| Lumiere produces documentaries, feature stories
and news segments for broadcasters
in Japan
and for educational programs
for cable and
satellite channels and programs
for professionals. |
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 "The Secret of the Snow Geese"
is a documentary for international
audiences
about the Siberian Snow Geese
of Wrangel
Island. This program depicts
the joint efforts
of Russian, North American and
Japanese scientists
to solve the mystery of the disappearing
Snow Geese by fitting radio transmitters
on to some of the birds and following
their
migration patterns.
"A Year in the Life of an
Arkansas Rice
Farmer" is a 90-minute documentary
for
Japanese audience which explores
the Arkansas
rice farmer's dream of penetrating
the Japanese
market and the frustrations he
encountered
arising from the politics of
international
trade. Lumiere has also produced
feature
stories for "News 23,"
the most-watched
nightly news in Japan. It includes
"Cyber
Terrorist: Chasing the Hacker
King."
We succeeded in getting
an interview
with the notorious gHacker Kingh
Kevin
Mitnick while he was serving
a 5-year prison
term. This news documentary traced
his exploits
up until he was arrested and
unknown facts
were revealed. |
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"The Touchdown" |
"The Birthday Party"
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Lumiere produces a variety of corporate videos
emphasizing corporate identity
and introducing
new products and technologies,
using multi-national
production teams to make presentations
in
innovative ways.
For example, the videos of "The
Birthday
Party" and "The Touchdown"
were produced for NTT using story
concepts
from Japan, technological designs
and futuristic
communication devices from Italy,
and production
and post-production works done
by American
and Japanese crews in San Francisco.
Both
videos have been shown throughout
the world
to wide acclaim and have won
awards in Japan
and the U.S.
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Lumiere provides distribution
services of
quality films to the Japanese
broadcasters
and for multimedia use. For example,
Lumiere
distributes classic American
movies to Japanese
cable and satellite channels,
and wildlife
documentaries to Tokyo Broadcasting's
(TBS)
"Amazing Animals!,"
the most popular
weekly wildlife program.
Artist-in-Residence
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Lumiere provides research and coordination
services for international film crews shooting
in Japan. Lumiere has recently set up a unique
residential facility in the outskirts of
Tokyo where traditional Japanese farmhouses
have been renovated as Artist-in-Residence
facilities to assist established filmmakers
in their film productions and to provide
training grounds for those seeking valuable
experience. The facilities are only 15 minutes
away from Narita Airport. |
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