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Let's make a movie: the sights of Montenegro as an ideal setting

Montenegro - a charming country, magnificent mountain landscapes of which is washed by the gentle Adriatic. More than 41% of the country's territory is occupied by forests and forest lands, Skadar Lake is the largest lake not only in the country, but also in the entire Balkan Peninsula. Add to this the mild climate and environmentally friendly environment, and we get an ideal place for the development of the film industry.

The natural and architectural sights of Montenegro is a natural outdoor film set where mountain landscapes, caves, grottos, seashore, islands will become the perfect scenery for any film.

Modern film production has recently been trying to make more use of shooting in the open air, since no closed pavilion can compete with wildlife in both expressiveness and natural light. And even with the advent of computer graphics in the cinema, when modern artists manage to recreate the atmosphere of nature in closed studios, natural conditions remain beyond competition.

Director Peter Jackson became famous throughout the world and turned New Zealand into one of the largest tourist centers only because he shot a number of films against the backdrop of her landscapes. But Montenegro and New Zealand are very similar. Review again the films "King Kong", "The Lord of the Rings" or "The Hobbit," and you will understand that each of these films could be removed here.

Plus, the architectural sights of Montenegro are unrivaled and will help the viewer to be transferred to virtually any era, you just need to pick the right place. Thus, the numerous castles and fortresses of Montenegro could become magnificent scenery for historical films and fantasy paintings. Even though many Montenegrin attractions require serious restoration, you can always use them as foreground scenery, and the rest can be finished in the studio using computer graphics.

A striking example of how to successfully use the sights of Montenegro in a large cinema was the Fort St. Lawrence in the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia next to us. The series "The Game of Thrones" was filmed here. And what is the result? To date, Dubrovnik is the main tourist city of the country, and in the film we see it as the Royal Harbor in Seven Kingdoms. Live scenery harmoniously complemented by computer graphics and we received a wonderful film that you want to watch again and again.

Shooting the series made a big contribution to the city's economy, because, firstly, they were given additional jobs (support team, roles in the crowd), and secondly - attracted a lot of tourists who wanted to visit the country where they shot their favorite TV series.
As the Mayor of Dubrovnik, Andro Vlahusic, said in an interview: "I hope that the" Game of Thrones "will do for our city the same thing as" The Lord of the Rings "for New Zealand."
All this played a big role in the development of the economy not only of Dubrovnik, but of the whole of Croatia.

Montenegro's most important economic sector is tourism. So why not use the historical sights of Montenegro for the filming of a good film that will attract additional attention of tourists to the country?

Another example is Malta, which is also very similar to Montenegro.
Here they shot such famous films as "The Count of Montecristo", "The Gladiator", "Munich", "Gone", "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", "Troy", "The Da Vinci Code", "Other Loyalty", as well as many projects for television , music videos and advertising. And all the material for the historical film "Agora" was almost completely taken off the island. The budget of the film was 30 million euros. For 10 years the government of Malta managed to create favorable conditions for the development of the film business, a good technical and financial base.

All companies that shoot their films on the island, returns to 20% of the film's budget, and, given the fact that only one day of filming in the capital of Malta costs about 15 thousand euros, the discount system helps to partially compensate for costs. Sometimes the government can make an additional bonus in the form of a 20% discount (if the film promises to be brilliant and has good prospects). And if you, for example, in the movie mention it Malta, and not some other place, then you can get an additional 2 percent discount. Very good profits bring the creation of scenery and costumes, equipment rental and props. Also Malta asks to make compulsory insurance for the entire crew and equipment, and this income is several million euros per year.

So what are the natural and cultural attractions of Montenegro worse? Here there are all factors for the successful development of the film business: geography, climate, amazing sea horizons and mountain forest landscapes. Perhaps, it is worth paying more attention to this area?

Kostomarov Nikolay

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