
EMG / Gravity Media, a world leading global provider of complex live creative production and media services, today detailed EMG / Gravity Media Australia's collaboration with the New South Wales Department of Education in a broadcast technology and television production undertaking to create and deliver this year's Schools Spectacular All 4 One, one of the biggest live events in Australia, and the event's national broadcast on the Seven Network.
The New South Wales School Spectacular is the world's largest annual amateur variety show and is produced by the New South Wales Department of Education's Arts Unit. This year's event All 4 One celebrates the 41st annual staging of the event.
EMG / Gravity Media Australia has been the driving force behind the NSW Schools Spectacular national television broadcast since 2016, and in collaboration with the NSW Department of Education's Arts Unit, EMG / Gravity Media proudly serves as the production, design, broadcast, and post-production partner for the 2024 event: Schools Spectacular All 4 One.
Schools Spectacular All 4 One encompasses four live arena shows at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park with a national broadcast across Australia on the Seven Network at 7:00pm on 14 December.
Each of the four live arena performances over two days features a 2,800 voice choir, 2,300 dancers, an 80 piece symphony orchestra, a stage band, the D 'Arts Ensemble for students with disability, the Aboriginal Dance Ensemble, and 190 featured performers.
From producing captivating performer backstory content, crafting the opening sequences at EMG / Gravity Media's Sydney Production Centre, to a film unit travelling 3,000 kilometres throughout regional and rural New South Wales capturing the talents of the state's public school students in a specially created music video, EMG / Gravity Media Australia is delivering a comprehensive turnkey production outcome for the event.
The EMG / Gravity Media Australia undertaking involves a total television production and technical staff of 75, deploying a state-of-the-art high definition outside broadcast truck and accessing 15 broadcast and speciality cameras, including Steadicams, Jib Cranes and Spidercam, to deliver the complete television production for the New South Wales Department of Education and the Seven Network.
Richard Spiewak - Manager, Arts Unit Operations and Administration, Executive Producer Schools Spectacular said: EMG / Gravity Media are a highly valued partner in delivering The Schools Spectacular annually.
The EMG / Gravity Media team has a wealth of experience behind them and their dedication to what we produce is simply outstanding. The care they show in the creation of the television production of the show, and their support of Arts in Education, and arts and vocational experiences, makes them highly valued in the delivery of the Spectacular annually. It has been a very rewarding partnership
Mike Purcell Head of Production, EMG / Gravity Media Australia said:
EMG / Gravity Media is proud of its almost decade long partnership with The Arts Unit on the broadcast production and facilitation of Schools Spectacular.
The level of trust and collaboration between EMG / Gravity Media and the Arts Unit is valued along with the mutual commitment in providing fresh creative and innovations to the broadcast each year.
The calibre of the performances and the event is world class.
For the EMG / Gravity Media team in Australia it is a highlight of our year to not only bring Schools Spectacular to television but also rewarding to play a part in the growth and vocational experiences of NSW Public Schools students.
Through its studios, production, post-production, outside broadcast facilities and specialist camera technologies, EMG / Gravity Media in Australia is currently involved with major production companies, television networks and pay television and streaming platforms in Australia across projects including The Voice, Australian Idol, Dancing with the Stars, The Masked Singer, Australia's Got Talent, Would I Lie to You?, The 1% Club and I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.
Along with the New South Wales School Spectacular, EMG / Gravity Media Australia also delivers broadcast technology and production outcomes for the ARIA Awards and the AACTA Awards, along with the recent Mushroom 50 Live Anniversary concert.
EMG / Gravity Media Australia's post-production centre, Gravity House, plays a key role in the production of major international television productions across broadcast, subscription and streaming platforms, as well as movies from the Marvel Universe and projects from multiple US and international studios, and many of Australia's leading independent film productions.
EMG / Gravity Media Australia's acknowledged broadcast technology and production partnerships across major sports in Australia include the Australian Open and the Summer of Tennis, the Melbourne Cup and all major horse racing events in Australia, the Bathurst 1000 and the Repco Supercars Championship, the Bathurst 12 Hour, the Perth International Football Cup, a broadcast and technology partnership with Australian Professional Leagues for the A-Leagues Football, the PGA Tour of Australasia, a partnership with Cricket Australia for the coverage of multiple cricket competitions, the delivery of broadcast and production technology requirements for coverage of the rapidly expanding and developing AFLW in Australia, the Stawell Gift, the ESL Intel Extreme Masters Sydney, the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, the Tour Down Under, Cadel Evans Road Race, the Stawell Gift, the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Melbourne, the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the Adelaide Equestrian Festival, Crankworx Cairns, the UCI MTB World Championships, the UCI
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