Production Paradise

Welcome to the June issue of SHOWCASE MUNICH/HAMBURG - brought to you by Production Paradise.

In addition to the World Cup fever that will be taking over Germany during the next month, look out for the following events:

The Hamburg International Short Film Festival, now in its 22nd edition, offers a diverse film programme plus a wide range of activities and Festival Club - until 5 June.

The House of Photography Hamburg are running an exhibition of pictures from Der Spiegel magazine archive, with a special football "BallWelten" feature, from 9 June to 3 September.

Our cover was shot by Anja Boxhammer, one of the up and coming photographers chosen by Jung von Matt for the Showcase International in Zurich this year. Markus Lambert [M4 Motion] did hair & make-up, Marcell Naubert [M4 Motion] did styling, and the model is Maximilian [Kult]. Postproduction was by Wolfgang Rente.

muc photography/photographers' agents: NEUBAUER UND SPRINGER

AGENTUR NEUBAUER was founded by Barbara Neubauer in 1990, and she was joined in 2003 by her partner Petra Springer. Together, they represent national and international photographers and they offer a full photographic production service: casting, location research and the end-to-end organisation of shoots.

The following photography areas are covered: fashion, portraits, reports, architecture, lifestyle, still life, sports, food and interiors.

Shown here is the latest work by Munich-based photographer Markus Pritzi, featured in Amica June 06.

More information and portfolios can be found at the agency's website.

muc photography/photographers' agents: ART DIVISION

ARTdivision represents international photographers working in a wide variety of different areas. They also offer their clients a full production service.

Some details of four of the photographers represented by ARTdivision:

Staudinger+Franke (advertising, cars and still life) have been named by Lurzer's Archive as one of the "200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide". They have clients in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and the US.

Scheffold.Vizner (advertising and cars) are a Zurich-based duo who have been working together in their own studio for 11 years studio. They were early users of CGI and digital photography and now use new 3D CGI techniques in much of their work.

Klaus Andorfer (advertising, architecture, fashion, interiors, people/portrait, still life and – his main focus - lingerie and swimwear). Klaus has particular strengths in connecting together people, fashion and interiors.

Vincent Avarez (beauty, fashion) won Gold in Cannes with the image shown here.

muc photography/photographers: MICHAEL KREMER

Munich-based advertising photographer Michael Kremer presents his striking Glaucom campaign for which he won the Comprix Gold Award 2005 for the best pharmaceutical campaign in its category. He also received Gold at Comprix 2005 for his Organspende production.

Another internationally recognised campaign is the ad shots he did for Levitra, which was published worldwide and received the Gold Award 2006.

Other recent projects by Michael include his highly expressive poster campaign for radio station Antenne Thuringen and his Zewa European campaign featuring national footballers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

For more info please contact Michael at michael@kremer-fotodesign.de.

ham photography/photographers' agents: KAI TIETZ

Kai Tietz founded his agency in 1999, after being involved in international photo production for almost 10 years.

From their Hamburg Harbour office, they work with seven international photographers for clients and agencies all over the world.

See the Kai Tietz website for the portfolios of Ralph Baiker, René Clohse, Gerd George, Stefan Gruetter, Olaf Hauschulz, Oliver Paffrath and Martijn Oort.

muc photography/photographers: SANDRA SECKINGER

Sandra Seckinger and her team were recently back in Cape Town, this time shooting new campaigns for Frankenbrunnen, Chicco, Milupa and Deichmann.

As soon as she got back to her Munich studio, she produced the new campaign for Flip*Flop.

Sandra says that her aim is 'to create pictures which illustrate authentic moments in a playful and spontaneous way, and which communicate a good atmosphere,' adding that 'this atmosphere is created with the help of the great team around me'.

Sandra is represented in Germany by Agentur Neubauer; in Zurich she is represented by Tina Aich, for whom she is currently shooting in Barcelona for Migros. And in Milan, she works with Photogroup.

muc photography/photographers: RIESS FOTO DESIGN

Riess FotoDesign, based in Munich/Garching, shows two different examples of people photography here.

The first set of images was produced as a testimonial shoot for fm-munzer furniture company with athletes Stefanie Bohler and Martina Ertl, taking advantage of Wolfgang Riess’s extensive experience in portraying celebrities and athletes.

The two covers were shot for a booklet for the BMW Group: MINI-Leather Configurator and MINI Equipment-Accessories.

Most of Riess FotoDesign’s clients are local and international companies and their advertising agencies.

muc photography/photographers: MARKUS AMON

Professional photographer Markus Amon, based in Munich and Barcelona, specialises in people, beauty, wellness and nude photography.

He just came back from Rio de Janeiro, where he was shooting for a wellness client.

At the moment he is working on a nude b&w campaign for a medical client in a daylight studio in Munich.

muc photography/rental studios photo: RENTALSTUDIO MUC G3

Rentalstudio muc g3 is located in the centre of Munich, next to the Rotkreuzplatz. It is close to the underground railway, shopping facilities and a good hotel.

The studio is well suited to fashion, beauty, catalogue and still life shoots.

Features include:
- total space of 460 m2

- 250 m2 shooting space
- 5 to 7-metre high ceilings
- wind machine
- lighting equipment
- parking space

Casting, catering, assistant and organisation services are available, if needed.

muc photography/rental studios photo: HAEDLER + HAEDLER

Haedler+Haedler offers photographic professionals a wide range of equipment for all types of photo production, “all from one source”.

Their list of available equipment for rental includes:

- Profoto, Briese, Bron lighting equipment

- Arri Tungsten and HMI daylight, CMT

- Chimera soft boxes, California + Avenger Bounce-systems

- Canon digital cameras, Phase One Back + H2 Hasselblad system

- Pentax 67 II + Hasselblad analogue cameras

- Lee filter program, Hama, Savage and Bulkton foto backgrounds

ham creativity/advertising agencies: CLINT23

Hamburg agency clint23 has created an entirely unique corporate identity for their long-time client ÖGER TOURS.

Their aim was to create a concept that distanced itself from the ever-present, and ultimately unspectacular, vacation images. The result is “a jewel for all forms of media: a singular, modern look that speaks to new, vacation-hungry target groups”.

The illustrations were first presented at the ÖGER TOURS stand at the ITB Fair earlier this year. After positive feedback, all media, from print ads to TV, will feature this attractive and contemporary style. Three TV spots, each presenting a different theme, will run on Germany’s private TV channels presenting the vacation season with a refreshingly different campaign.

ham production/photo production: ONE PRODUCTION SERVICES

One Production Services consists of ONE enthusiastic, organised man - Vlens Mueller - who provides production services in a number of countries, including the US, Canada, Scotland, Morocco.

His recent and forthcoming projects include:

- Catalogue shoots for Engelhorn and Sport-Scheck in Miami and Colorado with photographers Gary Engel and Heinz Endler.

- Fashion shoots for designer Doris Streich in Provence and for SHE Magazine in Marrakech, both with Photographer Sara Wilson.

- A still-shoot for BMW Motorrad motorcycle, to be produced in British Columbia.

ham production/photo production: BIGSHRIMP FOTOPRODUKTION GMBH

News from production, casting and location company, bigshrimp:

Following the photo production for Siemens Gigaset in Berlin, bigshrimp was again on tour for Jeweller CHRIST, organising a three day shoot with 11 shots in Seville. Photographer was Manfred Esser from Germany; local partner was Paco Productions; agency was Agentur+Leven+Hermann.

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

News from Contra Service Productions:

Together with Rainer Stratmann, Contra produced a campaign in Paris with actor Mario Adorf for BHF-BANK, via agency BCST Frankfurt.

In Bariloche Argentina, Contra organised a photo production with Christian Schmidt for Credit Suisse.

And in Barcelona, Contra organised two photo productions: one for Arne Lesmann for Siemens VDO; the other with Thomas von Salomon for Toyota.

muc talent/artists & stylists: AGENTUR ROUGE

Hair & make-up artist Mima Divljak has completed projects with photographers including Peter Poby, Jürgen Stein, Arne Schultz and Denis Pernath.

Mima (hair & make-up) and Sani Gulic (styling) were in charge of the new look for the Germanwings campaign. Both also supported photographer Jula Saller on an independent fashion production as well a pictorial for lifestyle magazine Matador.

Nilgün (hair & make-up) was involved in a photo production for Field of View with photographer Ralf Lüthy.

Hair & make-up artists Erika and Sandra recently joined the agency.

ham film/film postproduction: DELI PICTURES POSTPRODUCTION

The latest project from Deli Pictures’ new motion graphic division is "Tools from Paradise" for Bosch via agency Jung von Matt/Elbe.

The team took just 20 days to complete this 1m 40s commercial - including brainstorming, storyboarding, character-development, shooting, plate building and animation – in time for the Bosch World Convention in March.

This was Animation & Visual Director Michael Reissinger’s first job at Deli Pictures. Motion graphics were by Axel Schmidt and Jan Richter.

xxx photography/equipment rent photo: DELIGHT RENTAL SERVICES

Berlin-based Delight Rental Services (DRS) offer a full service for professional photographers and producers.

They rent camera and light equipment including Profoto, Briese, Digiback Phase One P25/45, Mac Book Pro or G5 workstation, Linhof M 679 with Optics 24 to 120mm, Hasselblad, Mamiya and Canon. They also offer other equipment such as heating fans, walkie-talkies/communication devices and navigation systems with the aim of ensuring a hassle-free production.

DRS’s website includes a unique rent calculator as well as information on their professional digital and colour management workshop.

In Spanish-speaking countries they cooperate with their partner SPOT.

ham hotel/hotels: SIDE HOTEL

Side is Hamburg's first and only five star design hotel in the centre of the city.

The hotel was built by architect Jan Stoermer, designed by Matteo Thun and illuminated by Robert Wilson. Space and light are well related to each other, shaping the heart of the hotel, and making it a sensual location.

The 168 rooms are varied in category and they all share a minimalist style that is welcoming and comfortable, and has a personal touch. The ten “flying” suites on the 10th and 11th floors are decked out in white.

The lounge and rooftop terrace offer impressive views over Hamburg’s port and the Alster lake, providing good venues for summer parties, events or photo shoots. The Fusion bar and restaurant serve as meeting places for hotel guests and visitors. Colour blocking is used in the luxuriously furnished and colourful Side Spa.

Side offers breakfast at weekends until 2pm and late-checkout on Sundays until 6pm.

HAUS DER KUNST

Contemporary architecture exhibition “herzog & de meuron” is now running at Munich’s Haus der Kunst.

Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron created the Allianz Arena, the 59000-capacity stadium that will host the opening match of the World Cup on 9 June.

The stadium combines aesthetic and functional elegance, and features a translucent facade, made up of 2,874 panels, which will be lit up at night in a variety of colours.

At the Haus der Kunst exhibition, the whole stadium design and development project - from the initial concept until its completion – is on show until 30 July.