Production Paradise

Welcome to the February issue of SHOWCASE HAMBURG - brought to you by Production Paradise.

Cinefest II, the International Festival of German Film Heritage, will take place in in Hamburg, Metropolis-Kino, on November 12–20. This year's theme is Babylon, describing the era when sound first came to European cinema. The countries' cinemas that were once unified by the silent screen were thus divided by the introduction of spoken languages. Apart from exploring new and forgotten areas of film history, the festival will provide a prominent showcase for archives that preserve and restore the treasures of German Cinema.

ham production/commercial production: FINAL TOUCH FILMPRODUKTION GMBH

Kai Sehr, an L.A. based director from the Final Touch directors pool, recently directed this “thrilling” commercial for McDonalds, which won a gold medal at the Montreux Ad Festival 2005 and the Creativity 35 Awards.
This commercial truly shoes Kai’s talent as a storytelling director.
Check out their website for more information about Kai, and other Final Touch directors and their work.

ham production/commercial production: DEICHGRAF FILMPRODUKTION GMBH

The Deichgraf Filmproduktion GmbH is a Hamburg-based film production company.

Supported by years of production experience, Deichgraf Filmproduktion GmbH enjoys an enviable reputation in the German film production industry. They take great pride and satisfaction in offering a quality service to their clients.

The latest commercial "Friedenstifter" was produced for Arcor and directed by Axel Baur. The agency was ToepferGrenvilleCrone.

ham production/photo production: BIGSHRIMP FOTOPRODUKTION GMBH

In June, Bigshrimp carried out professionals casting and location scouting for CD Cosmetics. Photographer: Oliver Desarte; agency: MKK.
Meanwhile, TOM TAILOR used all three Bigshrimp sectors (casting, location and production) for a big license shooting. Photographer: Anna Rosa Krau; agency: ZOO.
This July saw Bigshrimp in Mallorca for ten days working on the 2006 catalogue for the jeweller Christ, as well as the print campaign with Claudia Schiffer. Photographers: Manfred Esser and David Slijper; agency: Agentur+Leven+Herrmann.

ham production/photo production: THEMOSCHPRODUCTION

In June, theMOSCHproduction returned from a shoot in France for VW Jetta for DDB-Berlin, with Creative Director Bastian Kuhn and Art Director Bjoern Loeper, and then went directly into a production with photographer Leif Schmodde (www.traska-andresen.de) for Opel Calendar 2006 (post-production:www.gloss-hamburg.de).

For the Pre-Meriva catalogue, theMOSCHproduction worked with Thomas Motta (www.thomasmotta.de) on location near Frankfurt.

They also did a shoot for Audi, which took place in Prague.

ham production/commercial production: CONTRA SERVICE PRODUCTIONS, S.L.

The new ad campain for Gabor shoes was produced by Gerhard Linnekogel in Ibiza; agency: Serviceplan, Munich; art director: Claudia Schmidt-Runge.

London photographer Ian Davies shot K-Swiss Shoes in Barcelona.
Agency: Mouth Advertising, New York.

Suzuki Motors (Germany) and Mainline agency (Frankfurt) asked Contra Service to produce the shoot for the new Vitara using Photographer Magnus Winter. The photos were shot in the Pyrenees with creative director Oliver Mundt.

Straight afterwards the same team worked on motifs for the new Suzuki
Swift in the south of Germany.

Currently Contra is producing two OPEL photo shoots in Andalucia.
Photographers: Jan Steinhilber and Dan McNally; agency: McCann
Erickson BCA, Frankfurt.

ham photography/photographers: PHILIPP RATHMER PHOTOGRAPHY

Philipp shot the latest campaign for Indola hair colouring. For Gala he shot portraits of tv cook Tim Maelzer and Luciano Pavarotti.

He's just finished two pictures for the new worldwide Bonacure/ Schwarzkopf campaign, and in the November issue of Maxi you can see a hair special issue shot by Philipp.

In October, he took part in a charity exhibition for the Hamburger Tafel. All the pictures were auctioned at the Kunsthaus Hamburg.

Over the next two months, he's showing in a portrait exhibition in the Gastraum 4x in Hamburg, with pictures of Vladimir Klitschko, Jay-Z and Sophia Loren among others.

For Stern magazine Philipp shot for a story about identical twins.

ham photography/photographers: CARSTEN WITTE

Carsten recently shot for the Lookbook of Benedi Couture as well as for several fashion lines for Massiv.

He's just finished shooting the ad campaign and interior booklet for the new French luxury hotel Concorde in Berlin.

Pieces of Carsten’s artistic work were shown in an exhibition called Gold, which took place in various galleries across Germany earlier this year.

In Paris he is now being represented by futurematix.

ham photography/photographers: BERND GRUNDMANN

ham photography/photographers: OLAF KRÖNKE

ham talent/artists & stylists: AGENTUR BIGOUDI GMBH

Bigoudi was founded 20 years ago in Hamburg as one of the first agencies for hair, make up and styling in Germany.

Representing highly experienced and creative local and international artists, Bigoudi has an excellent reputation in the fashion and advertising business.

Their recently re-launched website shows more than
3000 pictures and 9 showreels.

ham talent/model agencies: PLACE MODELS

MTV chose Place Models for the German edition of the popular MTV show 'Made", and German TV channel RTL introduced some of Place Models' most recent additions.

ham talent/model agencies: 4PLAY

Founded in June 2004, 4 play serves the niche market of commercial models that are not models in a traditional sense, but characters, people who are attractive or interesting looking, and not just pretty.

Most of their models are between the ages of 20 to 30, but they also have
a range that goes up to 60 plus.

ham talent/model agencies: PROCAST

Since their inception 18 years ago, Procast have run a successful service providing the industry with lots of new and diverse faces. In order to carry on the good work in an up-to-date and meaningful way, Procast have
opened an office in Berlin. Berlin is one more city in the casting director alliance, which already includes partners in Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Paris. Plus, offices in Copenhagen and Amsterdam are also planned.

Video casting in different cities at the same time is another speciality of the Procast Crew. The Berlin-Hamburg Connection will make it much easier for clients to find the right people for the job. Models can be booked directly on the their homepage.

ham talent/voice talent: JAY TUCK

Jay Tuck is appearing worldwide in the Hollywood production “Alone in the Dark”, starring Christian Slater. The $30 million US-Canadian film with his narration has just been released on DVD by Lions Gate.

Known as the voice of Cadillac, Corvette, Marlboro and Mercedes, he was just chosen in a global buyout for the Subaru TV commercials.

Jay’s work as founder and CEO of Airtime Dubai on the Persian Gulf keeps him on the road. But he can deliver voice recordings in broadcast quality anywhere and anytime: “I always have my mobile studio with me, including Neumann mike and SoundForge software.”

ham talent/casting directors: SOLá FERRER CASTING

Hasseroeder, Citroèn, Deutsche Bahn and Maggi are but a few of the brands for which Solá Ferrer Casting Hamburg, in collaboration with Buenker Casting Berlin, carried out the casting for their commercials.

It's a collaboration that is gaining recognition in many arenas including the film industry, where the two companies have already worked together on various projects.

One of them being for the film "Weltverbesserungsmassnahmen”, currently showing in German cinemas. These are two casting companies that don’t just work alongside each other. They also accomplish successful projects together.

ham creativity/advertising agencies: J. WALTER THOMPSON GMBH & CO. KG

ham film/film post production: DELI PICTURES POSTPRODUCTION GMBH

On October 1st, Deli Pictures welcomed a new Senior Flame Artist/PostSupervisor, Swiss-born Eric Schaechter, who's worked at Hybride in Canada and Rushes in Mexico City.

Deli Pictures most recent work includes:
The Audi Q7 “Emotrailer” commercial with agency: Philipp und Keuntje GmbH; Production Company: RedOrange Filmproduktion; Telecine: Oliver Schumacher; Compositing: Sascha Schmidt.

The Postbank Presenter-Trailer “WM 2006” with agency: Bloecher & Partner platforming GmbH; Compositing: Lene Hoenigschmid and 3D: Niko Feindt/Grad3

And for Cinema: "Alles Sehen" with agency: Vasata/Schroeder Werbeagentur GmbH; Production Company: Wunderfilm GmbH; Telecine: Oliver Schumacher and Compositing: Sascha Schmidt.

ham hotel/hotels: SIDE HOTEL

Side is Hamburg's first and only 5-star design hotel in the city centre.
Built by architect Jan Stoermer, designed by Matteo Thun and illuminated by Robert Wilson, space and light are perfectly assimilated. These factors essentially shape the heart of the hotel and make the Side a sensual location. The 168 rooms, which although in different categories, all share a minimalist style that is welcoming and comfortable, with a personal touch. The ten “flying” suites on the 10th and 11th floors are all decked out in white. Further highlights are the lounge and the rooftop terrace on the 8th floor, which offer an impressive view over the port and the Alster lake. Both are perfect venues for summer parties, events or photo shoots.
On the ground floor, the Fusion bar and restaurant serve as meeting places for hotel guests as well as visitors. Colourblocking is a key theme in the Side Spa, which is refreshingly colourful and luxuriously furnished.

ham hotel/hotels: PARK HYATT HAMBURG

NIPPON HOTEL HAMBURG

The Nippon Hotel Hamburg is located in a very beautiful, quiet part of town known as Uhlenhorst. From the hotel, it only takes five minutes to reach lake Alster, where you'll find boats and walks.

In their Japanese restaurant, WA YO, you can enjoy sushi and sashimi,
as well as other Japanese specialities. If you're not familiar with Japanese cuisine, their staff will be pleased to help, explain and recommend.

Each of the 42 rooms are equipped with minibar, telephone, indoor coffee and tea service, television, free ADSL access, bath or shower and wireless lan.