emc west

What emc west does

EMC West is a privately-held, founder-owned post-production and movie marketing production company headquartered at 505 S. Victory Blvd in Burbank, California. Founded in 1984 by Gary Allen — a movie marketing figure credited on Star Wars and Midnight Cowboy — and his wife, EMMY award-winning news producer Barbara Toennies, the firm is the West Coast extension of the original Entertainment Marketing Concepts, which Allen co-founded in New York in 1982 with Joe Menza. The company operates a single, full-service post-production facility and works across Blu-Ray, DVD, television, internet, cable, and broadcast media.

The firm's core offering is a unified suite of production and post-production services: editing (offline and online), motion graphics, and audio mixing, organized around client-facing work categories of Blu-Ray & DVD Production Services, TV & Web Content Production, and general Production Services. It serves two principal customer segments — major film studios requiring marketing content for tentpole releases, and independent filmmakers seeking dedicated attention for passion projects — and emphasizes a "family-style" collaborative model that treats every project with the same level of care regardless of size.

EMC West generates revenue on a quote-based, project-by-project basis through direct client engagement (phone and email), with pricing not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting studios and indie filmmakers, supported by a content marketing presence on emcwest.com and an online showreel/portfolio. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A or partnership activity recorded in the available data.

Name

emc west

Legal name

EMC West

Website

https://emcwest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Short description

EMC West is a privately-held Burbank-based post-production and movie marketing company founded in 1984, offering offline/online editing, motion graphics, and audio mixing services to major film studios and independent filmmakers across Blu-Ray, DVD, TV, web, cable, and broadcast media.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Post-Production Services

NAICS

Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Sound Effects (SFX) Editorial & Library Services (MPAHAEAD)

Keywords

• Movie marketing production
• Post-production services
• Video editing services
• Motion graphics production
• Audio mixing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burbank

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Production Services: EMC West generates revenue through providing production services for movie marketing and promotional content across multiple media formats including Blu-Ray, DVD, Internet, cable and broadcast. Services include editing (offline and online), motion graphics, and audio mixing. Projects range from major studio tent poles to indie passion projects and targeted releases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

EMC West is a full-service post-production facility in Burbank, California that produces movie marketing and storytelling content. The company delivers offline editing, online editing, motion graphics, and audio mixing for Blu-Ray, DVD, Internet, cable, and broadcast media. It serves a range of clients from major Hollywood studios releasing tentpole films to independent filmmakers with passion projects.

Product overview

EMC West is a production company offering a unified suite of media production and post-production services. The core offerings include Blu-Ray & DVD Production Services, TV & Web Content Production, and Production Services, which are supported by add-on modules for Offline & Online Editing, Motion Graphics, and Audio Mixing. The company operates from a full-service post-production facility in Burbank, California, serving clients ranging from major studios to independent filmmakers. Services are delivered through a family-style collaborative approach with a team of seasoned media professionals, innovative directors, editors and writers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blu-Ray & DVD Production Services Production and marketing content creation for Blu-Ray and DVD formats, including studio tentpole releases and indie passion projects, delivered through EMC West's full-service post-production facility.
• TV & Web Content Production Content production services for television and internet media distribution, supporting broadcast, cable, and online marketing campaigns for film releases.
• Production Services Full-service production offerings for various media formats including DVD, Blu-ray, internet, interactive, cable, and broadcast media, delivered from the Burbank post-production facility.

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Technology focussed No

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Recent moves2 records

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Direct peers

• Aspect Ratio: Boutique full-service post-production facility in Burbank offering offline/online editing, color, and finishing for film and streaming clients. Closely comparable in scale, service mix, and Burbank location to EMC West's movie-marketing focus.
• EFILM: Hollywood-based digital intermediate and post-production company offering color grading, finishing, and mastering services. Comparable as a Hollywood post-production house serving major studio releases, though more specialized in DI/finishing.
• Picture Shop: Post-production services company providing editing, color grading, VFX, and mastering for film, streaming, and episodic content. Directly comparable service mix (post-production for studio marketing and feature content) with broader geographic reach.
• Roundabout Entertainment: Burbank-based post-production and creative services company serving studios, networks, and streaming platforms with editing, color, and finishing. Comparable boutique Hollywood post-production profile.
• Sound Lounge: New York-based audio post-production facility offering mixing, sound design, and ADR for film, TV, advertising, and streaming. Comparable on the audio mixing service line EMC West provides, though geographically focused on NYC rather than LA.
• Margarita Mix: Hollywood audio post-production facility specializing in sound mixing and design for film and television. Closely comparable on the audio mixing portion of EMC West's service stack, though single-discipline rather than full-service.

Broad incumbents

• Deluxe Media: Large global post-production, content delivery, and media services company with significant Hollywood presence. Overlaps with EMC West on editing, mastering, and content distribution but operates at much greater breadth and scale.
• Technicolor Creative Studios: Global post-production and visual effects leader serving film, episodic, advertising, and gaming clients. Major incumbent competitor offering overlapping post-production capabilities to studio marketing and content teams.
• Sony Pictures Post Production: In-house and third-party post-production services division within Sony Pictures offering editing, sound, and finishing. Major incumbent that competes for Hollywood marketing and feature-finishing work at greater scale.

Regional players

• Sim Video International: Post-production equipment and services provider with a strong North American presence. Comparable in post-production workflow support and studio client base, though more focused on equipment/dubbing than marketing content creation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

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Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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