Capture broadcast quality sound with this compact, solid state, four channel field recorder on any size production. Hire it from Metro Screen for just $75/day.
Editing & effects connected like never before, at a price never seen before. Until Jan 25th 2013, you can get Autodesk Smoke from Digistor for 20% off. Combine the leading editing & effects software with a system & support from Digistor.
Do you agree that the producer offset should be raised from 20 to 40 per cent for television?
Yes
No
|
Fuel VFX likely to be sold: administrator
[Fri 07/09/2012 10:55:31]
By Brendan Swift
Struggling visual effects company Fuel VFX is likely to be sold within weeks, according to the administrator.
The respected company, which has contributed visual effects work to a range of high-profile films such as Prometheus and The Avengers, called in voluntary administrators Jirsch Sutherland on August 27 after suffering a cash crunch.
Jirsch Sutherland partner Andrew Spring said the accounting firm had also considered the possibility of an external 'angel' investor but a sale of the business or assets now appeared more likely after a recent call for expressions of interest.
“We’re finalising our negotiations with parties at the moment," he said.
The names of the interested parties have not been released. Deluxe Australia has been the most acquisitive local company in recent years, last month adding six Omnilab companies to its roster including visual effects house Iloura, which contributed half of the effects in hit film Ted.
The first Fuel VFX creditor's meeting was held yesterday, September 6, and a further meeting is scheduled to occur in about three weeks. There are a range of creditors, including employees, although the total amount owing has not been released.
Jirsch Sutherland had previously stood down all of the approximate 80 Fuel VFX employees upon appointment in an effort to plug the immediate cash flow problems. A small number of employees were brought back to finalise some remaining TV commercial work.
Fuel VFX's financial woes are understood to have been partially caused by at least one major feature film project which did not eventuate. It already had a number of staff ready to work on the project, which exacerbated its cash woes.
“Their revenue sources had essentially dried up from that feature length side of the business,” Spring said.
Everyone's favourite OZ 3D company disappearing; what a sad news. Sure all their talented staff will find another job easily thoo; but still. that sucks.
Posted by Marion Baillat.08/09/2012 12:28:18 AM
Noting the one comment by Marion B. All the abandoned "talented staff will find another job easily". That would have been nice if Fuel had released them instead of "Standing them down", not paying them salaries due, holiday pay etc. They were not released to take work elsewhere - just abandoned - without their money. How can any management do that to their loyal team?
Posted by Jessica.26/09/2012 03:39:14 PM
The good news is to do VFX you need talent so if your companies got a bad rep its going to be the last place anyone will work for.
