EXCLUSIVE: L.A-based Proof Inc. is returning to Australia with the opening of a studio in Brisbane.
The company, which bills itself as “the world’s first studio dedicated exclusively to visualization and has credits for work on everything from Harry Potter to Michael, has launched Proof Australia, as it reestablishes a permanent base in the country. Executive producer Katrina Peers will lead the Australian operation.
Proof has had a presence in Australia since 2005, maintaining relationships with across and producers over the past two decades. The company first formally incorporated Proof Australia in Sydney in 2012 and registered an operation in New Zealand two years later.
Proof Inc. previously had a studio in Sydney that operated under the Proof Australia moniker. Proof’s work in the country includes Charlotte’s Web in Melbourne, The Ruins on the Gold Coast, I, Frankenstein in Melbourne, and The Vatican Tapes, Gods of Egypt, and The Age of Adaline in Sydney.
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“Australia has always been part of Proof’s story,” said Ron Frankel, founder and CEO of Proof Inc. “Some of our earliest international productions were based there, and we’ve worked with incredible artists and filmmakers there for close to 25 years. Reestablishing a permanent presence in the region allows us to better support local productions while continuing to grow our worldwide creative network.”
Peers has experience in production, operations and international collaboration, and will oversee the studio’s day-to-day operations and regional growth plans. She has a background across Australia’s screen and creative industries, including senior development and production roles at Animal Logic, and has credits for Happy Feet and Legend of the Guardians. At Proof, she will look to expand relationships with local productions, creative talent and industry partners.
Founded in 2002, Proof is headquartered in L.A., but also has a base in London. Its credits include Star Wars: Starfighter, the Harry Potter series and films, Michael, and various films from the Jurassic World, The Fast & The Furious, and Avatar franchises.
The company is specialist in visualization, or previs – the process of creating visual blueprints for scenes before they are physically designed. It also operates in the pitchvis, techvis, stuntvis, postvis, virtual production, and animation portions of a film or show’s production.
