Films for Thought

FILM PRODUCTION HOUSE, HONG KONG

Hong Kong, is an amazing city and country, uniquely situated as an administrative region of mainland China and having been previously colonized by Britain, it has a one of a kind mixed look and feel of China and Britain.

Hong Kong is a very popular location for production houses to set up as a gateway to the far east! This provides quality infrastructure and a society that understands and supports production deeply with top of the line crew, equipment, and locations.

HONG KONG FILMING LOCATIONS

Overall locations make for a fascinating backdrop. High-rises, rooftops, streets and trolleys, and bright red taxi cabs easily bring recognition to HK.

Kowloon is a vibrant area full of shopping, nightlife, and entertainment-a very good example of a city that doesn’t sleep. Placed against Victoria Harbour, you can see an amazing skyline stretching endlessly, bright lights, skyscrapers and spotlights reaching high above. Ferries and ships come and go at will crossing through the channel.

Hong Kong Island is only a quick ferry ride away from Kowloon. It hosts additional locations, entertainment and many other production houses and studios.

HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Getting to Hong Kong is easy. It boasts a major international airport, with many direct flights to major western, European and Asian countries. Immigration and customs are simple and fast, usually without any type of hold ups. Importing and exporting equipment is supported via ATA Carnets.

HONG KONG FILM CREW AND FILM EQUIPMENT

Hong Kong’s Film Crews are some of the best in the world, extremely efficient and fast and English is widely spoken. There are a lot of freelance crew to choose from, focus puller, gaffers, DOPs, producers, production managers, coordinators, PAs and more.

Equipment rentals in Hong Kong are widely available. Vendors supply all major brands of camera, lighting and grip equipment. Arri, Red, Sony, and more are all commonly used and rented out. Large and specialty equipment such as Phantom Cameras and Technocranes are also available in HK.

HONG KONG POST PRODUCTION

Hong Kong is not only a leading provider in production, but also post-production hub. Offline editors are experienced in commercials, feature films, music videos, as well as other styles and genres. Online consists of Davinci Suites, Flame and Smoke Rooms, VFX, and CG.

If you would like more info on shooting in Hong Kong, please do get in touch. We would love to see how else we can help, whether it be crew, equipment, or some general advice.