Director: | Tomer Barzide |
Producer: | Market Master |
Starring: | Tomer Barzide Tom Jones Charlotte Beckett Catherine Gordon Vauxhall Jermaine |
Music: | Sass Hoory |
Camera: | Tom Bradley |
Editor: | Tom Jones |
Runtime: | 5-12 minutes |
Country: | Israel |
Language: | English, Hebrew, French |
Pini is a 2010 web comedy series which was broadcast on Ynet. It was shot in London, Cambridge and Paris and was produced by Market Master. The Series was created and written by the star, Tomer Barzide. It is currently in its third season. It is widely regarded as a "pioneering project" in Israel.
The series follows Pini (Tomer Barzide) after he leaves military service as a cook in Israel and travels to London to become a successful chef (like Gordon Ramsay). He finds a flat share with Tom Jones (Tom Jones) as he struggles to adjust to life in London.
The series was produced by Market Master. Production was carried out by Pini Productions over two months in London, Cambridge and Paris. It was shot in high density on Canon 550D DSLR cameras. The dialogue is a mixture of English, Hebrew and French.
The series was well received and gained much credit for its production value. Pini is the first web series in Israel which is considered to have TV production value.[1] The show had wide interest from TV and print media, a substantial number of hits on Ynet, and a large following on its Facebook fan page.[2]