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Hyper Entertainment |
January 2012 |
Flashcat is working with Hyper Entertainment developing exciting new programme ideas for 2012 and beyond. |
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Davis Cup 2011 |
December 2011 |
Flashcat has completed the production of a corporate film for the International Tennis Federation celebrating the Davis Cup 2011. OutPost Facilities were the post-production company. The original music was composed by Chris Blackwell. |
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Gary Player International, Shanghai 2011 |
October 2011 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by Golfing World to direct and produce a corporate film to report on the success of the Gary Player International in Shanghai, China, 31 October - 1 November 2011. The Gary Player International, presented by Coca Cola, is China's most prestigious charity golf event featuring a diverse field of participating sponsors, including top Chinese business leaders and heads of multi-national enterprises who come together with some of golf's most recognised names and world-renowned celebrities in support of the China AIDS Foundation.
The film will be shot on location in Shanghai and will feature exclusive interviews with Gary Player and the professional golfers, celebrities and business people taking part in the event.
The film will be post-produced at Media House in London. |
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CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia 2011 |
September 2011 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by Golfing World to return to Malaysia to direct and produce a corporate film to report on the success of the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia 2011.
The film will be shot on location at The Mines Resort & Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur and will be used to review the PGA/Asian Tour co-sanctioned event in October. The film will feature exclusive interviews with a number of world-class golfers including defending champion Ben Crane, two-time major winner Angel Cabrera and the 2009 Open champion Stewart Cink. |
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WGC HSBC Championships 2011 Preview Film |
August 2011 |
Flashcat has been commissioned once again by IMG Sports Media to direct and produce the WGC HSBC Championships 2011 Preview Film. The documentary will feature exclusive interviews with many of world’s top golfers including Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Ernie Els.
The film will be shot on location in Boston, USA and Shanghai in China during September 2011 and post-produced at Media House in London. |
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CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia 2011 |
August 2011 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by Golfing World to direct and produce a series of corporate films to promote the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia 2011.
The films were shot on location in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and will be used to promote the upcoming PGA/Asian Tour event at The Mines Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur in October. They will feature exclusive interviews with some of the world's top players including Luke Donald, Rickie Fowler and Ernie Els.
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Wimbledon 2011: The Official Film |
July 2011 |
Flashcat directed and produced Wimbledon 2011, the Official Film in collaboration with IMG Sports Media for The All England Lawn Tennis Club. This definitive story of the Wimbledon Championships features exclusive interviews with champions Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova and other past champions and players including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Boris Becker, Maria Sharapova and Goran Ivanisevic. The film was shot on location at Wimbledon using HD XD Cams and the Canon 5d Mark 2.
Narrated by Sam Hazeldine and written by Barry Flatman, The Sunday Times, Wimbledon 2011 will be broadcast by all worldwide official Wimbledon rights holders, will be shown on major airlines as part of their in-flight programming and will be available on DVD. |
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Wimbledon Preview 2011 |
June 2011 |
Flashcat directed and produced the Wimbledon Preview in collaboration with IMG Sports Media for The All England Lawn Tennis Club. The documentary features exclusive interviews with defending champions Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams and other top contenders including Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova and Caroline Wozniacki.
Narrated by Simon Reed, the Wimbledon Preview will be broadcast by worldwide official Wimbledon rights holders and on major airlines as part of their in-flight programming. |
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ITF World Champions Dinner 2011 |
May 2011 |
French Davis Cup captain Guy Forget was presented with the ITF's highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, at the 2011 ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday 31 May in Paris at the Pavilllon d'Armenonville. Forget received the award for his achievements in support of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, with a significant influence in both the ITF team competitions. The Frenchman reached his pinnacle as a player in 1991 when he overcame rising American star Pete Sampras in the decisive fourth rubber to hand victory to France over a USA team that also included Andre Agassi.
Flashcat produced the celebratory film which aired at the World Champions Dinner which celebrated the achievements of the 2010 ITF World Champions and was hosted by broadcaster Andrew Castle.
Click here for more: http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=22661 |
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Rolex Commercial |
May 2011 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by IMG Media to produce a tennis commercial for Rolex. The film will feature Rolex Ambassadors including Caroline Wozniacki and Ana Ivanovic. |
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Golfing World |
April 2011 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by IMG Media to produce a series of promotional films for Golfing World. The films will feature the world's greatest golfers, past and present, including Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Jack Nicklaus and Seve Ballesteros. The films will be broadcast by all Golfing World broadcasters worldwide. |
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Wimbledon 2011 |
March 2011 |
Flashcat has been commissioned once again to work in collaboration with the All England Lawn Tennis Club and IMG Media. Cathy Jones will direct and produce the Wimbledon Preview and the Wimbledon Official Film 2011, two high profile documentaries showing unique and exclusive behind the scenes images from the world's greatest tennis championships.
The documentaries will be shot on location at SW19 and at various international locations in the weeks prior to the Championships and will feature exclusive interviews with defending champions Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams. The documentaries will be broadcast worldwide by all Wimbledon right's holders, including the BBC in the UK, and will be available on major airlines as part of their in-flight programming. |
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Davis Cup 2011 |
January 2011 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by the International Tennis Federation to produce a series of promotional films to celebrate the Davis Cup. Flashcat has appointed Outpost as the official post-production facilities. |
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Rolex Commercials |
November 2010 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by IMG Media to produce a series of commercials for Rolex. The films will feature Rolex Ambassadors including Roger Federer, Phil Mickelson and Placido Domingo and Rolex-sponsored events such as Wimbledon, The Open and Le Mans.
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Davis Cup 2010 |
October 2010 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by the International Tennis Federation to produce a film to celebrate the Davis Cup 2010. Flashcat has appointed Outpost as the official post-production facilities and Chris Blackwell will compose the film's soundtrack. |
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WGC HSBC Championships 2010 Preview Film |
August 2010 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by European Tour Productions to direct and produce the WGC HSBC Championships 2010 Preview Film. The documentary will feature exclusive interviews with many of world’s top golfers including Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Rory McIlroy.
The film will be shot on location in Boston, USA and Shanghai in China during September 2010 and post-produced at Media House in London. |
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Sheshan International Golf & Country Club |
August 2010 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by European Tour Productions to direct and produce a corporate film to promote the Sheshan International Golf & Country Club in Shanghai.
The film will be shot on location in China during September 2010 and post produced at Media House in London. |
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PGA Heart of Golf Commercial 2010 |
August 2010 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by European Tour Productions to design and produce a commercial to promote the 2010 PGA Heart of Golf campaign. The commercial will feature the European Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomerie and will air on Sky Sports.
Flashcat will devise the graphic design of the campaign and work with Crosscut Productions to create and edit the look and style of the commercial.
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Wimbledon 2010: The Grandest of Slams |
July 2010 |
Flashcat directed and produced Wimbledon 2010: The Grandest of Slams in collaboration with IMG Sports Media for The All England Lawn Tennis Club. This definitive story of the Wimbledon Championships features exclusive interviews with champions Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams and other past champions including Roger Federer, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King and Jimmy Connors. The film was shot on location at Wimbledon using HD XD Cams and the Canon 5d Mark 2.
Narrated by Sam Hazeldine, Wimbledon 2010: The Grandest of Slams will be broadcast by all worldwide official Wimbledon rights holders, will be shown on major airlines as part of their in-flight programming and will be available on DVD. |
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Wimbledon Preview 2010 |
June 2010 |
Flashcat directed and produced the Wimbledon Preview in collaboration with IMG Sports Media for The All England Lawn Tennis Club. The documentary features exclusive interviews with defending champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams and other top contenders including Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Justine Henin, and Kim Clijsters. The film was shot on location in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.
Narrated by Simon Reed, the Wimbledon Preview will be broadcast by worldwide official Wimbledon rights holders and on major airlines as part of their in-flight programming. |
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Wimbledon and Robinsons: 75th Anniversary Celebration |
May 2010 |
Flashcat was commissioned by IMG Sports Media to produce a corporate film for Robinsons to celebrate their 75 year association with the Wimbledon Championships. The film was broadcast at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on 4 May 2010 at a gala dinner and included the classic 1980's Robinson's commercials featuring the unmistakable voice of Wimbledon, Dan Maskell, and the most significant moments in Wimbledon tennis history. |
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Barclays Ball Kids National Final 2010 |
April 2010 |
Flashcat was commissioned by Progressive Sports & Entertainment Marketing and U.COM Media to direct the Barclays Ball Kids National Finals shoot on Saturday 10 April. The shoot took place at The Westway Sports Centre in London and featured over 100 kids who had been selected from 10 regional trials featuring over 1600 children.
Former Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash, tennis trickster Mansour Bahrami and Andy Murray's former coach Mark Petchey were on hand to help the professional coaches with the selection process. Flashcat recorded the day's proceedings including interviews with the selection team and many of the kids taking part.
After a 4 month search 30 kids have now been selected to be the Ball Kids at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in November 2010. The squad will now undergo 2 summer training sessions and an intensive 5 day "Base Camp" in October where they will perfect their skills before joining the world's top 8 tennis players at the O2.
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Tennis Remembered |
April 2010 |
Flashcat was commissioned by The All England Lawn Tennis Club to produce and direct a High Definition shoot at Wimbledon for the “Tennis Remembered” Nostalgia Day.
The shoot took place on Saturday 20 March 2010. Many Club Members attended including past Wimbledon finalists and Members who had played at SW19 between the 1930’s and 1970’s. The attendees brought with them personal tennis memorabilia and of course their own very special memories which were recorded by the Flashcat film crew.
David Godfree, the son of Wimbledon Champions Leslie and Kitty Godfree, recalled wonderful stories involving his parents tennis careers. Wimbledon Men’s Doubles Finalist Bobby Wilson recalled his last match at SW19 against a young John McEnroe. |
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Barclays Ball Kid Programme 2010 |
March 2010 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by Progressive Sports & Entertainment Marketing and U.COM Media to direct a series of shoots across the UK for the Barclays Ball Kids Programme. To view a montage Click Here. The shoots will take place in 10 different cities from February to April including London, Manchester, Leeds and Cambridge. The Barclays Ball Kid programme is an initiative to find 30 children, from several thousand entrants, who will become the ball kids working at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena, November 2010. The event will feature the world's top 8 tennis players including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. |
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Wimbledon Preview 2010 |
March 2010 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by IMG Media to direct and produce the Wimbledon Preview for The All England Lawn Tennis Club. The documentary will feature exclusive interviews with defending champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams and other top contenders for the titles in 2010. The film will be shot at various international locations. The programme will be broadcast by all worldwide Wimbledon rights holders and will be available on major airlines as part of their in-flight programming. |
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Wimbledon Official Film 2010 |
February 2010 |
Flashcat has been commissioned once again to work in collaboration with the All England Lawn Tennis Club and IMG Media. Cathy Jones will direct and produce the Wimbledon Official Film 2010, a television documentary which will be the definitive story of this year's Wimbledon Championships.
The film will be shot on location at SW19 using high definition cameras and feature exclusive interviews with the world's greatest tennis players including Roger Federer and Andy Murray. The documentary will be broadcast worldwide by all Wimbledon right's holders including the BBC in the UK and NBC in the States. |
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Davis Cup 2009/10 |
February 2010 |
Flashcat was commissioned by the International Tennis Federation to produce a film to celebrate 110 years of the Davis Cup. The film introduced the Davis Cup Final in December 2009 at the 16,500 seater Palau Sant Jordin arena in Barcelona and will be broadcast throughout 2010 to promote the competition. http://www.outpostfacilities.co.uk/projects/Davis-Cup/
Flashcat appointed Outpost as the official post-production facilities and Chris Blackwell to compose the film's soundtrack |
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HSBC Champions 2009 Official Film |
December 2009 |
Flashcat was commissioned by HSBC/European Tour Productions to produce the HSBC Champions World Golf Championships 2009 Official Film. Narrated by David Yip and shot on location at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China, the documentary features exclusive interviews with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia.
The film will be broadcast worldwide and shown on major airlines, including British Airways, as part of their in-flight entertainment. |
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PGA European Tour Productions |
November 2009 |
Flashcat has been commissioned by PGA European Tour Productions to devise design concepts for commercials to promote the new branding for the European Tour.
The mission of the new brand is to present the origins of the game, the diversity, skill and personality of the tour members and to display world class tournaments played on the world's best courses. The commercials will air on the European Tour broadcast network and on key websites such as www.europeantour.com. |
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Ryder Cup Commercial 2010 |
October 2009 |
Flashcat has produced a commercial for the European Tour to promote “Where Will You Be?” a campaign to encourage spectators to utilise the outstanding hospitality at the Ryder Cup 2010.
The Ryder Cup epitomises the greatest traditions of international sporting competition. Every two years the leading players from Europe and the United States entertain thousands of spectators and millions of television viewers worldwide in golf’s most prestigious team event. No other golfing competition comes close emotion, intensity and atmosphere of the Ryder Cup.
In 2010 the eyes of the sporting world will focus on the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales for the 38th edition of the Ryder Cup. Colin Montgomerie and Corey Pavin, the team captains, will have 24 of the finest golfers in the world as members of their teams. This will guarantee incredible golf and great drama.
“Where Will You Be?” is a campaign to showcase the outstanding golfing experience of the Ryder Cup and to promote the bespoke hospitality package that will deliver an unrivalled and unforgettable experience at the Celtic Manor Resort. The commercial produced by Flashcat will air on the European Tour broadcast network and on key websites including www.rydercup.com and www.europeantour.com |
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Wimbledon Official Film 2009 |
August 2009 |
Flashcat was recently commissioned by IMG Media to work in collaboration with the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Cathy Jones directed and produced the Wimbledon Official Film, a television documentary which is the definitive story of the Wimbledon Championships 2009. Narrated by Sam Hazeldine and shot on location at SW19 using high defintion cameras, the film features exclusive interviews with Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Andy Roddick, Venus Williams, Andy Murray, Martina Navratilova, Pete Sampras and Rod Laver.
The documentary will be broadcast by all worldwide Wimbledon rights holders including the BBC, NBC, Fox Australia and Channel 9, shown on major airlines as part of their in-flight entertainment and produced as a DVD available summer 2009. |
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The Open Championship 2009 |
July 2009 |
Flashcat has produced two commercials for the R&A to promote The Open Championship at Turnberry 2009.
From July 16 – 19 2009 The Open Championship was played at Turnberry in Scotland.
In 1977 Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, the two greatest players of the age played in what was called “The Duel in the Sun” and was without doubt one of the greatest golf championships ever played with Watson coming out on top by a single shot. In 2009, at the age of 59 Tom Watson turned back the clock with a stunning display of golf but fellow American Stewart Cink snatched the title from the hands of the five-time Open Champion in a four-hole play off after they tied on a two-under-par total of 278.
The two commercials produced by Flashcat to promote The Open 2009 were transmitted on all JC Decaux concessions situated throughout Glasgow International Airport during June and July 2009. Flashcat worked closely with JC Decaux, Europe’s largest out-of-home advertising company, to deliver the commercials to the correct specifications for the High Definition digital screens. |
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Aegon International |
June 2009 |
From 13 – 20 June The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour came to Eastbourne on the south coast of England. Six of the world’s Top 10 women’s tennis players were on show including the new French Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva and former Wimbledon Champion Amelie Mauresmo.
Historically these grass court championships, considered a “warm-up” event for Wimbledon, have been won by some of the greatest players including Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert and Justine Henin.
Flashcat was commissioned by The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour to shoot interviews with the top players to be included in an exclusive corporate DVD to be produced later in 2009. |
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PGA Heart of Golf Commercial |
May 2009 |
Flashcat was commissioned by European Tour Productions to design, direct and produce a commercial to promote the PGA Heart of Golf campaign.
The commercial was shot over two days at Silvermere Golf Club in Surrey, England in Spring 2009 and aired on Sky Sports throughout the summer.
Flashcat worked closely with Media House to devise the graphic design of the campaign and Crosscut Productions to create and edit the look and style of the commercial. |
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Wimbledon - A Centre Court Celebration |
May 2009 |
On May 17 the new roof over Wimbledon’s Centre Court was used for the first time at the All England Lawn Tennis Club at a special event called A Centre Court Celebration. The event was designed to test the new structure and the all-important air-management system with live tennis in front of a capacity crowd of 15,000.
Four tennis legends, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters played a combination of singles and doubles matches, while entertainment was provided by singing stars Katherine Jenkins, Faryl Smith and Blake.
Flashcat was employed by IMG Media and directed the official camera crew, provided by Atlas Television. The crew shot both on court and behind the scenes as the All England Club, the players and entertainment stars prepared for the occasion. Exclusive interviews with Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi were conducted and were included in various AELTC official productions. |
