Gerade noch gedacht, Reality TV hätte wirklich jede mögliche Situation ausgelutscht?…..falsch!
Für die fetten Firmenbosse ist die Zeit reif, neue Topleute zu casten.
Die Show der Zukunft heißt Sales Idol!
You thought Reality TV has sucked out each and every possible situation?….wrong!
Time is ready for the company big wigs to recruit new people.
Sales Idol is the show of the future!

Das ist er neue Weg für Manager, ihre Bewerber ordentlich durch die Mangel zu drehen und auf Herz und Nieren zu testen. Und das alles, damit ihr euren Spass dabei habt!
This is the new way for managers to squeeze the aspirants and put them to the acid test. And all for you pleasure!

Darsteller:
Starring:
Lea Bonnington, Stefan Schütte, Mark Aldridge, Susanne Etteldorf, Alfredo Bevacqua, Kamal Chaoui, Klaus Prasse, Odilo Müeller, Marc Valer, Stephan Buckenmaier, René Jost, Linda Gudzinski, Ute Dansch, Adolf Sikesch, Wolfgang Winter, Ulrik Wittek, Janine Block-Sänger & Sushi

Crew:
Kai Richelsen – Produzent, Buch, Kamera, Schnitt
George Michaloudis – Buch, Regie
Pete Stone – Musik
Doreen Sheppard – Vocals “Sales Idol”
Stephan Bayerbach – Audio
Jan Janssen – Licht, Best Boy, Grip
Birsen Aksoy – Make-up
Guido Lohkamp-Schmitz – Kamera USA
Kai Richelsen – producer, idea, DOP, editor
George Michaloudis – script, director
Pete Stone – musik
Doreen Sheppard – vocals “Sales Idol”
Stephan Bayerbach – audio
Jan Janssen – lighting, best boy, grip
Birsen Aksoy – make-up artist
Guido Lohkamp-Schmitz – camera USA

Produktion:
scubavideo, Dez. 2006
Production:
scubavideo, Dec. 2006

Technische Details:
Gedreht in DV PAL. Deinterlacing in Apple Compressor.
Kamera:
Sony VX-2000. Fast alle Szenen wurden vom Stativ gedreht.
Technical Details:
Shot in DV PAL. Deinterlaced with Apple Compressor.
Camera:
Sony VX-2000. Most scenes were shot with a tripod.

Ton:
Geangelt mit einem Beyerdynamik NCS-86 mit Rycote Softie.
Audio:
Original audio boomed with a Beyerdynamik NCS-86 with Rycote Softie.

Licht:
Blaue Leuchtstoffröhren entland der Aussenwände. Fenster mit weißen Innenjalousien verhängt. Grundbeleuchtung durch Leuchtstoffröhren in der Decke.
Hauptlicht Jury: 2 x 1200 W Halogenstufenlinsenscheinwerfer auf Hochstativen
Streiflicht Bewerber: 2 x 300 Watt Halogen (Sachter Reporter).
Lighting:
Blue luminescent tubes along the walls. Windows covered by white blinds. Basic light by fluorescent tubes with daylight colour in the ceiling.
Main light on jury: 2 x 1200 W Fresnel lens luminaires with tungsten bulbs
Highlight on applicant: 2 x 300 W tungsten (Sachtler Reporter).

Post Production:
Schnitt und Tonendmischung mit Apple Final Cut Pro 5.12, Bild-im-Bild Effekte mit Apple Motion, Audiobearbeitung in Apple Soundtrack Pro.
Post Production:
Editing and sound mix with Apple Final Cut Pro 5.12, picture-in-picture effects in Apple Motion, audio editing in Apple Soundtrack Pro.

Almost every TV station is airing a pimping show these days. Rusty wrecks are turned into wacky lookers. Whether Berlin or Orange County, all tuning show follow the same simple storyline.
As the company with the unspellable name was facing a new product introduction, we had to jump at the chance and make an ironic persiflage.

George Michaloudis is master pimper Gzibit and helps sheepish Freddie to get the girl of his dreams.

Starring:
Ulrik Wittek, George Michaloudis, Lea Bonnington, Stephan Bayerbach, Johnny Ebsen, Guido Lohkamp-Schmitz, Andreas Kugler

Crew:
Kai Richelsen – script, direction, camera, lighting, editing
George Michaloudis – script, music
Stephan Bayerbach – audio
Manuela Senf, Andreas Kugler, Johnny Ebsen – props & modding

Production:
scubavideo, Dec. 2005

Techncal Details:
Camera:
Sony VX-2000, some scenes shot with a Raynox XL-3000PRO semi-fisheye wide angle lens, closeups with a Minolta macro lens.
Some scenes were shot using a homemade steady tracker.

Sound:
The original sound was recorded using a Rode NT4 stereo microphone in a Rycote AF wind shield. Voice records were made with a Beyerdynamik MCE 86 S with Rycote Softie from a boom.

Licht:
A Sachtler Reporter 322HMS lighting kit (3 x 300 Watt tungsten) was used to set head light. The closing scene was lit by a 300 W tungsten spot which was softed by a handheld 3ft diffusor.

Post Production:
Edited and colour corrected in Final Cut Pro 5, closing title made with Live Type.

Currently, I am on a business trip in China. As I write this, a janitor is rushing around my desk, removing all signs of my presence. The floor is shiny like a mirror. And that is not only true for this office. All prestigious buildings seem to be treated in the same way.

In Germany, by contrast, everything gets outsourced and the charwomen were hit first by this development. Nowadays, the mop and bucket brigade comes only once per day. Preferably after official working hours and with an army of cleaning ladies to cope with a whole day’s workload in less than three hours.

Like ants they spread out and start cleaning the bathrooms around the site. Don’t you dare to be in the offife after 6 pm and need to relief yourself! You’ll need endurance and a fair portion of fighting spirit.

Starring:
Lea Bonnington, Susanne Etteldorf, Ralf Welt

Crew:
Kai Richelsen – Script, direction, DOP, editor
Ayako Chibi – camera
Stefan Falk-Jordan – Grip, dolly, boom operator

Production:
scubavideo, Dec. 2004

Technical Details:
Camera:
Sony VX-2000, some scenes shot with a Raynox XL-3000PRO semi-fisheye wide angle lens.
An important stylistic element of this film is the smoothly moving camera for which we used a three wheel scooter for a dolly.
For the hurdle race it was importent to keep the camera extremely low at full running speed to the actresses. We sat Ayako onto the scooter platform, the camera in her lap or handheld beside the scooter. This resulted in a very dynamic look of the footage.

Audio:
All sound recordings except for the hurdle race were boomed with a Rode NT4“>Rode NT4 stereo mic.

Lighting:
All scenes except for the hurdles race were shot with ambient light from luminescent tubes in the ceiling. When needed, faces were brightned with a reflector.
For the hurdles race we placed a 120 Watt tungsten spot on a high stand to illuminate the hallway from ahead. In addition, 20 tungsten spots of 100 Watt each were placed along the walls.

Post Production:
The morphing at the beginning of the race was rendered by the Eiperle CGM DVE plugin for Apple Final Cut Pro. Motion blur und coloration were done with Final Cut Pro 5.

 

This short film was shot in August 2001 in Dahab, Egypt.
The northern part of the Red Sea is the coldest tropical ocean in the world. Thanks to the nutrient-poor water, the extraordinary visibility changes with the seasons and can be as good as 150 ft. This provides ideal conditions for UW long shots and renders incandescent light unnecessary in most situations.

The Red Sea is entirely surrounded by desert. At the Bay of Aqaba, however, the tall ridges of the Sinai peninsula (Mount St. Catherine, the tallest peak, reaches up to 8652 ft) make it a very shivery place during the winter.
Dahab is located roughly in the middle between Ras Mohammed, the southernmost point of the Sinai peninsula, and the Israeli citiy of Eilat at the far end of the Bay of Aqaba.
The former Bedouin hamlet has developed into a booming tourist place for sun seekers and wind surfers. Fortunately, the original Dahab with it’s cozy cafes by the habor remained relatively intact and is even today a place to be for a decent apres-dive snack, tea and shisha.

Boat diving was only introduced in Dahab in 2005. Most diving sites, e.g. the famous Blue Hole, are approached by 4 wheel drive cars. At most sites, divers enter the water by walking across the reef roof to the drop off.
The local guides prepare lunch for their parties in the shadow of their cars. Those with a more adventurous natures may even want to try a multi day diving safari with dromedar riding from one dive spot to the next and Bedouine desert camps for the nights.

Dahab gave me the most beautiful shots in the Red Sea. Highly recommended, but more dangerous for the equippment than diving from a boat due to the ubiquitous desert sand.