BIG BROTHER MEETS YOUNG LOTUS

BIG BROTHER MEETS YOUNG LOTUS 14 March 2007

The organisers of the Young Lotus Workshop at this week's Asia Pacific Adfest awards have introduced a reality TV element to the competition.
The participants, comprising 28 of the most promising young creatives in Asia, will take part in a three-day series of workshops given by some of Asia's most respected advertising professionals. They will then be asked to produce a 60-second commercial and a panel of judges will choose the best three to be broadcast at the Adfest awards.The reality TV element comes in the form of a crew of cameramen who will document the creative process of each of the participants, and their final output will be judged with the evolution from idea to final output taken into account.BBDO Asia, which is co-ordinating the workshop, hopes to sell a half-hour programme to television stations in the area."The Young Lotus Workshop has always had a low profile at the Adfest awards," said Suthisak Sucharittanonta, chairman and CCO of BBDO Bangkok and one of the judges of the competition. "People never recognise what the young creatives are doing so we want to use the footage to engage everyone coming here so that they can recognise the young talent in Asia." The brief for this year's competition will centre on the Thai resort of Pattaya, renowned for its beautiful beaches but more so for sex tourism.
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"It's about confronting some of the prejudices about Pattaya," said Chris Thomas, chairman and CEO of BBDO Asia Pacific, who is heading the panel of judges. "We want to show that there are some great things to do in Pattaya and that it's not just about go-go girls and bars."The young creatives were selected after winning competitions in their countries. "They've been exposed to some of the most experienced creatives and they are going through a 48-hour process of converting an idea into an end-product under the full glare of 1500 of the best people in Asia," Thomas said.The panel of judges will consist of Thomas and Sucharittanonta, along with Peter Souter, deputy chairman and CCO of AMV BBDO London, David Guerrero, chairman and CCO of BBDO Guerrero/Ortega, and Simon Bond, regional director of Proximity Asia.For more information visit ENTERTHELOTUS.TV

Young Lotus competition - a new reality show is created by BBDO Asia

Young Lotus competition - a new reality show is created by BBDO Asia

Bangkok, 6 March 2007 – For its 10th anniversary, the AdFest Working Committee has invited BBDO Asia, an Omnicom company, to host the Young Lotus Workshop at the Asia Pacific AdFest Awards in Thailand. Now in its fourth year, the objective of the Young Lotus is to develop fast rising creative talent from across the region by extending / challenging their creative skills and exposing them to senior advertising talent.

Jimmy Lam, President of the AdFest Working Committee says, "The Young Lotus Workshop starts a fire in the belly of participants that keeps smouldering, until long after AdFest closes. Contestants are exposed to a wealth of experience and talent, learn the thrill of close competition and build relationships across the region that they will remember for the rest of their careers."

This year BBDO Asia is launching an innovative approach to the Workshop. Its approach will see 30 young creatives from 15 different countries participating in the first reality-based workshop of its kind, ever. Over two full days, as the creative development for the workshop takes place, the participants will be recorded and taped, leaving no part of the process out. The 'reality' of creating inspired thought and growing each idea will then be observed and judged.

Inspiring the talent at the Young Lotus Workshop will be Chris Thomas - Chairman & CEO BBDO Asia Pacific, Peter Souter - Deputy Chairman and CCO, AMV BBDO London, Suthisak Sucharittanonta - Chairman & CCO, BBDO Bangkok, David Guerrero - Chairman & CCO, BBDO Guerrero/Ortega and Simon Bond - Regional Director, Proximity Asia.

The Young Lotus teams will be in action at AdFest 2007 in Pattaya and the results of the workshop will be screened so that delegates can experience first-hand the First Advertising Reality Show - Enter The Lotus.

For more information on the Young Lotus Workshop, visit www.adfestawards.org and click on the 'Enter The Lotus' box.

For details on previous winners of and participants in Young Lotus Workshop, please visit www.adfestbuzz.com and click on 'What Young Lotus are up to'.

young creative stars who participated in Young Lotus Workshop

Advertising Festival (AdFest) recently launched ‘adfestbuzz’, a portal that would serve as a unique platform for ad lovers in Asia Pacific to connect with AdFest. (Advertising Festival, 10 Oct 06 20:52)
The media partners for this website include agencyfaqs.com (India), Modern Ad (Beijing), Longyin Review (Hong Kong), CM Journal (Japan), Adoi (KL/JKT), AdInformation (Korea), Adobo (the Philippines) and ADM (Taiwan) to help develop editorial content.


‘Ad News That Really Matters In Asia Pacific’ is the slogan of this online magazine. The aim of the website would be to enhance the awareness of AdFest in the Asian Pacific region.


‘adfestbuzz’ would focus on attracting key decision-makers and influencers in the advertising agencies, marketers from multi-national and local companies in the region as well as non-creatives including brand consultants, researchers, headhunters, strategic planners, media professionals, PR and direct marketers.


It is must be noted here that 2007 will witness the 10th anniversary of AdFest and the launch of ‘adfestbuzz’ comes hand-in-hand with this event.


One of the important purposes of the website is to announce the latest developments of AdFest 2007. It shall cover news concerning award categories, judges, speakers and the programme details and arrangements of AdFest 2007.


It would also feature interviews of ex-judges, speakers of AdFest and upcoming young creative stars who participated in Young Lotus Workshop held by AdFest.


Jimmy Lam, chairman, sub-committee for speakers and judges, and publisher, ‘adfestbuzz’ says, “We hope that ‘adfestbuzz’ can act as a bridge to allow advertising, production and marketing people in our industry to keep in constant contact. ‘adfestbuzz’ is unparalleled as it utilises the strength of AdFest, which is a successful ad awards event, as a magnet to attract those ad lovers.”


According to Lam, the primary target audience of ‘adfestbuzz’ is creative people including creative directors, copywriters, art directors, film directors, producers, editors, photographers, designers and interactive professionals.

BBDO CREATES A NEW REALITY SHOW FOR ADFEST 2007

BBDO CREATES A NEW REALITY SHOW FOR ADFEST 2007


BBDO Asia will be hosting the Young Lotus Workshop at the Asia Pacific Adfest awards in Thailand next week. Now in its fourth year, the objective of the Young Lotus is to develop fast rising creative talent from across the region by extending/challenging their creative skills and exposing them to senior advertising talent.
This year BBDO Asia Pacific is launching an innovative approach to the Workshop. An approach that will see 30 young creatives from 15 different countries participating in the first reality based workshop of its kind, ever. During the 48 hours the creative development for the workshop takes place, the participants will be recorded and taped, leaving no part of the development process out. The ‘real’ process of each creative will then be observed and judged.
Inspiring the young talent at the Workshop will be Chris Thomas, Chairman & CEO BBDO Asia Pacific, Peter Souter, Deputy Chairman and CCO, AMV BBDO London, Suthisak Sucharittanonta, Chairman & CCO, BBDO Bangkok, David Guerrero, Chairman & CCO, BBDO Guerrero/Ortega, and Simon Bond, Regional Director, Proximity Asia.
Discover the Young Lotus in action and experience: The First Advertising Reality Show - Enter The Lotus at Adfest 2007.
For more information, visit www.enterthelotus.tv

2006 Asia Pacific Advertising Festival-Young Lotus Workshop

2006 Asia Pacific Advertising Festival-Young Lotus Workshop




Lo: To me, I have learned numerous things from Young Lotus Workshop. If you are interested in observing life and reading people, there are numerous chances to learn if you are curious. To me, the most important thing I learned there was the international view. There were so many people from different countries including 14 countries and 28 brains. It's so engaging. Besides the techniques, trends and the basic elements to an ad I learned in class. I was also greatly impressed by the dressing code and manner of other creatives, I couldn't find a place that could provide me such a learning opportunity.


What did you get after staying with Young Creatives from different Asian countries?
Chou: The overriding thought was that "the world is truly enormous". Although I tried to travel as much as I can, I was only able to see the environment of the traveled countries but not the local culture. But after the close interaction with young creatives from all other places within the week of AdFest, I've discovered a lot of cultural phenomena simply through chatting with them. Only in Asia, there are so many perspectives. I can't imagine that in the whole world. Before the trip, I always thought that I had a broader perspective towards the world than my friends. However, after meeting people from different countries, I now feel like it's the time to readjust my 'worldview'.

Lo: When we read foreign books or watch foreign movies, we'll learn about their culture. But spending five full days with people from 14 countries was a true feat in placing myself in a foreign environment to absorb others' culture. If you're a people-observer, there are many 'little' things, which are engaging. For example, the passion of the Filipinos, the delicacy of the Japanese, the energy of Koreans and the diversity of Malaysians… there are so many touching things that can't be described in words.

Within 24 hours, a group of two people is required to finish a job. What's the process? What did you feel?
Chou: Although it was the first time I've worked with Jamie, the whole process was smooth. Since we had different backgrounds, there was no burden to develop concepts and we were able to throw ideas and analyze each other's ideas. During our discussions, we came up with a lot of concepts. In fact, it was quite hard for us to choose a single idea for developing the campaign. But, we did it finally. So I would say it was a pretty successful operation!

Lo: It's really not so different from my usual work. But this time, no one would help me. The whole process went smoothly, we talked about a lot of ideas, and these ideas evolved into a few other sets of concepts. It's not difficult for us to develop ideas. The most difficult part was to choose a single and final idea for our campaign. It's not easy. During the process we talked about how to present our idea and how to make our campaign memorable. Finally, we decided not to develop a TV commercial, print ad but we made the campaign as a full-year activity. Though it was the first time we worked together, it was a pleasant experience.

During the trip, do you have any unforgettable things?
Chou: The whole trip was memorable especially the McCann Party and the Walking Street dancing night. I enjoyed dancing that night with all young creatives even I am not a person good at dancing.

How does the AdFest trip affect your career?
Chou: After coming back, I would like to rethink what is "award winning ads". In the past, I just treated my duties as part of my work only. After work, I would come back home and sleep. I won't care whether my creative work could stand out from the crowd in the competition or not. At present, most of the award-winning ads in Taiwan are scam ads, but to a certain extent I don't agree with that practice. After the trip I have changed my mind. In fact, we won't be able to create award-winning ads everyday. But we couldn't ignore the importance of trying every efforts to do outstanding award-winning ads because those ads tip the scales in the industry and if you want to further develop your career in the industry, you should try to create award-winning ads. If we can create an ad that helps client standout from the crowd in awards show, it will be mutually beneficial for both ad agency and client.

Lo: After seeing those great creative work and so many talented creatives at AdFest, I find myself humbled. When I went back to Taiwan, I gave my online gaming account to my friends, and have decided not to play online games anymore. But it is impossible to strengthen my creativity within a short period of time. Boosting my creativity is just like improving language abilities. This Thailand trip to the AdFest was truly an eye-opening experience for me, and I will work extra hard to produce good work. I hope when I attend the AdFest next time, I won't be a young creative anymore, but an award winner.

Overall, what did you feel?
Chou: When I was back, people only would like to know more about Pattaya. And I just said that the place was wonderful and I wouldn't want to come back. Of course it's not just because of the beautiful scenery, but also because this trip was an eye-opening experience journey, which let people learn more and get more. I made new friends in the trip and I learned new things from them.

Lo: No matter what you are doing, you should always keep an open-minded. Being a creative, we normally don't have enough time for leisure time and we work to rule. Therefore it's really a great trip as I could have chances to widen my own horizon.

Hong Kong

Copywriter
Kiu Chan – M & C Saatchi, Hong Kong

Number of years in the industry
2.5 years

How did you get into the industry?
Interview, interview, interview, interview, interview, interview, interview, hired

Young Lotus Award after workshop moderated by BBDO Asia Pacific

The 4th Young Lotus Workshop at AdFest 2007 was moderated by BBDO Asia Pacific and attended by twenty-eight young creatives from fourteen countries, including Bangkok, Beijing, Colombo, Dhaka, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei and Tokyo.

The fourteen national teams presented their creative ideas to the BBDO team, which then voted in a secret ballot to short-list seven Young Lotus entries. The winning commercial was from Team Tokyo, with Beijing a close runner-up and Manila also a finalist.

Suthisak Sucharittanonta, chairman & CCO, BBDO Bangkok and David Guerrero, chairman & CCO, BBDO Guerrero/Ortega Manila said, “We were looking for a fresh idea and great crafting skills were an added bonus. The winning entry showed an astonishing level of craft and had a clear, single-minded idea with a surprising twist at the end.”

The judging panel and workshop moderating team included Chris Thomas - Chairman & CEO BBDO Asia Pacific, Suthisak Sucharittanonta - Chairman & CCO, BBDO Bangkok, David Guerrero - Chairman & CCO, BBDO Guerrero/Ortega and Simon Bond - Regional Director, Proximity Asia, Andy Wilson – Regional Planning Director. BBDO Asia Pacific and Farouk Madden – Executive Creative Director, BBDO Singapore.

The participants were assigned a real brief, “You can do good things in Pattaya”. They were introduced to the Office of the Mayor of Pattaya City, who provided background to the brief. The teams were then asked to produce a TV commercial using the latest Nokia N931 mobile phone and video camera, which answered the brief.

David Guerrero explained the concept. “The Nokia N93i is at the cutting edge of today’s digital age. We wanted to give Young Lotus the chance to make consumer-generated content and at the same time, make a real-time film of how they achieved it.” As part of the exercise, each national creative team was given a N93i phone and told to go out and get footage in Pattaya City to edit into their commercial.

Fourteen independent cameramen were used - one for each team – to video the entire creative process. Delegates at AdFest could watch the story unfold as the edited highlights were revealed each day. This is the first time this has been attempted at AdFest.

Chris Thomas, chairman and CEO of BBDO Asia Pacific said, “The real task for each team was to recognize ‘Brand Pattaya’, identify the positives for the resort and build a compelling argument to convince tourists to come”.

Suthisak Sucharittanonta was impressed with the level of technical skill shown by the Young Lotus contenders. “The teams filmed their own footage and then edited and crafted a commercial from the results, without any help from professionals. The exercise shows how fast digital media is advancing and advertising skills are changing.”

The exercise has proved to be a great training tool. The edited film will be given to the participants as a memento and used to promote Young Lotus at AdFest in the future.

Young Lotus Workshop is part of AdFest’s long-term commitment to provide a learning forum for the creative industries of Asia Pacific and is conducted every year. Participants are selected by national advertising associations. The workshop and attendance of participants is funded by AdFest.

What is the AdFest Young Lotus Workshop ?

Asia Pacific Advertising Festival wishes to recognize and encourage the rising stars in the region and offer creative young bloods a direct chance to earn a winning place on the AdFest stage. The Young Creative Workshop will create an environment that allows them to develop skills and learn from award-winning creative directors/gurus and sharpen their talents so they can compete amongst themselves in the lively atmosphere of AdFest.
The Workshop will be facilitated by a select group of “trainers”, collectively called the Young Lotus Workshop Committee. It will take place over the course of 2 or 2 and a half days prior to AdFest itself. The format will consist of speaking slots from “trainers” and a workshop element. Attendees will be coached, briefed and given a work assignment to be completed within 24 hours, which will be judged and a winner selected. A major benefit is that the work will be judged by the Young Lotus Workshop Committee. Winners will be announced at some point during AdFest and presented with an award on stage. The winning works will also be exhibited during the event. All participants will be invited to be delegates for the AdFest event.

In this coming AdFest 2007, Suthisak Sucharittanonta, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Bangkok will be the sole project manager. After Craig Davis, Regional Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Asia/Africa had offered to chair the first Young Lotus Workshop Committee in 2004. The Committee would be selected by the AdFest Organizing Committee and agreed with the Chairman, prior to invitation. The second year was chaired by Linda Locke from Leo Burnett Singapore, and the third Young Lotus Workshop in 2006 was chaired by Tay Guan Hin, Regional Executive Creative Director, JWT Singapore.

Objectives of the Workshop

1. To train and sharpen young creative minds to develop effective concepts
2. To support and stimulate new creative young bloods in the region
3. To help the Asia Pacific advertising industry compete in a global market
4. To elect and provide exposure for the most talented young creative team
5. To encourage young creative to strengthen team relations for the workshop

Who should be the attendees ?

It is expected that attendees to the Workshop will be selected through local ad associations. Each association from the AdFest Organizing Committee will select two candidates (preferably 1 art director and 1 copywriter with English speaking skills) to represent the association as a creative team and send them to the Workshop. This can be done through a national competition or by other local selection means.

The age of candidates attending the Young Lotus Workshop will be limited to no more than 30 years of age (born in 1977 or after) no month restriction with 1-5 years experience in the advertising field.

The total number of candidates is anticipated to be no more than twenty-six (thirteen national teams). Associations on the AdFest Steering Committee will have first refusal for the places. These are 1) Mumbai (STACA), 2) Seoul (KFAA), 3) Jakarta (PPPI), 4) Tokyo (JAF), 5) Beijing (CAA), 6) Bangkok (AAT). Other city associations that have expressed and interest are 7) Kuala Lumpur, 8) Ho Chi Minh, 9) Singapore, 10) Manila, 11) Taipei, 12) Colombo, 13) Dhaka, 14) Hong Kong, 15) Karachi and 16) Kathmandu.

Benefits of the Attendees

1. A chance to work with a selection of the best creative practitioners from the Asia Pacific advertising
industry
2. Absorb essential creative know-how from world-class advertising gurus
3. Learn techniques and tips directly form successful creative
4. Meet your peers and build on your industry contacts
5. Build strong team skills


Funding and Expenses

The funding of the Young Lotus Workshop will be split into three components.

1. Each local association will be responsible for the cost of any selection process used to pick the two candidates plus
the selected candidates’ airfare.
2. Each year, a network agency will be asked to provide the manpower and organization for the Young Lotus Workshop
Committee, including travel costs to and from Pattaya and accommodation costs. No agency will be allowed to
provide this for more than one year in succession. In the event that no agency will take the responsibility, the AdFest
Organizing Committee will be responsible for finding and funding independent “trainers” to sit on the Young Lotus
Workshop Committee.
3. An industry sponsor will be found to be responsible for on-the-ground expenses for the participants, including AdFest
registration fees, accommodation during the workshop and AdFest event, meals and learning facilities, such as
computer accessories. In the event that no sponsor is found, the AdFest Organizing Committee will cover these
expenses.

Details of Expenses (For Associations’ Reference)

1. Accommodation
2. Meals
3. Package Meeting + Meeting Room Rental
4. Computer Accessories (including wiring/LAN connections/Internet package/telephone line)
5. Waive of Registration Fee
6. Speakers’ air ticket + transfer
7. Speakers’ accommodation + meals

AdFest Lotus Awards

AP AdFest 2007 celebrates “Turning 10” after a decade of championing creativity in Asia Pacific.

Delegate numbers and award entries continue to increase for the tenth consecutive year.

AdFest is “Turning 10”. For four days from 14-17 March 2007, it will celebrate a decade of success from which has emerged the largest regional awards event in Asia Pacific.

A fifteen per cent increase in registration means the biggest contingent of over 1600 delegates from more than forty countries around the world will arrive at PEACH (Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall) at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort in Pattaya, Thailand. They will witness a festival of creativity that encompasses more media channels than ever and embraces the contribution of both advertising and production industries in Asia Pacific.

AdFest Lotus Awards

The Asia-Pacific Advertising Festival (AdFest) Working Committee has confirmed that 5,012 entries have been submitted this year, an increase of six per cent on the number of entries in 2006.

The coveted AdFest Lotus Awards will be even more sought after this year. AdFest is one of the founding partners of The Intercontinental Advertising Cup, in collaboration with I bero-American Advertising Festival (FIAP) and the Golden Drum Advertising Festival of New Europe . All Lotus Award finalists will be automatically entered into the Cup, which will take place in Spain in November 2007.

Over five hundred agencies in forty-nine cities around the region have entered. The top five cities by number of entries are Bangkok (807), Mumbai (732), Singapore (587), Tokyo (551) and Hong Kong (327).

Print Lotus entries have increased slightly on last year and TV and Outdoor have dropped slightly, perhaps reflecting the proliferation of different media channels in the advertising market. There have been significant increases in entries for DM, Cyber and Film Craft as well as entries in new award categories for Radio, 360 (Integrated Work) and Innovation Lotus, sponsored by Contagious.


AdFest Judging Panels

AP AdFest has invited fifty-one judges to join the judging panels, which are divided by category, in order to cope with the volume of work that needs to be assessed.

Jimmy Lam, chairman of the sub-committee of speakers and judges said, “I am immensely grateful for the commitment from our judges. As busy international and regional creatives, they apply themselves passionately with the highest standards of judging to ensure that the best work wins.”

Each advertising awards category has a panel of judges, headed by a judging chairman. Chairing the Film Panel is John Hunt, worldwide creative director for TBWA Johannesburg. Sitting as judging chairman for Print is Piyush Pandey, executive chairman and national creative director for Ogilvy & Mather India. For Outdoor awards, it is Linda Locke, Regional Executive Creative Director for Leo Burnett Asia Pacific. The judging chairman for Direct Marketing is Dave King, national creative director for M&C Saatchi in Sydney. For the Cyber Lotus, it is Benjamin Palmer, chief executive offiver and chief creative director for the Barbarian Group, based in Boston, USA.

There are three new categories for Lotus Awards this year. The chairman for Radio Lotus is Tony Hertz, managing director and creative director of Hertz:Radio and Other Clever Advertising. 360 Lotus for integrated and multi-media campaigns and Innovation Lotus (sponsored by Contagious) will be chaired by David Droga, creative chairman of droga5 in New York.

There are two categories open to production houses. The panel of judges for TV Craft is chaired by Nelson Ng, editor at Touches, Hong Kong. Steve Dunn, head of art for JWT, London is chairing the judging panel for Print Craft.

AdFest Speakers

To reflect the cultural diversity of channels that is evolving in the advertising world, AP AdFest has also organized an unprecedented fifteen speakers to stimulate and inspire delegates as they attend the festival.

Confirmed creative speakers at the event include Mr. David Droga speaking on how ‘The future isn't what it used to be', Mr. John Hunt talking about how ‘If it ain't got that swing, it don't mean a thing' and Mr. Benjamin Palmer giving advice on ‘Learning by doing'. Mr. Peter Souter valiantly tackles the unpredictable with ‘The future of advertising'.

This year, AdFest has invited speakers to throw some light on consumer insights. Mr. David McCaughan runs McCann-Erickson’s Pulse survey. His topic is ‘Don't call them consumers'. Ms. Daniela Krautsack's from Mediacom Vienna will talk about the influence of ambient media in ‘Cows in Jackets'.

This year, the successful panel discussions that are so popular at AdFest have been brought back and include Mr. Paul Kemp-Robertson from Contagious leading a panel discussion on “Brand Utility” with creative leaders from the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Lewis Blackwell advises delegates to ‘Look, don't read”, and will lead a panel discussion with some of AdFest judges.

Japan Advertising Agency Federation will share with delegates ‘The Practical Guide to Planet Japan’. Three speakers from Dentsu, Hakuhodo and ADK will be joined by moderator Mr. Chris Kyme.


Japan Association of Commercial Film will present its all time favourite ‘Remarkable Five’, introducing five young TVC directors from Japan, Philippines, New Zealand, Singapore and Bangladesh. Each budding director will present his or her short film based on the “Turning Ten” theme of AdFest 2007.

AdFest has invited festivals from other regions to showcase the best work. Mr. Daniel Marcet will present FIAP - the Latin American advertising festival with its winning ads. Mr. Jure Apih will present the award winners from Golden Drum – the New Europe Advertising Festival. Mr. Michael Conrad will talk about the mission of the first ever InterContinental Advertising Cup to be held in Spain in November 2007.

BBDO Asia will also present the results of the Young Lotus Workshop, which this year has been filmed from start to finish in a virtual reality test case.

AdFest Young Lotus Workshop

This year, the Young Lotus Workshop is being conducted for the fourth time. Inspiring the talent at the Young Lotus Workshop will be Chris Thomas - Chairman & CEO BBDO Asia Pacific, Peter Souter - Deputy Chairman and CCO, AMV BBDO London, Suthisak Sucharittanonta - Chairman & CCO, BBDO Bangkok, David Guerrero - Chairman & CCO, BBDO Guerrero/Ortega and Simon Bond - Regional Director, Proximity Asia.

Thirty young creatives are participating from fifteen cities participating in the first reality-based workshop of its kind, ever. Over two full days, as the creative development for the workshop takes place, the participants will be recorded and taped, leaving no part of the process out. The ‘reality’ of creating inspired thought and growing each idea will then be observed and judged.

The Asia Pacific Advertising Festival aims to provide a creative forum and stimulus for learning in a festival atmosphere for the advertising community in Asia Pacific. It is where the great cultural diversity of work from the region is showcased, rewarded and celebrated. It is for people to inspire, learn and absorb, teach and innovate, communicate, discuss and debate.

The 10 th Asia Pacific Advertising Festival 2007 is held from March 14-17 2007. The event takes place at its permanent home, the Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall (PEACH), Royal Cliff Beach Resort Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand.

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All private permission could also be obtained.We can negotiate with hotels, transporters, arrange for custom clearance for equipments to get the shoot planed and arrange on a daily basis. And thereafter do the post production as per your requirement


Work Profile :-

• Location scouting and location racy.
• Heading the Production & Technical Department.
• Preparing of Budget for the all In-House Programmed.
• Planning of the Technical configuration of the Broadcast Equipment for the Studio Set-up
• Roistering of the Technical Crew and assigning there duties.
• Managing the logistic of the shooting equipment.
• Preparing MIS for the utilization of the Equipment & Technical Manpower.
• Co-ordination of the vehicles
• Facilitating the shooting crew.
• Arranging for the freelancer technical Crew if required.
• Finalization of the rate and the payment terms.
• Arranging for the technical Crew and equipment.
• Controlling of Production during the shoot.
• Arranging for the Broadcast Equipment.
• Arranging for the Technical Crew and assigning there duties.


Our Services:

We provide complete infrastructural support for foreign and Thailand film producers along with the following services:LOCATION SCOUTING:

• Location best suited to your script and storyboard.
• E-mail you the photographs of the location that give you a right idea


PERMISSION / VISA:

• From the ministry of information and broadcasting
• From the ministry of external affairs, ministry of home and other local government authority
• All private permission is also arranged.
• And also visa clearance
• Customs clearance of equipment (import and re-export)
• Work visas clearance for the entire crew



BUDGET:

• The costing of total project professional.
• We are proud of our reliability and the fact that we have never gone over budget in the past.

HIRING OF CREW AND TECHNICAL PEOPLE:

• We can provide Experienced Crew
• Technical people who have been worked with foreign crew earlier.

CASTING:
• Proper casting for your project
• Only experienced casing Directors.

Remark :
CASTING AND TALENT BUYOUTS

The long history of Thailand and its people have endowed the country with a wealth of different ethnicities offering a vast choice of physical characteristics for every type of casting.

Its long relationship with Foreign casting agents and its regular production levels mean that Sky Exits Films has been able to successfully fully cast films and mini-series in several languages, in many countries. Keeping costs in mind, Sky Exits Films can negotiate full talent buyouts for all types of projects.

Sky Exits Films is a full service casting and coordinating company. Our staff consists of 3 casting directors and several talent coordinators / assistants. Our Online Video Castings allows us to cast several projects at one time also providing our clients with an easy to use casting tool available to them. Saving everyone time and money! Our website provides our clients with 2 to 4 videos on each talent as well as several headshots and resumes. Casting all ages for Commercials , Industrials, Infomercials, TV, Film, Print, Voice Over and Conventions. We provide superior service by giving fast response time and on-site coordination. Traditional and real people casting is also available.


MAKE UP & HAIR :

When it comes to a professional appearance, whether for commercial production, movies, television, stage or private functions, Sky Exits Hair and Makeup is the industry's finest. Offering an experienced and accomplished staff of specialists that will meet all of your production needs. We provide every professional of make-up and hair design artistry, as well as special effects for character portrayals, including bald caps, old aging and injury simulation. Known for dependability and detail, Sky Exits Hair and Makeup offers competitive rates to ensure a profit for your production.

HOTEL AND TRANSPORTATION:

• Air ticketing domestic and international
• Negotiate with hotels
• Transporter


CATERING:

• All Kind Of Multi-cuisine A, B, C Catering In Budget


SECURITY/POLICE PROTECTION/ INSURANCE:

• We mainly concern about crew safety
• We can provide security and insurance for equipments, main talent-cast, crew set.
• Insurance of cast and crew and set

SETTING UP PRODUCTION OFFICE:

• Stock • Art, Property (Prop) And Set
• Legal Assistance
• Information about weather dept.
• Processing and editing facilities
• Translators
• POST PRODUCTION SERVICE
• ANY THING, WHICH MEET YOUR PROJECT'S REQUIREMENT.

Advertising films :

We have successfully completed many ad films and promos with very well known names in the world of Advertisin Film Shooting.

We provide complete services required for Adverting Film Shooting and Promos at very reasonable charges. You can search the locations in seconds to identify a shortlist of places that meet your Advertising film requirements. Our detailed information about Thailand climate and geography enables you to quickly compare possibilities.

We have experienced team of Advertising film Shooting professionals who have worked earlier with international projects and who understand better needs of international crew.


LOCATIONS AND LOCATION PERMITS :

Sky Exits Films can scout, plan for and do pre-production research for any type of production. It has an extensive digital location archive as well as a large print library. Location research and scouting is done by a number of bilingual Thailand location managers.

Sky Exits Films maintains good, on-going relationships with the various governments and police departments which issue shooting permits, including those for all historical sites and government buildings.
Any and all government benefits are passed on directly to our clients; Sky Exits can advise on areas offering tax based incentives and other local reward programs.


Film Crew :

We have done the time-consuming work for you to create Thailand resource focused on pre-production. Now you can find what you’re looking for quickly and easily from just one source. We have library of various locations and people if you require we can mail you to select the best match to you storyboard / script.

We are providing both Thai and foreign crews according to the requirement of your script.

Sky Exits Films offers the entire range of multilingual and highly specialized filmmaking professionals. From heads of departments through to legions of extras, Sky Exits can organize top quality support for producers shooting in Thailand or around Asia.

Sky Exits's crews are accustomed to working with foreigners, in the 'international' way, and are known for being adaptable, hard working and accommodating.



Producers Line Producers:
Direction Chief
Assistant Directors
Associate Directors
First Assistants / 1st AD Directors
Second Assistants / 2nd AD
Directors of Photography HD / High Def / High Definition
Directors of Photography / DP / Cinematographers
Script continuity
Floor Manager

Script:
Script
Screenplay
Dialogue writers

Production dept.:

Production coordinator
Production Manager
Production Secretaries
Production Supervisors
Production Assistant
Book keeper
Location scouts
Location Manager
Transport coordinator
Runner/Driver
Financial Controller


Equipment:
Technicians Director of Photography
Camera Crew Clapper / Loader
Camera Crew First Assistants / 1st AC
Camera Crew Second Assistants / 2nd AC
Camera Crew Video Assistants / Cable / Utility
Camera Operators / Cameraman Cranes / Jibs
Camera Operators / Cameraman Film [400]
Camera Operators / Cameraman HD / High Def / High Definition
Camera Operators / Cameraman Steadicam
Camera Operators / Cameraman Underwater
Camera Operators / Cameraman Video

Gaffers
Gaffers Rigging
Generator Operators
Grips Grips Dolly
Grips KeyGrips Rigging

Focus puller/camera assistant:
Video assistant operator
Electrician/light assistant
Still photographer


Art Department :
Art Director
Set Dresser
Stage Managers
Prop Department
Graphic Designer
Construction Manager
Builder/contractor
Painter
Carpenters


Sound & SFX:
Special effects person
Stunt coordinator
Stunt man/woman
Sound Mixers / Recording
Special Effects Assistants
Boom operator
Audio Technicians
Composer background score


Wardrobe:
Costume designer,
Onset wardrobe,
Stylist… Make-Up
Hair Stylists
Make-Up Artists
Special makeup artist
Wigs

Other:
Assistants Secretary
Accountant
Catering
Animal handler
Office coordinator


Why Sky Exits Films :
The Most Awarded Production Companies in the world

Sky Exits Film Production House in Bangkok Thailand. We were no. 5 The Most Director Awarded in the world and no. 9 The Most Awarded Production Companies in the world in 1999 from Gunn Report from Shots. We are one of a leader production house for TV Commercial to support most of large and well-established advertising agencies both local and worldwide.

We are located at 2136/5-6 Ladprao Rd, Wangthonglang, Bangkok 10310 THAILAND.

Contact us: Tel no. + 66 2933 6470 / Fax no. + 66 2530 3666

E-mails us: aum@skyexits.com , krom@skyexits.com , juh@skyexits.com
(Juh Mobile Phone no. + 66 8 5070 1205)

Home Page http://www.skyexits.com/
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