EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington Welcomes Commercial Productions

Wilmington, NC (Vocus) March 10, 2010

EUE/Screen Gems Studios Wilmington location has traditionally been known for movie work, home to films such as the ''Secret Life of Bees'' and ''Nights in Rodanthe''. However EUE/Screen Gems Studios welcomes commercial spots and branded entertainment as well.

Why? We know 30-second and non-traditional spots need a controlled environment to turn around projects in a 10-hour day (or less!). EUE/Screen Gems in Wilmington offers studios perfect for any board a producer is handed.

“Wilmington provides a full range of studio support services, from fiber optics offering real-time feedback to applications for streaming video directly to the web, to state-of-the-art location equipment,” says Bill Vassar, EUE/Screen Gems Studios executive vice president. “Commercial and non-traditional spots have a great opportunity to benefit from our studios and services to create a director’s vision.”

Here’s what our Wilmington location offers:

• A total production campus -- home to 10 stages with more than 150,000 square feet of column-free production space.
• A campus wireless network on a mesh cloud with 45 nodes for consistent signal strength and redundancy for maximum reliability. No matter where you are on the lot.
• Stage 10 -- At 150 feet by 250 feet and 37,500 square feet, Stage 10 is the largest stage in North America east of Los Angeles. The tank is 50 feet by 50 feet and up to 20-feet deep and expandable to 75 feet by 75 feet. And, there’s room for a 360-degree, 820-foot green screen. Divide the stage and shoot multiple spots at once -- and don’t worry about sound -- EUE/Screen Gems has state-of-the-art soundproofing.
• Extensive high-quality inventory of onsite lighting and grip -- owned by the studio. Our technicians all have extensive production experience. They can assist in the selection of your equipment and put more of your production budget in the spot. They are always onsite to help add or change equipment at a moments notice as the production evolves.
• 30,000 square feet of onsite, furnished office space for your production staff. Catering, wardrobe, props, set decoration, graphic arts, special effects and casting are on the lot. As well as paint and plaster shops and two complete mills.
• More than 1,000 world-class local crew dedicated to feature film and TV production -- that are here for your commercial production too.
• Onsite location scouts -- that relieve the pre-production team of research. They know about permits, where to shoot, and anything you need pre-production.

About EUE/Screen Gems Studios
EUE/Screen Gems Studios’ 50-acre lot in Wilmington, N.C. includes 10 stages. EUE/Screen Gems Studios is a division of EUE/Screen Gems Ltd., a multi-faceted media company based in New York City. The studio has been home to more than 300 productions, including the television series ''One Tree Hill,'' ''Dawson’s Creek'' and ''Matlock.'' Two new HBO comedies, ''Eastdown and Bound'' and ''Little Britain USA'' were also produced at EUE/Screen Gems Studios. Two notable 2008 film releases included ''Nights in Rodanthe'' and ''The Secret Life of Bees.'' For more information about EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, visit http://www.screengemsstudios.com/nc .

Images are available upon request.

Contact:

Susan Dosier
(704) 953-9408
sdosier(at)lkmideas(dot)com

Meghan Musgrave
(704) 936-7783
mmusgrave(at)lkmideas(dot)com

Bill Vassar
(910) 343-3578
vassar(at)euescreengems(dot)com

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