First integrated film studio in the state moving to Lafayette Posted: May 11, 2012 3:01 PM by KATC Updated: May 11, 2012 3:33 PM

http://www.katc.com/news/first-integrated-film-studio-in-the-state-moving-to-lafayette/ 4-Studios, a quality provider of film, music, game development, animation and post production facilities, rentals, financing and services, today announced the opening of a studio and offices in multiple locations in Lafayette. 4-Studios provides turnkey or individual entertainment production services including film management, accounting, budgeting, location scouting, transportation services, production offices, housing, casting, crew hiring, government & public relations, website building, hosting, and assistance with tax incentives. The Company will create the first integrated film financing, production, visual effects, and digital post-production studio in the state. In doing so, the company will not only finance and produce its own films, it will also operate an advanced digital media facility to provide CG VFX, post-production and sound recording services for third party clients as well as the company's in-house projects. 4-Studios will cater to various entertainment ventures including, but not limited to, feature films, television productions, high-end commercials, music videos, game development and animation companies. The State of the art facility will feature a motion capture camera system, 360 green screen, a private screening theater, multiple post production and VFX workstations, production offices, a recording studio and various sound stages. New Orleans, Shreveport and Baton Rouge's film industries have prospered due to Louisiana's entertainment tax credits. 4-Studios will utilize the State's Motion Picture Tax Credit, the Sound Recording Tax Credit and the Digital Media Rebate to attract projects to the region. Dax Allen, 4-Studios' CEO, has created a film fund, 4-Finance LLC, to compliment the State and regional incentive efforts. The film fund will provide hard money to assist producers and studio executives green light projects, and help train local professionals. 4-Studios has secured $20 million in matching funds (under 4-Finance). 4-Studios has also received a commitment from a Los Angeles production group to film a slate of projects in Lafayette, with a minimum budget of $4.5 million each. "The opening of 4-Studios's Lafayette office is an important step towards building infrastructure and a skilled workforce to support and maintain an economically viable entertainment industry in Acadiana," said Dax S. Allen, President/CEO. "The launch of our post production and motion capture services will be the first of many important steps forward for the company in 2012. With the tax credits that Louisiana offers, there is a phenomenal opportunity to grow the industry in Lafayette. 4-Studios will recruit quality projects and companies to the area which will benefit many of the local businesses and economy." About 4-Studios Founded in 2012 by Dax S. Allen, PMBA, 4-Studios provides state of the art facilities, locations, resources & services for film, post, sound recording, motion capture, game development and animation production, artists and projects. 4-Studios' mission is to recruit quality projects/jobs, develop a skilled entertainment production workforce, build key infrastructure for the film, music & digital media industries, stimulate economic growth & development in Acadiana and create opportunities for the local Lafayette, LA creative community. 4-Studios has acquired some of the industry's most talented visual artists whose recent credits include ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 & 2', ‘Fright Night', ‘Secretariat' and ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'. Dax S. Allen, PMBA is the former Director of Film & Digital Media for the Lafayette Economic Development Authority and CEO of 4-Showbiz, a cutting edge web services application tool and resource specifically designed to assist, facilitate, create awareness, opportunities and improve communication between all fields related to the Entertainment Industry. http://4-show.biz Dax is the creator of an animated feature film trilogy, LOST LITTLE ONE. Dax sits on the Board and serves as the Finance Director for the Southern Screen Film Festival, a leader in the community for the Lafayette Entertainment Initiative and Director of Business Development for Louisiana's Digital Gaming Initiative. He continues to serve as a liaison between Los Angeles, CA, Austin, TX and Louisiana for the Film, Gaming and Animation Industries 4-Studios is currently located in and operating out of multiple areas and properties throughout Lafayette, Louisiana. The company has acquired 52 acres within Lafayette city limits and is in the design and initial phase of constructing a state of art entertainment production and performance venue. The studio complex comprising of multiple niche sound stages will support Feature Films, Television, Commercials, Music Recording, Special Events, Motion Capture, New Media, Game Development, Visual Effects, Lodging, Transportation, Amenities, Support Services, Production Offices and vendor facilities. For more information about 4-Studios, visit the website at www.4-Studios.biz.