TV Film: The Beautiful Experience

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The Beautiful Experience

Special details Released: 3 April 1994 (UK) Director: Prince (as ) Producers: Prince (as Paisley Park) Productions Companies: Paisley Park Pictures Runtime: 69:31 minutes Technical Specification(s): Country: UK Language: English Sound Mix: Dolby Color: Color Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Original Channel(s): Sky One

The Beautiful Experience is a 1994 TV-special that features concert footage, music videos and segues that loosely tell the story of a girl called Jan (Nona Gaye) who sits home alone and questions her self confidence. After seeing an ad in a copy of 10,000 magazine (an ad that is not in the actual 10,000 magazine) she calls 1-800 NEW FUNK hoping to find a guy at the other end of the line. Instead she is connected with the NPG Operator (Rain Ivana). After paying $19.99, her computer gets access to a series of videos through to boost her self-confidence. After spending an hour watching these videos, she eventually realizes that she is 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World'. Through her computer screen Jan is watching live-videos of (Interactive, Days Of Wild, The Jam, Shhh, and Now), which were recorded at Paisley Park Studios on 13 February 1994 (a.m.). The footage for Loose! and Papa was shot shot in June or July 1993 for another film about which little is known. Directed by Parris Patton, this mini-film starred Nona Gaye and Vanessa Marcil with scenes set in an underground club where Prince is the main attraction. The whole project was scrapped in favor of The Undertaker which stars Marcil only. Snippets of footage from the Glam Slam Ulysses project are also used. Come is featured in a different version than the one that was eventually released on the Come album. Between all songs, except between The Jam and Shhh, there are shorter or longer segues connecting the songs. The Beautiful Experience contains videos for several songs that were included on Come released four months after its first airing (Come, Race, Pheromone, Loose! and Papa). But none of them were issued as a commercial single or promotional tool for the album. The TV-special (sometimes called A Night In Erotic City) first aired in the UK on 3 April 1994 on Sky One. Later it was also broadcast in Canada (MuchMusic, 11 April 1994), Spain, Holland and Germany (on 18 April 1994), France (Canal+ on 18 June 1994), Japan (WowWow) and again in the UK in December 1994, this time on Channel 4. The latter three broadcasts omit the post credits video for Beautiful that was in the original broadcast and some scenes with Nona Gaye have a slightly different edit. The Japanese broadcast of The Beautiful Experience (65:15 minutes) was released as a white label VHS in a plain white sleeve through Prince’s 1-800 New Funk website, along with a white label VHS of The Sacrifice Of Victor, which was also the Japanese version as broadcast by the WowWow channel. Track listing Intro Interactive Days Of Wild Come Race All Blues1 Acknowledge Me Pheromone The Jam Shhh Interlude Loose! Papa The Most Beautiful Girl In The World Now Poem (during end credits) The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Beautiful) (omitted on later broadcasts) 1  featuring Jacob Armen, Ricky P. and Eric Leeds Cast & Crew Cast Nona Gaye - Jan Rain Ivana - NPG Operator Sonny T. Michael B. Mr. Hayes Tommy Barbarella Mayte Prince - Jacob Armen Eric Leeds Ricky P.   Crew & Credits Director Prince (as ) Producer Paisley Park Director Of Photography Giorgio Scali Supervising Editor Mitchell Sinoway 4 PAISLEY PARK Production coordinator Eric Mueller Art Direction Steve Parke A.R. Crew Lew Stricklen Rag Design Debbie McGuan Heidi Presnail Dresser Leanne Doescher Visage Tonya Thompson Stephanie Von Brunner Sherry Hartung Danielle Russell Fatima Robinson Choreography Jamie King & Editors Mitchell Sinoway Parris Patton Kim Logan Paisley Park Recording Engineers Ray Hahnfelt Dave Friedlander Kimm James Re-Recording/Sound Design Ken Dahlinger Framework Sound Additional Music Paul F. Antonelli Ron C. Cates David Novak Additional Photography Marc Reshovsky Parris Patton Additional Camera Operator David Savage Assistant Camera Ken Glassing Andy Palmer Scott Banac Slater Crosby Afshin Shahidi Gaffers Pat Grosswendt Shane Kelly Dave Palm Key Grips Milo Durben Dink Adams Best Boys Chris Malone Geoff Shotz Grip/Electric John Fruin Eric Nelson John Levy Jamie Franta Crane Victor Korte Special Effects Paul Murphy Eric Howell Video Assist Harland Snodgrass Judah Hannah Cone Chamberlain SFX Editors Ave Farmers Paul Menichini Foley Recordist Beau Maxwell Foley Artists Ginger Geary Robert Friedman Diane Parrino Production Assistance Bryan Wilmoth Steve Kelly Sean Healey Lisa Van Huffel Rag Construction Helen Ammann Christine Bur Michele Kielsa Kelly Homan James Shearon Karen Winkler Associate Producer Sharon Smith Logo Design Jeff Munson Lizz Luce Paisley Park Studios Soundstage Red White Danny Soltys Todd Rask ***** BAND CREW Production manager Nike Kranz Production assistant Nina Kent Guitar Technician Zeke Clark Keyboard Technician Stuart White Craig Anderson Drum Technician Scott Pakulski Trap Programs Dave Keffer Main Man McGoo McGregor Sound assistant Steve Olson Carpenter Mark Hallin FOH Sounds Roger Lindsay Brittania Row Chris Hey John Shearman ***** Production Associates Kenneth Robins Intrepid Productions Gregory McClatchen Film Video post production 525 Post production Stan Kellam Patti Gannon Insurance Albert G. Ruben & Company, INC. Legal Clearance Media Rights, Inc Legal Representative Ziffren, Brittenham & Branca Filmed At Paisley Park Studios Chanhassen, Minnesota ***** The BEAUTIFUL experience With Nona Gaye Tommy Barbarella Sonny T. Michael B. Mr. Hayes Mayte and Rain Ivana The New Power Generation Hornz Mike Nelson Kathy J. Dave Jensen Brain Gallagher Steve Strand Jamie King Di Quon Vickie Velvet Marianne Cotrin Steph Johnson Tracie Tyler Danielle Hyde Leisl Auvante Rita Worlock Kathy Good Vanessa Marcil Marva Collins Karin Smith Paz Gomez Wendy Ingram April Bergquist Julia Valet Tisha Jacobson Yonna Wynne Danisha Simmons Leah Nelson Kat Anthony Cherry Marlon Mitchell Eddie Lue Courtney Becky Stephanie Victoria Ricky P. Jacob Armen Eric Leeds ***** 4 Vision House Multi-Camera Director Mark Brickman Lighting Director Roy Bennett Production Manager Dan Nuenenmacher Technical Director Terry Donohue Coordinating Producer Joe Bilella Production coordinator Souzan Alavi Assistant to producer Lesley Powell Assistant to executive producers Andrew Sullivan Assistant director Beth Einhorn Art Director Sharon Beeching Video Engineer Chuck Reilly Video Tape John Gouch Audio (T.V.) Peter Saltans Camera Tom Adair Miguel Armstron Juan Berrera Greg Bubb Eric Christenson Joe Epperson Robb Harriss Victor Korte Jay Kulich Jim Mulligan Steve Van Osdale David Phillips Steve Risenhoover Utility Richard Dowring Bill "Scratch" Grenier Ed Hajbura Byron Harris Paul Johnson Unitel Technician Spike Jones Roy O’Take Unitel Unit Manager Jeanine Crowe Electrician Maree Johannes Gaffer Tom Franvhett Best Boy David Meyers Key Grip Milo Durben Grips Peter Clemence Bill Hobson Chad Foehringer Tim Ryan Eng Sound Recordist Johnny Hagen Production assistants Jeff Blumenshine Todd Bunnell Mike Jenica Travis Milloy Paris Potter Insurance Shel Bachrach Accountant Glass & Rosen Paul Glass Legal Alan Grodin Production Hotel Chanhassen Country Suits Special Thanks Alain De Greef Laurent Vatinet Brenda Jackson Execrative in charge of production Tom Oksner Producer John Diaz Co-executive Producer Marcel Avram Executive Producer Kevin Wall David Wyler Welcome 2 The Dawn Click the show button on the right to expand this section. Making of Shooting Schedule & Locations Date Location Scenes 1993 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN Papa & Loose! Videos 29 January 1994 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 13 February 1994 (a.m.) Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN   Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Trivia The Beautiful Experience later became the name of an EP containing remixes of [The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]], released one month after the first airing of the TV-special. This Experience was the first of a long line with some 1994 shows dubbed The Love Experience, the Beautiful Experience EP, The Ultimate Live Experience tour, The Gold Experience album, the Wild and the Hate experience singles, The Versace Experience, the NPG Records and The Good Life Exodus samplers in 1995, and a planned Tora Tora single and Live album that remain unreleased. This idea was also used in 2013 for the digital maxi-single titled The Breakfast Experience. A 3:30 commercial for the The Beautiful Experience TV-special with The NPG and Rain Ivana was shot specifically for The Box channel and aired in 1994. References 1994 TV Film: The Sacrifice Of Victor Television Films And Specials 1996 TV Film: Love 4 One Another