Case Overview – Project headline and key visual
THE SOUND OF A CITY - DOCUMENTARY
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Client Testimonial – Senior Producer Feedback
“Both individually and collectively, you exceeded our highest hopes, combining professionalism, artistic imagination, practical speed, clarity of communication, and as much kindness and generosity of spirit as any producer could hope to find. ”
Steven Smith - Senior Producer, Trailer Park (United States)
Case Overview – Project Context and Anniversary Scope
After the TV commercial for APT Tours, The Sound of a City documentary for the 50th anniversary of the cult classic The Sound of Music was the second project that Progressive Productions shot in Austria, this time in Salzburg.
Case Media – Salzburg Location Overview
Location Case Study – Revisiting Iconic Film Locations
The documentary features Julie Andrews, the absolutely amazing, Oscar-winning living legend, returning to Salzburg and revisiting all the shooting locations filled with heart-warming memories. We visited the terrace of Leopoldskron Palace, where Julie fell into the water in the film, Mirabell Garden, and the Do Re Mi steps at Winkler Terrace which were all closed down for this shoot.
Case Media – Original Film Singing Scene (YouTube)
Case Media – Behind-the-Scenes at Iconic Location
Production Logistics – Cross-Border Crew and Production
Progressive also provided production support for junket interview shoots that were made for popular shows like Good Morning Britain with Kate Garraway. These shoots were organized as distant shoots, which meant that most of the crew and the facilities came from Budapest. Since Progressive also has an office in Austria, we could easily find the best solution for organizing the equipment and the crew, and we used resources from both countries, which we combined effectively. The DP for the shoot, Márton Vízkelety is also Hungarian, and is very experienced in the documentary genre.
Case Media – Behind-the-Scenes Cinematography
Case Highlight – High-End Documentary Production
Our equipment really lived up to the Hollywood standard, meaning that three 4K cameras were used and even a DIT station was set up due to the fact that we shot in 4K RAW and had to handle a huge amount of data. We consider it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shoot at these emblematic spots and somehow connect to the 50-year-old story of one of the most popular films in the world.
Case Media – Film Legacy in the City
Client Collaboration – Working with Major Studios and High-Profile Talent
It was a huge honour to work with such great partners as 20th Century Fox and Trailer Park, who coordinated the project. Working with superstars like Julie Andrews always requires great flexibility. For instance, we had to completely rewrite the schedule several times just before the shooting, but our team rresponded to these challenges smoothly and the production was a huge success. Julie Andrews is an amazingly kind person, and it is quite representative of her professionalism that at wrap she brought the whole crew champagne and thanked everyone for their work.
Case Media – Behind-the-Scenes Project Marker
Client Collaboration – Working with International Crews
We really enjoyed working with the American crew and the feeling was mutual. We received very positive feedback from them, especially because we made their job a whole lot easier by speaking their language fluently and knowing their workflow inside and out.
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