It's the art of backing up, organising, and protecting film materials from data loss, corruption, theft, and hardware failure. This is all done using established processes backed by battle hardened mathematical functions.Throughout the whole production process, we're a Producer's best friend. We protect their product, every step of the way. We keep it backed up and available when it needs to be. We ensure it's never lost.We achieve all because we have years upon years of industry expertise in Cybersecurity, computer storage solutions, networking, programming, databases, and more. We're computer nerds who love film productions and protecting their work.
We take this very seriously:
We test every SSD before using them to protect your data
We test our workflows before we're on-set and when we arrive
We test your camera mags before you start filming
We keep your loaded SSDs in a tough security box that's padlocked - BETWEEN wrangles!
We do everything possible to protect your data, in some cases by getting a copy off-site ASAP
On-set wrangling using ShotPut Studio
ShotPut Studio Automation pipelines for cascading to slower drives and/or to an S3 compatible storage API (AWS S3, Backblaze, MinIO, etc.)
We can advise on the best production SSDs to use, source them, test them, and deliver them on the day
We can handle one split in the day, or multiple
We can organise the files however you want, or just use industry standards
We keep a copy of your production data on our drive(s) so you have an offsite backup
We can push your backups to long term, accessible storage across two Network Attached Storage arrays split between two buildings
We can transport your data between sets, editors, production companies, or anywhere else you need
We can produce 720p/1080p hourlies or dailies from your rushes
We can produce stills for continuity checks throughout the day
We can apply a LUT to another of the above
All of these can be uploaded to a remote storage solution on-set due to their reduced sizes
Near real-time updates to your social accounts with stills and shorts compiled from rushes/hourlies/dailies
Extra BTS coverage whilst we're not wrangling or assisting on-set in other ways
We can produce proxies to make editing easier later on
We can do this in a variety of formats to suit your needs
Again, only the best will do
We use a MacBook Air for small productions along with a Thunderbolt 4 dock for wrangling to 3xSSDs at once
We use a Mac Studio M4 Max for more demanding workflows and sets
Only the best will do
Industry standards are important, and SPS has them all
High grade, industry tested xxHASH64 hashing verifies your production backups are mathematically verifiably perfect copies
Tested and proven automation pipelines to ensure backups, reports, hourlies/dailies, and proxies are all generated perfectly every time
We use SanDisk Extreme and Samsung T7/T9s as our storage solutions
We use custom TrueNAS builds as well as Synology for our long term NAS solution
We can use Backblaze B2 for remote, limitless object storage should you want deep archives of your work
We use EcoFlow River 3 Plus for our redundant power solution
We're able to still wrangle on-set even if there's no power
The EcoFlow also provides protection against sudden AC power loss with its <10ms response time
We've been protecting data for decades, from lawyers to governments; startups to global enterprises
We understand hashing, encryption, programming, networking, databases, and more
We ensure the CIA triad - Confidentiality/Integrity/Availability - is applied to your production data
We take this very seriously
We use a tactical security case, complete with pad lock, to ensure your data cannot be accidentally removed from the case
Please reach out to us if you've got questions or would like to know more.
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