Gail Fuller, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) Co-Founder, was recognised for her ongoing commitment to leadership in the creative industry by receiving the ‘Santos Leader of the Year’ at the Advertiser and Sunday Mail’s Woman of the Year Awards 2019.
RSP won the Creative Industries award at the 57th Australian 2019 Export Awards.
The Awards recognise Australian companies which are excelling in the international marketplace by selling and promoting their products and services.
Announced at a gala awards ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on the 3 December 2019, the South Australian studio was recognised for its work as a leading exporter of visual effects to the worldwide film-making community. RSP has contributed to over 150
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The epic Star Wars franchise, which became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon, has inspired many young dreamers. It was Star Wars – A New Hope which set a young South Australian boy onto a path which would see him contribute to some of the biggest movies of all time.
From the back of a 1971 HG Holden station wagon, decked out with mattress and pillows, a 9-year-old Nick Pill watched ‘Star Wars – A New Hope’ on the big screen at the local drive-in. That night, the
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To be successful you need to be humble. Be hungry. Be the hardest working in the room, says Hollywood superstar Dwayne 'Rock' Johnson. RSP's Roberto is living proof that these are the simplest yet hardest ingredients for success.
Heading back in time, to a suburban house in Adelaide, a young boy created a replica layout of his family home for his primary school project. Impressed by his skills, and great attention to detail, Roberto's
Lewie Carson is a junior compositor at Method in Melbourne, where he has worked on several studio films including Men in Black: International, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Tomb Raider, Christopher Robin, Aquaman and A-X-L. Originally from Melbourne, Lewie completed Rising Sun Pictures’ Graduate Certificate Program in Compositing and Tracking in 2016. At RSP, he learned industry standard practices for roto/paint work and compositing, the same skills he employs on the job today.
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Troy hails from one of South Australia's most pristine beachside towns Wallaroo, where beautiful crystal clear aqua water meets the warm white sandy beaches. As a kid growing up in an Australian country town, sport is part of your DNA, and Troy is no exception. He played in the town’s basketball, tennis, golf and football teams, winning awards in several sports. He also played backyard cricket (but he could never get his brothers out, so let's not mention it!).
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Disney's 1937 'The Clock Cleaners' starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy inspired a four year old Russian boy to dream big and believe anything was possible.
As a child, Victor Glushchenko sat in the lounge room of his Chelyabinsk home and watched in awe as the Disney's short film flickered and danced across his tv screen. He loved the animation, and for it's time, it had some ground-breaking background design.
It was his infatuation with this 2D short
RSP is super excited to contribute VFX to Ford V Ferrari. Check out the recently released trailer.
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How did a girl from the snowy slopes of Colorado with a career in finance end up at a visual effects studio across the other side of the world? And what on earth was she doing in a Black Hawk helicopter along the way?
Juliette hails from the poetically-named city of Golden, nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, USA. She and her three siblings used the hills of the former gold rush town as their playground during their
