Documentaries - Film, HD, SD
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| Best Corporate Program in Film and Television |
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| Best International Media Advertisement |
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| Best Editing and Production Technique – Film and Television |
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| Best Media Coverage Relating to Tourism Issues |
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| Best Media Coverage Relating to Environmental Issues |
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| Best Feature in Film and Television |
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Use our professional Cairns cameramen, film crew and editors to produce your documentary or video production in High-Definition.
Twenty years of experience and the diversity and quality of the work we do, makes Visual Obsession an asset to any documentary making and film production project. Our professional Cairns film crew love to get their hands dirty and will go wherever and do whatever it takes to get the best out of every shoot. We can work independently or as part of a larger crew in Cairns, Australia or internationally. Our experience comes to the fore in extreme and remote shoot locations where filming can require a high level of physical stamina and patience. We can pull together a production team at short notice using our in-house resources, extensive networks and experienced film crew.
International Productions
Our passion for film and production (and people and places) has taken us around the world. We have worked on a diverse and dynamic range of international productions for private companies, media outlets, NGOs and other agencies. Our broadcast camera operators and sound recordists also have worked on a variety of challenging productions in Indonesia, Aceh and Papua New Guinea associated with the devastating Boxing Day Tsunami and environmental issues. Use our experience and industry networks in Cairns and Tropical North Queensland to assist in the facilitation process so you can focus on the project at hand.
Indigenous Productions
We have travelled extensively throughout Far North Queensland and remote Australia documenting Indigenous cultural life, including the collection of bush food, hunting of turtle and dugong and recording the Traditional Knowledge of the Indigenous elders. By demonstrating appropriate cultural sensitivity,we have builtrelationships based on trust and understanding with Indigenous communities. It has been our privilege to gain access to corroborees and traditional ceremonies never before captured on camera.
Aerial Filming
Acquired aerial footage from Cairns to Torres Strait, filmed aerial to aerial sequences, aerial sequences of talent and wildlife in remote, outback settings; rescue operations and training drills; aerial footage of city scape, islands, Great Barrier Reef and rainforest; shot with High Definition cameras. Planning and co-ordination of shoots which have consisted of highly complicated, dramatic re-creations and stylised sequences. High Definition stock aerial stock footage is a luxury available to us as it can be used to compliment any production.
Sound recording
Our professional Cairns sound recordists are experienced atcapturing clean, crisp audio using best-quality equipment. Our work includes state-of-the-art field audio and international recordings for National Geographic and a Singapore-based production company. Our professional expertise and equipment can be quickly adapted to almost any situation where audio is required; either to solid state recorder or straight-to-camera from several audio sources. For free MP3 recordings of various audio FX, visit The Recordist.
Broadcast Video
Broadcast video camera crew equipped with high definition cameras and professional sound recording gear such as Sound Devices 4:4:2, field mixer, Senhieser lapel and boom microphones can be used for your production. We can also facilitate all of your technical production requirements ahead of your arrival.
Post-Production and FX
Visual Obsession’s edit suite and multimedia facilities include: Broadcast Video editing suites, Aspect Ratio Convertors for 4:3-16:9 letterbox to widescreen conversions, audio visual gear.
Legacy of China - International Film Company
Going to Film in FNQ ? The company that produced the Legacy of China Production has hired Visual Obsession on several occasions for location management, logistics, indigenous talent hire, aerial photography, community liaisons, purchasing film stock and many other logistical requirements associated with a International film shoot. On this particular job, we delivered again and know these guys will be back for more, unique Australian outback filming….can’t blame them, the pictures were absolutely stunning, captured with an ARRIFLEX 16 mm Film camera operated by International Award winning Camera man and Director made sure of that!
Lockhart River Bush Food - Royal Flying Doctor Service
Visual Obsession was contracted by the Royal Flying Doctors Service, Lockhart River Council and Hitnet to produce a series of documentary stories.
The objective of this production is to promote physical activity and a healthy diet in the Lockhart River Community.
The filming took place over a period of 12 months, to gather information about bush foods over the range of different seasons. Two distinct seasons were filmed, the wet season and the dry season bush foods of the Lockhart River area and Iron Range national park.
The video productions were exported and uploaded to the touch screen kiosks, which are located in medical centres throughout Australia.
Ache & Nias Tsunami Commemoration - Discovery Channel Asia and Bang Productions Singapore
Not only will we organise and your international shoot within Australia, we can come to you. Visual Obsession Cameraman was Contracted to film in Indonesia with well know Australian Director, Christopher Zinn. This involved filming 12 stories within 14 days. Dodging military convoys, tense moments with Indonesian Customs, long night drives through Ache rebel territory and United Nation flights to Nias Island were just a small part of the fun had while on this shoot for the Tsunami commemoration. The final production was aired on almost every International Cable Television Network.
Swarms - National Geographic and Pangolin Pictures New York
Visual Obsession produced a 5 minute segment for a documentary series to be aired on National Geographic New York. The shoot included two helicopters, one sixty foot fishing vessel and two seventeen foot tender vessels. The re enactment was filmed with two DVCPRO50 broadcast cameras located in the chopper and on the fishing vessel, one underwater camera and a lipstick camera on the winch of the Queensland Rescue helicopter.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority contracted Visual Obsession to film oil spill and rescue training exercises. Requirements included two broadcast production cameras (Sony digital widescreen high definition HDW 750P and a Panasonic digital widescreen DVC Pro50) and a digital still camera (Nikon D2X 12.5mp) to shoot from a helicopter with Tyler side mount, on the deck of the AMSA ship 'Pacific Responder' and on board the AMSA fixed wing aircraft 'Dawnier'.
Ancient Mega-Tsunamis - New York Production Company for National Geographic
Organizing visas, filming permits, sound recorder, various production crew (in FNQ and NSW) and experienced indigenous performers was all part of the brief for this client.
Having used us on other jobs it was straightforward, they simply sent us the brief and let us do take care of all the preparation. Arriving late at night, everything was fully organised and production was well underway the next day. Many of the sequences were filmed with CGI in mind for the post.
Over the course of 9 days, we were setting up shots in a variety of locations including Mornington Island, and Cairns locations, including beaches, creek and rain forest at night and during the day, the whole production was very smooth.
New Zealand warrior sequence was also organized by us and filmed at an appropriate location.
Misima Island PNG
Laura Quinkan Cultural Centre - Welcome to My Country
Laura Legend and Lore
A biennial event, the Laura Festival is one of the largest Aboriginal cultural dance Festivals in Australia. Visual Obsession obtained exclusive rights to film and photograph and produce a 24 minute documentary for the festival. In March 2006, Imparja Television broadcast the production. The response from the Aboriginal communities throughout Cape York was fantastic.
The production team arrived at the ceremonial grounds on Thursday afternoon ready for the first corroborees to start on the Friday afternoon. Once the ceremonies and dancing began, it was non-stop action for three days. Starting each day at 6am and continuing through until midnight, the production team worked around the clock to keep on top of equipment maintenance in the dusty environment.
Outback by the Sea
Catchment to the Sea - The Mighty Burdekin River
In Aug 2003, the Burdekin Development Council tendered for a documentary on the Burdekin River and Dam, to be shown in the areas’ new Power Station Museum. Visual Obsession was awarded the contract in January 2004.
During January and February Visual Obsession filming crew traveled to the Burdekin to shoot the documentary footage, including some amazing lightning storms.
After scripting and editing, the completed documentary was unveiled on Queensland Day where it can now be seen on a large plasma screen by visitors to the Museum.
