Case Study: Shadow Magic Studios achieves seamless automated file transfers with MASV

How Shadow Magic Studios uses MASV’s automation tools to transfer terabytes of footage from set to remote post-production facilities

Shadow Magic Studios is a decentralized post-production company that handles dailies, LTO archiving, DCP creation, and VFX pulls for independent filmmakers and other content creators. As its remote teams worked across locations and client media moved through fast-moving, deadline-driven workflows, the studio needed a file transfer solution that was reliable, secure, easy to use, and didn’t create technical headaches for creatives. Shadow Magic Studios chose MASV to support its Magic Box workflow and simplify large file transfers.

MASV implemented Watch Folders to automate uploads from Shadow Magic Studios’ Magic Box to MASV Portals, then trigger downstream downloads to cloud archives and secure remote machines. This created a virtually hands-free workflow that let the team keep transfers moving without manual intervention, reduced waiting time, and improved efficiency for large media files. Shadow Magic Studios reported that MASV “always worked without fail,” making MASV a dependable fit for their automated, remote post-production process.

Shadow Magic Studios

Jordan Maltby

Chief Executive Officer