Mad Max: Fury Road.
Deluxe Australia is set to wind down its local post-production services with the closure of DDP Studios and StageOne Sound.
In a statement, the company said it was instead focusing on growing its Australian presence around cloud-based playout, media asset management and media delivery services for film, television and broadcast, as well as it visual effects services.
DDP Studios recent film projects have included Hacksaw Ridge, Lion, The Death and Life of Otto Bloom, Spin Out and Gods of Egypt. It was also involved in Mad Max: Fury Road, The Water Diviner, Paper Planes and The Lego Movie.
In television, it has been involved with The Beautiful Lie, The Katering Show, Jack Irish, Devil’s Playground, Molly and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.
“The globalisation and enormous changes in the entertainment and broadcast industries are driving demand for services like localisation, IP-based delivery, and world-class visual effects on a global scale. At the same time, we are experiencing reduced demand for post-production services in the domestic market,” said Deluxe Australia’s MD Alaric McAusland in a statement.
“Maintaining Deluxe’s world-class quality in post-production requires a pipeline of projects that today the local Australian industry isn’t able to deliver, and regrettably, we’re discontinuing some of our services. It is of course, very difficult to make changes that impact people who have served the company admirably for so many years. We are encouraging those individuals to apply for openings within growth areas of Deluxe.”
DDP Studios in Melbourne is set to close at the end of this month, while DDP and StageOne Sound in Sydney will wind down over the in the first half of next year as it completes the slate of film and television projects underway at the studio.
Going forward, Deluxe said it would continue to provide on-the-ground support for large international and local productions shooting in Australia with on-set and location-based dailies and colour management (DI) services provided remotely by its global network of creative brands including Company 3 and EFILM.
Deluxe recently invested in the development of a new media facility in Macquarie Park, Sydney, expected to open in October. The studio, which will service markets across the Asia Pacific region, includes the Deluxe MediaCloud Broadcast Delivery Network which provides an IP-based playout, media asset management and delivery platform for local and regional broadcasters.
The company said it has also invested significantly in its Australian animation and VFX brand, Iloura, which will continue to provide visual effects services in Australia along with sister VFX and finishing brand, Method Studios. Deluxe’s Flagstaff Studios and Sound Lounge brands will also continue to deliver creative services in Australia.