On the weekend of January 28, Angus met with 50 other creatives at the Powerhouse Museum for a 48hr non-stop jam session as part of Game Jam Sydney. Run by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), the 3rd Annual Global Game Jam took place simultaneously in 170 locations across 44 countries. Nearly 1500 games were created by a total of 6500 participants.
APRA Professional Development Award
Geri Green has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2011 APRA Professional Development Award. The winner of the PDA, to be announced on the 14th March, will receive a $25,000 prize package
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Oscar nomination for How to train your Drgon
John Powell has received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score for the Dreamworks 3D animated feature film How To Train Your Dragon. Studio Ripple, in collaboration with Jigsaw Music, were responsible for orchestrating much of the music for film.
Apps in development
Studio Ripple are working on a number of iPhone/iPad Apps which are currently in development. We will continue to update the status of these projects as they progress.
Paramount to distribute ‘Wasted on the Young’
Paramount Pictures are set to distribute Ben C. Lucas’ debut feature Wasted on the Young in Australia and New Zealand in early 2011.
57th Annual Sydney Film Festival
The Studio Ripple team is once again represented at the Sydney Film Festival – June 2 sees the launch of the festival and worldwide premiere of “South Solitary”. The Studio Ripple team worked closely with Jigsaw Music, orchestrating Mary Finsterer’s music and attending the recording sessions.
Two New Features
Tomorrow When The War Began, Stuart Beattie’s directorial debut based on the best-selling book by author John Marsden, and South Solitary, written and directed by Shirley Barrett (Love My Way, Love Serenade) were the latest projects to occupy the Studio Ripple team. Working closely with Jigsaw Music Read more »
DreamWorks Feature
In collaboration with John Powell and Jigsaw Music, Studio Ripple orchestrate for the latest DreamWorks 3D feature, “How To Train Your Dragon”.
Released March 2010.
Accidents Happen Orchestrations
Accidents Happen, the debut feature by director by Andrew Lancaster and staring Geena Davis in her first independent film, was released Australia wide last month. The comedy drama features yet another stylistically imaginative score by the 2 time AFI award winning composer Antony Partos, for which Studio Ripple had the pleasure to orchestrate. This long awaited film (its been many years in development) has been creating a stir amongst critics across Australia and the world.
Cane Toads : The Conquest
22 years after the release of “Cane Toads : An Unnatural History”, director Mark Lewis revisits the subject in 3D with “Cane Toads : The Conquest” – described as horror-documentary, the film premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and will appear at this years Sydney Film Festival. Read more »