{"id":451,"date":"2012-01-12T16:45:30","date_gmt":"2012-01-12T15:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2012\/01\/12\/fame-and-fortune-hollywood-on-the-vltava\/"},"modified":"2015-07-28T11:49:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T09:49:00","slug":"fame-and-fortune-hollywood-on-the-vltava","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2012\/01\/12\/fame-and-fortune-hollywood-on-the-vltava\/","title":{"rendered":"Fame and Fortune: Hollywood on the Vltava"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week I received an interesting email about casting for an English language film being shot by a Korean director and based on a French graphic novel*. \u00a0Then by a &#8220;coincidence&#8221;\u009d I happened to see an ad on Craig&#8217;s List for casting a shoot in Columbus, Ohio, USA as well as a Squidoo lens about being an extra in Atlanta, GA, USA, all within the course of two days.<\/p>\n<p>Prague and its Barrandov Studios has long been the center of central European film making. \u00a0That and its old time beauty have led to many Hollywood style films being shot all or in part in Prague. \u00a0In the widget below I listed just a few of the more well known; the older are better in my opinion. \u00a0Conspicuously missing is Mission: Impossible &#8211; Ghost Protocol shot in 2011 <del>and not on DVD yet.<\/del> \u00a0See update below.<\/p>\n<p><center><object id=\"Player_e7189bcf-d646-48e1-949c-37cbb4e5da26\" width=\"500\" height=\"175\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.co.uk\/widgets\/q?rt=tf_cw&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;ID=V20070822%2FGB%2Fparoshospital-21%2F8010%2Fe7189bcf-d646-48e1-949c-37cbb4e5da26&amp;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate\" \/><\/object><\/center><noscript>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&#8221;http:\/\/ws.amazon.co.uk\/widgets\/q?rt=tf_cw&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ID=V20070822%2FGB%2Fparoshospital-21%2F8010%2Fe7189bcf-d646-48e1-949c-37cbb4e5da26&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;Operation=NoScript&#8221;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Amazon.co.uk Widgets&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My point today is not to watch these movies for the few background scenes of Prague and the Czech Republic but to suggest that appearing in film and commercial video is another arrow in the quiver for supporting the expat lifestyle. \u00a0A little networking and a little schmoozing can get your name and number in front of the right people for when a project comes up in your city or country.<\/p>\n<p>Children, especially with stage presence, are frequently needed for filming. \u00a0Here in Prague we have expat James Bridekirk and his StageStars\u00a0 They teach\u00a0theater\u00a0at several English language schools as well as open Saturday sessions as well as act as agents for casting. \u00a0They also produced the Christmas Pantomime that Karin and I greatly enjoyed. \u00a0Hopefully I will get around to writing about it.<\/p>\n<p>So whatever your skill or talent there is a way to earn an exciting experience, if not a living. \u00a0What ideas do you have? \u00a0Please comment.<\/p>\n<p>*Feature Film: Snow Piercer; Writer\/Director: Bong Joon-ho<\/p>\n<p>Prague shoot dates: Jan- June, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Update: \u00a0Here is a link for Amazon USA. \u00a0You can also get the above films from there. \u00a0That is, please use my Amazon U.K link for Europe and Amazon.com for USA. \u00a0Cheers. <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=FFFFFF&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=czechmates-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=B004EPYZUS\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I received an interesting email about casting for an English language film being shot by a Korean director and based on a French graphic novel*. \u00a0Then by a &#8220;coincidence&#8221;\u009d I happened to see an ad on Craig&#8217;s List &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2012\/01\/12\/fame-and-fortune-hollywood-on-the-vltava\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[14,1],"tags":[105,98,100,102,161,5,104,103],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2MK34-7h","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":907,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2013\/06\/19\/mezicas-indie-film-wants-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":451,"position":0},"title":"Mezicas:  Indie film wants you","author":"Michael","date":"June 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I love the hospitality business; I wouldn't trade it for anything. \u00a0Yet another business that I have brushed against that promises to be a lot of fun is the \"movies\". 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