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Rising Sun Pictures

{{Short description|Australian visual effects company}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{use Australian English|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Rising Sun Pictures

| type = Subsidiary

| company_slogan =

| foundation = 1995

| founder = {{Unbulleted list|Tony Clark|Gail Fuller|Wayne Lewis}}

| location = Flinders Street

| hq_location_city = Adelaide

| hq_location_country = Australia

| key_people = Jennie Zeiher (Company President)

| industry = Visual effects

| products =

| parent = Pitch Black Company

| owner =

| revenue =

| operating profit =

| homepage = {{url|https://www.rsp.com.au/}}

}}

Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) is an Australian visual effects company headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, co-founded and headed by Tony Clark. Since April 2021 it has been owned by FuseFX. Its film and television credits include Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Deadpool & Wolverine, Charlotte's Web, Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles.

History

The company was founded in 1995 by Tony Clark, Wayne Lewis, and Gail Fuller in Adelaide. It is named after the Rising Sun Inn in the Adelaide suburb of Kensington,{{cite web | title=Our Story | website=Rising Sun Pictures | date=16 February 2022 | url=https://www.rsp.com.au/about-rsp/our-story/ | access-date=10 June 2022}} where they held their first meeting.{{cite web | last=Taylor | first=Mary | title=The Forager: New dawn for Rising Sun | website=InDaily | date=22 April 2015 | url=https://indaily.com.au/eat-drink-explore/the-forager/2015/04/22/the-forager-new-dawn-for-rising-sun/ | access-date=12 June 2022}}

In 2015, RSP formed a partnership with the University of South Australia whereby nine Bachelor of Media Arts students would work at RSP as part of their degree.{{cite web | title=Rising Sun collaboration – a new dawn for UniSA media arts students | website=UniSA | date=25 August 2015 | url=https://unisa.edu.au/media-centre/Releases/Rising-Sun-collaboration--a-new-dawn-for-UniSA-media-arts-students/ | access-date=11 June 2022}} This collaboration continues as of 2022, with graduates in high demand and several subsequently employed at RSP.

In 2016, the company launched a production office in Sydney, located at Fox Studios Australia. This is intended to support both local Australian filmmakers (many of whom are based nearby and use Fox for shooting, editorial and other production and post-production work) as well as its ongoing work with international clients. Having a base in Sydney would allow RSP to become involved at an earlier stage of production. This office has since been closed down.{{cite web | title=Rising Sun Pictures launches production office in Sydney | website=FilmInk | date=13 September 2016 | url=https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/rising-sun-pictures-launches-production-office-in-sydney/ | access-date=11 June 2022}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia's relative insulation from the worst effects allowed film and television production to continue in near-normal conditions, including the production of Mortal Kombat in Adelaide.

In March 2021 RSP expanded its offices and studios.{{cite web | title=Rising Sun Pictures Expands Studio and Staff As Production Rebounds In Australia | website=SHOOTonline | date=29 March 2021| url=https://www.shootonline.com/spw/rising-sun-pictures-expands-studio-and-staff-production-rebounds-australia | access-date=11 June 2022}} In mid-2021, it opened a small production studio in Southbank precinct of Brisbane, Queensland.{{cite web | title=Rising Sun Pictures launches studio in Brisbane | website=Ausfilm | url=https://www.ausfilm.com.au/news/rising-sun-pictures-launches-studio-in-brisbane/ |date=19 January 2022 | access-date=11 June 2022}}

In April 2021, Los Angeles-based FuseFX acquired Rising Sun Pictures.{{cite web| url=https://www.businessnewsaustralia.com/articles/adelaide-visual-effects-studio-rising-sun-pictures-acquired-by-us-giant.html| website= Business News Australia| title=Adelaide visual effects studio Rising Sun Pictures acquired by US giant | access-date=11 June 2022}} No operational changes were planned at the company, which would continue to maintain its brand, but the acquisition would allow it to expand further.{{cite web | last=Spence | first=Andrew | title=Rising Sun Pictures sold to Hollywood studio | website=InDaily | date=9 April 2021 | url=https://indaily.com.au/news/business/2021/04/09/rising-sun-pictures-sold-to-hollywood-studio/ | access-date=11 June 2022}}

Rising Sun has worked with the Australian Institute for Machine Learning, enabling it to develop some cutting-edge new tools.{{cite web | title=Excellence in Science & Industry Collaboration | website=SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards |date=2021 | url=https://www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au/excellence-in-science-indus | access-date=10 June 2022}}

In January 2023, the Pitch Black Company{{Cite web |date=2023-01-18 |title=The Fuse Group is now the Pitch Black Company |url=https://fusefx.com/the-fuse-group-is-now-the-pitch-black-company/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=FuseFX |language=en-US}} was founded to encompass all of the brands owned by the now defunct Fuse Group. This includes Folks VFX, FuseFX, Rising Sun Pictures and El Ranchito VFX.

Description and people

RSP's offices are located on Flinders Street, in Adelaide.

{{as of|June 2022}} Tony Clark,{{cite web | title=Ausfilm member spotlight: Tony Clark, Rising Sun Pictures | website=Ausfilm | date=11 September 2021 | url=https://www.ausfilm.com.au/news/ausfilm-member-spotlight-tony-clark/ | access-date=11 June 2022}} leads the studio under the Rising Sun Pictures brand. Meredith Meyer-Nichols is head of production and executive producer.{{cite web | title=Our Team Archive | website=Rising Sun Pictures | url=https://www.rsp.com.au/about-rsp/our-team/ | access-date=10 June 2022}} In 2021 there were around 270 staff employed in Adelaide.

Awards

The company has won many awards, including AEAF Special Merit Awards for Mortal Kombat and the second season of The Boys in 2021.{{cite web |title=Awards and Nominations |date =2023 |url=https://www.rsp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/awards_and_nominations.pdf |access-date=21 November 2024}}

In 2022, RSP won two AEAF Bronze Awards, for Jungle Cruise and Cowboy Bebop. In the same year, VFX supervisor Julian Hutchens was co-winner of the AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation for the team's work on Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis.{{cite web |last=Newman |first=Crystel |title=2022 AACTA Award win |website=RSP |date=5 December 2022 |url=https://www.rsp.com.au/news/2022-aacta-award-win/#:~:text=Adelaide%2C%20South%20Australia%E2%80%945%20December,or%20Animation%20for%20its%20work |access-date=21 November 2024}}

=ARIA Music Awards=

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

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| ARIA Music Awards of 2003

| Rising Sun Pictures for Rogue Traders' "One of My Kind"

| Best Video

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| ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/Best-Video?view=list|title=Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date= 12 December 2019 }}

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Film and TV credits<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmography |url=https://www.rsp.com.au/our-work/filmography/ |url-status=live |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Rising Sun Pictures |language=en-AU}}</ref>

{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|* Ahsoka (2023)

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Involvement in open source projects

Projects sponsored by Rising Sun Pictures include:{{cite web |url = http://open.rsp.com.au/?page_id=4 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080113061949/http://open.rsp.com.au/?page_id=4 |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2008-01-13 |title = Projects at Open Source at Rising Sun Pictures |access-date = 2007-12-13 |publisher = Rising Sun Pictures}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080719002852/http://open.rsp.com.au/projects/earth Earth] - a utility for finding files across a large network of machines and track disk usage in real time
  • pyshake - integrates Python with Shake{{explain|date=June 2022}}
  • Affogato - a plugin for Avid's Softimage XSI 3D animation software
  • Sun Grid Engine - added Array Job Interdependencies

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See also

References

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External links

  • {{official|https://www.rsp.com.au/}}

Category:Companies based in Adelaide

Category:Companies established in 1995

Category:Visual effects companies

Category:Film production companies of Australia