which isn’t that noticeable on a small mobile screen, but adds depth and tonality when viewed correctly.

The video link is in Alice’s bio - head over to

https://youtu.be/AXwQQtcDqB4

Crew:

Director/Producer/Editor:
DOP/Cam Op/Colourist: 💁🏻‍♂️
1st/2nd AC: .kloi
MUA:
1st AD:
2nd AD:
PAs: &

Cast:


Track Written & Composed by
Produced by .wooden
Mixed & Mastered by

Shot on Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro G2 with Cooke Spherical Lenses (EF-adapted). Graded with DaVinci Resolve Studio 18. Thanks & .co.uk

14/03/2022

🎞 Free Premiere Screening of Super8mm film + Networking Event 🎞

I’m delighted to invite you to the premiere screening of my Masters’ (MA) Thesis Film - Cinema Now - which will be held in-person at Close Up Cinema. It would mean so much and be so wonderful to see you there; feel free to bring your friends too! 🎞🪴

Spaces are going fast; so I just thought I’d send out a final reminder about them before they go 😊

Screening Details:
Close-Up Film Centre (E1 6HR, just off Brick Lane in Shoreditch)
Friday 8th April 2022
Doors: 6.30pm
Screenings at: 7.05, 7.25 and 7.45pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/274167391047

Promo Code for Free Tickets: CNOWVIPCODE2022

Cast, Crew & Friends 'In-Person' / Live Premiere of Cinema Now (2022). A new, documentary short about London's cinemas during lockdowns.

11/02/2022

Production Statement on behalf of

On behalf of the entire ‘Cinema Now’ family, we are tremendously excited to announce that we have submitted the documentary to over 110 festivals [at this present time] - featuring a range of world-renowned, established, emerging and niche film festivals specialising in the advancement of the craft, spectatorship and discourse of documentary & artists’ moving image film.

We can confirm screening preparations are already well underway, QC, DCP and theatrical deliverables have now been completed and approved by for exhibition as of Thursday 10th February 2022.

The film will have its first ‘test’ screening to check the 4K/2K DCP, 4K/2K ProRes assets, and our delicately designed 5.1 Theatrical Sound Mix, with our friends tomorrow (12.02.22).

We can also confirm plans for a 35mm Print, struck by ,are commencing. Select Screenings during the festival run and thereafter will be presented as intended.

(Huge thank you to everyone who contributed via our Indiegogo campaign last year, which was a roaring success, we’ll be in touch very soon with further information! Follow the documentary’s instagram page above for updates)

2022 is the year of Cinema Now, coming soon to a screen near you.

03/02/2022

Looking for a EXEC. PRODUCER for an experimental / documentary short I’ve just completed and delivered from post-production. It’s in a ready state to be submitted to film festivals, delivered in multiple industry-standard screening formats, all mixed in 5.1 Surround. Looking for someone passionate about documentaries and supporting works who can help with funding.

Cinema Now - is a 14” minute short, shot entirely on Kodak Super 8mm Film, chronicling London’s many independent cinemas whilst they were closed during the Third National Lockdown in the UK. Shot between Early January to Mid-May 2021, just days before cinemas were allowed to re-open again.

We’re also looking at organising a test (audience / tech playback) screening of my MA thesis film prior to festival submissions, very soon indeed.

Genuine interest only please, send via email:
[email protected]

https://www.louisholder.com/cinema-now.html

WHAT IS ' CINEMA NOW '? To put it straightforwardly; Cinema Now is a short, observational documentary film ( shot and presented in the contemporary 'Direct Cinema' style ) depicting closed cinemas...

30/01/2022

JUST FRIENDS Music Video shot & graded on Super8 by moi is OUT NOW!! 🌸💕✌🏻 https://youtu.be/RokTUx5vfK8

Track is out on Spotify (Global) and all major streaming platforms as well.

Shot in Early December 2021 on 12 Rolls of KODAK Vision3 Super8 50D + 500T stocks. Shot on the classic ‘Jarman-era’ Braun Nizo S800.

Story, Directed & Edited by Alice Cunningham
DOP / Cam. Operator / Grade by Louis Holder
Clapper/Loader: Kelly Loi
MUA / Co-Starring:
Production Assistant / Hair Stylist: Charlotte Cunningham

Track Written by
Produced by Antonio Campisi
Mix Engineer: Skelli Skel

On behalf of the production, I’d like to personally thank On8mil for organising stock, processing and 4K Log Scan of the rushes which formed the foundation of the finished music video.

Director/producer/editor: Alice Take a TripDOP AND COLOURGRADE: Louis HolderCamera Assistant: Kelly LoiProduction Assistant: Charlotte CunninghamMUA: Connor ...

13/01/2022

Hey everyone! Finally got round to putting together a lil’ Super 8mm & Super 16mm showreel of films I’ve shot over the past couple of years from Jan 2020 - December 2021, if you’re interesting in seeing it - please send me a DM and I’ll share with you the showreel URL + password as many of the projects seen are still in post-production.

As ever, I’m a 2nd Assistant Editor for Features/Short Form + Freelance AVID Film Editor, with a passion and side-hobby for stills & motion film cinematography (35mm/120mm + S8mm/Sup16mm).

You can find my past work + get in touch with me here:

https://www.louisholder.com/super8-16mm-and-35mm.html

Alongside my main jobs as a freelance offline film editor and assistant editor, I'm also a huge analogue & celluloid enthusiast. I own and operate Super 8 and 16mm camera systems, plus equipment and...

29/12/2021

Camera Tests with my newly acquired Super-16 ready 'Krasnogorsk-3' camera, which can shoot variable frame rates from 1-48fps. It takes 100ft loads of film. Each full wind gives around 25 seconds of run-time.

The K3, originally produced between 1971 and 1993, was designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union by KMZ. It's a spring-wound 16mm mirror-reflex camera and its popularity has continued to endure right through today. It is still used to train film students at University of Southern California's (USC) School of Cinema and Television. Filmmaker Spike Lee shot some of 'Get On The Bus' (1996) with the K3. The camera also makes a prominent appearance in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s 1979 film ‘Camera Buff’.

This particular K3 has been lovingly restored, and the gate has been widened and lens mount re-centered to accommodate shooting Super-16 on modern Kodak Vision3 single-perf 16mm film.

I was lucky to work with one of my former (Westminster) film school colleagues Ben Holt, who is a cinematographer & camera operator. He's a firm believer in shooting on celluloid film, like me, and he also shoots film (stills), in his own time.

It was such a joy to be outside in hot sunny weather with some of my favourite people, here's the result of a jam-packed day of shooting.

Disclaimer: The 500T roll was not loaded properly, hence the jittery-ness/shaky footage - this is due to the film perforations not biting onto the teeth of the pulldown mechanism properly, so the film flaps around and loses synchronisation very quickly. Was glad that this didn’t damage the camera at all, as that can happen. On the bright side, this is all part of the learning curve, and I’m glad that the issue was rectified. In future, a bit more of the roll may need to be used to ensure loading is done properly.

CAST //

Imogen Kelly (new entrant)
Amir Ebrahim (Delusions of Grandeur, One Night More, Cut) https://www.spotlight.com/8210-4504-6257

CREW //

Director: Louis Holder
Screenwriter / Scenarios: Becks Peters - https://www.instagram.com/becksxcreative/
Cinematographer: Ben Holt - https://www.mandy.com/uk/crew/ben-holt-1
Camera Trainee: Isha Thorat - https://www.instagram.com/ishathorat/
Film Supplier: Frame24 - https://www.frame24.co.uk
Equipment: Studio Holder - www.studioholder.com
Film Lab: On8Mil - https://www.on8mil.com
Telecine Operator: Sam Boullier (On8Mil)
Special Thanks: Hannah Holder + - https://www.instagram.com/k3super16mm/

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS //

Camera: Super-16 Modified Krasnogorsk-3
Lens: Meteor-5-1 17-69mm f/1.9 M42 Mount
Scanner: Filmfabriek Muller HDS 4K
Scan Format: UHD 4K Overscan (One Light)
Graded In: DaVinci Resolve Studio 17 (this version is just a simple combination of Vision3 16mm LUTs, professional grading will follow soon).
Running Time: 08:51

https://youtu.be/jV5E7Ob51TA

Camera Tests with my newly acquired Super-16 ready 'Krasnogorsk-3' camera, which can shoot variable frame rates from 1-48fps. It takes 100ft loads of film. E...

27/12/2021

Hi everyone, I’m looking for an student film editor to collaborate with in editing together a showreel of Super 8 / 16mm footage I’ve shot this year and last.

Preferable NLE would be Resolve as final output/delivery will the same, in ProRes 4444 in DCI 4K, but don’t mind if the prospective candidate would be more comfortable in Avid or Premiere.
DRA (DaVinci Resolve Archive) package file or FileMail ZIP folder of all edit/media assets can be transmitted from Monday 3rd Jan 2022 to the confirmed editor!

Please message me if you’re interested!

01/12/2021

Picking up the largest ever order from on8Mil I’ve done to date - 38 rolls - on behalf of a few upcoming productions I’m shooting Super8 for - including a mixed-media fine art project, a live site-specific theatrical piece, and a music video. All shooting before Christmas 2021.

We’re going to need a bigger bag.

If you’re looking for a Super8 / 16mm cinematographer with own equipment and high-grade knowledge of analogue & post-production workflows, who you gonna call?

Definitely not Ghostbusters.

19/11/2021

Hi everyone!

I've post-produced / edit-produced a compilation of experimental short films by wxmen artist filmmakers from the African, Caribbean, and Asian diaspora who are radically changing our relationship to histories and ancestral memories through artistic practice.

They are experimental films which enact archival disorientation through experimentation, diasporic memory ritual and pleasure. The films propose routes for displacing and rewriting authorised histories.

Some of the films are really fantastic, and would definitely appeal to filmmakers / directors / and editors looking to explore (inspiration for) their own artists’ moving image practice. Interesting uses of sound design too.

The screening is taking place this Monday at Regent Street Cinema (the birthplace of cinema in the UK! - which is only a short walk away from Oxford Circus and Goodge St. Underground Stations), and tickets are free via Eventbrite if interested. There’ll be a talk after the screening + drinks in the foyer.

Mon 22nd November, 5-8pm.
Regent Street Cinema
Tickets are FREE.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/itinerant-imaginaries-archival-disorientation-2-film-screening-tickets-205646784067?ref=eios

Join us for an in-person screening at Regent Street Cinema, London, curated by Creating Interference in collaboration with Cairo Clarke.

17/07/2021

✨ Collaboration Opportunity for Actors ✨

Looking for two actors / colleagues who’d be happy to be filmed for some Super 16mm Camera Tests - including a little dialogue scene + some standing around looking cute whilst we test the camera with different setups/settings.

This a simple low-key shoot, only myself (director), Ben (cinematographer), and a camera assistant.

Date: Sunday 25th July 2021
Location: Chesham Area, exact locations TBC
Time: 9am - 8pm

Food & Travel Expenses Provided

Will be shot by the fabulous Ben Holt 🏝🙌🏻

Drop me a message via Messenger / DM to get involved! X would be particularly lovely to hear from underrepresented groups!

21/06/2021

We are so SO close! We’ve got less than 48 hours to raise just another £100 to reach the target of one of the latest productions I’m involved with - Cinema Now.

On behalf of the crew and cinema teams, there’s so many people I’d like to thank for helping us achieve our dream to make a film like this that chronicles the social, educational and historical impact of cinema on individuals through the backdrop of the pandemic & lockdowns. It’s been one of the most satisfying projects I’ve developed and it’s meant that people from all over the world can/have contributed with their audio excerpts and testimonials about what cinema means to them.

We’re in the very final stages of crowdfunding now and it would mean the absolute world to receive your support! Please back the film & share far and wide across social media

See you at the movies!
Louis X

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cinema-now-a-short-experimental-doc-about-cinema/x/14311501

12/05/2021

Looking for a Sound Recordist for an upcoming experimental documentary shot on Super8mm.

Principal Photography has already wrapped so am looking for an upcoming/student soundie who would be available between the 17th-19th May to record with me to record interviews with members of the public at various locations across central london.

Unfortunately this is an unpaid/voluntary opportunity but you’ll receive an IMDb credit, and also a copy of the film once it’s completed. I intend on sending the film to festivals as well, I totally respect that this opportunity may not be suitable for some people here as it’s unpaid; this is a personal-led, passion project which also supports my MA thesis project.

You can read more about the project here:
https://www.louisholder.com/cinema-now.html

Message below in this thread if you’re interested and feel free to send me a direct message on here / my email or on Instagram

WHAT IS ' CINEMA NOW '? To put it straightforwardly; Cinema Now is a short, observational documentary film ( shot and presented in the contemporary 'Direct Cinema' style ) depicting closed cinemas...

03/05/2021

I’m really excited to present one of my most favourite projects to date I’ve worked on; a letter of admiration between friends, no matter how far away and ever-evolving they are. This is GABRIELA, beautifully conceived and directed by filmmaker and fellow editor Deana Kotiga and Gabriela herself who features in this experimental documentary.

The project initially premiered on IGTV (Instagram) thanks to the lovelies at Ni**le Hairs Zine on 10th Dec 2020 and I felt that, a few months later, would be the perfect time to reflect on one of my favourite editorial experiences combining different languages, rhythms and tracklaying / designing of sounds to reflect the inter-personal and interiority of the characters.

Very excited for what Deana works on next! Ill be posting an update of another film I had the pleasure of colour grading last summer during lockdown.

https://youtu.be/OJ78q6qlbUk

SYNOPSIS //A short experimental documentary, Gabriela is Deana’s love letter to her best friend, Gabriela; but also to herself, and to the ever-confusing sph...

14/04/2021

I'm really excited to announce I'm currently working on my next directorial project with a fabulous team of filmmakers I'm collaborating with (for the large part) remotely. I've been shooting this since the beginning of February and have been working closely with Gauge Film who have supplied the Film Stock and are looking after processing and 4K Scanning arrangements.

'CINEMA NOW' - Currently Filming. Coming Soon, Early 2022.

'Cinema Now' is a short, observational documentary film depicting closed cinemas from the point of view of their exteriors in and amongst the London cityscape. During the COVID-19 pandemic thus far, cinemas around the country have been closed and left (largely) without government funding or support - depriving audiences of their love for cinema. The film sets out to document cinemas in their current state. With no narration or music - except an overwhelming cascade of localised, diegetic sounds (traffic noise, pedestrians walking and natural ambiences) for every cinema filmed - the film intends to show cinemas as they are now: motionless, noiseless, devoid of activity. The occasional pedestrian may incidentally cross the frame, as might a car or bicycle - none of these occurrences will be scripted, or conversely, made to feel purposefully desolate. With the film, we want to capture and show not just closed cinemas but members of the public passively walking by and giving little, if any, notice to them. The film will thus take the form of an observational documentary, with long static shots of each venue. The matter of fact is that whilst the people's cinemas remain closed, wider society has felt powerless. The film is committed to demonstrating solidarity with independent cinema owners, staff and public alike who all cherish the cinema as an establishment, a social space and as a means for discovering film.

Special Thanks in particular to Ben Douglass, Ben Holt and Ralph Sansum who've (continually) been a beacon of light and inspiration in various ways throughout the process. Cheers to Mario AL Filmmaker who has been a helpful 'celluloid' teacher to me, we've had many chats about this project and celluloid-things

More information available about the film including crew/collaborators, technical specs etc here:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14431486/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt

Directed by Louis Holder. 'Cinema Now' is a short, observational documentary film depicting closed cinemas from the point of view of their exteriors in and amongst the London cityscape. During the COVID-19 pandemic thus far, cinemas around the country have been closed and left (largely) without gove...

05/04/2021

Hi everyone,

I hope you’re keeping well! Just wanted to reach out to filmmakers to let you know that my little production company is now accepting orders for Cinema 4K/2K DCPs and Blu-Ray Disc / DVDs.

With the prospect of cinemas re-opening on the horizon across the UK, and in other areas and after a number of requests and emails asking about film content authoring services for film festivals and cinema screenings; I’ve decided it’s the right time to open this up widely to everyone.

As an independent filmmaker myself whose has had films shown in cinemas and DCPs needed to be made, I recognise the need for filmmakers to have professional yet affordable DCPs/Discs for their film’s theatrical run and long-term archival, without the hassle/expense of going through a facility.

This end of the post production pipeline is very rarely made accessible to filmmakers and small production houses - without a huge consultation + DCP production fee attached, so I’ve got a system now for doing them, as well as making discs, at competitively priced & unmatched rates. Postage back to you is also included in the cost.

If you’d like to consider getting a DCP/Blu-Ray or M-Disc done or have any questions - please don’t hesitate to contact me via www.studioholder.com

26/03/2021

Hey everyone!

Tonight is the screening of the Deptford Storytelling Project (DSTP), which premiered a year ago - and is the culmination of a people in the community from all walks of life making films about their lives in and around Deptford!

I really loved working on this project with my folks at Deptford Cinema and especially under the direction of Lucy Rogers. This project is funded by Language Acts and Worldmaking and run in partnership with Deptford Cinema and Goldsmiths, University of London.

It would be amazing to see you some of you on the Zoom tonight - and for the screening - it’s from 6-8pm tonight and details are here:

http://deptfordcinema.org/on-demand-calendar/dstp21

Deptford Storytelling Project Friday, March 26, 2021 6:00 PM 18:00 Thursday, April 8, 2021 1:29 AM 01:29 Google Calendar ICS The Deptford Storytelling Project connected people of different ages, languages and backgrounds to make films about their lives in and around Deptford. This screening shows .....