Gravity Media, a world leading global provider of complex live creative production and media services, today detailed Gravity Media’s collaboration with the New South Wales Department of Education’s Arts Unit in a broadcast technology and television production undertaking to create and deliver this year’s Schools Spectacular – REMARKABLE!, one of the biggest live events in Australia, and the event’s national broadcast on the Seven Network, Friday December 19 from 7pm AEDT.
The New South Wales School Spectacular is the world’s largest annual amateur variety show and is produced by the New South Wales Department of Education’s Arts Unit. This year’s event REMARKABLE! celebrates the 42nd annual staging of the event.
Gravity Media has been the driving force behind the NSW Schools Spectacular national television broadcast since 2016, and in collaboration with the NSW Department of Education’s Arts Unit, Gravity Media proudly serves as the Event Partner for the 2025 event: Schools Spectacular – REMARKABLE!
In a significant broadcast undertaking for the 2025 event, Gravity Media will be accessing advanced formats for a captivating television production with higher resolution, more accurate colours, and smoother motion than ever before.
Schools Spectacular – REMARKABLE! encompasses four live arena shows at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park with a national broadcast across Australia on the Seven Network.
Each of the four live arena performances over two days features over 5,500 students from NSW public schools including 2,300 dancers, a combined choir of 2,500, an 80-piece symphony orchestra, a stage band, the D’Arts Ensemble for students with disability, the Aboriginal Dance Ensemble, boy’s hip-hop ensemble, and circus arts ensemble.
From producing dazzling performer and teacher backstory content, crafting the event and broadcast promos, providing comprehensive graphic design services, to a cine film unit travelling 3,000 kilometres throughout regional and rural New South Wales capturing the talents of the state’s public-school students for the show’s opener, Gravity Media is delivering a comprehensive turnkey production outcome for the event.
The Gravity Media undertaking involves a total television production and technical staff of 75, deploying a state-of-the-art high definition outside broadcast truck and accessing 15 broadcast and specialist cameras, including Steadicams, Jib Cranes, Dolly Shot, and Spidercam, to deliver the complete television production for the New South Wales Department of Education and the Seven Network.
Richard Spiewak, Executive Producer at NSW Department of Education – Arts Unit said:
“This year’s show is titled “Remarkable” and is a fitting tribute to the extraordinary achievements of students across NSW public schools. Now in its 42nd year, the Schools Spectacular continues to be a vibrant celebration of the arts, showcasing the incredible talent, dedication, and creativity nurtured in our public education system.”
“The broadcast is an important component to the live production and allows us to reach right across Australia to highlight our remarkable students.”
Mike Purcell, Head of Production at Gravity Media in Australia, said:
“NSW Schools Spectacular showcases the incredible depth of talent in NSW public schools, and we’re proud to bear that to screen.”
“It’s been a pleasure to partner and collaborate with The Arts Unit for almost a decade allowing us to innovate and provide fresh creative ideas each year, something our entire team is proud of.”
“A truly ‘REMARKABLE!’ world-class event and broadcast.”
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