Studio Central marks milestone month across film, TV, music and animation

Studio Central says October is bringing three screen projects to audiences, a relaunch of its music operation and recognition for its sound facilities in Syracuse, New York. The campus is also continuing animation production, underscoring the range of post-production and creative work it can support.

Why it matters: - Studio Central is positioning its Syracuse campus as a multi-discipline production hub spanning post-production, sound, animation and immersive audio. - The month’s releases and awards attention put local creative talent in front of theatrical audiences, Netflix viewers and the wider audio industry. - The campus’ expansion in music and animation adds more reasons for productions to keep work in Central New York.

What happened: - Studio Central says October includes three film and television projects reaching audiences, a music relaunch, recognition for its sound facilities and ongoing animation production. - The work spans Studio Central Post, Studio Central Sound and Five Peaks Animation. - Robert Dehn, Senior Vice President of Post Production & Animation, said the month reflects what the team has built together in Syracuse. - Studio Central Post contributed post-production services to Rolling Loud, a film written and directed by Jeremy Garelick and starring Owen Wilson and Matt Rife. - Live Nation Studios and American High produced Rolling Loud in collaboration with Rolling Loud. - Ketchup Entertainment is releasing Rolling Loud theatrically in the U.S. on more than 2,000 screens, with international sales handled by Evolution Pictures. - Studio Central Post also contributed post-production services to Orion, directed by Jaco Bouwer and starring Andrew McCarthy, Debby Ryan and Drew Van Acker. - Blue Harbor Entertainment is handling Orion’s U.S. theatrical release. - Both Rolling Loud and Orion are scheduled to open October 2. - Dehn served as post producer on Minimum Wage, American High’s 28-episode series and Netflix’s first-ever vertical series. - Dehn developed a repeatable vertical mastering strategy to create traditional and vertical versions from one approved master while avoiding duplicate finishing work. - Dehn is working with Netflix’s post-production team on technical specifications for vertical content.

The details: - Cody Slade’s credits across the projects include Additional Picture Editor on Orion, Digital Conform Technician and Main and End Titles on Rolling Loud, and DI Producer on Minimum Wage. - Thomas James served as Sound Supervisor on Orion and Minimum Wage. - Victoria Thompson served as Foley Artist on Orion and Minimum Wage. - Colby Perrigo served as Assistant and Vertical Editor on Minimum Wage. - Daniel Waldorf served as Dialogue Editor on Minimum Wage. - Studio Central Sound is relaunching its music recording, mixing and mastering services with Ronald Prent and Darcy Proper of Proper Prent Sound. - Proper has won four GRAMMY Awards from 12 nominations, with credits including Steely Dan, The Eagles and Donald Fagen. - Prent is a GRAMMY nominee for Best Immersive Audio Album and has worked with Rammstein, Simple Minds, Tina Turner and The Scorpions. - Studio A offers 600 square feet for full-band tracking and uses a vintage 1978 Harrison 2824 console. - Studio B is a 450-square-foot immersive mixing and mastering room supporting Dolby Atmos, Sony 360 Reality Audio, AURO-3D and Apple Spatial Audio workflows. - Studio B includes a custom PMC 9.1.4 speaker system and a Paul Wolff console. - Studio B is a finalist in the Studio Design Project category at the 2027 NAMM TEC Awards. - Accessible Audio Solutions is named alongside Studio Central Sound in the NAMM TEC Awards recognition. - Dehn helped develop and launch the campus and has experience across more than 1,000 projects, including films with a combined domestic box office of about $2.2 billion. - EmergenSea is currently in production through Five Peaks Animation. - Monte Young, founder of Five Peaks Animation and co-founder of Studio Central Post, said the team wants artists and filmmakers to see what they can accomplish in Syracuse with experienced collaborators. - Studio Central’s campus is 30,000 square feet and supports music recording, editorial, color, visual effects, animation, ADR, Foley, immersive mixing, mastering and finishing.

Between the lines: - Studio Central is using a mix of theatrical releases, streaming work and audio-facility upgrades to show that one campus can support multiple stages of production. - The vertical-series work on Minimum Wage points to growing demand for formats designed for mobile viewing. - The NAMM TEC Awards finalist nod gives Studio Central Sound a public marker of technical credibility as it relaunches its music business. - The combination of post-production, sound and animation suggests the Syracuse campus is trying to keep more creative spending local.

What's next: - Rolling Loud and Orion are set to open October 2. - Studio Central will continue work with Netflix on vertical-content technical specs. - Studio Central Sound will move forward with its relaunch alongside Proper Prent Sound. - Five Peaks Animation will continue production on EmergenSea. - Studio B will compete in the 2027 NAMM TEC Awards Studio Design Project category.

The bottom line: - Studio Central is signaling that Syracuse can support a broader slice of modern entertainment production, from theatrical post to vertical streaming, immersive audio and animation.