A biography of our work in feature film visual effects over the past decade. Resin recently had the distinction of a major role on Baz Luhrmann's Elvis for Warner Bros. Our studio has also forged trusted relationships with our peers recently working as a support vendor to other studios on films including MaXXXine, Monkey Man and Teen Wolf.

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Beast of War
Bronte Pictures

Feature Film
Blood & Gore, Augmentation, Set Extensions, 3D / CG, Compositing.

  • Resin worked with writer/director, Kiah Roache-Turner as two Young soldiers, fresh out of boot camp find themselves stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean after their ship is sunk by the enemy and must battle for their lives against a giant hungry great white shark.

    Review of the film

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The Bluff
Amazon MGM Studios

Feature Film
Blood & Gore, Augmentation, Set Extensions, 3D / CG, Compositing.

  • The Bluff is an upcoming swashbuckler action drama film directed by Frank E. Flowers, written by Flowers and Joe Ballarini, and starring Priyanka Chopra, Karl Urban, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Safia Oakley-Green and Temuera Morrison.

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Elvis
Warner Bros.

Feature Film (200+ shots)
Previs, Compositing, 3D, Set Extensions, Augmentation.

  • Over a period of approximately 12 months, Resin provided pre-viz for several hundred shots and then moved on to produce 200+ vfx shots and various assets. Resin worked on key sequences of the film including Colonel Tom Parker’s nightmare, the famous NBC Studios Comeback Special and the final hero shot of the film.

    Our work included full CG shots, set extensions, cosmetic corrections, replicating and syncing over 400 guitarist performances on a 3D virtual set and bringing the NBC Studios control room to life to reflect the look and feel of the era with environment extensions, stage integrations, performance integrations, broadcast monitors and equipment in the control room.

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Mortal Kombat
Warner Bros.

Feature Film (100+ shots)
Compositing, Augmentation, Blood & Gore.

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MaXXXine
A24 Films

Feature Film (Additional VFX)
Blood & Gore, Augmentation, Compositing.

  • Resin was contracted in a ‘Additional VFX’ capacity on the film working on approximately 30 shots.

    Our work included set cleanups, blood and gore, knife blades and some performance augmentation.

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Monkey Man
Universal Pictures

Feature Film (Additional VFX)
Compositing, Blood & Gore.

  • Resin was contracted in an ‘Additional VFX’ capacity for some comp work and blood fx.

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Teen Wolf The Movie
Warner Bros.

Feature Film (100+ shots)
Compositing, 3D, Set Extensions, Blood & Gore, Augmentation.

  • Resin was brought on as an additional vendor to handle a number of fight scenes with blood and gore, weapon augmentation and general compositing.

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Windcatcher
Every Cloud Productions

Feature Film
Compositing, 3D, Simulation (Fire), Set Extensions.

  • Resin was set the challenging task of recreating an Australian bushfire. Our work was a combination of traditional vfx shots where we created our own fire and smoke simulation elements to composite into the shots and then we also created a 180 degree field of view scene of trees ablaze that was used on a volume screen to shoot some of the action. The results were nothing short of breathtaking.

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The Boy and His Robot
Richmanclub Studios

Feature Film (1000+ shots)
Previs, Compositing, 3D, Simulation, Set Extensions, Creature, Character, CG Vehicles, Augmentation, Destruction FX.

  • Resin worked with director Rich Ho over a two year period through pre-vis of the entire film and then on the production of over 1200 CG heavy visual effects shots. Parts of the films environments were created using Unreal Engine. The work was all handled in house and we developed a GPU pipeline for rendering in house. The film features countless CG assets, use of motion capture for digital doubles, motion graphics work, simulation work and the odd lens flare here and there.

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Red Dog
Woss Group Film Prod.

Feature Film (100+ shots)
Compositing, 3D, Creature, Set Extensions, Compositing, 3D, Creature.

  • Resin handled 130 visual effects shots for the film. Set extensions, compositing and digital augmentation of animal performances. Resin created a CGI dog and cat for a stylised fight scene and designed all the typographic elements for the film including the opening title sequence.

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Bloody Hell
Eclectik Vision

Feature Film (100+ shots)
Compositing, 3D, Simulation, Set Extensions, Augmentation, Blood & Gore.

  • Resin handled all the visual effects for Bloody Hell.
    The film is brilliant – please get on it!

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Hotel Mumbai
Arclight Films

.Feature Film
Compositing, 3D.

  • Resin provided additional visual effects to the feature film, Hotel Mumbai working on approximately 50 shots.

    ABOUT THE FILM (Source: Adelaide Film Festival)
    Based on true events. 26 November 2008. A wave of devastating terror attacks throughout Mumbai catapult the bustling Indian metropolis into chaos. In the heart of the city’s tourist district, Jihadist terrorists lay siege to the iconic Taj Palace Hotel, whose guests and staff become trapped in a heroic, days-long fight for survival.

    Hotel Mumbai is presented by Screen Australia and Xeitgeist Entertainment Group, in association with the South Australian Film Corporation, Arclight Films, ADL Film Fest FUND, Double Guess Productions and ScreenWest.

    Director: Anthony Maras

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Storm Boy
Ambience Entertainment

Feature Film (100+ shots)
Compositing, 3D, Set Extensions, Creature, Water FX.

  • Resin worked as the primary visual effects vendor on the film, our work encompassed a digital double of Mr Percival (pelican), water simulation work, storm fx work and much more.

    ABOUT THE FILM
    A beautiful and contemporary retelling of Colin Thiele’s classic Australian tale.

    ‘Storm Boy’ has grown up to be Michael Kingley, a successful retired businessman and grandfather. When Kingley starts to see images from his past that he can’t explain, he is forced to remember his long-forgotten childhood, growing up on an isolated coastline with his father. He recounts to his grand-daughter the story of how, as a boy, he rescued and raised an extraordinary orphaned pelican, Mr Percival. Their remarkable adventures and very special bond has a profound effect on all their lives.

    Based on the beloved book, Storm Boy is a timeless story of an unusual and unconditional friendship.

    PRODUCTION DETAILS
    Director: Shawn Seet
    Production Company: Ambience Entertainment
    Producers: Michael Boughen, Matthew Street
    Writer: Justin Monjo
    Cast: GEOFFREY RUSH as Mike Kingley
    JAI COURTNEY as Hideaway Tom
    FINN LITTLE as Storm Boy
    TREVOR JAMIESON as Fingerbone Bill
    MORGANA DAVIES as Madeline

    Release Date: January 17, 2019

    Storm Boy Official Website
    https://stormboythefilm.com/

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The Nightingale
Causeway Films

Feature Film (100+ shots)
Compositing, Simulation, Blood & Gore

  • Resin provided additional visual effects to The Nightingale working on approximately 100 shots.

    ABOUT THE FILM
    Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

    Director: Jennifer Kent

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Where the Wild Things Are
Warner Bros.

Feature Film (Additional VFX)
Compositing

  • Resin was an outsource vendor to one of the large visual effects studios on the film handling paint and roto shots.

    ABOUT WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
    Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 fantasy drama film directed by Spike Jonze. Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers, it is adapted from Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book of the same name. It combines live-action, performers in costumes, animatronics, and computer-generated imagery (CGI).

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Black Water: Abyss
R&R Films

Feature Film
Compositing, Set Extensions.

  • Resin provided visual effects to several scenes in the film including the cave sequence.

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Blood Vessel
Wicked of Oz Studios

Feature Film
Compositing, 3D, Set Extensions, Water FX, Augmentation.

  • Resin provided additional visual effects to the film.

    ABOUT BLOOD VESSEL
    Somewhere in the North Atlantic, late 1945. A life raft adrift at sea, and in it, the survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship. With no food, water, or shelter, all seems lost - until an abandoned German minesweeper drifts ominously towards them, giving them one last chance at survival.

    Blood Vessel is a feature film directed by Justin Dix who wrote, directed and produced CRAWLSPACE.

    Produced in Melbourne by Wicked of Oz, with a crew of talented artists and years of production experience,

    Blood Vessel stars Nathan Phillips, Alyssa Sutherland, Robert Taylor, Christopher Kirby, Alex Cooke, Mark Diaco, John Lloyd Fillingham.

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The Fabulous Four
Bleecker Street

Feature Film
Compositing, 3D, Set Extensions, Augmentation, Simulation.

  • Resin handled all the visual effects for the film. A highlight (other than working on a film with Bette!) was a CG sequence for a parachute crash landing.

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Rogue
Dimension Films

Feature Film
Compositing, 3D, Set Extensions, CG Vehicles

  • Resin only filled a minor role on the film but handled several complex environment extensions shots also involving the addition of CG helicopters.