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Spotlight Magazine
Montreal/Quebec Photography Productions
Canada
The province of Quebec and its metropolis Montreal rank among the most friendly production locations in the world, both for local and foreign productions.
The firm offers an extensive range of support services that can be booked individually or as a complete package. These include location scouting, set managing / coordinating, requisitioning and processing of permits, casting, photography, studios rentals, equipment rentals, accommodations, catering, transportation (automobiles, boats, helicopters, Winnebago rentals) and all other production needs.
"In a nutshell, we deliver an international standard of service while at the same time, enabling our clients to benefit from the scenery and relaxed atmosphere of one of the great destinations of the world.”
Clients include: Bombardier, Apple, Under Armour, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Mercedes, Reebok, Dynamite, Timberland, FEDEX, UPS, Isuzu, Intersport, Talbot, Aboud, Asics, Swarovski, Decathlon, Electronic Art, Canadian Tourism Commission, Tourism Montreal, GQ, Celine Dion / W Magazine, Kiabi, Oasis (band), ESPN, Linde, McCann, Young & Rubicam, MI, Philote, Merrells, JDK, Marionnaud, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Dior, Conseil Canadien de la Fourrure.
Michelle d’Eze, Senior Producer for Montreal / Quebec Photography Productions in business since 1984, provides Canadian and international clients with turn-key services for TV commercials, videos and still photo shoots.
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Spotlight Magazine
AJ Films
New Zealand - Australia
Locations in Australia and New Zealand are open for filming and photography - it is business as usual moving into the winter season down under.
Line producer Amanda Jenkins from AJ FILMS has been working throughout the Oceania cluster of countries for over 25 years with a trusted network of experienced producers, photographers / dops, and directors.
Now the borders between Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands are open, diverse locations are now again accessible and on offer. Local photographers and directors are already working closely with clients to achieve their productions remotely. With their no-fuss, can-do attitude, it is easy and stress-free for clients on the other side of the world as our teams are used to being available 24/7 to help meet your production deadlines.
The team behind AJ FILMS has many years of experience assisting automotive clients in their campaigns. In this Spotlight you can see a few examples, including work for BMW, Renault, Audi, Volvo and many more.
On 31st July, NZ opens international borders for winter productions, so let AJ FILMS help bring your creative ideas together, contact Amanda to gain access to diverse locations, talent, photographers, or support director solutions for your next commercial campaign.
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Spotlight Magazine
Kindly Productions
New York - Los Angeles
Kindly Productions is a full service production company with extensive on-the-ground experience in stills and motion advertising, editorial and social media for the car industry across the United States and abroad.
"With a foundation of over 20 years' experience in car production, you’ll find us producing anything ranging from Code Red to social media, in Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City, Palm Springs, Austin and San Francisco.
Most recently, we supported the Toyota Tacoma launch in the Alabama Hills - we are still cleaning volcanic dust out of all our gear!"
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Spotlight Magazine
Luke Jackson
London - Ibiza - Sydney
Luke Jackson: car production + locations since the 90s.
"We have been producing car shoots and finding locations since the mid-90s, working all around the world, for all manner of brands. Not just TVC and stills, but launches, PR stunts, as well as all sorts of facilitation."
- Full production
- Production services
- Location research, scouting, prep and management
- Experiences, events and PR
- Arm cars (Ultra and Ukrainian)
- Tracking vehicles
- Camera mounts, jibs and arms
- Drones
- Traffic management
- Police
- Stunts, pursuit, high speed, off road
- Vehicle hire and transport
In the UK and abroad - Luke Jackson is based in London, Ibiza and Sydney.
Trusted over the years by: Bentley, BMW, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Mercedes, Mini, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Renault, Royal Enfield, Skoda, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Triumph, VW, Volvo.
Luke and his team have also worked on numerous driving shots within other shoots, like Layer Cake, PR events like the Ford Focus installation of 5m high interactive letters 'FOCUS' in various cities around Europe.
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Spotlight Magazine
Joe Carlson Studio
Los Angeles
Joe Carlson is an automotive photographer and director based in LA.
He has developed a reputation as a top artist in his field. Over more than 20 years, he has created content for the world’s leading car brands including Honda, Infiniti, Nissan, Subaru, VW, Mercedes Benz, Lincoln, Ford and Chevrolet.
Joe’s mastery of studio lighting and the relaxed, efficient environment at the studio is what brings many clients to the facility that he designed and built. Studio C2 has everything needed to handle any still or motion project, complete with flush mount, computer controlled turntable and 10’ x 40’ LED lightbox. The state-of-the-art facility produces still, motion, CGI and retouching projects. This year we have been keeping busy with projects for Infiniti, Toyota, VW and Subaru.
When not shooting in the studio, Joe loves to travel, shooting backplates and landscapes for automotive and personal projects.
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Spotlight Magazine
Maground
Worldwide
MAGROUND is the go-to resource for exclusive imagery to create outstanding marketing visuals for the automotive industry.
Founded in 2007, MAGROUND has become a worldwide leader, enabling brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Porsche, Kia, Toyota, and many more to produce advertising campaigns, catalogues, and interactive content.
With more than one million background images from around the world, MAGROUND is a solid solution for creating visual content at scale - also with tight budgets and timings.
Beyond any “classic” photo stock, MAGROUND has proven itself as a trusted partner in a modern production workflow. From implementing 3D-Objects with the help of the most extensive 360° HDRi database to creating full CG virtual environments for online experiences to organising worldwide on-demand photo shoots.
With offices around the globe, MAGROUND and its massive network of over 400 professional photographers not only ensures German efficiency, high design, and quality standards but also helps to reduce the carbon footprint that is inevitable with traditional production methods.
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Spotlight Magazine
Alessandro Michelazzi
Italy
Cinemagraph is an interesting technique that adds motion to a photo. It is a static image that suddenly comes to life.
Since 2012, Alessandro Michelazzi Studio has produced cinemagraphs and content for personal research, and also for brands that are looking for innovative ways to present themselves. In recent years, cinemagraphs have a growing online presence thanks to the possibilities of the video loop embedding technique, thus going beyond the limitations of frame rate and colour palette of the gif format.
Alessandro Michelazzi Studio continues to work in the research process on the language of this new media: "We are looking into a new frontier: to combine virtual / 3D objects for new outputs linked to NFT art technologies."
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Showcase Magazine
Dominik Mentzos
Advertising, Portrait and Dance Photographers
Dominik Mentzos enjoys switching between various fields of photography like advertising, portraits, fashion, dance and art.
"It's interesting and challenging to work in different settings like extensive large sets or intimate one-to-one situations."
Having studied architecture, the presentation of space is very important to him. He enjoys the process of lighting the set, to create a stage for his "performers". After shooting dance for 30 years, he still enjoys capturing the energy of movement, here to be seen in the images he shot for the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company.
Other visuals featured in this Showcase are from his recent image campaigns for Juris, WDR Rundfunkorchester and fashion shots featuring Issey Miyake Design.
Recent clients include Lufthansa, Hengeler Müller, LesLunes and RMV. Dominik works out of his own studio in Frankfurt and is also engaged in national and international assignments such as for Airbus produced in France. Pictures will be shown in his next feature.
To book Dominik for your project, you can contact him via email.
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Showcase Magazine
hetzner. Produktion
Photo production
hetzner.Produktion have been searching for the ideal package for a very long time: the best locations; the best casting; the best handling. This has already been successfully realised on countless photo and film productions in Germany, Europe and worldwide.
"hetzner.Produktion can guarantee optimal service and support for every production, so that every team member can concentrate on the essential areas and contribute to the best possible result: that's a promise!
Each individual project has its own peculiarities, therefore also deserves the highest level of attention and an individual approach. This is what hetzner.Produktion stands for: maximum flexibility. hetzner.Produktion is solution-oriented and do not allow themselves to be frustrated by problems, or even to be held back. The task is to recognise challenges and solve them long before problems arise. The target is to produce in a cost-efficient and results-oriented manner, aided by experience and a constantly growing network. Service and advice have priority, and nothing works without communication and consultation.
Recent jobs:
- Porsche with Benjamin Kaufmann, c/o Rockefeller & Göbbels
- Mazda with Patrik Johall, c/o Rockefeller & Göbbels
- eyes + more with Per Appelgreen, c/o Bosch Banrap
- Coca-Cola commercial with Lee Film BCN in Munich
- Eberspächer with Robert Westrich.
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Showcase Magazine
C PRODUCTIONS
Photo production
C Productions, based in Amsterdam and founded by Ian Snieders, provides premium production support to make beautiful imagery possible from still photography to motion content.
C Productions stands for “Custom Made Productions” and it shows clients the best that The Netherlands has to offer.
"Our dedicated team of experienced producers offers full-service production or just the parts you need help with. We bring together all the aspects of a shoot including crew selection, casting, locations, logistics, schedules, and permits to deliver the best shots possible while ensuring an efficient and enjoyable shoot experience.
Over the years we have collaborated on many successful campaigns with the very best creatives, photographers, directors, producers and crew. Our production focus means we can be fast and flexible, accommodating changing briefs and quick turnarounds and our passion for production and people means that we always have a great time along the way.
C Productions handles every aspect of production, making the entire shoot a rewarding and stress-free experience.”