The first -- and for the time being, the last -- overseas meeting of former US President Bill Clinton's charitable organisation the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), has ended after a two day event in Hong Kong.
Wrapping up the final session, Clinton summarised the key takeaways for the audience of corporate and government leaders. He emphasised the need for business-friendly solutions on areas from climate change to the global financial crisis, and repeatedly stressed the need for cooperation between business and government.
As a result of the appointment of his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State in the incoming Obama administration, Bill Clinton has agreed that CGI will not hold any further annual meetings outside of the US, to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
APV's documentary "Inside: Supercar" made its on-air debut on the National Geographic Channel in Asia this year.
The film presents a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Nissan's new model of the Skyline GT-R, the Japanese manufacturer's famed "supercar". Featuring interviews with Nissan CEO Carlos Goshn and lead designer Shiro Nakamura, with never-before-seen footage of the company's high-security Zama design center and top secret Sendai test track, Inside Supercar follows the entire development cycle: from concept to clay model to test drives to full-scale production.
More than two years in the making, Inside: Supercar represents a labour of love for APV Producer Mike Barrett, who devoted himself to getting not just the story of the new car, but also to understanding how the GT-R has developed a cult status among auto enthusiasts around the world. Barrett and his crew (led by DOP Jason Ellson) also enjoyed unprecedented access to the entire development process -- the first time Nissan has ever allowed outsiders to film the creation of a new model from start to finish.
Commissioned by Jack Morton Worldwide, APV co-produced a pre-Olympic Games video event for the Dow Chemical Company, one of the official Olympic games sponsors. Directed by Hamdani Milas, the video was divided into 6 short films highlighting the traditional culture of China as well as the emerging modern Chinese society. What made this project very special for APV was the projection technology used. APV editor Alex Wilson and graphic designer Andrea Rascaglia needed to create and edit all elements of the video so that they could be split and synchronized to run on 4 simultaneous projectors shown on a custom backdrop 4 meters high by 18 meters wide (resolution of 4900x1080 pixels). This was the first 4k-pixel project on-lined in house at APV using Apple Motion. Audio for this project was 5:1 surround, composed, recorded and mixed by Schtung Music, Hong Kong. Additionally, APV created a small iPod-ready version of the film that was given away at the event.
Produced by APV's Maggie Choy, the entire project was a huge success. Lucille Essey, Creative Director said: "I cannot thank APV enough for their support, commitment and outstanding delivery on this project. APV and the team assembled for this project, including Hamdani Milas, Alex Wilson, Andrea Rascaglia, May Woo, Daniel Clarke and others, were a big part of that success."
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