onto our TV stand, we stepped back and took in the system’s attractive marriage of elegance and simplicity in design. In comparison, the sound bar is super hefty. …we were impressed with the machined aluminum ornaments that accent the otherwise smooth surface… The best-known are ND’s Film Studio, Balaji Telefilms and Film City. From recording studios through film sets to dressing rooms, many studios organise tours for a real immersion in Bollywood cinema. India produces 3,000 films a year, including 2,000 in Mumbai. The sets are impressive, particularly the fortress from the film Kingdom of Heaven. Guided tours are organised when no films are being shot. Lewis Teague’s The Jewel of the Nile, Rachid Bouchareb’s Days of Glory and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator are all great films that have come to life in these Moroccan studios founded in 1983. In both cases, you discover the sets for your favourite films and series. The first offer a spectacular theme park, while the second focus more on film production. In Los Angeles, the competing Universal and Warner Bros studios organise tours to immerse yourself in the city of cinema. Converted into a museum, they allow fans to soak up the magic of the shoots through sets, scenery, costumes and 3D animation.
Workshops are organised for children (Cinebimbicittà), while the MIAC, a museum dedicated to the big screen, will delight film lovers.Ĭ Warner Bros Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter (London)įor over ten years, the Harry Potter series was filmed in Leavesden studios in the London suburbs. Today, the studios are home to a theme park, a Western village and an antique Roman neighbourhood. Over 4,000 films (including 47 Oscar winners) have been filmed in Cinecittà in, Rome, Fellini’s beloved city.