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[Simon ReevesMember]

has anyone ever shot in gaochang china?
or china at all? if so what are the complications and problems that might be encountered?

[Jin FeilinMember]

Hey Lezlie, if it’s a commerical content, then it’s always ok, as long as you have some budget for the permission.
let me know, we might be able to help.

clark@brightshadowfilms.com

Clark

[henrikki mäkynenMember]

Hi hi. We are based in Shanghai and organize production support for foreign crews.
Shooting in China is a relatively easy, provided we plan ahead and know what we want. Allow some time for pre production and we can make it happen.

Cheers!

andy

Please check out http://www.popfilms-asia.com

[John-paul WingerMember]

Hi Lezlie,
We haven’t shot in Gaochang itself before, but in other parts of Xinjiang. Is this for documentary or commercial content? Let me know how we can help. Email address: kim@kaimuproductions.com
cheers
Kim

[sacha denchMember]

Hi Lezlie,

We have experiences in shooting in Xinjiang before and the locations there are excellent. However, I don’t think it’s safe to shoot there now because of the political reasons. It’s hard to communicate with the local producer via internet. We moved the production to other province in China. If any local producer has some update for Xinjiang, please advise.

Cheers,
Ernest Wong

[Ondrej MandaMember]

Hi Lezlie,

you wanna shoot just the ancient city?

We haven’t shot there in Gaochang before , but in other parts of Xinjiang and china. Is this for commercials?

Let me know more and see what i can help.

my email is vicki@thekitchen.com.hk

regards,
vicki

[Kathleen GilbertMember]

Hi Lezlie,

Our company has a branch in Beijing and can provide production service support in China. Is the content for commerical/feature film/documentary? I suppose you may be aware of the whole issue about censorship and shooting permit…Look forward to hearing from you at wendy@octoberpictures.com!

[Linas MartinkenasMember]

Hi Lezlie,

Much like in other countries, you can have a great shoot if with the right crew, and a terrible one in the hands of the wrong team. I would recommend looking at reels of potential service companies and talking to them on the phone to see if they (we?) fit your needs.

Cheers,

Nick

[Corinna Villari-McFarlaneMember]

Hi Lezlie,

Its an ancient city near xinjiang in China. Transportation and equipments…. would be a big problem to shoot there. Highly recommend you to shoot with local production house.

24hrs is a shanghai production house always shoots near xinjiang and visited GaoChang once when we did location scouting before.

You can visit its Website: http://www.24hrs-sh.com

Try to contact 24hrs for more information.
Or feel free to contact me nashliu24hrs@gmail.com.

Hope you can have a success shooting there.

Nash

[Michael McdermottMember]

We have been location scouting in Turpan and nearby areas recently and it is indeed difficult to shoot in Gaochang at this time, not just because it is Xinjiang but it is a heavily Uiger area and one of the centers of the recent unrest. Gingerfilms has local producers in Xinjiang and good relations with The Xinjiang Film Studio, which handled the locations and permissions for such recent movies as The Kite Runner, we can coordinate permissions for your shoot through them.
As my comrades above have pointed out it does matter quite a bit what you want to shoot: purely scenic shots of the ancient Gaochang city, the Karez irrigation system and incredible surrounding Turpan basin would not be difficult, interviews with local people about their thoughts, opinions and daily life would be almost impossible even with your handy public security bureau deputy on hand to guide the interviewees answers. Other areas of Xinjiang are quite a bit easier to shoot in at this time even other Muslem areas as long as they are not Uiger, for example the Kazek areas in the North-east and Mongolian areas which run a north-south line through central Xinjiang. If you can share more details on your project gingerfilms would be happy to help you put your production together. You can reach me on shane@gingerfilms.tv, skype: billy-shane-nunn or call 861 381 861 9991

[Platon TrakoshisMember]

Xinjiang Province, where Gaochang is located, is still somewhat restricted in the wake of last year’s ethnic unrest, but we have shot there and if you plan ahead, it is doable. I’d be happy to discuss specifics either by email or over the phone.

Regards,
Carl Thelin
Producer, Common Communication
carl@commonchina.com
skype: carlthelin

[Karuna EberlMember]

It is understood that this place is currently filming Gao forbidden, where the government does not allow filming. We do not want you to waste time and effort. If there is anything in China or need help you can contact us. http://www.chinafilmassist.com for more information.

Regards,
shulami
shulami

[Michael McdermottMember]

Ms. Belzberg,
I wanted to further follow up with some additional information. It will very possible to shoot all or part of a movie project in the Xinjiang region including the Flaming Mountains of Turpan and Gaochang Ancient City. You will need a movie studio partner for such and will need script approval from relevant authorities, such a process is not quick but we can help you coordinate the process. There is a well established equipment rental house in Urumqi and it is possible to bring equipment from other parts of china to supplement that.
The deserts in China are huge and extend far beyond the Turpan and even Xinjiang, I’d be happy to provide you with our available location photos or to arrange a location scout in the region.

[David YoungsMember]

HI Lezly,
I’ve been luck enough to shoot
all through the Turpan basin
including the incredible fire
mountains and I must say one
definitely does need approval,
in fact, we had the Government
with us the whole way, they drove
our vehicles. Kim Taylor at Kaimu
would be a good contact to get
you through or October’s Beijing
office.
I hope you get there, it’s incredibly beautiful.

Points to watch, the air is filled
with sand, dust and powder. The
powder gets into “everything” and
“everywhere” even places you would
think it couldn’t reach, even
personal places. It destroyed my
camera and also the stills
photographer’s camera. You can’t
go inside a car to change mags
because it’s in the air there too.

Also, it was so incredibly dry
the veins in our noses dried and
fell out as balls of blood…
it’s beyond bone dry. 47 degrees
Celcius and we were cooking eggs
on the bonnet of our 4WD.

You need to take goggles for your
eyes and masks or scarfs for your
mouth and nose. Some cotton wool
in your ears can help keep the
sand out, a little.

Whatever water you think you need…
triple it…

Good luck.

Dean Head ACS
http://www.getdean.com

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