- Address: Kříženeckého náměstí 322/5, Praha 5, Czech Republic
- Tel .: +420 267 071 111
- Website: barrandov.cz
- Established: 1921
- Creators: the brothers Vaclav and Milos Havel
Looking through the film, you often think about the question of how the director managed to shoot this or that moment. And so it happened! Recently, the legendary Czech film studio Barrandov opened its doors to visitors. Now anyone can see the whole process of producing films.
Creation of a film studio
The most famous "dream factory" in Europe is the Czech film studio Barrandov Studios. It was founded in 1921. The creators are the brothers Vaclav Havel and Milos Havel. For the construction of the studio was selected suburb of Prague - Barrandov.
Large-scale construction
The Czechs say that the Barrandov film studio in Prague can only be compared to American Hollywood. Max Urban, a famous Czech architect, worked on the project of the studio. Construction began in 1931. The project included huge rooms for requisites, dressing rooms, as well as production facilities - laboratories, decorating workshops, installation rooms, dining rooms and design buildings. An important factor of those years was the availability of its own lighting and heating systems, and in all buildings in the territory. For the shooting areas, 2 large halls were built. The Barrandov studio was the most technically equipped in Europe and very modern, and the studio building was a magnificent example of the modernist architectural style.
Interesting facts about the studio
Barrandov is also an important monument of culture and architecture of the Czech Republic. The film studio with almost a hundred-year history will tell the guests many interesting facts :
- Equipment. The territory for filming has an area of 160 thousand square meters. m. Its equipment in many respects surpasses the studio "Warner Bros." and "Universal Pictures". It will be enough to know that in Barrandovo there are 9 thousand wigs, 240 thousand suits, 240 cars and military vehicles, 10 thousand pieces of furniture. There is also a recording studio with an orchestra to record and sound the soundtracks. This scale allows us to shoot any historical or modern film.
- Rent. Once the studio produced more than 80 films annually, with about 2 thousand people provided work. Today, Barrandov does not take his own films, but renting out sets for decorating, pavilions, costumes and other props. The quality of the technical side at the highest level, to make a film in 3D format here is not at all a problem.
- Creative flight. In addition to filming, Barrandov has a good income from commercials. In 2009, the film studio even had its own TV channel "Barrandov.tv.".
- Famous movies. At the Barrandov film studio in Prague, a large number of famous films were filmed, such as Amadeus, Bourne Identity, Mission Impossible, Tristan and Isolde, Illusionist, Hostel-2, Alien vs. Predator, Babylon, The Brothers Grimm, Casino Royale, The Chronicles of Narnia, The History of the Knight, etc. Russian filmmakers worked on the paintings "The Tale of Wanderings", "The Barber of Siberia", "Boris Godunov", "The Irony of Fate" . Continuation "and" It's hard to be a god. " From the films made by the Czechs, our audience most of all remembered the fairy tale "Three Nuts for Cinderella", filmed at this film studio in 1973.
- Open doors. For the first time tourists had an opportunity to plunge into the world of cinema on September 10, 2011. It was on this day that the film studio celebrated its 80th anniversary and opened its doors to all curious guests.
Exciting excursions to the film studio
Barrandov Film Studio has a great location and landscape. On the territory there are also flat surfaces, and fields with a view of the forest, and high hills, on which it is convenient to shoot both modern films with power lines, and without elements of progress. In addition, during the tour you can visit and see:
- World stars. This opportunity is with tourists, because the tours are held exactly at the time of filming.
- Pavilions and halls with requisites. The staff conducts you through the dubbing studio, in the sham shop, in the storehouse of scenery and costumes, and will tell the story of the origin and development of the studio.
- Photoshoot. You can try on the costumes of movie characters and turn into, for example, a medieval princess, Napoleon or Jack Sparrow. The choice is simply huge!
In any case, an excursion to the Barrandov film studio will give a lot of new impressions and great pleasure.
Features of visit
The Barrandov film studio can be visited by anyone, but by prior registration. Thematic group excursions are held regularly, the date and time of the visit is reported only on the official website of the film studio.
The cost of excursions is as follows:
- studio: group up to 10 people. will pay $ 139.22 / 10 people. and for each additional + $ 7.33 more.
- on costume: a group of up to 10 people. will pay $ 92.97 / 10 people. and for each additional + $ 5.95.
How to get to the film studio?
The convenient location within the city makes Barrandov easily accessible. You can get there by the following types of transport :
- tram - number 4, 5, 12, 20, at night tram number 94, get off at the stop "K Barrandovu";
- bus - №№105, 230, get off at the stop "Filmové ateliéry".