THE PORTABLE DOOR (Feature)

 

Produced by the Jim Henson Company / Story Bridge Films and Directed by Jeffery Walker, The Portable Door is based on the popular book by Tom Holt.

Starring Patrick Gibson, Sophie Wilde and veterans Christof Waltz and Sam Neil, The Portable Door follows an intern at a mysterious London firm with unconventional employers who want to disrupt the ancient an ancient magical world with modern corporate practices.

Chroma produced over 100 shots for the 4K HDR feature raging from the titular door effects, asset creation and CG integration and character animation, to diverse location and production design enhancements throughout.

The Portable Door comes to screens as a Stan Original in 2023.

GOLD (Feature)

Zac Effron stars in Gold, a story of greed and isolation set against an endless desert. The film is a Stan Original directed by Anthony Hayes and produced by Deeper Water.

Our team produced over 300 anamorphic shots for the feature to give the film its distinctive look.

From location enhancements, live action animal integration, stunts and prosthetics, to an extensive dust storm sequence, set extensions, CG vehicles and countless production design and technical enhancements throughout.

Check out Gold later this year on Stan.

MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS (Feature)

Following on from dozens of books and the wildly popular television series, Miss Fisher finally makes it to the big screen in The Crypt of Tears, taking her into the deserts of 1930's Palestine to locate a mystical artifact and unravel the mystery around it.

Shot in Morocco and Australia and directed by Tony Tilse, the film takes the Phryne formula to a new level, with excitement, intrigue and playful investigation at every turn. Returning favorites including Nathan Page and Miriam Margoyles are joined by an amazing cast including Rupert Penry-Jones, John Waters, Jacqueline McKenzie, Daniel Lapaine to mention just a few.

Having worked on the three original series, Chroma return to deliver over 500 VFX shots throughout the film, providing location and production design enhancements, CG integration, set extension, vehicles, action stunts and much more. Chroma also provided investment support for the production.

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears was released by Village Roadshow in 2020 to great success and has recently been selected for the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

THE VERY EXCELLENT MR.DUNDEE (Feature)

Paul Hogan returns alongside an all-star cameo cast including John Cleese, Chevy Chase, Kerry Armstrong, Clayton Jacobson, Luke Hemsworth and dozens more in The Very Excellent Mr.Dundee.

Directed by Dean Murphy, the semi-fictional comedy follows Paul as he races around LA to restore his reputation on the eve of receiving a knighthood.

Chroma were brought in to produce over 150 4K shots for the feature including CG integration, simulated travel, technical correction and other production design enhancements throughout.

Look out for The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee in cinemas this year.

THE WHISTLEBLOWER (Feature)

Shot in Melbourne, Chinese-Australian co-production The Whistleblower is a non-stop action feature directed by Xialou Xue (Finding Mr.Right).

Following a fatal accident, a Chinese expatriate working for an Australian mining company stumbles across an environmental conspiracy that has terrifying global consequences.

Chroma produced over 500 shots for the feature, encompassing a huge range of production solutions including vehicle and stunt sequences, CG integration, live action augmentation and hundreds of production design enhancements throughout.

The Whistleblower comes to cinemas in December 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.

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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.

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.

UNDERTOW (Feature)

Miranda Nation's debut feature Undertow stars Laura Gordon (Saw V), Olivia DeJonge (Better Watch Out) and Rob Collins (Glitch).

Undertow is a confronting look at obsession and loss as a photo-journalist struggles with miscarriage coupled with the suspicion of her husbands affair, growing into a dangerous infatuation to find out more about his mistress and her own inner darkness.

Chroma provided VFX for the feature from surreal visuals to numerous production and location enhancements.

Undertow premiered at MIFF 2018.

REFLECTIONS IN THE DUST (Feature)

Reflections in the dust is a confronting feature from Australian filmmaker Luke Sullivan.

Shot in stark black and white and staring Robin Royce Queree and Sarah Noubolt, an unknown event has destroyed civilisation leaving a daughter and father to wrestle with the past in a world with no future.

Chroma provided several visual effects shots for the film which comes to screens in 2019.

BROTHERS' NEST (Feature)

Directed and starring Clayton Jacobson (Kenny), real life brother, Shane Jacobson (Jack Irish, The Dressmaker) and screen veterans Kim Gyngell and Lynette Curran, 'Brothers' Nest' is a darkly funny tale that follows two criminal siblings as they return home with a plan to finally deal with their cruel patriarch, but conflicts soon arise as the true past is revealed.

Chroma provided over 100 VFX shots for the feature ranging from production design enhancement, CG integration and environmental effects to stunt enhancement and live action augmentation.

Keep an eye out for Brothers' Nest in 2018.

FIVE PROVOCATIONS (Feature)

Five Provocations is a confronting and playful feature from Angie Black / BlackEye Films.

The lives of four very different people fall apart and come together in this performance-driven drama about identity, loss and finding yourself.

Chroma produced several visual effects and technical enhancements for the film.

DEADLOCK (Series)

Everycloud productions latest drama, Deadlock has just completed post production.

This 5x12 short-form youth oriented series was written and directed by Bille Pfeiffer and produced by Belinda Mravavic. The limits of friends and family are tested when a mysterious car crash unearths a darker side to a seemingly idyllic community.

Chroma produced over 100 shots for the 5 part series in addition to opening titles and investment support.

Look out for Deadlock in 2018.

RIOT (Telemovie)

Jeffery Walker's latest feature 'Riot' revisits the drama and bravery behind the first 'Mardi Gras'.

After a push to decriminalise homosexuality stalled in 1978, a group of Sydney activists decide they must make one final attempt to celebrate who they are. Starring Damon Herriman, Kate Box and Xavier Samuel the film celebrates the events 40th anniversary.

Chroma provided some technical VFX for the production.

Riot comes to the ABC in February.

ODDLANDS (Short)

With it's post apocalyptic setting, unique characters and dystopian style, Oddlands is certainly not your average production. Matchbox and the Back2Back theatre company, together with director Bruce Gladwin created the short which went on to premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2017.

Chroma provided a hundreds of visual effects for the film including production design support, location and stunt enhancement, digital animations and technical fixes throughout.

JUNGLE (Feature)

We have recently completed post production on upcoming feature film, Jungle.

Directed by Greg McLean and staring Daniel Radcliffe, this Arclight release presents the incredible true story of Yossi Ghinsberg's ill-fated amazon expedition.

Chroma produced a wide range of 4K visual effects for the feature including complex live action augmentation, CG animation, digimatte integration and a host of technical corrections throughout.

Look out for Jungle in 2017.

DANCE ACADEMY (Feature)

Dance Academy: The Comeback hits the big screen in 2017.

Based in the popular ABC3 series, the film takes Tara's dreams of stardom to new levels with direction by Jeffrey Walker (Jack Irish, Banished) and shooting locations from Sydney to New York.

Chroma provided a range of complex digital removals, augments and technical fixes for the feature.

BETTER WATCH OUT (Feature)

"Better watch out" (Originally 'Safe Neigbourhood') is a US feature due to release at the end of 2016.

Directed by Chris Peckover and staring Virginia Madsen, Patrick Warburton and Olivia DeJonge, a Christmas babysitting gig turns into a deadly game of survival.

Chroma were commissioned by StormVision Entertainment to deliver a range of visual effects and technical work across the production, with over 50 shots produced from stunt enhancement, rig removal, digimatte integration, production design enhancement, sim travel and more.

"Better watch out" hit screens in late 2016.

THE OSIRIS CHILD (Feature)

Set in a future time of interplanetary colonisation, an unlikely pair are forced together to rescue a young girl amidst a global crisis orchestrated by a shadowy military contractor.

Directed by Shane Abbess and staring Kellan Lutz, Daniel MacPherson and Rachel Griffiths, SFv1: The Osiris Child hits screens in 2016 with Chroma providing some technical fixes for the film.

OTTO BLOOM (Feature)

This intriguing film by Cris Jones is a fictional documentary feature about a celebrity figure who experiences time in reverse, and the impact he has on the world around him as he passes backwards through the years.

Chroma were brought onboard to produce a wide range of VFX shots for the film in addition to creating archival footage treatments.

Otto Bloom hits screens later this year.