Just occasionally film makers need to capture close-up shots or behaviours that could never be filmed with truly wild animals in the wild. In these cases it is necessary to work with animals that are in captivity – in zoos or animal parks. Despite it being filmed in captivity, they managed to record a beautiful, … Continue reading
The clock is ticking. . . we have less than 15 days to produce, shoot, edit, score, color correct and do the final sound mix for our sequel to the award winning “The Hooker & the Transvestite” (La puta y la travesti) and upload it to the jury round of the filmaka.com “Hard times” contest. … Continue reading
It´s official. The world has discovered Barracas, a neighborhood on the South side of Buenos Aires, next to San Telmo and la Boca. For years overlooked, this zone has posh high rises and warehouses, busy boulevards and quite cobblestone streets. Now, artists have moved in and are refurbishing the buildings. Barracas has a lot of … Continue reading
What does a fixer do? In the TV business, you will often here the term “local fixer” being tossed around. A local fixer basically arranges interviews, location permits, transport, hotels, meals, EVERYTHING that an out of town crew needs to shoot a story. Sometimes also referred to as a production coordinator, or local producer, this … Continue reading
We just finished up filming 3 travel videos for Ulimate Quest TV, a new internet travel portal, with our fabulous English Speaking host, Laura Rajchman. We didn´t make it to all the Buenos Aires hotspots, but we did film form La Boca to Recoleta, and even stopped to film my favorite location, the choripan stands … Continue reading
Filming in Argentina: The blog of San Telmo Productions 