Belgium-based, multi-faceted post-production outfit, GALAXY
STUDIOS, announced today that it has finalised a three-picture production agreement with film
producer Mark R. Harris (CRASH, GODS AND MONSTERS, CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER
WOMEN). The deal also incorporates Auro Technologies, ensuring the revolutionary immersive
sound format AURO-3D® is employed across all of the upcoming three pictures.
Mark R. Harris’ was the original producer and developer of Academy® Award-winning MILLION
DOLLAR BABY, before he and his partners, including writer/director Paul Haggis, sold it to Clint
Eastwood and Warner Bros. Harris’ first film under the Galaxy/AURO-3D® deal will be CUPID, a
romantic comedy scripted and co-produced by comedy legend Garry Marshall (NEW YEAR’S
EVE, THE PRINCESS DIARIES, PRETTY WOMAN) and co-written and directed by Scott Marshall
(BLONDE AMBITION, ALL’S FAIRE IN LOVE). CUPID will start shooting this summer.
CUPID will be the first of Harris’ films to benefit from AURO-3D®, a listening format that delivers
the most natural immersive sound experience on the market. It is an exciting move from two-
dimensional surround sound formats to three-dimensional sound, achieved by adding the
missing and final dimension in sound ‘height’ in front of and all around the viewer. AURO-3D® is
the only sound system on the market that has just one file, making it easy for distributors to
achieve high-resolution audio on any system in the world. The format is currently on display at
the Cannes Film Festival in an AURO-3D® theater specially constructed next to the AURO offices
and lounge on the Hotel Majestic Plage.
About working with the new AURO-3D® sound format, Harris said, “As a professional
storyteller, I’m always on the lookout for new storytelling tools. The AURO-3D® sound format is
a breakthrough that increases the dramatic impact of the stories we are trying to tell, impacting
and moving the audience on a deep level.”
Wilfried Van Baelen, Founder and CEO of Galaxy Studios and pioneer behind the AURO-3D®
format added, “Mark’s projects draw audiences deep into the heart of the story, and AURO-3D®
shares the very same goal: to offer audiences total immersion within the world on-screen.
We’re delighted to have his endorsement, and look forward to working closely together over
the coming years, exploring new depths and taking his already stellar work to ever greater
levels.”