Austin Studios is a 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) film and video production facility with 10,000 square feet (1,000 m²) of production office space and over 100,000 square feet (10,000 m²) of production space established in 2000. The space includes five production stages converted from airplane hangars, two production office buildings, and numerous onsite vendors including Chapman/Leonard, Film Fleet, Gear, Miscellaneous Rentals, Great FX and Heartland Studio Equipment.

Austin Studios is also home to the Austin Film Society

Austin Film Society

The Austin Film Society is a non-profit film society based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1985 to exhibit independent, experimental, foreign and various other non-mainstream art films, the film society has grown from just film exhibition to fostering independent filmmaking in Texas and has served as...

 breakroom and screening room with 35 mm, 16 mm and video projection capabilities.

Various studio films shot at Austin Studios include: Miss Congeniality, The New Guy

The New Guy

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, The Rookie

The Rookie (2002 film)

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, The Life of David Gale

The Life of David Gale

The Life of David Gale is a 2003 American drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Charles Randolph.Kevin Spacey stars as the eponymous character, a college Professor and longtime activist against capital punishment who is sentenced to death for killing a fellow capital punishment opponent...

, 25th Hour

25th Hour

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, Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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, Secondhand Lions

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, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

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, Man of the House

Man of the House (2005 comedy film)

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, Friday Night Lights, The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl, The Wendell Baker Story

The Wendell Baker Story

The Wendell Baker Story is a 2005 American film. It is the first film directed by Luke Wilson and his eldest brother Andrew Wilson, which premiered at the 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas in March 2005...

, Idiocracy

Idiocracy

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, A Scanner Darkly

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, Infamous

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, The Hitcher

The Hitcher (2007 film)

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, The Return

The Return (2006 film)

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, Stop-Loss

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, and Grind House

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. Various TV shows, commercials and music videos have also been shot at the studios. The Flaming Lips video "Psychic Wall" from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 American animated film based on the popular Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The film stars the voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Doug Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Tambor, and...

was shot in one of the stages and shows a behind the scenes look at the hangars. Austin Studios is also the former home to the Thunderdome, headquarters and skating facility of the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls

TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls

TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls is an Austin, Texas based all-girl banked-track roller derby league. Founded in 2001, TXRD is one of several leagues considered responsible for the modern roller derby revival. It is skater owned and operated...

, as seen in the A&E

A&E Network

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 reality series Rollergirls

Rollergirls

Rollergirls is a 2006 A&E Network reality show examining the personalities, antics and motivations of the women involved with the Austin, Texas Lonestar Rollergirls roller derby league. According to their website, the league was founded in 2001 and is run as a "skater-owned and operated" company...

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In November 2006, the city of Austin voted in favor of Proposition 4, which allotted a $5 million bond to improving Austin Studios. Planned renovations include soundproofing the stages, climate control, and improving the digital infrastructure of the facilities.