Elaine Beckett – Trackdown
Elaine Beckett serves as the General Manager and Co-Director of Trackdown Studios, a leading audio-and-music post-production studio based in Sydney. With approximately 20 years at the company, she oversees daily operations and strategic planning, ensuring the studio remains at the cutting edge of the industry.
A highly experienced Post-Production Supervisor specialising in audio post and music, Elaine is also notably one of Australia’s few Score Coordinators. Her extensive credits include high-profile productions such as Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Better Man, Marvel’s Echo and What If...?, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Three Thousand Years of Longing, Mortal Kombat, Peter Rabbit, The LEGO Movie, Gods of Egypt, The Water Diviner, Happy Feet 2, The Railway Man, and Tomorrow When the War Began.
Elaine has also contributed as a Post-Production Supervisor on television, short animation and streaming projects such as Sally Bollywood (Seasons 1 & 2), Lah Lah’s Adventures, Tales of Aluna, Nate Is Late and Dev Patel’s ‘Roborovski’. As a Music Supervisor, she has worked on C*A*U*G*H*T, A Vintage Christmas, Designing Christmas with You, Romance at the Vineyard, Better Watch Out, and Circle of Lies, to name a few. More recently, Elaine has branched into production, serving as Post-Production Accountant on Dev Patel’s Monkey Man, and as Producer for the animated kids series Tales of Aluna and the short film For the Girl in the Coffee Shop. She also held the role of Executive Producer for the animated series Nate Is Late and the feature film Back of the Net.
Under her leadership, Trackdown has become a powerhouse in music and audio post-production. The studio is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities - including ADR and Foley recording studios, a 5.1 mixing theatrette, Australia’s only purpose built scoring stage, and 18 dry-hire edit suites - all located in the Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, opposite Disney Studios. Elaine not only manages the operation, but also fosters the next generation of talent through mentoring programs and internships - she began her career at Trackdown as a work-experience student herself.
Elaine recently shared insights into Trackdown’s growing involvement in gaming audio, noting that digital games now make up around 50% of the studio’s business, with projects including Forbidden Reach, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Tactics Ogre and Overwatch 2. She is optimistic that initiatives like the Digital Games Tax Offset and continued governmental support will drive further growth in this sector.
