CLIENT: Die TMGS – Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
PRODUCTION COMPANY CZECH VIBES
VIDEOGRAPHER Magdalena Fukanova
PHOTOGRAPHER Marketa Polaskova
ENG/GER / 40 filming days / 6 months of postproduction
For A year, we worked on developing new visuals of the village holiday destination in Saxony.
19 villages in total in all of Saxony's regions - Oberlausitz, Sächsische Schweiz, Sächsisches Elbland, Erzgebirge, Region Leipzig, and Vogtland. We were responsible for creating shooting schedules and scripts, the whole production, and postproduction.
The filming took place in 2 phases, spring/early autumn, 20 days each combining location scouting and filming days with actors. The postproduction then took around 6 months in total.
The project included filming and photoshoots of nature, with actors, drone flying, meeting local people and businesses from the tourism sector, covering all kinds of themes: Outdoor activities, Sports, Crafts, History, Accommodation, and all you can think of to experience in such a colorful countryside destination.
We had prepared scripts and storyboards that were crafted and tailored for each unique activity, which required a certain flexibility and various filming styles. The preparation also required thorough research of the destination as well as physical location scouting, visiting each place to get it ready for "sharp" filming with actors
Our team was international, the languages spoken were German, English and Czech.
On each filming day, we visited and filmed in 5 - 7 locations, navigating the tight schedule and familiarizing ourselves very quickly with new people, environments, and weather conditions, together as a team with actors, a translator, and help from the TMGS project manager of the destination.