Founded in 1989 by Sam Nicholson, a distinguished cinematographer and special visual effects supervisor and producer, Stargate was conceived as a high tech production company offering visual effects and production services to the film and television industries.

Over the years, Stargate has evolved into a fully integrated film and digital imaging production studio combining state of the art film, digital, and computer technologies. Stargate is well established, with a world wide reputation for producing high concept productions (see Credit List).

Stargate provides a "turn key" solution to high concept film and television production and is the only independent entity which blends all the available production technologies into one fully integrated, high tech production and editorial service.

Stargate has carefully developed and refined a diverse array of production tools, award winning artists, supervisors and producers, allowing it to meet a director's vision and a producer's cost expectation in all areas of film and digital imaging including, live action production, advanced motion control, sets, props, miniatures and creatures, process photography, 3D CG, matte painting, compositing, film scanning and record out, offline and online HD and Digital Betacam post production services.