01 — Permits
Filming permits and work passes.
Shooting permits for public and private locations, and work passes for visiting crew. We file the paperwork and deal with the agencies.
Production Services · Production Fixer · Singapore
Production services and fixing in Singapore and across Asia.
Production services and fixing are different with us. We produce our own series, and we have sat in the client seat hiring fixers in other countries. They very rarely provided the quality of service we needed, so over the years we found our own method.
What we learned: real fixing means offering solutions, not waiting for instructions. That only comes from running your own productions, where cost and efficiency are a real concern.
Why Refinery
Most companies hire freelancers for each job. Our whole team is in-house.
01 — In-house team
- Showrunners
- Supervising Producers
- Directors
- Story Producers
- Line Producers
- Production Managers
- Assistant Producers
02 — Practised on our own series
Seventeen years of commissioned series, shot in Singapore, Malaysia, Bali, Hong Kong, Thailand, Qatar, Paris, Geneva and Los Angeles. We run your shoot the way we run our own.
03 — Our own studio
A 40,000 sq ft studio in Singapore with the largest LED volume in Southeast Asia. Stage, crew and post in one ecosystem.
What We Handle
Production services we handle in Singapore and Asia
02 — Locations
Location scouting and logistics.
Scouts, recces and location management, plus transport and accommodation for the unit. One schedule, one point of contact.
03 — Crew
Local crew, every department.
Line producers, assistant directors, camera, sound and art department. Hire a full unit, or the few people your own team is missing.
04 — Equipment
Camera, lighting and grip.
Equipment rental sourced locally to your camera and lighting list, so less kit has to travel.
05 — Casting
Casting, talent and extras.
Local casting, on-screen talent, extras and translators, in Singapore and across the region.
06 — Studio and Post
LED stage, edit and VFX.
Our sister studio X3D has the largest LED volume in Southeast Asia. Edit and finishing in Singapore, with AI-assisted VFX from GENGIS.AI.
Where We Work
Based in Singapore. Working across Southeast Asia.
Singapore
- Home base since 2009
- X3D Studio LED stage
- Edit, finishing and VFX
Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur
- Penang
- Langkawi
Indonesia
- Jakarta
- Bali
- Yogyakarta
Thailand
- Bangkok
- Chiang Mai
- Phuket
Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Hanoi
- Da Nang
Philippines
- Manila
- Cebu
- Palawan
One team in Singapore acts as your production fixer and production services company across Southeast Asia, so a shoot that crosses borders still runs on one budget and one schedule. We also run shoots in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Middle East, the US and Europe.
Shoots We Have Run
Series Refinery Media has shot in Singapore, Asia and beyond
SupermodelMe
The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition
Asia's Next Top Model
Man of the Hour
Seventeen years of work for Netflix, Disney, FOX, AXN, NBC and Sony. We also run service jobs for visiting productions. Ask us for references.
Before You Ask
Questions about production services and fixing in Singapore and Asia
What does a production fixer do?
A production fixer, also called a film fixer, is the local producer who makes a visiting shoot possible: permits, locations, crew, transport and knowing who to call. On larger jobs the same work is called production services or line production. We do all three.
Which countries do you cover?
Singapore is our base. We also run shoots in every city in Southeast Asia, as well as Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Middle East, the US and Europe.
Do you handle filming permits and work passes in Singapore?
Yes, in Singapore and wherever else in Asia the shoot goes. We apply for filming and location permits and arrange work passes for visiting crew. Lead times vary by country and location, so send us your dates early.
Can we bring our own director and key crew?
Yes. Bring your key creatives and we build the local unit around them, or hand us the whole shoot.
Can we shoot on an LED volume instead of on location?
Yes. X3D Studio in Singapore has the largest LED volume in Southeast Asia and is ARRI-accredited for in-camera VFX. It helps when a location is out of reach, out of season or out of budget.
How do we get a quote?
Email the brief: dates, locations, crew size and what you need from us. We reply with a budget and a plan.