Phamous People to roll out CINEKROM PHILM REALITY SHOW

Ever since being set up by Gerald “Ogee” Gyimah, as a multimedia production house, PHAMOUS PEOPLE has been known to set the pace in the industry by creating captivating, inventive and enduring multimedia productions through connected thinking.

Phamous People has over the years been shooting, editing, and writing scripts and concepts for music videos, corporate advertisements and documentaries. In addition, its productions have consistently enhanced branding, sales and internal communications. It assists businesses to project their presence by creating concepts with a competitive edge. In the past the duo of Gerald and George Gyimah has broken international boundaries working with the likes of Akon, Tuface, Faze and many others.

In recent times, the multiple award winning company looks to be branching out into producing high quality commercials and documentaries for corporate outfits as well and is looking to bring more innovation and break new grounds in the industry; PHAMOUS PEOPLE PHILMS PRODUCTIONS is set to embark on a new challenge. Billed as perhaps the biggest reality show to hit Ghanaian television screens, the “CINEKROM PHILM ACADEMY SHOW,” is a Reality Show based on the intricate and creative processes involved in making a Music Video, Short Film or a television commercial.

Over the course of 12 weeks, a total of 250 entrants will be screened to 125 and then further reduced to 50 and then the final 12 entrants will enter the house after a chain of tasks. The 12 lucky housemates will be put through a gruelling series that will involve a sequence of tasks such as shooting music videos for selected artistes, television commercials as well as short films and documentaries.

There will be 3 final (Red, Yellow, and Green) teams and each team will be equipped with cameras, lighting and sound equipment and will be asked to film a subject/theme of their choice. Over the 12 weeks, the housemates will have the opportunity to be mentored and trained in the art of film making and audio/visual production by the PHAMOUS PEOPLE brothers known as Gerald “Ogee,” “George “Gyo” and their father, renowned Ghanaian film pioneer, Mr. Charles Allen Gyimah. The housemates will also be judged by a panel of judges which will include the Gyimah Brothers as well as internationally renowned music video directors, Gil Green, Martin Linse and Marco Liberling; all of whom are known to have produced phenomenal stuff for the likes of Akon, Rihanna and many others.

The winning team will have an opportunity to shoot a music video with Marco Liberling, a training trip to the Brooklyn School of Arts in the United States and an Internship with PHAMOUS PEOPLE PHILMS PRODUCTION as well as many other attractive prizes.

Gerald “Ogee” Gyimah, C.E.O of PHAMOUS PEOPLE PHILMS, says the rationale behind the show is to train the Youth of Africa to appreciate their own Talent, Music, Art and Heritage and also to be able to learn how to do what PHAMOUS PEOPLE have been doing so well over the years; create a new breed of creative and technical minds for the multimedia production sector in Ghana. “Over the years, we have won National and International Awards in video and documentary production for private and corporate organizations; and raised the bar in audio/visual production in this country and I believe it is only right that we give something back to the young generation coming up who look up to us and the kind of stuff we produce,” he stated.

The show is set to roll out on television at the beginning of February 2010. Auditions are however set to take place on the 4th of December at the Tyme Out Pub on the University of Ghana campus and then on the 15th of January on the Campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology[KNUST]. Registration forms are available at NAFTI and all tertiary institutions across the city as well as the Silverbird Cinema and Lifestyle Store, Koala, Lara Mart, Foto Club, Time Out, Legon and on the KNUST Campus.

This show is opened for all who possess a passion and talent for scriptwriting, editing, photography, and all types of audio/visual production. CINEKROM PHILM ACADEMY REALITY SHOW is supported by SURF Publications, BUZZ GH Communications and the Silverbird Cinema and Lifestyle Store.