Saturday, September 21, 2019

PART TIME PRIVATE EYES (Pilot)







Part Time Private Eyes was the big winner of Channel 10's recent 'Pilot Week', getting great responses from audiences and strong ratings. The half hour comedy pilot was produced by CJZ with Chroma producing visual effects and titles for the show.

Fingers crossed we see Part Time Private Eyes return as a series in 2020!

Friday, July 12, 2019

DANGER CLOSE (Feature)







Danger Close is the latest film from director Kriv Stenders (Red Dog, Boxing Day), staring Travis Fimmel (Vikings) and Richard Roxburgh (Rake) and produced by Deeper Water and Red Dune.

The film covers the real life 'Battle of Long Tan' during the 1966 Vietnam conflict which saw a small company of Australian soldiers pitted against impossible odds and hundreds of enemy combatants.

Chroma produced over 800 shots for the feature, providing production-wide solutions for locations, weapons, practical effects, stunts, vehicles, extras duplication, weather and production design enhancement, allowing the film to shoot quickly and safely in challenging locations.

Danger Close: The battle of Long Tan hits cinemas August 8 2019.

Theatrical Trailer

Saturday, June 1, 2019

2099: THE SOLDIER PROTOCOL (Feature)







Staring David Arquette, Jackson Gallagher, Kendal Rae, Belinda McClory and produced by SunJive productions, 2099: The Soldier Protocol is set in a shadowy facility that imprisons test subjects for its 'future soldier' program, but their latest plaything becomes much more than they can handle.

Chroma produced several hundred 4K shots for the film including stunt enhancements, weapon effects, CG integration and a wide range of production design solutions.

2099: The Soldier Protocol comes to US cinemas in March 2020.

Friday, May 31, 2019

MY LIFE IS MURDER (Series)







CJZ's new crime drama series, My Life Is Murder comes to the Ten network this year.

Staring Lucy Lawless, Bernard Curry and Ebony Vagulans, the show follows Alexa Crowe as she juggles the frustrations of own life while solving a series of vicious and baffling crimes.

With a focus on technology and social media to help provide the clues, this 10-part series provides a good dose of light hearted yet dramatic entertainment.

The team at Chroma produced several hundred VFX shots across series providing solutions for stunts, location and production design, including unique opening titles for each episode.

My Life is Murder comes to Network Ten in July.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

FRAYED (Series)







Frayed is a very funny yet bitter sweet, riches to rags tale set in the late 1980's. Written and starring Sarah Kendall and featuring a great supporting cast including Kerry Armstrong, Robert Webb, Diane Morgan and Matt Passmore it follows the story of a wealthy London housewife who is forced to return to her true past in Newcastle, Australia.

This Australian / British co-pro was produced in 4K HDR by Guesswork, with Chroma producing hundreds of VFX shots for the 6 part series, including production design enhancements, stunts and location augmentations throughout.

Frayed comes to ABC and SKY UK this year.

Thursday, May 9, 2019

AUSTRALIAN GANGSTER (Miniseries)







Australian Gangster is the latest crime drama from Roadshow Rough Diamond, producers of the critically acclaimed Romper Stomper.

This two-part miniseries follow the self destructive trajectory of a local Sydney thug as he attempts to balance a normal suburban life with a glamourous crime lifestyle.

Chroma delivered over 200 shots for the 2-part, 4K series including stunt and location augmentation and a wide range of production design enhancements throughout.

Australian Gangster comes to the Seven Network in 2019.

Thursday, May 2, 2019

THE INBESTIGATORS (Series)







Gristmill latest kids series, The Inbestigators is an adorable comedy drama focusing around an investigative agency run by children, with the grown ups at Chroma providing several VFX shots for the show.

The Inbestigators comes to ABC Me and Netflix in 2019.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

THE FLIP SIDE (Feature)







Eddie Izzard stars alongside local talent Emily Taheny, Luke McKenzie and Tina Bursill in The Flip Side, directed by Marion Pilowsky.

The film follows Henry (Izzard) as he returns to Adelaide to rekindle an old romance, but as always it's complicated. Chroma provided a wide range of VFX for the feature, from location augmentation to production design enhancement.

The Flip Side comes to Australian cinemas in August 2019.