showcase new york city issue 71

Apr 2007

MISSION PHOTO PRODUCTION: New York full photo production

Mission Photo Production is based in New York City and provides a full range of production services.

Mary Pratt, who founded the company in 2000, laughs, 'At this point, it almost doesn't matter where we're based out of; the jobs we do are all over the world - which is a good thing!'

Mission produces ad campaigns, car and fashion shoots. Recent productions include:

• 22-page editorial for Marie Claire Italia, photographed in the Hamptons by René & Jannis
• Two ads for Visa with Tom Nagy and TBWA/CHIAT/DAY in New York City and North Carolina
• Markus Bolsinger's images of the Mercedes Ocean Drive prototype in Texas
• The Land Rover 2 launch campaign in Hawaii with Kai-Uwe Gundlach and Y&R Irvine.
  

CoreyToons: New York animation production

CoreyToons has jumped on the mobile phone bandwagon in a big way with 40 new instantly downloadable mobile phone characters.

You can be a 'Hawaiian fashionista' named Yonji, or just plain Loco... Those with multiple mobile personalities can choose from CoreyToons' new offerings such as the sweetest mobile phone star around, sexy Sweet Louise. She's the focus of the popular 'Sweet Dreams' and 'Sweet Flirt'. Or goof around with everyone's favourite funny man, Calvin the Clown. You could also choose to become royalty and download Elena. And then there are the little green aliens, robots and animals.

Founded by CEO Lee Corey and joined by Creative Director, Nancy Hanover. CoreyToons Studio is 'poised for innovative creativity beyond the mobile phone world'. This includes on-air branding, advertising animations, web flash sites, plus a cartoon series development for 2008.

George Productions: New York full photo production

Kim Handley executive produced the 2008 swimwear campaign for Turkish company Zeki in Cuba. Working with a local production company Havana Pictures 'made the shoot a dream'.

With only five days for the complete production and three days of shooting, hiring a local production company was essential and to bring it together in such a short time.

Please note that the pictures in this feature are production shots.

SGM Artist Management: New York photo agents

SGM Artist Management is a full service creative resource representing photographers, stylists, creative directors and prop stylists specialising in the fashion arena. Their artists contribute to editorial photo shoots, advertising campaigns, celebrity and music projects.

SGM artists have already collaborated with clients such as: Vogue International, Holt Renfrew, NEO2, Noise, Marie Claire, Anne Cole, Sony Pictures, Interview magazine, Eyemazing, Vidal Sassoon London, Picture magazine, Bust magazine and AB.S. by Allen Schwartz fall campaign.

SGM Productions has been tapped to cast for multiple upcoming shows for NYC Fall/Winter fashion week and in the past two months has produced still photo shoots for Maurice's Summer Campaign, Anne Cole 2008 Swim Campaign, Vogue Latin America, Sony Entertainment and NEO2 Magazine to name a few.

SGM Artist Management & SGM Productions are awaiting the launch of their two new websites.

Luna Llena Management: New York styling, hair, makeup agents

Luna Llena Management is a New York-based, full service hair, make-up and wardrobe agency.

Its stylists are 'young, energetic, and dynamic team players who are enlisted for their "can-do" spirit, creativity, and talent'.

They have contributed to television ventures like Project Runway, The Look for Less and Human Giant; to film - Half Nelson, Miami Vice, My Brother; to editorial - Vogue, Seventeen and Tatler; to special events, including the 79th Academy Awards, Couture Fashion Week and Fashion Week in New York, Paris and Milan.

Neo Studios: New York rental studios photo

Neo Studios is 'NOHO's newest rental studio in a convenient location!'

Created in 2005, Neo provides classic loft studios with a fresh mix of architectural style. The well-appointed studios have equipment, digital capturing capability and grip available in house. Photographers say they love the low-key, helpful attitude, private feel and super staff.

Celebrities photographed include Nelly Furtado, John Leguizamo, Kyra Sedgwick, Alicia Keys, Ivanka Trump, Michael Stipe, Chloe Sevigny, Andre 3000, Juelz Santana, Mya, Lil Wayne, Cassie, Joss Stone, Brittany Murphy, Anna Paquin, Karina Gore.

Others bookings include Nike, Nautica, Adidas, Van Heusen, Matrix, South Pole.

ILoveBerlin.TV: New York music & multimedia events

Get ready for 'Einzigartig Berlin Day' in New York on 17 May.

Create Berlin and Berlin Partner are organizing the event to celebrate the official opening of 'Destination: Berlin' - the biggest sales exhibition of Berlin design at the MoMA Design Stores.

One of the Berlin Day highlights will be the opening of the 'Koffer aus Berlin' (Suitcase from Berlin) exhibition. The exhibition features the content of suitcases that were especially packed in Berlin and shipped to New York. The work was created by artists and talents such as shooting stars from Berlin's architecture scene Graft, Werner Aisslinger; DJ Paul van Dyk, Berlin product designers Mykita and Zeha; fashion label Kaviar Gauche; and fashion designer Michael Michalsky.

The exhibition will run 17-18 May.