PHOTO PRODUCTION Nov 2017

Amazed.by is a full service photo video and event production agency with over 15 years' experience working throughout Europe with the world’s top luxury and fashion brands.

Services include:

• art buying,
• casting,
• event production,
• location scouting,
• logistics and transportations,
• permits and carnets,
• insurance,
• crew selection and coordination,
• lighting and equipment,
• digital tech and retouching services,
• props and set design/building,
• location vehicles and prop cars,
• catering services,
• budget management.

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ArtBlue Productions is a full service photo production house based in Stockholm and Athens, offering full production services. The company manages all aspects of production and casting, while its team of dedicated producers draws upon years of experience across all areas of production.

ArtBlue Productions provides a taste of the best locations throughout Greece. The team believes in continuous performance and accomplishes each project with the aim of perfection. As a premier production service, ArtBlue delivers nothing but first-rate services within agreed timelines at the most reasonable costs.

Clients include Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, My Theresa, Louis and Mia, Just White and FALKE.

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"Aspen Production Services is a production company with over 25 years of experience blending urban production work ethic with mountain production know-how, resulting in a combination that fills every possible job need.

We're known for our resourceful contacts, problem-solving skills and scrupulous attention to budget. Our services range from acting as your local liaison to providing full production services.

Although our name is a tribute to one of Colorado's most visited scenic towns, we cover the entire state of Colorado and beyond, with offices in New York, San Francisco and, of course, Aspen!

Our database spans a spectrum of unbelievable locations, ranging from those world-renowned for their beauty to those more remote and undiscovered. Our staff is available to answer your questions and make sure you have everything you need. That's what we do. Just ask some of our recent clients: New Balance, Apple, Lord & Taylor, Lands’ End, Macy's, and Fabletics."

CaixaPro is made up of a select team of producers and creative people based between Guadalajara and Mexico City, working on national and international projects for fashion, advertising and editorial photo shoots for more than 10 years.

The team is always on the lookout for new and interesting locations throughout Mexico that show the colourful architecture, beautiful nature and rich culture that would attract any foreign project. CaixaPro ensures clients have an excellent experience from beginning to end, complete with the professionalism that characterizes the company.

CaixaPro is a boutique production service company focused on still photography across the globe, with particular expertise in Latin America. The company also provides local and international photographers for fashion, advertising, food, product, car, lifestyle, and documentary shoots.

Clients include Nike, Under Armour, Mercedes-Benz, Visa, Airbnb, Vila, Jack Jones, C&A, Aether and Vogue.

Cinq Etoiles is a Paris-based creative production company providing a complete 360° range of services for photography and film production, as well as digital content. Services include art buying, talent sourcing, casting, location scouting, set design, glam teams, equipment and skilled technical crew management, all combined with smooth logistics.

A large-scale network gives Cinq Etoiles the ability to intervene around the world, answering the needs of clients with a precise and tailored service. Extensive experience acquired over a number of years has given Cinq Etoiles and its Chinese sister company, 5e Productions Shanghai, a wide range of locations that make the difference.

Cinq Etoiles has worked with the most talented photographers in the most challenging environments for clients such as Hermès, Chanel, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Simone Pérèle, L’Oréal Professional, Sephora, Mont Blanc, Vogue Magazine and Numéro Magazine.

Fernsicht Produktion is a full service production company based in Munich. Ronald and his team of highly skilled producers guarantee optimum know-how to consult, organise and coordinate every type of shoot.

From advice relating to implementation up to billing, Fernsicht provides the highest standard of photo production tailored to clients' individual needs. With a wide network across Europe, the company provides location scouting, permitting, budgeting, catering, hotel and travel as well as booking and castings.

Fernsicht produces for advertising, fashion and corporate clients.

Featured in this Spotlight is a big project for Adidas FCB, realised this year.

Initials LA is a photo management and production agency based in Antwerp and Amsterdam. The agency is known for representing both established and new photographers and film-makers, as well as being expert in photo and mood film production.

Initials LA represents top-level photographers in all genres of photography. Fashion, advertising, portrait, still life, beauty, interior or food: each photographer has his/her own unique style and field of expertise, often including some serious film-making skills.

Each project deserves a custom made approach. Initials LA will compose the best possible creative team for each assignment. The company chooses to work with the best, the coolest, the most influential and - last but not least - the most fun players in the field.

Clients include Hermès, Vogue, Delvaux, Interview Magazine, Essentiel, Kipling, New York Times, Samsonite, Ray-Ban, Wallpaper, Jimmy Choo, Sony, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Elle, Eastpak, Dior, Ricard, Opel, Marie Jo, PrimaDonna, Komono, L’Officiel, DMagazine, Uniqlo, Document Journal, Ikea, Google, Harper’s Bazaar, Mr. Porter, Scapa and many more.

Paris-based production company JPPS offers over a decade of experience in producing professional content for international brands.

Jacqueline Pusch and John Fanning, a German / Australian duo, are dedicated and highly organised producers who love what they do and aim to create long lasting collaborations with their clients. They put their resources, extensive network and personalised attention into every shoot, no matter the size or budget.

The JPPS client list includes luxury and consumer brands, agencies and magazines such as Louis Vuitton, Valentino, Hugo Boss, Max Mara, Rolex, Swarovski, Hanro, Sunglass Hut, Harrods, Manor, Holt Renfrew, Apple, Diesel, Perrier, Grey Goose, BMW, Renault, Zeit Magazine, L’Officiel Homme, Dazed & Confused, Elle, GQ, Harper's Bazaar and Vogue.

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LouLou Productions provides a unique and personal production and scouting service to clients both nationally and internationally.

"A successful production is reliant on a professional approach - the devil is in the detail! So leaving no stone unturned, your job will be safe in the capable and thorough hands of LouLou."

This last year has presented the team with a diverse array of exciting stills and moving image campaigns including the acclaimed 'This Girl Can' series for Sport England, and most recently the newest AXA shoot, showcasing an amazing dancer with a prosthetic leg. Other recent clients include Cuprinol, Dove, Nokia, Under Armour and NS&I.

Visit the website to learn more about LouLou Productions.

LS Productions is the UK’s best-connected production company, with a team full of pragmatic problem solvers and offices in Edinburgh, London and now Manchester. Working throughout the UK - and with a unique and specialised knowledge of Scotland - the team produces and sources locations for TV commercials, branded content, music videos and photo shoots, including fashion campaigns and editorials.

Complimenting its 160,000–image strong location library (one of the UK’s most impressive, all professionally shot), LS can truly help turn a creative brief into a shoot reality.

No two clients' needs are the same and so LS keeps flexibility and collaboration at the core of the pitch and shoot process. The team provides a fully tailored service, including scouting locations, budgets, specialist equipment, obtaining permits, crew and studio hire.

“Send us your brief and we’ll make it happen!”

Recent clients include Art Partner, British Vogue, Burberry, Czar, Daks, Harper’s Bazaar, Jung von Matt, Laura Holmes, Massimo Dutti, RSA Films, Stella McCartney, Stink, Somesuch, The Sweet Shop, TP Film and Volvo.

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Pacey Production Company has dipped into the archives to revisit some of the greatest hits from favourite shoots and locations throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific.

“Production in New Zealand is more of a joy than a job," Executive Producer, Briar Pacey, explains. "It isn't just the unparalleled locations, but also the professionalism of the crew and the affordability of diverse talent. The attitude is very much can-do.”

“Our thanks go out to all the wonderful clients and creatives we’ve collaborated with to make these epic shots happen – it has been an amazing 10 years and we’re already looking ahead to some exciting projects we’ve got in the pipeline. We can’t wait to help you create more magic.”

Visit the Pacey Production Company’s website to view latest photo and motion campaigns.

Pillowtree Productions is a boutique family-run production company working throughout Croatia. Within the four years since its foundation, the company has made a noticeable success and became one of the top photo production companies in the country.

After producing two short video commercials for Deutsche Telekom in 2016 and an automotive video commercial for Alpina BMW in 2017, Pillowtree has become a relevant production company for TVC. With a desire to provide clients with even better and more affordable services, the team recently opened an office in the south of the country in city of Split.

Whether clients are looking for locations for a feature film, documentary, TVC, automotive, fashion or lifestyle shooting, the team can find the best locations Croatia has to offer as well as provide full service production assistance.

Visit the website for more location photos from the archives.

"Working on a pitch? Can use help? Red Creek Productions is the pitch-winning-support-crew.

Not sure which country makes the most sense for your next project? Need to compare locations and understand logistics? Want to explore casting choices and the depth of the talent pool? We can help you do that and more, all in one call.

We maintain the largest Latin America location database and have people on the ground from the Rio Grande to Tierra del Fuego: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and more. A single email gives you power over the entire continent. It is intoxicating.

Need local know-how anywhere in the Americas? Do as Bruce Webber, Patrick Demarchelier, Peggy Sirota, Elaine Constantine, Gemma Booth, Anthony Mandler and Don Flood do… Better call Red Creek."

Sicily, the southern-most region of Italy, is where Scenari Production has been based for more than 20 years. Working across the entire country, Scenari Productions offers enthusiastic production services for the advertising and fashion industries.

''This autumn we were shooting at Amalfi Coast for an English fashion brand, Sicily for a German movie and the Italian Alps for a Swiss watch company. Past works around Italy include work for companies such as Promod, Hugo Boss, Porsche, René Caovilla Marina Rinaldi, Mercedes, M.Gemi, Betty Barclay, Esso, Jaguar, IBM, Ducati, Canon, Illy, Ferrari, Shiseido, Audi, HSBC, Nissan, Airbnb, Pomellato, Hermes, Michino Paris, J.Crew, Neiman Marcus, Harrods, Bloomingdale's, Madewell, Gant, Hackett, Boden, J.Hilburn,  Kate Spade, Marco Polo, David Jones, Coin, Appelrath Cupper, Elle, Marie Claire, Basler, Mazda, Calzedonia, Vogue Italia, Hansen & Jacob, D Magazine, Belmond Hotels, Town & Country, Ermenegildo Zegna, Brunello Cucinelli, Valentino, Blumarine, Space Style, Ottod'Ame, Patrizia Pepe, W Magazine, Dolce e Gabbana, and Classic Perfume. We have also worked for feature films such as Mary Magdalene and Ocean's Twelve.

We love our work and we like collaborating with international teams to create the right conditions so that everything runs smoothly."

The Solar Productions team is based in Cape Town, South Africa and facilitates photo productions and moving images for international clients throughout South Africa and surrounding countries.

Solar Productions collaborates with clients from all over the world to produce dynamic and creative productions to the highest standard.

"We are passionate about what we do and we love exceeding our clients’ expectations. No matter how big (or small) the job, and whatever your brief or production requirements, we’ll go above and beyond to make it happen!"