Highlands of Scotland Film Commission http://scotfilm.org Offering free and confidential services to the film, television and commercial production community Wed, 16 May 2012 21:47:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Spaceships, aliens and Skye feature in Prometheus trailer http://scotfilm.org/2012/spaceships-aliens-and-skye-feature-in-prometheus-trailer/ http://scotfilm.org/2012/spaceships-aliens-and-skye-feature-in-prometheus-trailer/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:44:54 +0000 jon-melville http://scotfilm.org/?p=210 Continue reading →]]> The Isle of Skye may not be the first place that comes to mind as the location of extraterrestrial activity, but that’s all about to change thanks to Ridley Scott’s Prometheus.

Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron, Prometheus takes us on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe as clues to the origins of mankind are found on Earth.

Filming for Prometheus took place in the Highlands of Scotland in 2011, when members of the cast and crew travelled to Skye and Rannoch Moor for the shoot.

The Highlands of Scotland Film Commission was contacted by the production team who were keen to find suitable remote locations. We provided them with a number of suggestions that would fit the script’s demands and assisted in organising the standard permits and permissions required for filming.

Prometheus is out in UK cinemas on 1 June 2012.

]]> http://scotfilm.org/2012/spaceships-aliens-and-skye-feature-in-prometheus-trailer/feed/ 0 The Dark Knight rises in the Highlands http://scotfilm.org/2012/the-dark-knight-rises-in-the-highlands/ http://scotfilm.org/2012/the-dark-knight-rises-in-the-highlands/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:47:11 +0000 jon-melville http://scotfilm.org/?p=199 Continue reading →]]> Forget Gotham City, Inverness is Batman’s new stomping ground as the trailer for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster, The Dark Knight Rises, proves.

A 200-strong film crew arrived in the Highlands in 2011 to shoot the audacious aerial sequence visible in new footage released this week.

Inverness Airport was the location decided upon by filmmakers to open the $250 million film, the third in Warner Bros hugely successful series starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne aka Batman. An airstrip in the Cairngorms was also used for parachute jumps, with a private jet flown out of Cairngorm Gliding Club’s site at Feshie Bridge.

More than £1.1 million was generated to the Highland economy during the production’s visit to the area, with local accommodation providers and service suppliers assisting throughout.

Watch The Dark Knight Rises trailer on YouTube.

Inverness Airport is just one of dozens of locations available to filmmakers, with the full list available in the The Highlands of Scotland Film Commission locations database.

The Dark Knight Rises opens in UK cinemas on 20 July 2012.

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