Hong Kong Asian Film Financing Forum
07/03/13 Filed in: Feature Film
Story Inc. Asia is honoured to have been chosen by Create Hong Kong as one of the SMEs to participant in their CreateSmart Initiative facilitating growth of creative industries at Hong Kong - Asian Film Financing Forum (HAF). As one of the most important film-financing platform in Asia, HAF brings filmmakers with upcoming projects from Asia and beyond to Hong Kong for co-production ventures with top financiers, producers, bankers, distributors and buyers. Attended by more than 1,000 filmmakers and financiers from at least 39 countries and regions, around 30 projects are selected annually to participate in the three-day event. HAF is held concurrently with Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) organised by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS), the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Hong Kong Motion Picture Industry Association (MPIA), and funded by Create Hong Kong and Film Development Fund. To arrange a meeting with Story Inc. Asia at HAF please contact Laura Wu.
AIA Year End Results 2012 Q&A
27/02/13 Filed in: Corporate Video
AIA Group, world's largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian insurance group, brought in Story Inc. Asia to help announce their Year End Results 2012 through a Q&A with Mark Tucker, Group Chief Executive and President. Shot by Jason Riddell, assisted by Nicolas Wong, and produced by Niall Phelan. AIA announced another record set of results. For more information see AIA Group.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Advisory Council
01/02/13 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has formed a Global Advisory Council with 13 internationally recognised business academic and public police leaders to share their expertise and insights into on the global engagement and further strengthening the firm's client relationships with senior executives. They brought Story Inc. Asia to work with their marketing and corporate communications teams to produce a video to orientate these leaders. Using credentials video library we interwoven a narrative from the executive interviews and intercut regional footage and market statistic in motion graphics. Key crew includes: cinematographer Jason Riddell, visual effects artist Michelle Lau, editor Jerry Yu, producer and director Niall Phelan.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Asia Credentials Video library
25/01/13 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Bank of America Merrill Lynch brought in Story Inc. Asia to work with their marketing and corporate communications teams to communicate their integrated offering by creating a credentials video library. Beginning with filming exploratory conversations with the executive committee, line of business and country heads. Then shooting regional footage on location in Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney using computer control tracking across shots and locations. And designing a video library and database of transcribed sound bites and logged shots on a broadcast strength RAID system for quick and easy use. Key crew includes: stylist Ka La Chu, cinematographer Jason Riddell, editors Stuart Rankin and Jerry Yu, producer and director Niall Phelan.
Al Jazeera: Earthrise documentary Fashion Scrubs Up
23/11/12 Filed in: Television
Al Jazeera has commissioned Story Inc. Asia to produce the documentary "Fashion Scrubs Up" for their Earthrise series. The award winning series explores solutions to today's environmental challenges, taking an upbeat look at ecological, scientific, technological and design projects the world over. In this episode Al Jazeera Correspondent Divya Gopalan meets Christina Dean founder of Redress a fashion NGO who promotes environmental sustainability in Asia's fashion industry by reducing textile waste, pollution, water and energy consumption. Through their innovative R Certificate they enable consumers to track the clothes journey from factory to retail, making fast fashion transparent for the first time. And through their EcoChic Design Awards they inspire young designers such as winner Janko Lam to create sustainable mass produced fashion. Shot on location in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Wenzhou in China with cameraman Jason Riddell, sound designer Tung Tang at Schtung Music, editors Stuart Rankin and Christopher White, producers Sylvia Rowley and Niall Phelan, director Niall Phelan and series producer Neil Cairns.
AIA Enterprise 2.0 Promo
02/11/12 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
AIA Group, world's largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian insurance group, brought in Story Inc. Asia to produce a promo for their Enterprise 2.0 launch with filming on location in Hong Kong by Jason Riddell, and remote filming in Jakarta, Manila, Shanghai and Singapore. Visual effects by Michelle Lau, edited by Stuart Rankin, produced and directed by Niall Phelan.
Bloomberg TV Series ASIA STARS with Susan Li
03/09/12 Filed in: Television
Bloomberg TV Asia has brought in Story Inc. Asia for post production services on their new six-part feature series ASIA STARS shot on the Star Ferry in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Guests include entrepreneur Allan Zeman, singer-songwriter Coco Lee, creative business woman Marjorie Yang, 3 star Michelin chef Umberto Bombana, billionaire businessman Ronnie Chan and HKEx Chairman Ron Arculli. Services including multiple camera editing, sound design & mixing, colour grading, and mastering. Edited and supervised by Stuart Rankin and produced by Rosalind Chin.
Laura Wu joins Film Finance Forum East at TIFF
30/08/12 Filed in: Feature Film
Laura Wu joins the Film Finance Forum East at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The forum selects financiers, producers, agents, distributors, and marketeers to discuss key strategies for the independent film business model. Representing producers in Asia Laura is joined by such industry notables as: agent Mark Ankner, WME Entertainment distributor Jeffrey Chan, Bona Film Group, collector Maarten Melchior, Fintage. The Film Finance Forum is presented by Winston Baker in association with Variety. To arrange a meeting with Story Inc. Asia, at the Forum or TIFF itself, please contact Laura Wu.
Post Production Services on Hong Kong film Stories Forlorn
08/05/12 Filed in: Feature Film
Story Inc. Asia has been chosen for Post Production Services on the feature film “Stories Forlorn”. Three cultures clash during a tumultuous journey of adolescent friendship, love and self discovery. Set in the summer of 1997 as Hong Kong anxiously cedes from British to Chinese control. Starring Jason Tobin, Masson Ge, Oliver Williams, Kirk Kishita, and introducing Zac Dee & Jason Bradley. Featuring music from local and International artists. Lensing this summer on RED Epic with cinematographers Xiaosu Han & Andreas Thalhammer. Editor Bettina Enigl. Colour grading at Stilfabrik. Online conform at Digital Magic. Executive Producer Niall Phelan. Writer/ Producer Jason Sankey. Producer/ Director Uri Schwarz.
Aedas Director Profiles
28/04/12 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Aedas, a leading international design practice, brought in Story Inc. Asia to profile 19 of the directors on location in Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, and Singapore. The directors discuss their views on services in architecture, interior design, master planning, landscape, urban design and building consultancy within Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Shot by Jason Riddell, edited by Stuart Rankin, produced and directed by Niall Phelan.
Richard Juhlin Champagne Documentary
01/03/12 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
The world’s leading Champagne expert Richard Juhlin hosts a Champagne Celebration documentary. Organised over three glorious New York City nights by friend John Kapon, CEO of Acker, Merrall & Condit, the world’s leading fine wine auction house. The documentary covers: An Introduction to Champagne and terroir, 1996 Vintage at Gramercy Tavern with Chef Michael Anthony, and Fine & Rare vintages from the cellar of legendary collector Robert Rosania at Le Bernardin with three-star Michelin Chef Eric Ripert. All lead by the guiding light of Richard Juhlin. Famed for having tasted over 8,000 champagnes and penning such best selling books as the comprehensive Champagne Guide. New York photography by the Hayes Brothers, New York stock footage by T3Media, and Champagne photography by Uri Schwarz of Fluxform. Written and edited by Stuart Rankin and Niall Phelan. Produced by Niall Phelan. Voice over by Matt Nipperess. Music from Universal Music.
Aedas Design Documentary
23/01/12 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Aedas is a leading international design practice, offering services in architecture, interior design, master planning, landscape, urban design and building consultancy within Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. From their 31 global offices Aedas apply international expertise with local knowledge and delivery to support the communities in which they work. Aedas brought in Story Inc. Asia to help document their design philosophy, shooting with their teams, clients and projects on location in Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, London, Manchester, Shanghai, and Singapore. Music from Universal Music. Cinematography by Jason Riddell, editing by Poyi Lam and Stuart Rankin, produced and directed by Niall Phelan.
A Century of Chateau Margaux Video
20/01/12 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
A Century of Chateau Margaux - Acker, Merrall & Condit’s an extraordinary and historic vertical of one of the greatest wines - was held over a weekend at two of New York’s greatest restaurants: Eleven Madison Park and Per Se. Hosted by renowned Bordeaux ambassador Paul Pontallier, Managing Director, Chateau Margaux the event featured tasting of over a century’s worth of Chateau Margaux vintages dating back to 1900. Written by Stuart Rankin and Niall Phelan. New York photography by DT and France photography by Uri Schwarz. Voice over by Matt Nipperess. Edited by Arthur Liu, Poyi Lam and Stuart Rankin. Directed by Niall Phelan.
AIA Group Leadership Conference
18/12/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
AIA Group is the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian insurance group in the world. Having already produced their film to communicate their strategy, AIA brought in Story Inc. Asia to work with Imagination and Hiller Pharma to cover the leadership conference. With space limited for 300 of their top executives from around the region AIA needed to capture the message and get it out to the rest of team. With roaming camera crews capturing the live event in multiple formats to various audience: recap video to be turnaround that night for the attendees, summary videos to the team 300,000 team around the region the next day, and showcases video with group learnings. Roaming camera teams were led by Hugo Chow. Edited by Arthur Liu, Oiki Ma, Poyi Lam and Stuart Rankin. Directed by Niall Phelan.
Sheraton Corporate Challenge Web Series
26/11/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Sheraton Hotel & Resorts, part of the Starwood Hotel Group, has launched their Sheraton Fitness programmed by Core Performance. To promote it they are running a month long Sheraton Corporate Challenge to find China’s fittest company. The contestants have to increase their fitness over the campaign period. Their agency Zzo Creative hired Story Inc. Asia to produce the reality style viral web series. Edited by Yen Wan and directed by Stuart Rankin. Produced by Niall Phelan.
Chateau Margaux Great Wall Video
24/11/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Chateau Margaux organized a gala dinner on the Great Wall of China in collaboration with Acker, Merrall & Condit the leading fine wine auction house. This unforgettable evening was held at Juyongguan, a restored section of the Great Wall just fifty kilometers from Beijing. Seventy-three guests, including some of the top wine collectors in Asia, were served fourteen vintages of Chateau Margaux paired perfectly with the dishes created and prepared by Guy Savoy, a three-star Michelin chef. In an effort to lend support to the protection of this UNESCO world heritage site, five unique lots were offered for auction with profits going to the China Great Wall Society, who watch over the conservation of the Great Wall. Château Margaux brought in Fluxform and Story Inc. Asia to tell this unique story. Written by Stuart Rankin and Niall Phelan. Music mixed by Tung Tang at Schtung Music. Shot by Uri Schwarz, edited by Stuart Rankin and directed by Niall Phelan.
AIA Group Conference Opener
21/11/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
AIA Group, the world’s largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian insurance group, brought in Story Inc. Asia to help communicate their pioneering strategy with a story based on the climbing of the Himalayas - the world’s tallest mountains towering more than five miles above sea level. Written by Stuart Rankin and Niall Phelan. Colour correct and graded at Digital Magic, sound design by Martin Chappell and mixed by Tung Tang at Schtung Music. Edited by Stuart Rankin and directed by Niall Phelan.
The Don Stott Collection Documentary
03/11/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
The Don Stott Collection - a Burgundy reference library from the greatest collector of the modern era. Joined by John Kapon, CEO of Acker Merrall & Condit the world’s largest fine and rare wine auction house, and Allen Meadows “The Burghound”, were top Burgundian producers: Francois Labet of Chateau de La Tour, Louis-Michel Liger-Belair of Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Pierre-Henri Gagey of Domaine Louis Jadot, Sylvain Pitoit of Domaine Clos de Tart, Jeremy Seysses of Domaine Dujac, Comte Philippe Senard of Domaine Comte Senard, Eric Rousseau of Domaine Armand Rousseau, Veronique Drouhin of Maison Joseph Drouhin. Shot on location in Burgundy and in Hong Kong, with auctions at Island Shangri-La Hotel, Grand Hyatt Hotel, and events on the 150ft MY Grand Cru and Fook Lam Moon restaurant. Story Inc. Asia was brought in with FluxForm to produce this documentary. Written by Stuart Rankin and Niall Phelan. Voice Over by Matt Nipperess. Music from Universal Music. Edited by Arthur Liu, Poyi Lam and Stuart Rankin. Directed by Niall Phelan.
CASBAA TV Convention and Create Hong Kong
01/11/11 Filed in: Television
The CASBAA TV Convention, Asia’s largest one, brings together the major network distributors including platform providers, channels, content suppliers, regulators, ad agencies, as well as satellite and technology agencies from across Asia and the Globe. Attended by representatives from Discovery, MTV, HBO, Sony, PwC, BBC, Warner Bros, Bloomberg, and many more. Story Inc. Asia is honored to have been chosen by Create Hong Kong as one of the twenty SMEs to participant in their CreateSmart Initiative facilitating growth of creative industries in the broadcasting sector.
The Tsar's Treasure: A Historic Shipwreck Champagne Video
14/10/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Founded in 1820, Acker Merrall & Condit is America’s oldest fine wine merchant and the world’s largest fine and rare wine auction house. Story Inc. Asia was brought in with FluxForm to produce a promo on The Tsar’s Treasure: A Historic Shipwreck Champagne - champagne laden ship sank off the coast of the Aland archipelago before the French Revolution. World Champagne expert Richard Juhlin was on hand to taste and rate the treasured Champagne. Written by Stuart Rankin and Niall Phelan. Shot by Uri Schwarz. Sound and music mixed by Tung Tang at Schtung Music. Edited by Stuart Rankin. Directed by Niall Phelan.
TPG Capital for Brunswick
04/10/11 Filed in: Brand Video
Brunswick Group, a leading corporate communications company with 18 offices in 11 countries, hired Story Inc. Asia to shoot for their client TPG Capital. Formerly known as Texas Pacific Group, TPG Capital is one of the largest private equity investment firms in the world with over USD$50 billion assets across 18 funds. The shot focused on their involvement in the leading footwear company DAPHNE and the world’s leading new car dealership China Grand Automotive Group.
marQ Fashion Launch
10/09/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Fashion is self expression. marQ is fashion on the skin. marQ is a new designer label tattoo, the brain child of multifaceted serial entrepreneur Zac Lai: “Express yourself with marQ’s graphic tattoos’ anywhere on your body. Go ahead make you marQ”. Photographer Jon Tadashi Martin of Red Dog Studio was brought in to do the stills and Story Inc. Asia to do the brand film. Shot around a picnic in the park on a glorious sunny day on Hong Kong’s peak, and in Red Dog’s new studio in industrial Chai Wan district during a typhoon 8 making for a dynamic shoot and imagery. When it launches the website will be www.marqyourself.com.
Russian Animation
15/07/11 Filed in: Brand Video
Story Inc. Asia began work on a Russian animated film based on Greek legend of Troy featuring multiple life like characters from famed animators Priyankar Gupta and Dival Panchai. Animation supervision by Stuart Rankin, and direction by Niall Phelan. Sound design and music mix was engineered by the talented folks at Schtung Music.
The Shoestrung Music Video
28/06/11 Filed in: Brand Video
Londoners quartet The Shoestrung were brought into Hong Kong for the international art fair ARTHK by Mandy d’Abo founder and owner of the Cat Street Gallery. The gallery was one of the first in the Hong Kong’s new art hub Sheung Wan. Ann Tsang, the appointed luxury agency The Antithesis asked Story Inc. Asia to collaborate on a music video for the band’s new song Daily Bread. The video was shot on iPhones in and around SOHO & NOHO including a live performance at The Space and the recording session in the world class Red Room Studios in Aberdeen. A big thanks for assistance of digital media expert Nickey Khem.
Schroders TV Commercial
10/05/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Zzo Creative approached Story Inc. Asia to produce Schroders new regional TV commercial. Schroders is one of the world’s oldest asset management houses with 200 years of experience in the financial markets. The concept sees a stone archer statue come alive and shoot arrows through Asian capitals which join together and explode into fireworks over the heads of bankers in the financial district. This called for seamlessly blending live action with stock footage and visual effects (VFX). Stock footage was sourced and provided by Thought Equity. Live action shot by Joe Kwan. VFX created and composited by Carbon. Music tracks provided by Audio Network. Sound design and music mix engineered by Frederic Filleul at Turner Broadcasting Systems. VFX Supervised by Stuart Rankin and directed by Niall Phelan. The commercial stars the talented film actress Grace Huang.
Final Draft 9 goes Mobile
01/05/11 Filed in: Feature Film
Story Inc. Asia is proud to be working with Final Draft Inc. on their Final Draft 9. As the number-one selling screenwriting software program in the world their move to mobile is highly anticipated. Final Draft 9 goes beyond porting the existing software to iPad. It is a re-imagining of the platform and will be a game changer for the film and TV industry. We couldn’t be more excited about our small involvement app’s development. For more information please visit Final Draft Inc.
Unity for Japan Music Video
06/04/11 Filed in: Charity
Unity is an original song by Detroit Diamond mixed with original as well as licensed tracks from Universal Music and EMI. Mixed by Tung Tang at Schtung Music. Ann Tsang of The Antithesis brought in Story Inc. Asia to shoot a performance at Schtung Music’s recording studios and intercut that with news footage from the major TV news networks. Edited by Stuart Rankin. Directed by Niall Phelan. An initiative3 (i3) of PlanJapan to raise HK$3m over the next year through creative collaboration around the world. Funds will go to Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Nippon SPCA in a ratio of 70/30 respectively.
Benesse Art Site Documentary
28/02/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Benesse Art Site is on Naoshima Island off the coast of Japan. It is art park combining the themes of “Nature and Art” in a complex that includes a luxury hotel and two museums: Benesse House Museum and Chichu Art Museum. Christian Rhomberg brought in Story Inc. Asia to create a documentary or as he called it, ‘a bricolage’. As a bonus we got to work with the digital media expert Nickey Khem and the creative artist Angela Kan which was a rare treat. Edited by Stuart Rankin. Directed by Niall Phelan.
Veuve Clicquot Commercial
01/02/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Story Inc. Asia was brought in by the luxury agency The Antithesis to shoot a commercial for Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) for Veuve Clicquot at The French Window restaurant. Pairing dishes with vintages. LVMH is the world’s leader in luxury possessing a unique portfolio of over 60 prestigious brands. Shot by Joe Kwan, edited by Stuart Rankin and directed by Niall Phelan
Baosteel Industrial Video
28/01/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Story Inc. Asia is proud to be the first International TV crew to ever shoot at Baosteel’s Xinjiang Steel & Iron Plant. Baosteel is third largest steel producer in the world and second largest in China. The main production plant in Urumqi uses coking coal mined across Western China to produce steel and iron for domestic use in China and export to the world. Edited by Stuart Rankin. Directed by Niall Phelan.
Moet & Chandon Commercial
15/01/11 Filed in: Brand Video | Corporate Video
Story Inc. Asia was brought in by the luxury agency The Antithesis to shoot a commercial for Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) Moet & Chandon at Volar Night Club. LVMH is the world’s leader in luxury possessing a unique portfolio of over 60 prestigious brands. Shot by Thomas Lee, edited by Stuart Rankin and directed by Niall Phelan.
