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Locations
in COLOMBIA
Photographs by Carlos Hoyos from his book "Colombia
100"
One
of the oldest sayings in Hollywood was the one
that stated firmly that "a tree is a tree, a
rock is a rock, let's shoot it in Griffith Park!"
This reasoning served the industry for many years,
becoming the guiding force in creating the big
film studios and the large backlots where the
whole world was reproduced within the confines
of the ominous, but aptly called "majors", which
have ruled over the fantasy world of celluloid
dreams that we all know as Hollywood or "tinsel
town". This belief was the main driving
force that helped Hollywood gain its foothold on
the theatrical screens all over the world
because it was all controlled from one single
place and everything was reproduced within its
confines.
But
times have changed, the old foot-pedal moviolas
have all been retired to film museums or sold as
scrap metal and the studio back-lots have become
gigantic condos. Thanks to the advent of the
independents, now filmmakers look toward new
horizons, discovering new countries, new
cultures, taking advantage of the technological
advances of the medium and generalized technical
infraestructure that makes it much easier to
shoot in practically any place in the world. The
axiom of "a tree is a tree and a rock is a rock" still holds true, but the last place you'd want
to shoot them today is in Griffith Park!
Nowadays it's easier to find film crews shooting
in Vancouver, in the mountains of Tibet, in some remote Pacific
island, than in the streets of Hollywood. It all
has to do with globalization, combined with the
eternal search for new locations and lower
prices. Today film crews are just as good and
experienced in New York
as they are in Miami, in Paris, in London, and in countries
like Colombia, where there's a booming film
industry and a lot of fresh talent willing to
make films for the world market without the high
costs, union restrictions and straight-jacket
mentalities. Things have definitely changed...
Colombia has been the setting for many Hollywood
films and world-renowned international
film crews from companies like MGM, Paramount,
Goldcrest and Stone Village Pictures.
Please write us if you're interested in knowing
more facts about Colombia. If you have a project
of any size from commercials to feature-length
films, we have what you need and want. You will be surprised at
the services that we have to
offer and the prices that we can bid.
We've been active in the Colombian film business
for more than 48 years and in the past
three years we were involved in the executive
production of two important feature-length films:
Through our many years of experience in the
medium and our pioneering efforts in practically
every area of the filmmaking experience, we can
offer you not only the best crews available in
the country, the latest state-of-the-art
equipment, but also the best prices that you can
find anywhere. Please write to Julio Luzardo at
julioluzardo@enrodaje.net or give me a ring
at 57-1-696-182 or send a fax at
57-1-615-4466.
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