ORACLE: YING'S STORY [China]

The second in our award-winning series of films for Oracle took us from downtown Shanghai to the remote mountain villages of Anhui province.

The film tells the story of Ying, who finds a way to care for her parents from her new home in Shanghai with the help of Yihaodian online shopping and Oracle Exadata.

The film was shot on Canon C300 over three days in Shanghai and in Chaji Village in Anhui.

Actors, locations and on-the-ground production expertly handled by Lee Chi Shun and his team at A+B in Shanghai.

See below for the "back story" featuring Yihaodian executives discussing the benefits of employing Exadata.

Written, Directed and Edited by Jon Moore

DP Chris Dickinson

Executive Producer Justin Keen at Oracle Brand and Creative

Post Production at The Deck

The concept of selling Exadata through human interest stories was introduced to Oracle Brand and Creative by The Deck earlier this year. We pitched a series of stories, which would highlight how Oracle's customers are being "empowered by Exadata" to transform ordinary people's lives.

The first in the series, Hassan's Story took us to The Maldives. Upcoming stories will be set in Australia and Sichuan Province in China.

Watch on Oracle Media Network

BUDDHA'S BIRTHPLACE

An extract from Jon Moore's journal during The Deck's two week rickshaw ride from Goa to Pokhara for

The Shaw Must Go On

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SUNDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2009

DAY THIRTEEN - LUMBHINI TO TANSEN

At three o’clock this morning, I sat bolt upright in bed. If the lightning hadn’t struck the hotel roof above us, the crack of thunder had certainly woken up everyone in the crew (apart from Katie). The thought of today’s drive kept me awake – consumed by images of a road, which we knew had already claimed at least one rickshaw.

The flat roads of Uttar Pradesh were behind us. What lay ahead were the mountainous foothills of the Himalayas. We already knew we faced the threat of landslides and muddy adverse cambers. Now for me, a big decision - to take the longer, safer but visually less splendid route. Or to risk lives and take the more direct road to Pokhara, which would climb almost immediately up to 1500 metres and test the rickshaw’s uphill stamina and the road-holding of its three tiny wheels.

With our Executive Producer’s expectations in mind, I decided to cast our fate into the hands of Lord Buddha. So after breakfast, we crossed the road to the place where he was born.

What a serene place. And what a place to reflect on the journey so far. In a peaceful garden, strewn with the ruins of the Maya Devi temple, payer flags fluttered from the tree where his mother, Queen Maya Devi is said to have gone into labour more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago.

Monks on pilgrimage strolled the gardens with nothing more than their orange robes, a single bag of simple belongings, a digital camera and a handphone. As we paid our respects, the rainclouds cleared, the sun came out and Buddha whispered, “Take the mountain road.”

“This is a man who knows good telly.” I thought.

Back at the hotel, Virendra our mechanic changed a balding tyre and assured us that The Shaw was ready for her assault on the Himalayas. Today’s drive would be slow and steep, so we decided on Tansen as our destination and hit the road.

The drive was incredible. We hit a landslide almost as soon as we began to climb, which made us all wonder how passable the following 100km would be. But soon enough, the mud and rocks cleared and the fun began.

We’ve made it to the Hotel Sri Nagar, 50 metres above the bustling hill-town of Tansen, perched high up in the middle of the Western Range in the south of Nepal. Katie and Shelley are playing with the kids in the village. Around them, pigs and goats roam freely. Our evening meal is about to be served on a balcony, which hangs over a plunging valley, and our cosy beds await in wood-panelled bedrooms with net curtains. Maps of mountain treks and panoramic photographs of the Annapurna Range cover the reception walls. Racks for muddy boots and hooks for hanging wet Gore-Tex remind me of hiking in the Lake District. But Great Gable and Scafell would look up in awe if they were to meet the peaks here.

With the afternoon mist rolling in, it’s hard to tell what kind of views we can expect come morning. But I have a good feeling we’re in for a nice surprise.

Tomorrow our long journey will end. This evening, it feels like we can see all the way back across the whole of India to where we started two weeks ago in Goa, and see forward the last 200km to our destination, far below in the Pokhara Valley.

If there was ever a time to reflect, this is it.

To read more, read forwards from here... http://jonsrickshaw.blogspot.sg/2009/09/day-one-colva-to-belgaum.html

ORACLE: FROM MALDIVES TO SAN FRAN

"Hassan's Story" selected to open Larry Ellison's Keynote at Oracle Openworld 2013 in San Francisco.

Earlier this year, The Deck traveled to Maldives to make a film showing how the Maldives Police is empowered by Oracle's Exadata.

The film received great response from Oracle's head creative, branding, sales and marketing execs on both sides of the Pacific. It was selected as the final play-on film leading into CEO Larry Ellison's Keynote address at this year's Oracle OpenWorld  at Redwood Shores HQ in San Francisco.

The film was shot on C300, took in locations on Male' and on Maafushi Island and involved a handful of actors. Casting, locations and fishing boat expertly sourced by Maldives-based production company Blue N White.

See below too, for the back-story. 

The next in the series, "Ying's Story", shot in Shanghai and Anhui Province is currently in the final stages of post-production. Two further films in the Australian Outback and Sichuan, China are already in pre-production.

Written and Directed by Jon Moore
Director of Photography Chris Dickinson
Executive Producer Justin Keen for Oracle Brand and Creative

Watch on Oracle Media Network

ORACLE OPENWORLD [Shanghai]

The Deck provided production for Oracle's C-Central series this month.

The customer interviews formed part of Oracle's OpenWorld event at Shanghai Expo.

The multi-camera triax solution was directed by Jon Moore.

MASAN CONSUMER [Vietnam]

MASAN GROUP, one of Vietnam's largest companies asked us to produce a film to show how their products have become part of people's lives for generations. 

Produced and Directed by Jon Moore
DoP Chris Dickinson
Edited by Jon Moore
Shot on Canon C300

MALDIVES POLICE & ORACLE [Maldives]

We traveled to Maldives to meet the police there and find out how Oracle Exadata is empowering them to operate across this vast chain of tiny islands.

The film forms the "back-story" to our featured "Hassan's Story" below. Both films won top prize at the 2014 International Telly Awards. 

Produced, directed and edited by Jon Moore at The Deck
Camera, Chris Dickinson
Executive Producer, Justin Keen for Oracle Brand and Creative  

CHI at Shangri-La Resort [Sabah]

A short promotional spot produced for Chi Spa at Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa in Sabah, Malaysia. 

Filmed and edited by Jon Moore

AEDAS: THE STAR [Singapore]

A short architectural video produced by The Deck last month, to showcase the work of architecture firm Aedas.

Filmed and edited by Jon Moore.

With thanks to Niall Phelan.

Google

Day one of our latest production for Google.

Produced and Directed by Jon Moore. Thanks to John Ling at Villains and DoP Chris Dickinson and the crew. More to come! 

TIMBRE ROCK & ROOTS [Singapore]

THE SHAW MUST GO ON! [India]

Goa to Pokhara, two weeks and 3000km through India and Nepal in a 150cc Auto-Rickshaw!

In September 2009 we signed up for The League of Adventurists' Autumn Rickshaw Run. We put three complete strangers behind the handlebars and joined sixty other teams on a unique, bizarre and totally unforgettable journey from the shores of the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Himalayas.

Tiger infested jungles, monsoon floods, river crossings, Delhi belly, and more than one empty petrol tank - would they make it? What would they have to do to get there? How would they get along as they bumped cheek-to-cheek for ten hours a day?

From quaint Goa, climbing through Maharashtra, exploring the forts of Madhya Pradesh, threading through the side-streets of Bhopal, crossing the Ganges to the ghats of Varanassi and on to the serenity of Lumbhini - the birthplace of Buddha - and to the Himalayas beyond.

Check out the pictures here ⟶

F1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX

Highlights of music and entertainment from last September's Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix.

The Deck was brought in to cover off-track action. Three nights of entertainment featuring Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Noel Gallagher, The Pretenders and many more.

RITUAL.SG

RITUAL is now open for trials and membership!

High intensity interval training at the heart of Singapore's CBD.

Congratulations and well done to Brad, Ian, Oli and the trainers at RITUAL.SG

Film directed, shot and edited by Jon Moore at The Deck.

INTO THE WOODS

Behind the scenes at rehearsals for Dream Academy's production of Into The Woods. Produced, Directed and Edited by Dan Stevenson, filmed by Jon Moore.

RAPHA CONTINENTAL: JAVA

THE LEGENDARY RAPHA CONTINENTAL COMES TO ASIA. THE DECK PRODUCED THE FIRST FILM IN THE SERIES IN JAVA, INDONESIA.   

Filmed, Directed and Edited by Jon Moore at The Deck.

Check out the full feature on the Rapha Continental website.

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MUSIC MATTERS LIVE

Australian band Warning Birds on stage at Music Matters Live.

The three day festival was webcast live by The Deck. Produced by Jon Moore in partnership with the students of Singapore Polytechnic.

Thanks to Streaming Guru John Wigglesworth.

On location in Vietnam

The Deck is on location in Ho Chi Minh this week, shooting a commercial and corporate for consumer food product giant Masan Group.

Jon Moore is Producing and Directing. And Chris Dickinson is shooting some incredible pictures with Canon's brand new C300.

WORLD OCEANS SUMMIT

The Deck was proud to have been involved in The Economist and National Geographic Society's World Oceans Summit in Singapore last month.

One-on-one interviews with big names including Sylvia Earle (National Geographic Explorer), Robert Zoelick (President of The World Bank), David Milliband (Former UK Foreign Secretary), Olafur Grimsson (President of Iceland).

Great to see such intellect put to good use.

And thanks to San Franciso based production company MEDIAmobz.com for getting us involved.

Shanghai with MIMCO

International supermodel Alyssa Sutherland shot by The Deck for Dreamwarp Society, the 2012 campaign for Australian fashion accessories brand MIMCO.

Shot on location in Shanghai in October, 2011.

Filmed and Directed by Jon Moore.

Edited and colored by Luis Calvo at The Deck.

Styled by Cathryn Wills.

Photographers Timon Wehrli and Jon Martin of Red Dog Studio (HK).

On location in Shanghai with MIMCO

Behind the scenes on the recent 2012 campaign photo and video shoot for Australian fashion accessories brand MIMCO in Shanghai.

Filmed and edited by Jon Moore.

Photography by Timon Wehrli and Jon Martin of Red Dog Studio (HK).

Model, Alyssa Sutherland. Creative Director, Cathryn Wills.