Difference between revisions of "Rock the Rock"
From Sega Retro
m (note to self, get better eventimage) |
m (YO YO SHOUTOUT TO THE BARGE BOYS) |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
| organizer=[[Sega of America]] | | organizer=[[Sega of America]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{sub-stub}}'''Rock the Rock''' was an American video game tournament organized by [[Sega of America]] in promotion of upcoming release of ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''. | + | {{sub-stub}}'''Rock the Rock''', known in Japan as '''Sekai Taikai Rock the Rock''', was an American video game tournament organized by [[Sega of America]] in promotion of upcoming release of ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''. |
==Tournament== | ==Tournament== | ||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
Rock the Rock began on Saturday, October 8th with a one-night international ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' tournament, taking place at numerous [[wikipedia:Hard Rock Cafe|Hard Rock Cafe]] restaurants and [[Sega]] arcade venues around the globe - over a week and a half before the game's American release. Winners were then handcuffed to mysterious briefcases and accompanied by "police" escort to their awaiting limousines (each followed by a Brinks armored car), where they were driven to the nearest airport and immediately flown to California's [[wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]]. The following morning, participants were shuttled from their hotel to [[wikipedia:San Francisco|San Francisco]]'s Pier 41 by another security-escorted motorcade and ferried over to the city's famous [[wikipedia:Alcatraz Island|Alcatraz Island]].{{magref|sv|22|6}} | Rock the Rock began on Saturday, October 8th with a one-night international ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' tournament, taking place at numerous [[wikipedia:Hard Rock Cafe|Hard Rock Cafe]] restaurants and [[Sega]] arcade venues around the globe - over a week and a half before the game's American release. Winners were then handcuffed to mysterious briefcases and accompanied by "police" escort to their awaiting limousines (each followed by a Brinks armored car), where they were driven to the nearest airport and immediately flown to California's [[wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]]. The following morning, participants were shuttled from their hotel to [[wikipedia:San Francisco|San Francisco]]'s Pier 41 by another security-escorted motorcade and ferried over to the city's famous [[wikipedia:Alcatraz Island|Alcatraz Island]].{{magref|sv|22|6}} | ||
| − | + | On Monday, October 17th, over a week after the tournament's conclusion, and one day before the release of ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'', [[MTV]] aired Rock the Rock as a 30-minute television special.{{magref|sv|22|6}}{{fileref|MTV'SRocktheRockSonic&Knuckles1994 US Video.mp4}} | |
| + | {{clear}} | ||
| + | ==Production credits== | ||
| + | {{multicol| | ||
| + | {{creditstable| | ||
| + | *'''Producer:''' Scott Weinstock | ||
| + | *'''Director:''' Joe Perota | ||
| + | *'''Coordinating Producer:''' Bob Maurer | ||
| + | *'''Segment Producer:''' Edward M. Capuano | ||
| + | *'''Line Producer:''' Frank Garritano | ||
| + | *'''Writer:''' Tracy Grandstaff | ||
| + | *'''Editors:''' Charlie Liotta, Paul "G" Goldberg, Evan Anthony | ||
| + | *'''Unit Manager:''' Barry Fox | ||
| + | *'''Production Associate:''' Michele Roberts | ||
| + | *'''Technical Manager:''' Paul Cox | ||
| + | *'''Production Coordinator:''' Joelle Charlot | ||
| + | *'''Associate Director:''' Julie Altheimer | ||
| + | *'''Stage Manager:''' Jamie Battista | ||
| + | *'''Lighting Director:''' Jerry Watson | ||
| + | *'''Art Director:''' Josh Koral | ||
| + | *'''Technical Director:''' Scott McQuaid | ||
| + | *'''Camera:''' Dave Benzer, Rob Darcy, Tom Adkins, Dave Eastwood | ||
| + | *'''A1:''' Wes Weaver | ||
| + | *'''A2's:''' Tom Celin, Rom Rosenblum | ||
| + | *'''Gaffer:''' Adam Santelli | ||
| + | *'''Electrics:''' Jason Santelli, Chris Milani, Thom Ward, Fernando Cordova | ||
| + | *'''Grips:''' Jeff Bane, Hue Freeman, Paul Meise, Bob Sitzwohl | ||
| + | *'''Utility:''' Dan Aguilar, Chris Callarman, Tom Higbee, Chris McHugh, Curtis Menzel | ||
| + | *'''Video Operator:''' Mark Sanford | ||
| + | *'''Tape Operator:''' Skip Van Fliet | ||
| + | *'''Production Assistants:''' Skip Bensley, Rick de Oliveira, James Ellsworth, Kathryn Filley, Tony Gee, Rad Hall, Dave Higby, Andres Le Roux, Ed Lin, Mickey Ray, Alex Ross | ||
| + | *'''Post-Production Facility:''' Moxie Video | ||
| + | *'''Director Post-Production:''' Hank Keichlin | ||
| + | *'''Director of Facilities Scheduling:''' Cynthia Fuchs | ||
| + | *'''Council for Law and Business Affairs:''' Sabrina Silverberg | ||
| + | *'''Opening Sequence and Packaging:''' Todd Meuller | ||
| + | *'''Graphics Design:''' Romy Mann, William Heins, Paul Villacis | ||
| + | *'''Production Clerks:''' Nat Havholm, Michele Bessey | ||
| + | *'''Talent Coordinator:''' Rod Aissa | ||
| + | *'''Wardrobe:''' Patricia Kazmierowski | ||
| + | *'''Make Up:''' Eddie Valentine, Wallett | ||
| + | *'''Production Accountant:''' Ingrid Hall | ||
| + | *'''Rights and Clearances:''' Julie Insogna | ||
| + | *'''MTV Marketing:''' John Shea | ||
| + | *'''MTV Press Relations:''' Linda Alexander | ||
| + | *'''Announcer:''' Rafael Ferrer | ||
| + | {{creditsheader|ENG Crew - San Francisco}} | ||
| + | *'''Camera:''' Jarred Johnson, David Collier, John Chater, Norman Bonnie | ||
| + | *'''Audio:''' George Rosenfield, Louis Block, David Boyle | ||
| + | *'''Utility:''' Chris McCracken | ||
| + | {{creditsheader|ENG Crew - New York}} | ||
| + | *'''Segment Producer:''' Mike Bloom | ||
| + | *'''Production Clerk:''' Gisellah Harvey | ||
| + | *'''Production Assistants:''' Tim Healy, Jeff Sutch | ||
| + | *'''Camera:''' Christian Hoagland | ||
| + | *'''Audio:''' Paul Turlick | ||
| + | {{creditsheader|ENG Crew - Tokyo, Japan}} | ||
| + | *'''Camera:''' Yuichi Ueki | ||
| + | *'''Crew:''' Inn Productions | ||
| + | {{creditsheader|Sega}} | ||
| + | *'''Event Executive Producer:''' [[Tom Abramson]] | ||
| + | *'''Creative Supervisor:''' Sara Holihan | ||
| + | *'''Creative Coordinator:''' Trisha Dunne | ||
| + | *'''Event Producers:''' Joe Owens, Darcy Brown | ||
| + | *'''Event Production Coordinator:''' Caroline Czirr | ||
| + | *'''Event Production Assistant:''' Corey Walter | ||
| + | *'''Preliminary Tournament Locations Provided By:''' Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc. (for the East Coast Group), Hard Rock America (for the West Coast Group) | ||
| + | *'''Bill Bellamy's Wardrobe Provided By:''' Eddie Bauer | ||
| + | *'''Aerial Photography Provided By:''' A La Carte Communications & The Golden Gate National Park Association | ||
| + | *'''Special Thanks:''' Nat Katzman, ACME Scenery, Moxie Video staff, Rangers of the National Park Service, Red & White Fleet, City of San Francisco Film Commission, The Barge Boys, Staff of Sega of America, Kristin Widmer, Susan Locke, Krissy Reinhardt, Mike Neuwirth, Holly Weinstock | ||
| + | |||
| + | *'''VP MTV Production:''' Joel Stillerman | ||
| + | *'''Executive Producer:''' Salli Frattini | ||
| + | |||
| + | *Sega, Genesis, Sonic, Knuckles, and all related characters are trademarks of Sega. | ||
| + | *©1994 Sega P.O. Box 8097, Redwood City, CA 94063. | ||
| + | | source=In-broadcast credits{{fileref|MTV'SRocktheRockSonic&Knuckles1994 US Video.mp4}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
==Magazine articles== | ==Magazine articles== | ||
Revision as of 01:35, 16 October 2022
|
|
| Rock the Rock |
|---|
| Date: 1994-10-08[1] – 1994-10-09[1] |
| Location: Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California 94133, United States |
| Organizer: Sega of America |
| Licensor: MTV, Blockbuster Video |
This teeny-tiny article needs some work. You can help us by expanding it.
Rock the Rock, known in Japan as Sekai Taikai Rock the Rock, was an American video game tournament organized by Sega of America in promotion of upcoming release of Sonic & Knuckles.
Contents
Tournament
Sega of America executives Paul Rioux, Tom Kalinske, and Shinobu Toyoda dressed up as prisoners for the tournament.
Rock the Rock began on Saturday, October 8th with a one-night international Sonic & Knuckles tournament, taking place at numerous Hard Rock Cafe restaurants and Sega arcade venues around the globe - over a week and a half before the game's American release. Winners were then handcuffed to mysterious briefcases and accompanied by "police" escort to their awaiting limousines (each followed by a Brinks armored car), where they were driven to the nearest airport and immediately flown to California's San Francisco Bay Area. The following morning, participants were shuttled from their hotel to San Francisco's Pier 41 by another security-escorted motorcade and ferried over to the city's famous Alcatraz Island.[1]
On Monday, October 17th, over a week after the tournament's conclusion, and one day before the release of Sonic & Knuckles, MTV aired Rock the Rock as a 30-minute television special.[1][2]
Production credits
- Producer: Scott Weinstock
- Director: Joe Perota
- Coordinating Producer: Bob Maurer
- Segment Producer: Edward M. Capuano
- Line Producer: Frank Garritano
- Writer: Tracy Grandstaff
- Editors: Charlie Liotta, Paul "G" Goldberg, Evan Anthony
- Unit Manager: Barry Fox
- Production Associate: Michele Roberts
- Technical Manager: Paul Cox
- Production Coordinator: Joelle Charlot
- Associate Director: Julie Altheimer
- Stage Manager: Jamie Battista
- Lighting Director: Jerry Watson
- Art Director: Josh Koral
- Technical Director: Scott McQuaid
- Camera: Dave Benzer, Rob Darcy, Tom Adkins, Dave Eastwood
- A1: Wes Weaver
- A2's: Tom Celin, Rom Rosenblum
- Gaffer: Adam Santelli
- Electrics: Jason Santelli, Chris Milani, Thom Ward, Fernando Cordova
- Grips: Jeff Bane, Hue Freeman, Paul Meise, Bob Sitzwohl
- Utility: Dan Aguilar, Chris Callarman, Tom Higbee, Chris McHugh, Curtis Menzel
- Video Operator: Mark Sanford
- Tape Operator: Skip Van Fliet
- Production Assistants: Skip Bensley, Rick de Oliveira, James Ellsworth, Kathryn Filley, Tony Gee, Rad Hall, Dave Higby, Andres Le Roux, Ed Lin, Mickey Ray, Alex Ross
- Post-Production Facility: Moxie Video
- Director Post-Production: Hank Keichlin
- Director of Facilities Scheduling: Cynthia Fuchs
- Council for Law and Business Affairs: Sabrina Silverberg
- Opening Sequence and Packaging: Todd Meuller
- Graphics Design: Romy Mann, William Heins, Paul Villacis
- Production Clerks: Nat Havholm, Michele Bessey
- Talent Coordinator: Rod Aissa
- Wardrobe: Patricia Kazmierowski
- Make Up: Eddie Valentine, Wallett
- Production Accountant: Ingrid Hall
- Rights and Clearances: Julie Insogna
- MTV Marketing: John Shea
- MTV Press Relations: Linda Alexander
- Announcer: Rafael Ferrer
ENG Crew - San Francisco
- Camera: Jarred Johnson, David Collier, John Chater, Norman Bonnie
- Audio: George Rosenfield, Louis Block, David Boyle
- Utility: Chris McCracken
ENG Crew - New York
- Segment Producer: Mike Bloom
- Production Clerk: Gisellah Harvey
- Production Assistants: Tim Healy, Jeff Sutch
- Camera: Christian Hoagland
- Audio: Paul Turlick
ENG Crew - Tokyo, Japan
- Camera: Yuichi Ueki
- Crew: Inn Productions
Sega
- Event Executive Producer: Tom Abramson
- Creative Supervisor: Sara Holihan
- Creative Coordinator: Trisha Dunne
- Event Producers: Joe Owens, Darcy Brown
- Event Production Coordinator: Caroline Czirr
- Event Production Assistant: Corey Walter
- Preliminary Tournament Locations Provided By: Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc. (for the East Coast Group), Hard Rock America (for the West Coast Group)
- Bill Bellamy's Wardrobe Provided By: Eddie Bauer
- Aerial Photography Provided By: A La Carte Communications & The Golden Gate National Park Association
- Special Thanks: Nat Katzman, ACME Scenery, Moxie Video staff, Rangers of the National Park Service, Red & White Fleet, City of San Francisco Film Commission, The Barge Boys, Staff of Sega of America, Kristin Widmer, Susan Locke, Krissy Reinhardt, Mike Neuwirth, Holly Weinstock
- VP MTV Production: Joel Stillerman
- Executive Producer: Salli Frattini
- Sega, Genesis, Sonic, Knuckles, and all related characters are trademarks of Sega.
- ©1994 Sega P.O. Box 8097, Redwood City, CA 94063.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Rock the Rock/Magazine articles.
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Rock the Rock
Videos
Broadcast recording
External links
- SEGA Memories: SEGA debuts Sonic & Knuckles with a MTV special ‘Rock the Rock’ article by George at SEGAbits
References
| Officially licensed Sega tours | |
|---|---|
 UK
|
Sega in 2 Action! Tour (1995) |
 US
|
Cherry Coke/Sega Sonic Shuttle 1993 (1993) | Cherry Coke/Sega Sonic Shuttle 1994 (1994) | Cherry Coke/Sega Saturn Shuttle Sampling Program (1995) | Cherry Coke/Sega Saturn Shuttle Tour '96 (1996) | Sega Dreamcast Mobile Assault Tour (1999) |