{"id":46540,"date":"2026-07-08T09:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/46540\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:37:06","slug":"harry-potter-studio-proof-inc-returns-to-australia-with-new-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/46540\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; Studio Proof Inc. Returns To Australia With New Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEXCLUSIVE: L.A-based <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/proof-inc\/\" id=\"auto-tag_proof-inc\" data-tag=\"proof-inc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Proof Inc.<\/a> is returning to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/australia\/\" id=\"auto-tag_australia\" data-tag=\"australia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia<\/a> with the opening of a studio in Brisbane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe company, which bills itself as \u201cthe world\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tProof 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tProof Inc. previously had a studio in Sydney that operated under the Proof Australia moniker. Proof\u2019s work in the country includes\u00a0Charlotte\u2019s Web\u00a0in Melbourne,\u00a0The Ruins\u00a0on the Gold Coast,\u00a0I, Frankenstein\u00a0in Melbourne,\u00a0and The Vatican Tapes, Gods of Egypt, and\u00a0The Age of Adaline\u00a0in Sydney. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cAustralia has always been part of Proof\u2019s story,\u201d said Ron Frankel, founder and CEO of Proof Inc. \u201cSome of our earliest international productions were based there, and we\u2019ve 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tPeers has experience in production, operations and international collaboration, and will oversee the studio\u2019s day-to-day operations and regional growth plans. She has a background across Australia\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFounded 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 &amp; The Furious, and Avatar franchises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe company is specialist in visualization, or previs \u2013 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\u2019s production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: L.A-based Proof Inc. is returning to Australia with the opening of a studio in Brisbane. 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