"This European
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"It took one hundred years to prove that the Wireless
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2.
FILMING IN BAVARIA
LOCATION BAYERN
AN INVITATION TO SHOOT
- A Wealth of
History
Nestled
at the feet of the Alps in the heart of Europe, the state of
Bavaria survived the test of time with an almost
uninterrupted historic heritage. From ancient Roman days
through to high-tech architecture with a sci-fi look,
Bavaria offers a wealth of architectural styles, be it
rustic Romanesque, grandiose Gothic, opulent Baroque or
stately Classicism. No matter what period, from the Dark
Ages to the dazzling future, Bavaria has the place to shoot
it.
Time
Travel Made Easy While the cities of Bavaria have lovingly
preserved their historical appearance, behind these quaint
facades you can find all the modern conveniences of life.
From Roman Regensburg to Medieval Rothenburg - wherever a
film crew may go, they'll find this easy mix of rich
tradition and history with ultra-modern comfort &
convenience: the fastest roads in the world, a dense net of
local airports, catering and hotels to suit every need,
high-tech communications and broadcast facilities, a wealth
of talented theater companies and experienced film
professionals all over. No matter where you may be under
Bavaria's blue skies, the 21st Century is always at your
fingertips.
Munich
Street Scenes The Bavarian capital is perhaps most beautiful
when the warm African wind, the Föhn, blows across the
mountains, when the Alps are so clear and close you can
almost touch them - and when the beer gardens are open. But
with its lively and lovely mix of past and present and its
booming film and TV industry, film crews abound on the
streets and squares in town the whole year round: Munich is
made for making movies.
Town
& Countryside The lush Bavarian countryside starts right
in the heart of Munich in the English Gardens, one of the
world's largest city parks. And from the comfort of a Munich
home base, with all the technical and logistic convenience
it offers, it's mostly just a quick drive down the Autobahn
to some of the world's most varied and beautiful scenery,
from the majestic mountainsides to crystal-clear lakes, from
magnificent castles to cozy villages. Come discover why Bill
Clinton - among others - called Bavaria his favorite place
to visit.
Home
of the Fest 10 million Oktoberfest visitors a year can't be
wrong: Bavaria is famous as a place that knows how to throw
a party, and the calendar is full of striking and
spectacular events the year round: from the Medieval jousts
with professional stunt teams and the historic pageants that
get whole towns on their feet, to the rock concerts that
fill Munich's Olympic stadium or the mass raves that the
young generation flocks to, Bavarians love a party - and so
will you!
Handbook
Shooting in Munich - Shooting in Bavaria As a way
of easing the workload of producers, production and location
managers, the Information Office at the FilmFernsehFonds
Bayern has published a informative handbook. Shooting in
Munich - Shooting in Bavaria is a comprehensive compendium
of advice for all those who would like to film "on
location". Everthing that you must know about shooting on
the public thoroughface. Locations and contacts from A-Z.
Shooting permits and charges. Applications and producers.
Regulations and decrees. German-English edition, 246 pages,
DM 24.80 (incl. postage, packing)
3.
Editors Note Production
and Postproduction in Munich
and Bavaria Under a blue-and-white
sky
The
film and TV industry in Munich and Bavaria can not only look
back on a tradition of many years, it is also experiencing
an active and productive present with the best prospects for
the future.
This
media location has grown organically over the years from its
established roots. It wouldn't otherwise have been possible
for there to have been the development of the infrastructure
of manpower and machines, talent and technology, that is so
necessary and crucial in the media
sector.
Efficiently operating companies and creative personnel have
settled in the Bavarian capital which combines tradition and
flair in a way unlike any other town in Germany. Munich and
its surroundings not only offer an integrated film
infrastructure but also many unique and fascinating
locations.
Companies rich in tradition such
as Arri and Bavaria established Munich's reputation as a
media city. But it is not only companies that have long been
deeply rooted here, who find Munich attractive as a
location: the German headquarters of relatively young
international manufacturers like Avid, Media 100 and
Discreet Logic are based near Munich. And Munich's media
scene also has an appeal within Germany: the renowned German
postproduction house Das Werk has the focus of its film
activities in Munich.
The numerous film, TV and sound
studios located in the city and on ist outskirts have been
home to productions which have also caused a sensation
outside of Germany. Broadcasters such as ZDF and Bayerischer
Rundfunk, Pro7, DSF, Eurosport, RTL2, HOT, Kabel 1, TM3, M
eins, tv münchen and the digital TV platform DF1 are
based in the Munich area.
Many of these TV channels also
operate their own production facilities, handle the channel
transmission themselves or work in both areas with the
technical service-provider SZM, the Sendezentrum
München. The city naturally can offer all of the
media-related services which leading international
production companies draw upon on a regular basis. Film labs
a operate on a European scale and are competing on an
international level.
The closeness to Eastern Europe
means that numerous American productions hire their
equipment in Munich and have their dailies done there if
they are shooting in the Czech Republic, for example. The
training institutions also play their part in contributing
to the wide range of professional manpower available, e.g.
the Academy for Television & Film (HFF) where Roland
Emmerich and Caroline Link studied.
A Brief
Look at Some of the Companies
Arri has been making film cameras
for use on features around the globe for more than 75 years.
However, the company with the legendary reputation in the
field of cameras hasn't at all restricted itself to just
film technology. Indeed, it has supplemented its range of
services considerably over the years: the company developed
products for grip and lighting, runs its own film lab, a
studio for live and also offers postproduction services.
From video editing through computer animation to digital
film postproduction - Arri has brought everything under one
roof and has become a facility that also attracts
international clients. High quality special effects and
commercials postproduction are also the speciality of Das
Werk in Munich: the postproduction house is among the top
players in the field of high-end film and video
postproduction, and the company's work on "Comedian
Harmonists is only one of many examples.
When you
speak of the Munich media scene, you can't neglect to mention
the Bavaria Film Studios. Europe's largest studio has 15
sound stages of various sizes and was one of the first
facilities to employ virtual set technology.Bavaria's film
city with its outside sets and film street has often been
the setting for countless film and television productions.
While the submarines from the film The Boat slipped anchor
on the Bavaria lot, numerous production companies are at
home here and have offices and production facilities within
a stone's throw of the Enemy Mine stage or the sets of
Asterix. The Eisbach Studios with an area of 800 sqm have
been an additional feature to the studio landscape in Munich
since 1987. After various extensions, this facility has been
transformed into the Berdux/Eisbach Studio which now
operates seven studios with around 3,800 sqm studio space as
well as offering a wide range of supplementary services.
Numerous
companies of Leo Kirch's media group located in Munich
and the surrounding area. These include production outfits
and TV channels as well as Pro7's subsidiary Sendezentrum
München SZM. As a service-provider, SZM handles the
production and transmission of several of the
afore-mentionestations, but also offers post- and studio
production facilities to outside clients.
Global Player in the Film
Equipment World Traditional film equipment used around the
world often originates from Munich: Panther and Movie Tech
deliver and rent out dollies and cranes to clients
worldwide. Sachtler is one of the biggest manufacturers of
tripods and pedestals, tripod heads and also offers several
ranges of lighting. FGV Schmidle has won recognition
throughout Europe as a service-provider in the field of
equipment rental. This rental company has been offering
camera, lighting and grip equipment for more than 27 years.
The emphasis is on 16 and 35 mm
cameras. FGV Schmidle can simultaneously provide equipment
for up to 40 film crews as well as for five video crews. In
addition, the company rents out trucks, generators, trailers
and vehicles. 20 staff in Munich and another ten in Berlin
meet the needs of the clients.
The range of services has recently
been supplemented by an in-house commercials studio. Other
rental firms with different specialisations are Licht &
Ton and Gruppe 3 as well as the specialists Licht-Technik
Hagenbach und Grill. The company founded by director of
photography Dedo Weigert rents out and sells numerous
products from international manufacturers in Germany: lens,
lighting, cameras and accessories.
In addition, the firm handles the
sales of its own products such as the compact Dedo Lights
and offers specialised services, e.g. for high speed film.
Ambient Recording has been offering its services for around
10 years as a sound transfer facility and also rents out
sound equipment.
The two company founders have a
strong engineering background and worked for companies like
Dedo Weigert, Siemens and AEI before they set up Ambient
Recording. Chris Price is nowadays the right person to speak
to about any problems needing solutions in the field of
sound.
Everything
Under One
Roof
Bernd
Gürtler is one of the permanent fixtures in Munich's
media scene. With his Media City München initiative,
the entrepreneur created a collaborative venture that has
brought together the most diverse of service-providers from
all areas of the film and video industry . The heart of
Media City is Gürtler Intermedia. The core activity is
a video lab which is equipped with state-of-the-art
technology and can copy up to 140,000 video cassettes each
day. Gürtler Interactive is also active in the field of
postproduction: film and video postproduction, recording,
digital film development as well as graphics and animation.
Media City München encompasses yet more
companies:
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AVT
offers complete production supervision, GLS Sound Studios
handles sound restoration and Synchron 80 works on the
dubbing and sound mixes of productions. In addition,
Gürtler & Mack is a distributor offering a trade
fair, conference and event service.
Come and see Munich has
seen the production of many successful feature films and TV
productions, and daily soaps and German television's longest
running series are produced here. Professionals from every
area of production and postproduction are active here, you
will find creative and technical personnel who are
specialists that are indispensible in the film business.
Munich has a popular
film festival and the international film technology trade
fair CINEC. And thanks to the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, which
supports the film scene in Bavaria each year with approx. 50
Million Marks, extra momentum has been created that will
benefit the industry. The city is one of the most attractive
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