EMG/Gravity Media Australia, the provider of live creative production and media services, has detailed its collaboration with the New South Wales Department of Education in a broadcast technology and television production undertaking to create and deliver this year’s Schools Spectacular – All 4 One, one of the biggest live events in Australia, and the event’s national broadcast on the Seven Network.
The New South Wales Schools Spectacular is the world’s largest annual amateur variety show and is produced by the New South Wales Department of Education’s Arts Unit. This year’s event, All 4 One, celebrates the 41st annual staging of the event.
EMG/Gravity Media Australia has been the driving force behind the NSW Schools Spectacular national television broadcast since 2016, and in collaboration with the NSW Department of Education’s Arts Unit, EMG/Gravity Media proudly serves as the production, design, broadcast, and post-production partner for the 2024 event: Schools Spectacular – All 4 One.
Schools Spectacular – All 4 One encompasses four live arena shows at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park, with a national broadcast across Australia on the Seven Network at 7:00pm on 14 December.
Each of the four live arena performances over two days features a 2,800-voice choir, 2,300 dancers, an 80-piece symphony orchestra, a stage band, the D’Arts Ensemble for students with disabilities, the Aboriginal Dance Ensemble, and 190 featured performers.
From producing captivating performer backstory content, crafting the opening sequences at EMG/Gravity Media’s Sydney Production Centre, to a film unit travelling 3,000 kilometres throughout regional and rural New South Wales capturing the talents of the state’s public school students in a specially created music video, EMG/Gravity Media Australia is delivering a comprehensive turnkey production outcome for the event.
The EMG/Gravity Media Australia undertaking involves a total television production and technical staff of 75, deploying a state-of-the-art high-definition outside broadcast truck and accessing 15 broadcast and speciality cameras, including Steadicams, Jib Cranes, and Spidercam, to deliver the complete television production for the New South Wales Department of Education and the Seven Network.
Richard Spiewak, Manager, Arts Unit Operations and Administration, Executive Producer of Schools Spectacular, said: “EMG/Gravity Media are a highly valued partner in delivering The Schools Spectacular annually.The EMG/Gravity Media team has a wealth of experience behind them and their dedication to what we produce is simply outstanding. The care they show in the creation of the television production of the show, and their support of arts in education, and arts and vocational experiences, makes them highly valued in the delivery of the Spectacular annually. It has been a very rewarding partnership.”
Mike Purcell, Head of Production, EMG/Gravity Media Australia, said: “EMG/Gravity Media is proud of its almost decade-long partnership with The Arts Unit on the broadcast production and facilitation of Schools Spectacular.The level of trust and collaboration between EMG/Gravity Media and the Arts Unit is valued along with the mutual commitment in providing fresh creative and innovations to the broadcast each year.The calibre of the performances and the event is world-class.For the EMG/Gravity Media team in Australia, it is a highlight of our year to not only bring Schools Spectacular to television but also rewarding to play a part in the growth and vocational experiences of NSW Public Schools students.”