Jun 2, 2026 – 5.00amBlackmagic Design is Australia’s biggest player in the screen trade, yet among the least known. As new Australian actors like Milly Alcock and Jacob Elordi regularly emerge on global screens, it’s more than likely that Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve post-production platform made them look or sound better.Eight of the 10 best picture nominees at this year’s Academy Awards, including Paul Thomas Anderson’s winner, One Battle After Another, used DaVinci Resolve Studio’s editing, colour grading, visual effects (VFX) and audio post-production software.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Michael BodeyFilm writerMichael Bodey is a film writer and reviewer for The Australian Financial Review.Fetching latest articles
Blackmagic’s movie tech is everywhere you look
A quiet achiever from Melbourne, the maker of free editing and post-production tools became a global leader in the field without noticing.
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