INTERNATIONAL PHOTO PRODUCTION Feb 2013

Allucinazione is where photography, commercials and studio shoots happen in central Rome. The company provides complete production services, including equipment rental, assistants and digitec, location scouting and casting services for clients from Italy or abroad. Allucinazione is an international all English and Italian speaking staff.

The studio is divided into different working spaces, including a production area, a 10x7x3.7m limbo, a make-up and dressing room and a central garden that leads to the post production room. The entire studio has Wi-Fi Internet.

Clients Include Edison, Bulgari, Honda Motors Europe, Telecom Italia, Telethon, Poste Italiane, Lottomatica, RCS and Condé Nast.

A productions is a full service production company working throughout Spain with offices in Barcelona, the Canary Islands, Seville and Madrid. The company provides art buying, casting, budget management, accommodation, transportation, crews, and equipment rental.

A productions also runs two studios - one table top, one drive-in - that cater to any requirement. The company was chosen by the Spanish Ministry of Tourism to shoot its 'I Need Spain' campaign two years in a row, and as a result has a vast location library covering the whole of Spain.

"Not only do we provide great service, we also shoot with our own photographers all over the world - so we know exactly what great service means for advertising and fashion needs."
 
Recent clients include Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Pantene, Unilever, Telefonica, Nivea, Vodafone, Ford, Land Rover, Seat, Saudia Airlines, Iberia, Magnum Icecreams, and many others.

Visit the website, email or contact Agustin on +34 609 232 016.

Berlin Production Services has carried on where it left off in 2012 with a busy start to the new year.

Otto Versand returned to Berlin for a cover shoot with Palina Rojinski and the launch of its Club Magazine. Other productions included a men's video editorial for Panorama Icon, shot by Paolo Zerbini on the streets around Alexander Platz and Cafe Moscow in Berlin.

Recent work also included an advertising shoot by Nick&Chloé for Irish cable TV company TG4, French catalogue Gemo, and the Pro Idee catalogue on location at a palace outside of Berlin.

New locations are also on the books, including the East German airforce base close to Berlin featured in this Spotlight.

bph productions provides a personal and professional production service in the UK and worldwide to the world’s top photographers, advertising agencies and image-makers.

bph productions is a London-based company run by Ben Hills, who has worked at the top of the industry in a variety of roles for over 20 years. Ben can draw upon his extensive experience and contacts locally and internationally to deliver a unique and bespoke service for clients, from location finding and small productions to the production of complex international shoots.

Recent productions include a BP shoot for the Olympics with George Logan, Citroen with Paul Murphy, and O2 with Sam Hicks. International productions include a DHL campaign shot in Scotland and Hong Kong with photographer George Logan, and the Post Office with photographer Peter Funch shot in Greece, Manchester and London.

Working with the world's leading advertising agencies, photographers and clients, Caspar & Co offers bespoke production solutions worldwide.

Caspar & Co has grown from strength to strength since its inception 17 years ago, producing thousands of shoots for image makers in unique locations across America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and of course the UK.

With an abundance of locations and contacts worldwide Caspar & Co will take care of a shoot from concept to completion, offering a full service from budget management to casting, set build, prop sourcing, permits, equipment hire, accommodation, catering, location scouting, post production, styling/wardrobe and make-up, offering a full breakdown of estimates and final expenditure.

With a crack team of producers and crew, the company ensures clients can relax and enjoy the ride, knowing they’re in safe hands.

Founded Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2002, Da! Photohouse focuses on producing advertising images for a number of global clients and advertising agencies. Young, inspired and motivated, the Slovenian team specialises in turnkey photography and is completely devoted to finding the right solutions for clients.

Da! Photohouse is at home when it comes to photography, meaning the team can offer everything required to guarantee a smooth production process. Through many years of experience the company has the technique, knowledge, contacts and locations for clients to choose the options that best suit their needs.

Da! Photohouse works with agencies and international productions including Publicis, WAM production, TBWA, DDB, Grey, Votan Leo Burnett, Imelda Ogilvy, Mayer McCann, Saatchi & Saatchi, JWT, BBDO and Pristop.

Clients include L'Oréal, Plein Sud Paris, Diesel, Vodaphone, Nokia, Sony, Peugeot, Renault, Kraft Foods, Nestlé Deutschland, Tele2, Petrol, Si.mobil, Mobitel, HT mobile, Vip HR, Insurance Triglav, Insurance Tilia, Insurance Maribor, NLB - Bank of Ljubljana, Sparkasse Bank, Abank, Brewery Laško, Brewery Union, Siol, Telekom Slovenia, Fructal, Delo and Mercator.

In this Spotlight GraceLand Productions highlights Niels Busch, an award-winning advertising and travel photographer whose work often takes him into potentially dangerous situations that would make most of us head for the hills.

Niels has an uncanny ability to capture images that seep into your soul and his humble documentary approach to the many sensitive subjects he has been commissioned to shoot is exactly what makes him THAT good.

Some of his clients include Plan International Scandinavian Airline System, Carlsberg, Novo Nordic, Post Denmark, Coca-Cola, Bang & Olaufson, Lego, Dong Energy, Blue Moller, Danske Bank, Magasin, Jet time, Opera News, Microsoft, Velux, Beltone, ReSound, Telenor, Decca Music, Simple Wine News (Russia) and EMI.
 

Hi-Location is a young and dynamic location agency and production service, born out of the experience of Annalisa Bertoletti and Silvia Grittini.

The company provides amazing locations for photo shoots, commercials, TV, films, events and product launches and constantly searches for new venues and places to improve its archive.

Besides locations, Hi-Location offers full organisational support and can handle every aspect of a shoot, from preparation to the wrap. The company collaborates with the biggest modelling agencies, hair and make-up agencies and equipment rental companies, and has excellent relations with accommodation and transport providers. Hi-Location also guarantees to keep budgets as low as possible.

I Like Photo Group specialises in still and motion pictures. From the very beginning the goal was to create an original and high quality product. The company's highly specialised and motivated team has vast experience and works using only the best possible equipment. In addition, I Like Photo offers art buying, creative direction, casting, production and full post production for both photography and videos.

KIMIA Productions offers efficient production solutions in the fields of photography and film. The company provides the full range of services from the most simple to the extremely complex. The exclusive brand which was founded in 2006 is based in Berlin and Barcelona and focused on productions in Germany and Spain.

The distinguishing hallmarks of KIMIA Productions include efficient schedules following individual budgets and producing high-quality-results that respond exactly to clients' needs.

Recent clients include Andreas Ortner, Converse, On Request Images, Tom Tailor, Vodafone and many others.

Fashion films, such as the one featured in this Spotlight for Passigatti, are a new feature, with the company combining the idea of "behind the scenes" with the opportunity to tell real stories. This film was shot on RED Epic 5k/ 100fps (RAW), one of the most modern cameras worldwide.

Adding impressions of zeitgeist to a client's product, KIMIA Productions proves both professional and close to the street.

KT Produktion GmbH looks back on a season full of snow productions. Since snow cannot be ordered on demand and isn't always guaranteed in Switzerland, KT has experience in finding it in other global locations.

• Fresh snow-covered landscapes in October for Timberland in the Yukon, Canada.
• 10 days shooting winter ski fashion in July for Lidl on the Zermatt glacier.
• A deep winter look on a mountain ridge in the Alps at the end of May for Calanda Bier.
• At the last minute, KT had to move an entire crew from New England across the US to find the desired snow in the Colorado mountains for Timberland.

If thre isn't enough natural snow, KT can arrange a snow special effects team to make a winter wonderland in any location, at any time of year.

Renowned for its world-class production and outstanding range of locations, Location Scotland is one of the largest full service production and location companies dedicated to stills photography in the country.

With a database of over 75,000 images, Location Scotland can offer a bespoke location selection and production service suited to clients' individual briefs. Partnered with full production services, a professional studio and an experienced in-house team, the company is capable of producing exceptional results.

Recent campaigns: Vanity Fair AW12, Vodafone AW12, Tatler AW12, Avon AW12, Boden AW12, Marie Claire Italia AW12, Bugatti AW12.

Clients include Vanity Fair, Chanel, Tatler Magazine, GQ Magazine, Marie Claire Italia, Fantastic Man Magazine, Bank of Scotland, Vodafone, Avon, Anthropologie, The White Company, Pringle of Scotland, Boden, General Electric, Guinness, Burton of London, AnotherMan Magazine, Matalan, White Stuff, Gray & Osbourn, Simply Be and many more.

Call the production team on +44 (0)131 561 0120, or visit the website for more info.

Berlin-based Lunik is a full service production company dedicated to photography and film, producing innovating and unique results for its various clients.

Recent productions include:

• 'Mein Herz Brennt' video shoot for Rammstein with director Zoran Bihac.
• SoundCloud with Julia Baier, represented by Bransch.
• Telekom 'Corporate' campaign with Astrid Grosser, represented by Birgit Stöver.
• Vattenfall 'Kundenversprechen' and Ergo 'Makler' campaigns, both with Ailine Liefeld, represented by Lunik Network.

Lunik is currently working on a Telekom campaign with Özgür Albayrak. Recent clients include Congstar and McDonald's.

Marcel production is a full service photo production company based in Montreal.

Owner, Monique Boisvert, has been in the business for more than 20 years acquiring a solid reputation working with teams, big and small, on intimate portrait sessions up to fully-fledged productions.

Producing in both fashion and advertising photography, she has been working locally in Montreal, across Canada and all over the American continent. Specialising in assembling strong teams, Monique can supply the best in talents, including stylists, hair and make-up artists, photographers and assistants, budgeting, casting, locations, visas and insurance, vehicles and equipment, animal wranglers and production cars.

Travelling with teams or welcoming them to Canada, Marcel Production can organise transportation, hotels, catering and every other detail, big or small.

Since 1996 Melanie Trombley has worked in the advertising photography industry as producer and art buyer. Melanie also casts talent for clients and her worldwide network allows her to procure the most unusual requests - on time and under budget.

With ample experience shooting across the USA as well as internationally, hiring crews and finalising details for any size shoot comes easily for Melanie. Clients, crew and talent are all well taken care of and details are thoughtfully buttoned up, leading to a smoother shoot.

Recent work includes:

• Art Buying for Razorfish on Samsung's latest print campaign, shot by Tyler Gourley on location in San Francisco.
• Casting and producing for the Viacord print campaign with Jason Lindsey and KHJ Boston.
• Producing for Tyllie Barbosa on the Huggies campaign with Ogilvy, on location in Chicago and Wisconsin.
• Casting and producing for the USG Durock/Fiberock and PNC Bank print campaigns with Andy Goodwin and Gyro.

Visit the website for more samples and information.

Monky Productions is a full service film and photo production company based in Oslo. The team offers complete production support customised for any size project, including coordination, budgeting, travel and accommodation, locations, crew, casting, props, equipment rental, production vehicles, studio space, and more.

Monky has an extensive production network all over Norway, and can offer clients services from its downtown Oslo studio.

"We're ready to help you experience world-class production anywhere on the planet, or right here in beautiful Norway."

Check out the website or call Monky for more information.

Passionate about its work, One Production is a stills and moving image production company based in London. The team has over 40 years' stills production experience, which brings insight and consideration to the needs of clients as well as photographers and their teams.

One Production offers a range of services including:

• Art buying.
• Full budget management.
• Casting.
• Set building and prop sourcing.
• Styling, hair and make-up.
• Location scouting.
• Permits and licences.
• Equipment hire and service.
• Accommodation, travel and transport.

One Production has the resources, creative drive, organisation and flair to deliver what clients want, on budget and for all aspects of a shoot.

“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”

PCM thrives on the creative challenges that are thrown its way. With 20 years of experience producing many high profile and award-winning campaigns, the company has gained a reputation for covering every detail of a shoot, however small it may be.

From its office in West London, PCM offers a worldwide, comprehensive production service. Whether handling a brief, delivering finished art work or individual elements like art buying, casting, equipment, crew booking or location scouting, the company has the skills and resources to facilitate every step of the way.

Clients include Virgin Atlantic Airways, The Department of Health, Orlebar Brown, Burberry, Ligne Roset and Le Monde D’Hermes.

Pure Production is a company offering complete production services worldwide.

Experience across all levels of photographic production from budget to completion, location scouting and casting for stills, TV/film commercials and video, and artist expense management and art buying.

With a past client list including key names from luxury to mass market, Tasmin set up Pure Production to provide a comprehensive service to her clients. Previous jobs have involved requests from the sublime to the ridiculous. All have been handled and produced with the same level of professionalism, dedication and enjoyment.

Sharpen Studio is an international full service production studio and equipment rental company.

Highly specialised in production for the fashion and advertising markets, the international team provides a whole package of creativity along with 360° service.

Sharpen Studio is the perfect space for photo and film shoots. The studio is a modern, multi-functional location created to meet the needs of the most vital operators and creative people working in the overlapping fields of fashion, art, design, communication and events.

The company also represents the most creative international and local talents, able to understand and satisfy every need from Western and Eastern clients alike.

Splashlight is the only full-scale creative production house with almost 100,000 square feet of studio spaces, a full, industry vetted production team, an in-house design group and state-of-the-art equipment and technology experts.

Over the last ten years, the company's leadership in the fashion industry as content creation experts has allowed Splashlight to develop partnerships with leading brands, retailers and publications that have resulted in some of the most groundbreaking images and campaigns of the past decade.

"Welcome to BigMama's multimedia kitchen! We are a production company and creative lab that takes inspiration from the culinary world, believing that creating excellent multimedia material is just like preparing a great meal: you need the best ingredients, aptly put together by a good chef.

"For this reason, our vocabulary changes: producing becomes 'cooking', projects become 'dishes', collaborators such as Directors, DoPs and Art Directors become 'ingredients'. Thanks to our worldwide 'cooking' experience, we can satisfy any multimedia appetite without presenting the client with a hefty bill, while always baking top-of-the-range audiovisual material, the product of our great knowledge of new technology and production techniques.

"Our kitchen is in Milan but we can 'cook' anywhere. Enough with the talking - have a seat and take a look at our menu!"

Unconventional Productions is a well-established company with an excellent reputation. The experienced and dynamic crew, from the worlds of photography, fashion, TV, film and theatre are always happy to fulfill any brief - no matter how large or small.

2012 was another busy year which included shoots with tennis stars Novak Djokovic in Monte Carlo and Rafael Nadal at home in Spain.

Among many castings were jobs with Hochglanz Films in Germany, and casting stills and TV ads for lastminute.com.

A very successful link up with “Rock Band Royalty” Queen, and the Queen Extravaganza, saw Lou styling stage and TV shows in the USA and Canada.

The final fun job of last year was shooting the “Red 2” film promo and poster shots (for release this summer) - on set with Bruce Willis, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Byung-hun Lee and Mary-Louise Parker - along with some very interesting props!