by Ginger Gentile and Amy Ramirez (contributing blogger) You’ve gotten the green light from the executive producer or the funding needed to start shooting in Argentina. But you’ve never been, speak very basic Spanish and have a tight schedule and an even a tighter budget. So finding a local production fixer (aka local production coordinator) … Continue reading »
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Why not use the real thing? “X-Men” Confusion on Argentina Location
by Amy Ramirez, contributing blogger Last summer’s X-men: First Class chose to mention Villa Gesell, a beautiful Argentinean coastal village, as the South American hiding place for the Nazi villain Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon). Much to the confusion of the local population, the film’s interpretation of the common vacation spot showed northern England’s mountains and … Continue reading »
San Telmo Productions offers Complete Video Productions Services in Argentina for Syngenta Corporate Video
Last week we provided a local English-speaking film crew, equipment and logistics for a corporate video for argo company Syngenta. The producer was the Edge Picture Company of London, and we all got to try out Sony’s new pmw-f3, an HD camera which is going to battle the Red One for getting that film look … Continue reading »
San Telmo is the most filmed Neighborhood in Buenos Aires
It should come as no surprise that the name sake of our production company, the neighborhood San Telmo, is the most popular location for film and commercial shoots in Buenos Aires. 2010 was a banner year for film shoots in the city and Buenos Aires province, with a significant increase from 2009. There were over … Continue reading »
2010 in review
(some cool stats from WordPress! This year we´ve reached more than 10,000 viewers! Thanks to all of our readers and we hope 2011 will be full of great movies and fun film shoots). Crunchy numbers The average container ship can carry about 4,500 containers. This blog was viewed about 21,000 times in 2010. If … Continue reading »
Variety Magazine and Director James Ivory Praise Argentina as Film Location
by Rob Sykes, contributing blogger What have the United Kingdom, France, Morocco, Prague and Buenos Aires got in common? Well, according to a recent survey in Variety magazine, they are the top five destinations to shoot cutting edge cinema on the entire planet! The result of conversations with a variety of top US producers, the … Continue reading »
Southern Patagonia, Land of Ice and Fire, Your Next Film Location
by Amelia Batho, contributing blogger Regarded by many as the final frontier of the New World islands, the archipelago Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire) off the Southern most tip of Argentina is a mysterious land waiting to be discovered by film makers. Far from inaccessible, the regions capital city Ushuaia is a transportation hive … Continue reading »
Praise for San Telmo Productions
Another Happy Client who used San Telmo Productions for complete production services and local production fixer for a series of educational videos: “We found San Telmo Productions on the Internet and were a bit nervous, because we’d never filmed in Argentina. They were able to pull together a six day shoot, 12 actors, multiple locations … Continue reading »
Cartier Commercial Filmed in Buenos Aires
by Tracey Chandler, Contributing Blogger We´ve heard it all before…. Buenos Aires is the Paris of South America….. but it seems that the major jewelery brand, Cartier, really believe this to be true. Filming commercials in Argentina is popular for many reasons. It´s cheaper, quality and expertise is still very much guaranteed and the locations … Continue reading »
San Telmo Productions Wraps Filming Spanish Learning Videos for Joint Venture between K12 INC and Middlebury
It’s not everyday that we at San Telmo Productions are part of a new global enterprise, but the New York Times recently reported on a new online language program that we filmed videos for in March in Buenos Aires. Middlebury College, a small Vermont college known for its rigorous foreign-language programs, is forming a venture … Continue reading »
