Scotland's Booming Film and TV Industry Urged to Hire More Local Crews
As productions increasingly choose Scottish locations, only a fraction of production staff on these projects are Scottish themselves, The Guardian reports.
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Scotland's screen industry is growing rapidly, with film and television productions increasingly choosing the country as a filming location, according to The Guardian. The report notes that only a fraction of production staff working on these projects are Scottish themselves.
Productions such as Outlander and The Odyssey have filmed in the Highlands and islands, while Glasgow city centre has stood in for New York and Gotham City in recent installments of the Indiana Jones and Batman franchises.
Scotland's tourist board has capitalized on the trend with a "screen tourism" trail, highlighting locations such as Ardross Castle, which features in the new series Celebrity Traitors.
Industry voices cited in the report are calling on production companies to hire more local crew members as the sector expands, arguing that the current balance does not reflect the scale of filming activity taking place in the country.
Sources
- Crews filming in Scotland told to hire locals as industry booms — The Guardian — World
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