Film-Service Munich / Europe

“Pasta Connection”
(R/P: University of Gastronomic Sciences, SlowFood, HFF “Konrad Wolf”, Filmservice Munich, Band Pro Munich; 30’; Italian with german Subs; Documentary; Italy 2008).

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What is the difference between noodles from a factory, from small-scale operations and from those that are rolled up at the family table? This is one of the typical questions in the movie “Pasta Connection”, explored by students at the Slow Food University of Gastronomic Sciences. They study the origin and quality of products and document their trips on video. Under the auspices of Michael Ballhaus documentations like this will create a multimedia encyclopedia of food.

Shown in Section Eat, Drink, See Movies at Berlinale 2009 in Berlin.

So the sh!t has hit the fan?

Well, even as we usually don’t walk over water we will surely provide a lifeboat so that your film production doesn’t get busted. As we have tons of experience with what can go wrong we also know how to fix it. And we have nearly always some ace up our sleeves to turn out things alright again.

However, here are some of our offers you can bank on, when push comes to shove.

• Got stuck with incompetent staff? We have the speed dials of excellent professionals who can help you on the spot.

• Having problems with bringing in urgently needed equipment on short notice? As we are well connected with providers all over Europe we might surprise you with a solution that doesn’t blow your budget.

• Looking desperately for a medieval castle tower where you can shoot the key scene? Trust in our location know-how. We will show you the one spot your client dreamed about. And we will organize your shooting for you – including all the red tape stuff, of course.

As we haven’t got the space on this small website to list every problem which can occur during a film production, please feel free to call us in any case of emergency.
When we have the ability to help you, we will try to sort out the mess for you. Promised!

But please keep in mind not to wait until it’s raining in buckets. As we have honestly told you before: We cannot walk on water. Yet ;-)

Every production is different. Sometimes you just need a pretty girl and a sunny garden to shoot a commercial that works perfect for launching the very new fragrance from fashion designer XYZ. On the other hand there are productions including helicopters, divers, ski-jumpers, a blue cow and a yellow submarine.

So before we pack our things and get going we have to sit down and talk. About your ideas and how we can put them into effect. A briefing helps of course, but as we have done lots of different jobs since the founding of Film-Service Munich in 1983 you can always count on our expertise. We work with well-rehearsed pros you can depend on.

But as we want to make your vision work we won’t spare you our advice. It’s simply a question of honour, ours just as well as yours. We all know too well: There is no trying! In the end nothing counts but the result. And we feel it has to be as perfect as possible.

As we know the film production business since the early Eighties, we have met and handled all kinds of equipment. We are familiar with each and any film technology available in the market – from classical ARRI cameras to purely digital productions – and we learnt to handle our equipment from the scratch.

We enjoy longstanding contacts with providers all over Europe and often manage some real good deals when renting what ever you need for your production.

But being what are we can’t help to alert you to the basic facts again: Even professional equipment won’t do the job if it’s not handled by a pro. Of course it helps having decent tools, so we don’t mind you spending a proper budget for the technical fixings. We are happy to handle them. Just trust us!