A Guide To Film Making In Seychelles

Attracting movie goers and keeping them glued to the celluloid screen has become a challenging task for the film makers across the globe today.

Gone are the days when the bifurcation of the sea water by Mozes in “Ten Commandments” or the chariot race in “Benhoor”, could keep the audience glued to the screen mesmerized with the gigantic efforts of the film makers and the performance of the popular stars.

Gone are the days when the songs of Elvis Prisley or the song and dances of Michael Jackson or the ever attractive Madona could cause the people to flock the ticket counters in the theaters.

Every time a new movie comes up creating storms in the viewers’ circles, the film makers grab the ideas as the last straw while sinking and ultimately the once novel idea turns stale and bombs at the box office due to over exposure.

And it is rarely possible today for the James Bond, or the Masterly Kung Fu of Jackie Chan or the legend of Bruce Lee or the award winning performances of stars right from David Niven to John Travolta could save a movie from disastrous failure at the box office.

What the audience to day wants to see is novelty that looks real, not artificial.

When you come to such concepts there could hardly be a better location than Seychelles. The cluster of 115 islands, beautiful in their own way, bathing in the bright sunshine, with the golden sandy beaches, lush green fields, foaming waves breaking on the shores, or majestic mountain ranges scraping the skies are ideal background that any film maker could wish for.

The surrounding Indian Ocean adds glamour and adventurous flavor to the already great and picturesque canvas presented by the archipelago to such film makers.

Ideal also for the Adgar Alan Poe, Agatha Christie, James Headly Chase, Robert Ludlum, or Sidney Sheldon thrillers or the spine chilling Dracula films or other horror films like the poltergeist or evil dead, there are a host of remote looking islands where you can have the ideal scenario for such films.

If you are an animal lover or wish to shoot something like the Zurasic Park or Annaconda or something nice with friendly animals as the characters, there are the giant tortoises from the Aldabra that are found in most of the islands in Seychelles and Seychellen.

The distinct giant tortoises of Seychelles could be ideal for subjects like giant animals and their human counterparts either in collaboration or in contrast.

In addition you have some of the largest of the seabirds in Aride Island, Cosmoledo and such others where you find sooty tern, fairy tern and also the tropic birds. Be sure touse a good agent or even a Seychellen Reiseveranstalter while planning your trip.

And if you wish to drown the Titanic, there are the deep blue waters of Indian Ocean all around the cluster of islands.