A pioneer in remote production, Hometeam Global Content is proud to again partner with NBC’s "The Voice" for the fourth season in a row.
With Season 22 of “The Voice” premiering on Monday, September 19, the collaboration dates back to 2020 as “The Voice” team realized that they needed to change their approach for producing contestant “Home Follows” during the pandemic. Considered essential to the emotional core of the series prior to the pandemic, crews would be flown out to follow each contestant in their hometown, but with lockdowns and travel advisories in place the traditional production method was no longer viable.
“When ‘The Voice’ producing team reached out to Hometeam in the height of the pandemic, we explained how we could activate our network and film all home follow packages with local crews to avoid the need to travel,” shares Hometeam Founding Partner Lagan Sebert. Working with the producing team at “The Voice,” Hometeam created a production playbook and bespoke remote monitoring process to ensure quality and consistency across every shoot despite each being shot by different crews. This playbook has been used by Hometeam crews on 42 home follow packages across the past four seasons of “The Voice.”
“Hometeam has hand-picked the best filmmaking talent in every state across the U.S,” details Hometeam Founding Partner Brandon Bloch. “We're able to dial in a consistent look and high production value across every shoot and with our remote monitoring technology, we're also able to stream footage directly back to ‘The Voice’ producers so they can approve shots and conduct interviews. It's really a very seamless process and there's no reason to go back to the old way.”
For Hometeam Founding Partner & COO Harrison Winter, working with “The Voice” felt like things had come full circle. In 2014, back before remote production had been normalized by a pandemic, Winter’s production company Co.MISSION (one of the two production companies that merged to form Hometeam) worked with agency 72&Sunny and production company M ss ng P eces on Starbucks’ first global campaign. Co.MISSION oversaw all global filming, with crews shooting content at 36 Starbucks locations in 28 different countries on the same day, all done remotely. The campaign first premiered during a broadcast of “The Voice” eight years ago.
"The premiere of ‘The Voice’ this season feels like an Anniversary moment for remote production,” expresses Winter. “Eight years ago, we were premiering on ‘The Voice’ an ad campaign that proved remote production could be done for a global brand like Starbucks on a global scale. And today, with our remote shoots premiering on another season of ‘The Voice,’ we can proudly look at how far we've come with this approach to production."
MUAHS Awards Unveils New Award Category For Theatrical Productions
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS) IATSE Local 706 will debut the highly anticipated new award category, Broadway International, to their awards ceremony on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel, presented by Giovanni Eco Chic Beauty. The new category will expand the recognition of outstanding Make-Up and Hair Styling Artists to encompass all live theater productions, including Broadway International live productions. With the addition of Broadway International, the ceremony will now shine a spotlight on beloved theatrical productions from around the world, recognizing the hard work and creativity of Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists in this genre. The MUAHS Guild Awards also honor Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists in motion pictures, television, commercials, and music videos in 23 categories. “We are so pleased to announce the addition of the Broadway and International Live Theater Production category. The MUAHS Guild Awards are now all-inclusive and participation is worldwide for film, television, and theater. We are very proud to be one of the very few awards shows that recognize the extraordinary work of Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists in theater productions,” said Julie Socash, President, MUAHS, IATSE Local 706. “I couldn’t be more excited to learn of the addition of the Broadway and International Live Theater Production category to the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards. I look forward to these amazingly talented artisans from the theatrical world receiving recognition for their hard work, expertise, and dedication to their crafts,” said Angela L. Johnson, President, Make-Up and Hair Stylists, IATSE Local 798. The qualifications for Outstanding Make-Up... Read More