Contrary to popular belief, Australia is quickly reclaiming it’s position as an integral part of the digital arts and video game development industries.
Whether it be Luma, Iloura, Animal Logic or Method Studios blowing the minds of hundreds of viewers in cinemas around the globe. Addictive games like Crossy Road and Fruit Ninja being developed by Hipster Whale and Halfbrick Studios. Or the small screen magic being cast by Alt VFX, Cutting Edge and Rotor Studios. The projects being developed in Australia are broad and require artists with equally varied skill sets, experience and backgrounds.
We’ve gathered up a short list of some of the biggest CG and digital art studios in Australia, as well as their studio locations, some of their biggest work and (where available) what they are currently working on.
So, when you’re ready, hit that “Jobs” button and send them some of your best work.
ALT VFX – VISUAL EFFECTS STUDIO
Location – Brisbane and Sydney
Notable Works – Honda, Toyota and NAB advertisments
ANIMAL LOGIC – DIGITAL STUDIO (ANIMATION, VFX AND DESIGN)
Location – Sydney, Vancouver and Los Angeles
Notable Work – The Avengers: Age of Ultron, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Prometheus
In Production – Lego Batman Movie
CUTTING EDGE STUDIOS – VISUAL EFFECTS AND POST PRODUCTION STUDIO
Location – Sydney, Brisbane and The Gold Coast
Notable Work – Advil, Toyota and KFC advertisments
HALFBRICK STUDIO – INDIE VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS
Location – Brisbane
Notable Work – Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride
In Production – Fruit Ninja VR
HIPSTER WHALE – INDIE VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS
Location – Melbourne
Notable Works – Crossy Road
ILOURA – ANIMATION AND VISUAL EFFECTS STUDIO
Location – Melbourne and Sydney
Notable Work – Game of Thrones, Mad Max: Fury Road, Ted
In Production – Ghostbusters
LEAGUE OF GEEKS – INDIE VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS
Location – Melbourne
Notable Work – Armello
LUMA PICTURES – VISUAL EFFECTS AND ANIMATION STUDIOS
Location – Santa Monica and Melbourne
Notable Work – Deadpool, Antman, The Avengers
METHOD STUDIOS – VISUAL EFFECTS AND POST PRODUCTION STUDIO
Location – USA, UK, Canada, Sydney and Melbourne
Notable Work – Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor, Iron Man
In Production – Doctor Strange
MIRAGE VFX – VISUAL EFFECTS AND ANIMATION STUDIO
Location – Sydney, Singapore and Bangkok
Notable Works – Lord of the Rings, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kong
RISING SUN PICTURES – VISUAL EFFECTS STUDIO
Location – Adelaide
Notable Work – X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Great Gatsby, Gravity
TANTALUS MEDIA – INDIE VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS
Location – Melbourne
Notable Work – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
YAK AND CO – INDIE VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS
Location – Melbourne
Notable Work – Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise
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That is just some of the studios working on amazing and exciting things right here in Australia. As you can see, the local industry is healthy and gets stronger and stronger as local artists graduate studio ready.
