Cape Town is a popular location for film crews from all over the world. In summer they flock to this cosmopolitan city, taking advantage of the excellent local film production services, stunning landscapes and wonderful light of South Africa's most beautiful city. If you are looking for a versatile location for a film or stills shoot here are ten good reasons to consider Cape Town.
1. It's very cost-effective - the exchange rate of the rand with euro, pound and dollar makes it very affordable for productions from most other countries to film in comfort.
2. English is the universal language - while South Africa is multilingual, English is the universal language spoken by most, so communication with local crews and suppliers is no problem.
3. Experienced local crews - South Africa's crews and industry professionals are world-class with plenty of experience of working on major international productions. As Cape Town is one of the most favoured locations for filming, whether for advertising, fashion or movie productions, many of the production crews are based here, offering plenty of choice and a wealth of talent.
4. Top quality studios and post-production facilities - Cape Town has newly-opened top quality Hollywood style film studios, with four sound stages, production offices, multipurpose workshops and art departments, after a major program of investment. The city in general has a wide range of excellent post-production facilities, so all aspects of your film production can be completed on location if necessary.
5. Compatible time zone with Europe - two hours ahead of GMT and one ahead of Europe means there is no jet lag and easy communication with home for European film units.
6. Summer in winter - while the Northern hemisphere is freezing in winter, South Africa is enjoying its summer season, so is the perfect location for filming in sunshine throughout the European winter. This attracts productions shooting summer fashion for the next season, as well as advertising shoots where endless sunshine is always a bonus.
7. Incredibly diverse locations - Cape Town offers a diverse range of locations, so that you can find the right scene for almost any shoot. Beaches, mountains, wine estates, urban streets, rolling wheat fields, picturesque harbours or industrial ports, chic hotels, glamorous interiors, the list is endless. And what is more, most of these varied locations are within very easy reach of the city itself, so no time needs to be wasted in travelling.
8. Great light - The whole of the Western Cape is known for its brilliant light and blue skies. Even in winter you get stunning light and although winter does bring rain the sun shines in between storms, making for great cloudscapes and light effects.
9. First world infrastructure - Cape Town can provide top of the range equipment, excellent cellphone coverage and internet connections, fibre-optic networks, good roads and air transport.
10. World class accommodation - Cape Town offers a wide range of fantastic accommodation from boutique hotels to chic modern or old-world splendour, all of which have loads of experience in catering to the film industry. The first choice for colonial grandeur is the Mount Nelson, chosen by many a well-known film star. Or The One&Only at the Waterfront offers the last word in modern chic. Plus there are any number of luxurious private villas in secluded spots on beach or mountain.
As a bonus Cape Town also offers experienced film production services to co-ordinate your whole shoot and put you in touch with the best of everything.
Prinz Productions offers premier stills and film production services based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Specialising in South Africa, Portugal and Mauritius, they also offer production services worldwide. Find out more about their film production service in South Africa.
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