Dischromatics at 'Nollywood Evolution'

Dischromatics was recently invited to address the "Nollywood Evolution" conference held at Passion TV in South London, and hosted by the UK Chapter of the Association of Movie Producers Nigeria (AMP UK). The event, entitled "The Way Forward, Doing It the Right Way", was held to push forward the development of the world’s third largest film industry, recently dubbed ‘Nollywood’, and was attended by many influential figures from the Nigerian film industry including Mr Olu Ajanoku of the Nigerian Film & Video Classification Board, and Dr. Diran of the Nigerian High Commission.

Pictured above is the "High Table" from Saturday's conference, with Dischromatics Chairman, Stewart Spencer seated far right next to Mr. Ajanoku.

Invited to the conference by Mr. Chucks Mordi (pictured above), Chairman of AMP UK and CEO of Livingstone Pictures (for whom Dischromatics produced the DVD release "Bleeding Rose" in 2007), the Abercarn-based company was represented by its Chairman, Stewart Spencer; its Sales Director, Gareth Spencer and its Sales Manager Alex Spencer. Stewart introduced Dischromatics to the audience, giving a little of the firms history and explaining the business ethos before passing the microphone to Gareth who addressed the cost and quality benefits of DVD over VCD, a pertinent question in the Nigerian market where nearly all titles are currently released on VCD-only, and anti-piracy solutions available including ARccOS copy-protection, Watermarking, Pit-Logos and various distinctive packaging options.

Dischromatics presence at the event was very well received and a further meeting with key AMP members including Mr. Mordi, Mr. Ajanoku and Dr. Diran is due to be arranged over the next couple of weeks at Dischromatics head office, where future working relationships between the Welsh company and the Nollywood film industry will be on the agenda. The burgeoning film market in Nigeria holds a great deal of promise, and with their high rate of film output and a commitment to quality and consistency in all aspects of production, Dischromatics is in an ideal position to fulfil the Nollywood film industry's requirements as its influence on the world stage increases.

Service As Usual with Dischromatics....

Recently, Dischromatics has been receiving a number of queries regarding increased turnaround times on replication jobs. These potential clients are then going on to explain that they have been told by another company that disc production companies industry-wide are suffering from delayed delivery times on jobs.

Firstly, we would like to make it perfectly clear that we are offering the same replication service as we always have, with the standard 10-12 working day turnaround still in place. The reason for this confusion is the recent closure of one of the industries cheaper replicators, Optical Disc Services, which was used by many brokers across the UK, though never by Dischromatics. This has in turn forced some brokers into difficulties as they scratch around trying to source a new manufacturer for each job they carry out, resulting in them suffering significant delays at several stages. The industry has also seen the recent closure of some smaller replication firms who were hit with bills for unpaid DVD royalties and could not afford to pay up.

Happily for our clients, Dischromatics has always believed in the quality of products and service on offer though our contract with Sony DADC, and continued this liaison through recent years, despite the presence of cheaper, lower quality replication firms within the industry and this is now therefore bearing fruit, as we have not been affected by the closure of ODS, and we are still perfectly placed to respond to customer needs at this difficult time.

All customers, whether new to Dischromatics or not, receive the same high-level of customer service, so for more information on the products and services we can offer your company, or simply to view the full product range, just go to www.dischromatics.co.uk or call us on 01495 243222 to discuss how we can help you.

Dischromatics goes Continental

In keeping with recent tradition, this month sees Dischromatics take on a French student for a summer placement. Marion Dubost, from Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne region of the country, will be with the company for around two months, in which time she intends to fully update our French website, and begin to outsource new French-based customers.

Dischromatics has also increased its continental connections with the completion of a number of jobs for clients on the European mainland. In the past few months, the company has produced a run of 1,000 vinyl-effect CD’s for the Spanish record label ‘Rumble Records’, two music CDs in digipaks, both for French customers, and is currently in the process of setting up another job for the Portuguese firm ‘Vila Castelo’. This recent business further increases the number of EU countries Dischromatics has now dealt with; including companies in Germany, Malta & Belgium! Of course, Dischromatics is not just limited to these areas and can in fact deliver to any country in the EU at no additional cost.

Please visit our website, at http://www.dischromatics.co.uk/.