What Resin does

Resin is a boutique visual effects studio headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, founded in 2004, that delivers end-to-end VFX production services for theatrical feature films and television/streaming series. The studio operates from four Australian locations — Adelaide (headquarters), Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane — and serves a roster of major Hollywood studios and streamers alongside Australian productions. Resin engages in three vendor archetypes depending on production needs: primary vendor (e.g., La Brea S2/S3, Yellowjackets, Hunters, Tidelands), additional VFX vendor (e.g., MaXXXine, Death and Other Details, Hotel Mumbai), and support vendor to peer VFX studios (e.g., Monkey Man, Teen Wolf The Movie).

The studio's offering spans the full VFX craft palette: pre-visualisation, on-set supervision, 3D/CG asset and shot production, set extensions, physics-based simulation (fire, water, blood/gore, destruction), creature and character work (e.g., Mr Percival the digital pelican for Storm Boy; CGI animals in Red Dog), augmentation and beauty FX, simulated travel, and final compositing. Notable technical capabilities include an in-house GPU rendering pipeline and integration of Unreal Engine for environment creation — both deployed on the CG-heavy Heavens: The Boy and His Robot engagement, which produced 1,200+ shots over a two-year period.

Commercially, Resin runs a sales-led, project-based professional services model. Pricing is quote-driven per production based on scope, shot count and required disciplines; nothing is publicly disclosed. All business originates through direct email or phone contact and is relationship-led, with growth driven by multi-season vendor expansion (e.g., ascending from additional to primary vendor across La Brea seasons and Yellowjackets seasons). The studio actively markets Australia's 40% Post, Digital and Visual Effects (PDV) rebate to overseas clients as a structural pricing lever. Sister company The Post Lounge provides coordinated post-production services, exemplified by their joint delivery on Warner Bros.'s Elvis feature.

Name

Resin

Legal name

Resin

Website

https://resin.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Resin is a boutique Australian visual effects studio founded in 2004 that delivers end-to-end VFX production for feature films and streaming/television series, serving Hollywood and Australian producers across studios in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Visual Effects Production Services

NAICS

Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (33431), Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (337)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

VFX Production & Supervision (2D/3D, Compositing, FX, CG) (MPADAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

VFX Production & Shot Work (CG Integration, Matte Painting, FX) (MPAHABAB), VFX Review, QC & Delivery (Client Review, Conform, Final Outputs) (MPAHABAL)

Keywords

• Visual effects services
• Feature film VFX
• Episodic television VFX
• Pre-visualization services
• Compositing and 3D

Headquarters

HQ city

Adelaide

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Project-based VFX production services: Revenue generated via project-based contracts for visual effects production on feature films and episodic television. Engagements span primary vendor (e.g., La Brea S2/S3, Yellowjackets, Hunters, Tidelands, Reef Break), additional VFX vendor (e.g., MaXXXine, Death and Other Details, Hotel Mumbai, Truth Be Told), and support vendor roles to peer VFX studios (e.g., MaXXXine, Monkey Man, Teen Wolf The Movie). Scope, shot count and price are negotiated per production.
2. Specialty sequences and title design: Specialty project work including directed opening title sequences (e.g., Romper Stomper for Stan) and one-off special VFX sequences (e.g., Mariah Carey's Christmas Special sleigh ride sequence for Apple TV+).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Resin is a boutique Australian visual effects studio providing end-to-end VFX production services for feature films and television/streaming series. The studio delivers compositing, 3D/CG, simulation (fire, water, blood/gore, destruction), set extensions, creature and character work, augmentation, simulated travel, pre-visualization and on-set supervision. Engagements span primary vendor, additional vendor, and support vendor roles on a project/quote basis, with overseas clients also able to access the 40% Australian PDV rebate.

Product overview

Resin is a single, unified boutique visual effects studio (no separate platform or modules) that delivers end-to-end VFX production services for feature films and episodic television. Established in 2004 in Australia, the studio's offering is organised around two primary engagements — Feature Film Visual Effects and Episodic Television Visual Effects — both of which draw on a shared palette of craft disciplines: Compositing, 3D / CG Asset and Shot Production, Set Extensions, VFX Simulation (fire, water, destruction), Creature and Character VFX, Augmentation and Beauty FX, Simulated Travel and CG Vehicles, Previs / Pre-visualization, and On-Set VFX Supervision. Supporting deliverables include Title Sequence Design and Direction (e.g., Romper Stomper, Red Dog) and annual Film and Episodic Showreels used for client outreach. All work is produced in-house across studios in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, with capabilities spanning Unreal Engine environments and a proprietary GPU rendering pipeline (deployed on The Boy and His Robot).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feature Film Visual Effects End-to-end visual effects production for theatrical feature films, covering pre-visualization, on-set supervision, compositing, 3D/CG, set extensions, augmentation, simulation (fire, water, destruction), and creature and character work. Engaged as primary vendor, additional vendor, or support vendor. Notable credits include Warner Bros.'s Elvis (200+ shots), Mortal Kombat, Heavens: The Boy and His Robot (1200+ shots), Storm Boy, Hotel Mumbai, Red Dog, The Nightingale, and MaXXXine.
• Episodic Television Visual Effects Visual effects production for television and streaming series, frequently acting as primary vendor managing 500+ shots per season across full multi-episode runs. Capabilities span compositing, 3D, set extensions, augmentation, blood and gore, water FX, simulated travel, and destruction FX. Notable credits include Yellowjackets (Lionsgate), La Brea (NBC Universal), Tidelands (Netflix), Hunters (Syfy/NBC Universal), Electric Dreams, Class of '07, Death and Other Details, and Reef Break (Disney).
• Pre-visualization Services Pre-visualization of full feature films to plan shots and sequences before production, often run as a standalone pre-production engagement. Used on Warner Bros.'s Elvis (several hundred shots of previs) and across the full film on The Boy and His Robot as part of a two-year pre-vis and production engagement.
• On-Set VFX Supervision On-set visual effects supervision provided during principal photography to ensure footage is captured cleanly for downstream VFX work. Delivered as a standalone service or as part of broader VFX engagements on productions including Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (Sony/Amazon), Reef Break (Disney), and Hunters (Syfy/NBC Universal).
• Title Sequence Design and Direction Design, direction, and production of opening title sequences using compositing, simulation, 3D, animation and typography. Resin directed and produced the opening sequence for Stan's 2018 series Romper Stomper (won GOLD at the AEAF Awards) and designed the typographic elements for the Red Dog title sequence.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ VFX shots delivered across the La Brea franchise (Seasons 1–3)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers32 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / sister company and industry association / marketing partner.

• The Post Loungeflagship / sister companyStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Post Lounge is explicitly described as Resin's 'sister company'. The Post Lounge provided post-production services for the Elvis (Warner Bros.) feature film while Resin delivered the VFX work, indicating a coordinated go-to-market between VFX and post-production for major productions.
• Ausfilmindustry association / marketing partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerAustralian film industry body Ausfilm published an article profiling the Australian post and VFX work on Hulu's 'Faraway Downs', with a direct link from Resin's project page — extending Resin's marketing reach through Ausfilm's industry promotional channels.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Framestore: Major global VFX studio with feature film and episodic credits across Hollywood tentpoles (Gravity, Blade Runner 2049) and prestige streaming series. Much larger and more diversified than Resin but competes for the same Hollywood feature and streaming VFX budgets and supplier slots.
• DNEG: Multi-location global VFX and animation house delivering feature, episodic, and themed entertainment work for major studios. Comparable as a global competitor bidding on the same tentpole feature and streaming VFX contracts Resin targets as primary or additional vendor.
• Method Studios: Global VFX and post-production studio with Australian presence delivering episodic and feature VFX including compositing, CG, and simulation. Broader incumbent operating across many geographies with overlapping service lines, but overlapping Australian PDV-rebate-driven work.
• Digital Domain: Global VFX and immersive content studio with feature film credits and episodic capabilities. Larger broad incumbent competing for streaming series VFX work in the same vendor ecosystems as Resin.
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM): Lucasfilm-owned global VFX powerhouse operating across feature film and episodic (including Star Wars and Marvel series). The dominant broad incumbent Resin occasionally supports as a peer-vendor studio (per its 'support vendor' work on MaXXXine, Monkey Man).

Direct peers

• Animal Logic: Sydney-based Australian VFX and animation studio with a long track record on feature films (The LEGO Movie, Happy Feet, Peter Rabbit) and episodic work. Comparable as an Australian-headquartered VFX vendor leveraging the same PDV rebate, though larger and more animation-focused than Resin.
• Luma Pictures: Independent VFX studio delivering compositing, CG, and creature work for feature films and streaming series. Similar scale and service offering to Resin, frequently engaged as additional or support vendor on the same productions Resin works on.
• Fin Design + Effects: Australian boutique VFX studio specialising in compositing, CG, and creature work for Hollywood features and streaming series. Comparable Australian-based boutique competitor bidding on similar PDV-rebate-driven episodic and feature projects.
• Rising Sun Pictures: Adelaide-based boutique Australian VFX studio founded in 1995, delivering feature film and episodic visual effects including compositing, CG, and creature work for Hollywood and streaming clients. Closest direct peer to Resin by geography, scale, and service mix; both compete for the same PDV-rebate-driven overseas work.

Regional players

• Wētā FX: New Zealand-based VFX studio (Lord of the Rings, Avatar) operating in the broader Australasian VFX ecosystem with its own NZ government rebate. Regional peer leveraging a similar rebate-driven GTM model and competing for some of the same Hollywood tentpole work, though primarily operating from Wellington.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/resin.com.au
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/resin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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