
This genre is Xabc's forte, and in all honesty one of our favourites. Who wouldn't enjoy listening and watching music while you work? And this country is full of the best and experienced musicians! We have been lucky enough to have met some of those elite players through our music DVD's, and documentaries.
ABC television prepared us for multi-camera set ups and live recording (We love flying by the seat of our pants). Depending on your budget it can be vision switched on the night or edited later. The sound can be recorded live and produced with 5.1 Surround Sound later. All of this is then mastered and authored on to a DVD with graphic artwork covers ready for duplication or replication.
Patonga Blues Festival is only 6 years young, and we were there from it's beginning. Our first DVD incorporates the local community, in what we call a " Music-mentary"; music intercepted with interviews and mini-documentaries about Patonga's history and it's people, featuring Ray Beadle and Darren Jack .
Then in following years along came Jim Conway's Big Wheel, Hats Fits with Itchy and the blues man himself, Mal Eastick .
The Shuffle Kings consist of 5 musicians playing 23 instruments. With amazing renditions of covers in their own instrumental style and mixed with originals, it was filmed live at the Crowne Plaza at Terrigal. Watch and enjoy.
(If you are interested at buying any of these DVD's please do not hesitate to send us an email)
Xabc Productions Music DVD's
"Foreday Riders 42 nd Anniversary" Full live performance DVD's .
" Garage Bands " (2008)(PILOT) a camera and sound set up for a kids pilot program
" Hipsister " a 3 camera Music DVD filmed at the Patonga Blues Festival
"Kevin Borich @ The Empire" 3 camera shoot.
"Shuffle Kings Live at the Crowne" 120 min music DVD.
" Patonga Blues Across The Bay " 70 min Music-Mentary on Patonga's Blues Festival, four camera shoot, using Final Cut Pro .
Xabc as the name suggests, is made up of Ex - ABC TV Crew. Meaning we have worked on many high profile television programmes including "Studio 22", Roy and HG's "Club Buggery", "Live and Sweaty", "Banana's in Pyjama's" and "Playschool". The ABC is also home to the worlds best documentaries and magazine television programmes.
Whether it's supplying you with crew for your production, producing an entire documentary, or simply authoring a DVD we can do it all. We may be small, but from small things big things grow. come together. We have the expertise, the knowledge and the know how, to make every part of your production
All in all we do:
Research
Producers * Pict
Directors
All crew personnel (Camera, Sound, Make up, Lighting, Staging, Props)
Multi camera shoots
Editing
Sound Mix (5.1 Surround)
Voice Overs
Music & Jingles
Stills Photography
Animations & Graphics
Brochures, DVD covers
DVD Mastering & Authoring