Happy Holidays!!
December
december 2003
GLOBAL COMMUNITY HAS ARRIVED VIA DIGITAL INTERNET TECHNOLOGY...South Florida
based Take 2 Productions has joined forces with companies in Chile and Hungary to collaborate on The Next
Generation of Corporate Training. George Barnes, President of Take 2 Productions, worked hand in hand
via the internet with two longtime international colleagues to design a streaming video internet site that is an
interactive corporate training program with accountability for large organizations and governments. The site will be used by
these entities to better streamline training and education programs and give them the hands-on ability to monitor employee’s
progress through the various training programs. Barnes has been watchful of corporate film production for many years and has
recently seen changes in the process, saying that “the line between technology and production is getting blurred, the departments
are no longer separate.” Barnes, a member of the two educational committees, the Career Education Business Leadership
Committee (CBLEC), a leadership group of subcommittees established by Superintendent Dr. Art Johnson to formalize
community and educator partnerships and Tech Prep, an advisory board established through the FTC’s education contract
with the county’s Economic
Development Office, feels that the
combining of production and
technology underscores the need for
strong technical education
programs in the school systems. For
Chilean Flag
Hungarian Flag
Take 2 Productions at 561.833.0603.
more information, please contact
studios and soundstages
Palm Beach County’s studios and soundstages are a most valuable resource to both county and visiting productions. A total of
eight facilities are convenient to any location in the county, south or north. Over 46,450 square feet of studio space is housed
within the County along with a wealth of state-of-the-art equipment and talented industry professionals.
NEWS
FROM
THE
PALM
BEACH
COUNTY
FILM &
TELEVISION
COMMISSION
1555 Palm Beach Lakes
Blvd., Suite 900
West Palm Beach,
FL 33401
Telephone 561.233.1000
Fax 561.233.3113
www.pbfilm.com
(1) Five Star Productions is located in Delray Beach
and houses two fully-equipped soundstages totaling
over 5,500 square feet of production space. Amenities
include a 1,426 square foot staging area, makeup
rooms, full kitchen sets and five-bay tractor trailer
loading docks. Five Star has been producing award
winning television programming for over 10 years and
has aired on the Discovery Channel, The Food Network
and CNBC. Credits include Disney, HBO
and Ford Motor Company. For
information,
please
call
561.279.STAR (7827) or visit
www.vstar.com.
(2) Information Television Network (iTV), located in
Boca Raton, is the multiple award-winner
of such programs as Kids Health Works
airing daily on Discovery Health Channel
and The Art of Women’s Health. The
facility features a 550 square foot studio, 10’ grid and 24’
x 12’ chroma key green hard cyc. Additional features
offered by iTV include 2D and 3D
virtual set creation, a well-equipped
graphic design center, AVID digital
systems and Final Cut Uncompressed
workstations. For more information,
please call 561.997.5433 or visit www.itvisus.com.
(3) West Palm Beach based KO-MAR Productions is a full-service film and video production
facility conveniently located on the premises of WPTV Newschannel 5. The 6,000 square foot
studio utilizes top-quality equipment including a Phillips Diamond Digital Switcher,
Phillips LDK 100 Digital cameras, and adjacent green room, prop room
and a makeup room for the ease of on-location production. The company prides itself on incorporating
the constant changes in the industry into their superior services while still remaining steadfast on quality
customer service. Clients include Busch Gardens, Fidelity Federal and E! Entertainment. For more
information, please call 561.671.3745 or visit www.ko-mar.com.
(4) Multi Image Group (MIG) is headquartered in Boca Raton and is a leading producer of
business meetings and events, providing integrated technical services and full production
resources under one roof. The studio will soon be under construction for a new, state-ofthe-art studio facility that will unite the latest technology with superior production services. The new
3,200 square foot studio has a full cyclorama, 200 amp floor power and a 20’ x 30’ motorized lighting grid. Sound
proofing will be ensured through a poured epoxy floor, double walls and doors. Clients include the American Cancer
Society, K-Mart and Coors. For more information, please call 561.994.3515 or visit www.multiimagegroup.com.
(5) Palm Beach Ocean Studios, conveniently located in West Palm Beach adjacent to the beautiful Emerald
Dunes Golf Course, is Palm Beach County’s largest studio facility boasting a 20,000 square foot soundstage
and over 41 feet clear height with catwalks above. There are two independently operated 80-ton units,
three rolling electric loading doors (main door 16’ x 20’) and two large exhaust fans. The
facility is also equipped with 22 large dressing rooms, 18 offices and spacious makeup and hair
suites. The studio has played host to Celine Dion, Lil’ Kim and Bush as well as countless video and
film productions. For more information, please call 561.640.8080 or visit www.oceanstudios.com.
October Stats
HOTEL ROOM
NIGHTS
PERMITS ISSUED
October 2003
181
17
YTD 2003
4,769
166
YTD 2002
5,353
27
% Change
-11%
-24%
ECONOMIC
$6,610,944
$73,440,270
$72,780,307
1%
IMPACT
12-Month Rolling Revenue November 2002 - October 2003
$135,536,089
City of Belle Glade
(6) Parallax Productions was founded in West Palm Beach in 1985 as the county’s
first and foremost full service independent video and film production facility. A
2,500 square foot studio offers flexibility with a 64’ curved hard cyc, 13’ clear
ceiling and drive-in capability. A lighting grid and 400 amp
electrical service add to the diversity of Parallax’s amenities. The company
prides itself in keeping up with the latest in shooting techniques and equipment.
For more information, please call 800.842.7781 or www.parallaxpro.com.
(7) Platypus Productions is located in Boynton Beach on the premises of
WXEL-TV 42, an affiliate of PBS in Palm Beach County. Two Mole
Richardson complete studios totaling 5,439 square feet make up this
production facility, both with a black/white soft cyc,
electronic lighting system with lighting control and a fully equipped
production control room. Additional features include drive in access and
full teleprompter services. For more information, call 561.737.8000.
(8) Downtown West Palm Beach is home to Teaching
Learning Network (TLN) and their 3,300 square foot
soundstage, offering a 14’ curved cyc, two 9’ x 10’ bay doors
and a conference/screening room for production needs. Additional
amenities include a 3-phase, 800 amp electrical supply with dimmer
control system and a 135 square foot makeup suite. For more
information call 561.655.2344 or visit www.tlnproductions.com.
BIG THOUGHTS AT THE PACE LUNCHEON
The FTC sponsored a high school student to attend the PACE (People,
Available, Committed and Employed) Luncheon held at the Crowne Plaza in
West Palm Beach on November 6. Over 100 students from area high schools had
the opportunity to learn about potential employers as well as magnet and choice
programs offered in County public schools. WPTV Newschannel 5’s Jim Sackett introduced
the keynote speakers, John and Greg Rice with Hulett Environmental Services, now the 35th
largest pest control company in the United States. The Rice brothers spoke to the group about
how they have learned to overcome challenges. PACE is a committee of the Palm Beach County
Business Development Board and is chaired by Kathryn Schmidt
of the Oasis Group. For more information, please visit www.bdb.org.
If you would like to be included in this monthly publication, please contact the FTC at
561.233.1000 or email information to [email protected].
Focus on Film December 2003
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America’s Most Wanted (AMW) visited
Palm Beach County in November to recreate
the August 4, 2003 shooting and attempted
robbery of Pamela Anderson, a Hobe Sound resident who had
won $5,900 at a bingo facility in West Palm Beach. The Martin
County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three of the four assailants
and are receiving help
from AMW to locate the fourth.
Victoria’s Secret lensed
their fashion clothing line
catalog for five days in
November at several
county locations including The Breakers Hotel Singer Island
in Palm Beach, the Square Grouper at Castaways Marina in
Jupiter and Singer Island in Riviera Beach. HG Productions in
Miami was hired by Victoria’s Secret to do the
shoot. President Howard
Goldmann said of the
production, “The support
The Breakers Hotel offered by the [FTC] has
Castaways Marina
always made it a pleasure to shoot in Palm Beach County.
Breakaway Films V, LLC shot scenes for
their feature film, My Big Phat Hip-Hop
Family, at Mizner Park in Boca Raton
and New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Riviera
Beach last month. The film stars Reynaldo Ray, BET’s Comic
View show host and Anna Maria Horsford (Nutty Professor
II and Minority Report). Breakaway Films has arrangements
with major distributors including Lions Gate and Artesyn.
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Palm Beach International Film Festival
April 15 - 22, 2004
Student Showcase of Films:
Monday, April 19, 2004
Entries Deadline: January 27, 2004
Over $25,000 in scholarships and awards!
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MEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY INTO RETAIL
STORES...Direct Link Marketing (DLM) has pioneered the
narrowcasting industry to be used outside of web-based applications through its Intelligent
Communications Network (ICN). DLM has placed big screen plasma displays in retail sporting
goods stores such as Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World and Turner’s to narrowcast advertising
and promotional content. ICN utilizes a revolutionary digital media delivery system to distribute
full-motion video messages to specific areas within targeted retail locations. Chuck Gaspari,
CEO of G&G Sports and Entertainment Group in West Palm Beach, partnered with Ron Scirrotto
and Kendell Hodges to bring this technology to the forefront. “The
ICN provides retailers with the ability to narrowcast targeted
messages to active shoppers,” Gaspari says. For more information,
please contact Direct Link Marketing at 561.721.3995.
Dr. Garth Fisher, resident doctor of ABC’s hit
television show Extreme Makeover, is lending
his name to Palm Beach County’s newest plastic
surgery center, The Advanced Aesthetics
Institute. Fisher is a the medical advisor and sits
on the Institute’s Board of Directors. The Institute is one of 30
planned centers to open in the United states and will offer a
range of services from wardrobe consultations to reconstructive
surgery. Fisher, commonly ranked as one of the top surgeons
in his field, is passionate about patient education on plastic
surgery, making several TV appearances and producing a series
called “The Naked Truth About Plastic Surgery”.
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The City of Belle Glade is the largest city within the 2,862,000 acre
subtropical Everglades and is well known for the rich soil known as Aerial Shot of Belle Glade
“Black Gold” that produces fruitful crops of celery, lettuce, sweet corn and sugar cane. The
city has a rich history whose earliest inhabitants were the Calusa Indians. In Belle Glade,
high school students attending Pahokee Middle Senior High School and Glades Central
Community High School live for the annual “Muck Bowl”, a name inspired by the rich
black humus muck soil that is prevalent in the area. November brought several TV producers
and filmmakers visiting the area to shoot the famed event. Three Fish Productions out of
West Palm Beach shot a documentary rightfully called The Muck
Bowl including team practices, documenting the hard work and
determination that students, coaches and the community put into
the event. RDC Entertainment also visited Glades Central for a
documentary
entitled Friday
Sugar Cane Field Nights in America,
exploring the
Glades Central and
elements of high school that bring
Torry Island Bridge
together comPahokee Middle/Senior
munities and the history of the phenomenon geographically.
High Schools
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Film Commissioner, Chuck Elderd
Director of Ops. and Programs, Michelle Hillery
Production Manager, Jennifer Hirsemann
Production Coordinator, Cyndi C. Demitruk
Location Manager, Jason Goldman
Administrative Assistant, Michelle Marton
Education Consultant, Victoria Rominger
Editor: Jennifer Hirsemann
PBC Board of County Commissioners
Chair, Karen T. Marcus
Burt Aaronson
Addie L. Greene
Jeff Koons
Tony Masilotti
Mary McCarty
Warren H. Newell
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Masthead Design: Wendy Meyer