A Coproduction for ORF’s TV Documentary Series

Austrian National TV, ORF  has hired me to produce 30 minutes documentary about Canadian famous opera singer Michael Schade.

We had only 4 day to shoot Michael and his family along with the places, friends that have significant meaning to him. At the end of the shooting we had 1200 minutes of footage to be sent to ORF. The main locations for the documentary series were Oakville, where Michael lives with his family, and Toronto where he studied and works.

Ute Gebhardt, the German director and Peter Schneeberger, ORF’s reporter have been working on these documentary series for long time. The days are very long but it was a great pleasure to work with both of them.

As Bfk the services we provided for this TV documentary series;
. Scouting
. Permit applications
. Crew & Equipment Hire/Rental
. Fixing & Production Support
. Location Management
. Accommodation & Lodging
. Transportation
. Coordination & Access to Locations

After  long four days of shooting we delivered the files in time and within the budget with the great satisfactory.

More about the project

PLACES OF MY CHILDHOOD

We are currently producing a 30 minutes documentary series for online called “Places of My Childhood”. Each episode we are invited by a famous artist, musician or opera singer to join them on a journey back to places, which were important for their upbringing. Our presenter, Mr. Peter Schneeberger, accompanies our interview partners and meets people who have influenced, encouraged and inspired them to pursue their career. With loving attention to detail we create portraits of exceptional artists and their lives.

Short Synopsis of this episode:

For this episode we would like to accompany world-famous opera singer Michael Schade back to his home-town Toronto, meet his family, friends and teachers. The city of Toronto and its people have had a huge influence on Mr. Schades childhood and he would like to share these fond memories with our viewers.