RED en ESPAÑA

[indianaG5]

Nice macgregor... vivaaaaa laas vegas !
It's nice to ear that you are working with the red... and it would be fantastic to have some images here soon.

I strongly belive that they will be an example of :
" how to use the red properly " :)

Saludos

[Mark Thorpe]

Tengo el 954 y possiblamente que me voy a vivir, otra vez, a Canarias desde Octubre '07. Termino el trabajo en el Pacifico y volven a Europa. Soy Buzo y gusto mucho a poner contacto con otras professionales en la industria.

gracias,
Mark.

[Paul Didier Mogg]

Hola,
Perdona me, pero todavia no puedo escribir bien en Espanol, entonces en Ingles...
Hi, just wanted to introduce myself, my name is Paul, I am originally from the UK but have been living near San Francisco in the US for a long time. I will be moving to Spain shortly (near Alicante) and have a RED camera on order, but will not get it till next year. I love Spain very much as I spent a lot of time there as a child. I am hoping to shoot a small feature film there on a very low budget and with a tiny cast and crew, and of course using the RED camera. I would very much appreciate any advice on how difficult it is to shoot guerrilla style in Spain. Is it neccessary to have permits everywhere you go as it is in the US?. Here you can't go anywhere without having to watch out for cops all the time, or them trying to charge you a fortune for permits and insurance, I'm hoping it might be a bit less controlled in Spain. Thanks very much for your help.

Muchas Gracias,

Paul

[Pol Turrents]

Mike curtis from HD for indies is coming to spain to talk about HD...
http://hdforindies.com/

[Carlo Rho]

Hola Paul,
I'm italian but it's now 3 years that I'm in Madrid and I shooted many things guerrilla style here as in Italy.
In Spain, as in Italy, the law say that you have to ask permits if you use public ground so every time you want to leave something in the ground you teorically needs a permit. So no tripods no needs to ask anything!
Everything depends from where you want to shoot.
For example: Alicante main street with 20 actors fighthing will call police attention, a couple kissing or at least screaming don't call anyone more than courious!
The main thing is the relation with the police, a good production person could chat with police all the time you need to shoot (I personally did it many times) and police generally doesn't care if you don't block the traffic or try to film illegal actions. They are more curious about the subject of the shooting than in your permits.
If you go in the countriside with a little crew no one will look at you! Spain is full of beutiful empty places may be 20kms far from the first village!
If you need to shoot in the city I recomend you to contact the "Alicante Film Comission" I never call them but for my daily work "Madrid Film Commission" means everything I need to find/use a location with no charge! I think that the Alicante's one have to work in the same way.

I hope it helps and sorry for mistakes!

Ciao Carlo

[Carlo Rho]

Para todos lo demás confirmo que si Jim no cambia sus planes y los Reyes me van a traer las niñas en su fecha desde Enero 2008 ILL Cámaras, desde Madrid, ofrecerá 2 REDone con accesorios o'connor, arri y tiffen da alquilarse con 2 técnicos (uno por la cámara y uno por el back up - color).
Si queráis informaciones mas detalladas contactarme por PM.
Ciao Carlo

[Paul Didier Mogg]

Carlo,
Thank you so much for your reply. It sounds a lot more casual in Spain than in the US. If I understand you correctly I think you are saying that legally you can run around a city doing handheld shots without needing to get any permits, and that you only legally have to get them if you use a Tripod (so long as you don't disrupt traffic or pedestrians of course), is that correct?.
I understand that it's always best to talk to local police anyway. I only intend to work with a couple of actors at a time, and mostly in small towns and villages, but it's good to know you won't get arrested like you can in the US. They want money for everything here. Are permits expensive in Spain if you need to get them?

Thank you again,

Paul
p.s. if you're interested in the last small feature I shot, you can see a trailer at www.CarrierMovie.com

[indianaG5]

you can run around a city doing handheld shots without needing to get any permits

I guess so.
Will you shoot in spanish or english ? What kind of film ?
just being curious. Good luck.

[Pol Turrents]

I shoot all the time in spain... it depends a lot of the city.
In small cities such as alicante, there is no problem... but in barcelona and madrid, is as complicated and expensive than in the states.
Most of the permits in small cities, are free, even if you want to close a street, but in big cities can be REALLY expensive, or even impossible.
Woody Allen had a problems for getting the permits to shoot in the center of barcelona at night.

[Paul Didier Mogg]

Thanks for the replies,
Hi IndianaG5, I see that you are in Alicante. I read that there is now a large studio facility there. So I was wondering if this has created, or if there already exists, an acting community in the area as a result? I would be interested to know as I like to work with small groups of dedicated actors. In answer to your question, I intend to do something that will hopefully cross cultural boundaries, and is in both English and Spanish, using Spanish, American and British actors, probably in the genre of a thriller. These are very much small home-made productions though, intended mainly for film festivals. I am not talking about Hollywood crews or methods, just a small group of people involved, which I find much more rewarding and fun. I think the RED camera will lend itself well to this kind of production. It will allow you to create a quality of image that competes with mainstream movies, and for a fraction of the cost you would pay for film. Of course it's just a tool though, a small but very important part of the process.

Cheers,

Paul