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Pushing the boundaries and exploring unexpected genres, particularly the suspense-thriller, were the cornerstones of heightening the romance and emotional drama in one of our early concept films, “Snow.” But when we heard the length’s Ravi went through to make the night of his proposal to Rekha absolutely perfect, and the way more than a few things didn’t go to plan, I knew we had the framework for an all-out action-romance film on our hands. The ambitious production would bring the relatively conservative east coast natives to the west coast to shoot on-location in Los Angeles; a surprise spectacular set to debut at their two-day South Asian wedding in Miami, FL. It’s not everyday a couple get to star in their very own action film and it’s not often we get to close down streets and use some pretty amazing toys to bring such a large scale vision to life. The process trailer and Porsche Cayenne chase car with Gemini crane pictured above (recently used in “The Dark Knight” and “Transformers” movies) were among the many highlights.

If you’re heading to NAB, catch “FLAWLESS” sneak peeks at the Canon USA booth main stage (Wed, 4/13/11 at 10:00am) and the Cinevate booth (Mon, 4/11/11 at 1:30pm and Tues, 4/12/11 at 2:30pm).

Let the countdown to the online release of the official trailer for “FLAWLESS” begin.

In the mean time be sure to check out:
Megan & Narbeh’s Sweden thriller concept movie “Snow”
Melissa & Samir’s epic Indian wedding concept trailer “City of Lakes”

03.1.10
Udaipur, India - The “City of Lakes”

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In the fall of 2009, Pacific Pictures embarked on a journey to Udaipur, India, to document the three-day wedding of Melissa & Samir in a rather unprecedented way. Unlike a traditional documentary, their real, live wedding would be integrated into a fully scripted, produced concept movie, with the hope of telling the story of their wedding with a heightened emotional authenticity and dramatic scale. “CITY OF LAKES,” as Udaipur is often called, commemorates Melissa & Samir’s journey to the transcendent place of their ancestry and the joining of two families in light of their past and the promise of their future. This would be our biggest production to date and we’re excited to share more behind the scenes images to come… Stay tuned tomorrow, as we proudly debut the full length trailer.

Coming Soon | Megan & Narbeh’s Swedish Concept Thriller “Snow.”

Megan & Narbeh were in for a surprise on 8.22.09; the concept film we shot in March of 2009 in their hometown of Upsalla, Sweden was about to premiere to hundreds of unsuspecting family and friends, none of whom had any idea what we created. Megan & Narbeh watched from the back of the reception hall - enjoy this bit of their reaction.

07.29.09
BEHIND THE SCENES AT ZACUTO’S “FILMFELLAS”

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ff-3FilmFellas Cast 5 | Pacific Pictures’ own Kevin Shahinian joins Patrick Moreau of StillMotion & Ron Dawson of Dare Dreamer Media in an in-depth discussion on the art of cinema and the evolution of event film production. FilmFellas is produced by Zacuto and hosted by Steve Weiss. Cast 5 show times coming soon. In the mean time be sure to check out this EventDV Magazine article on the Filmfellas series written by editor-in-chief, Stephen Nathans-Kelly.

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Behind The Scenes | A few quick behind the scenes images on location in Uppsala, Sweden shooting Megan & Narbeh’s concept film. Kevin and I gearing up for a Steadicam shot through the crowded Stora Torget (Town Square) as Megan looks on above, and braving the snowfall at the base of Uppsala Domkyrkan (Cathedral) below. As you can see, “Ben carrying tripod,” is the theme. More images to come!

-Ben