Film
Yamaha Entertainment Group also produces films, ranging from short opening videos for Yamaha concerts to featurettes showcasing Yamaha's elite line-up of artists and documentaries.[15]
Yamaha Entertainment Group produced a full length concert film of Elton John's "The Million Dollar Piano", which was released through Cinema Live on March 18 and March 26, 2014 in 1,200 movie theaters throughout the world.[16] YEG also produced and directed the 2014 DVD "Making The Million Dollar Piano," an hour-long documentary on the making of the custom-designed Yamaha piano featured in Elton John's Las Vegas show, "Million Dollar Piano." A short form of the DVD is part of a bundle package with John's album "The Diving Board," released by Best Buy.[17] Yamaha Entertainment Group also produced a DVD release of the live show. The DVD was released July 1, 2014 and distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment.[18]
Yamaha Entertainment group created "Nathan East For The Record," a documentary about Nathan East, one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music.[19] The 80-minute film showcases the recording Nathan East's phenomenal No.1 debut solo album, 30 years in the making. Eric Clapton, Quincy Jones, Phil Collins, Lionel Richie, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Vince Gill, David Foster and Don Was are among those featured.[20]
On September 29, 2012, Yamaha Entertainment group filmed Sarah McLachlan's special encore performance for a Disklavier TV broadcast from her house in Canada. The performance footage was hosted on Disklavier TV so people who own Yamaha Disklavier pianos can have the piano reproduce her performance in their own homes.[21]
In the Fall of 2014, Yamaha Entertainment Group was commissioned to produce a short film to represent the Yamaha brand, titled "The Gift." In early 2015, it premiered on Yamaha Corporation of America's Facebook page on Feb. 25, 2015.[22] Now critically acclaimed, it has won nine awards, including:
Telly Awards [23] 2015 Silver Award: "The Gift" for Online Video - Online Commercial - Use of Music/Jingle 2015 Silver Award: "The Gift" for Online Video - Branded Content & Entertainment - Promotional Branding 2015 Bronze Award: "The Gift" for Online Video - Online Video – Editing
Golden Award of Montreux [24] 2015 Gold Award for "The Gift" for Music in Corporate Film
Summit Creative Awards [25] 2015 Gold Award for "The Gift" for Corporate Image/Public Relations Video
Hermes Creative Awards [26] 2015 Platinum Award for "The Gift" for Web Element - Video for the Web 2015 Platinum Award for "The Gift" for Video – Corporate Image 2015 Platinum Award for "The Gift" for Video – Public Relations 2015 Platinum Award for "The Gift" for Audio – Original Music
In 2017, Yamaha Entertainment Group and was nominated for five Emmy awards, and took home the award for Best Arts Spot (Caroline Campbell - Yamaha Electric Violin) as well as the award for Best Director/Short Form (Chris Gero, Caroline Campbell - Yamaha Electric Violin). Yamaha Entertainment Group was also nominated for Best Promo Spot and Music Composition & Arrangement for their short film The Company We Keep (directed and composed by Chris Gero), plus Best PSA Spot for Facing Addiction: It's Time.
