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Village Roadshow Studios
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General information
TypeFilm and television studios
LocationGold Coast, Australia
AddressEntertainment Road
Coordinates27°54′40″S153°18′40″E/ 27.9110274°S 153.3112476°E/-27.9110274; 153.3112476
Inaugurated1991; 32 years ago
OwnerVillage Roadshow

Village Roadshow Studiosare a set offilm studioslocated inOxenford,Gold Coast,Queensland,Australia.The studios are owned byVillage Roadshowand consist of nine sound stages as well as a range of other production facilities. The studio commenced in June 1991 and is one of three film studios in Australia, the others beingDisney Studios Australiain Sydney andDocklands Studios Melbourne.

The studios have been home to many feature films, telemovies, TV series and miniseries. Some feature film productions includeAquaman,San Andreas,The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,Scooby-Doo,House of Wax,Ghost Ship,andThor: Ragnarok.TV productions have includedH2O: Just Add Water,Terra Nova,BeastMasterand theLost Worldseries.

History

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Village Roadshow Studios opened in 1986 and was commissioned byDino De LaurentiisforDe Laurentiis Entertainment Limited (DEL).Village Roadshow purchased DEL and took over the facility in 1988. The Studios were built before WB Movie World in 1991 and they are adjacent to theWarner Bros. Movie Worldtheme park.Despite their physical proximity and operational links, the studios and theme park are separate entities.

The theme park, and the studios' management have no involvement with productions and, as such, do not recommend cast, crew or extras. This is done independently by the production. However, experienced Warner Bros. Movie World staff are often involved in productions filmed at the studios. The studios are not open to the general public and as the productions are independently owned, permission to go on-set can only be obtained from the production itself.

In June 2004, a fire in Sound Stage 8, during the production ofHouse of Wax,destroyed the sound stage.[1][2]

Facility

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The facility consists of nine sound stages,[3]three water tanks (two outdoor and one indoor; one of which is the largest purpose built film water tank in Australia),[4]10 production areas,[5]five construction workshops,[6]onsite support facilities,[7]two wardrobe and laundry facilities,[8]accounting services,[9]lock ups,[10]screening and editing,[11]preview theatrette, visual effects studio, film processing, post production, travel and freight services, and much more.

In addition to producing a variety of television shows and films, the studios have also been used by the adjacent Warner Bros. Movie World theme park. When the two facilities opened in 1991, a Studio Tour was run from Warner Bros. Movie World throughout the production areas of the Village Roadshow Studios before returning to theMovie Magic Special Effects Show.[12][13]In 2011, both Sound Stage 1 and 2 were utilised for the theme park's annualhalloweenevent,Fright Nights.The Saw and Zombie Apocalypse mazes were housed in these studios throughout October.[14]

In 2018, some sound stages were used for the2018 Commonwealth Gamesand played host to sports such asbo xingandtable tennis.Temporary spectator seating was installed for a total of 6,200 people for the two sports.[15]

Productions

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Clients

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See also

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References

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  1. ^abAAP (27 June 2004)."Candle blamed for Movie World fire".The Age.Retrieved17 November2011.
  2. ^"'House of Wax' melts at Movie World ".New Zealand Herald.28 June 2004.Retrieved17 November2011.
  3. ^"Sound Stage Facilities".Village Roadshow Studios.Retrieved17 November2011.
  4. ^"Tank Facilities".Village Roadshow Studios.Retrieved17 November2011.
  5. ^"Production Office Facilities".Village Roadshow Studios.Retrieved17 November2011.
  6. ^"Construction Workshops".Village Roadshow Studios.Retrieved17 November2011.
  7. ^"Support Facilities".Village Roadshow Studios.Retrieved17 November2011.
  8. ^"Wardrobe & Laundry Facilities".Village Roadshow Studios.Retrieved17 November2011.
  9. ^"Production Services".Village Roadshow Studios.Retrieved17 November2011.
  10. ^"Lock ups".Village Roadshow Studios.Retrieved17 November2011.
  11. ^"Screening & Editing Facilities".Village Roadshow Studios.Retrieved17 November2011.
  12. ^"Movie Magic Special Effects Show (Warner Bros. Movie World)".Parkz.Retrieved17 November2011.
  13. ^Hong, Tang Bee (26 January 1992)."Australia's Hollywood".New Straits Times.Retrieved17 November2011.
  14. ^Warner Bros. Movie World (17 August 2011)."This year, a new..."Facebook.Retrieved17 November2011.
  15. ^"Games bid vital to Gold Coast's health".Gold Coast Bulletin.13 May 2011.Retrieved17 November2011.
  16. ^Hall, Loretta (3 February 2011)."Richard Roxburgh's underwater adventure".News Limited.Retrieved17 November2011.
  17. ^Lewis, Maria (30 July 2009)."Action for Narnia shoot".Gold Coast Bulletin.Retrieved17 November2011.
  18. ^AAP (12 July 2007)."Ethan Hawke's Gold Coast shoot".The Courier Mail.Retrieved17 November2011.
  19. ^Feeney, Katherine (20 March 2008)."Jodie Foster lights up Gold Coast".Brisbane Times.Retrieved17 November2011.
  20. ^"Fool's Gold gets thumbs up".Gold Coast Bulletin.1 February 2008.Retrieved17 November2011.
  21. ^AAP (5 February 2003)."Movie World explosion injures three".The Age.Retrieved17 November2011.
  22. ^Paget, Dale (18 June 2002)."Stars snub Scooby premiere".The Age.Retrieved17 November2011.
  23. ^"Hogan will revive Crocodile Dundee".The Deseret News.19 June 2000.Retrieved17 November2011.
  24. ^"Warner Bros. opening Australian theme park".The Daily Union.26 May 1991.Retrieved17 November2011.
  25. ^Knox, David (27 April 2022)."Airdate: Rock Island Mysteries".TV Tonight.Archivedfrom the original on 27 April 2022.Retrieved28 April2022.
  26. ^Pierce, Jeremy; Shearer, Geoff (25 September 2010)."Spielberg puts tiny town of Bonogin on new ground in dinosaur sci-fi".The Courier Mail.Retrieved17 November2011.
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