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LMGI COMPASS
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Spring 2021
Stevie: DOES MALLORCA OFFER ANY
INCENTIVES TO HOLLYWOOD FILMMAKERS?
DP:
Yes, currently, Spain offers incentives
to attract international productions.
In Mallorca, there are even additional
incentives if a project is deemed to
promote tourism.
Stevie: WHAT ARE YOUR TOOLS OF THE TRADE?
DP:
I use my Canon 5D Mark III camera for
scouting, my iPad to take notes—I try to
stay digital—and a Macbook so I can work
from anywhere. I also use a little drone to
photograph what I can't shoot from the
ground.
Stevie: WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT THE JOB?
DP:
Many of my colleagues will say that
they love this profession because it gives
them the opportunity to travel to different
places. That is not my case. I primarily
work in Mallorca. I have the opportunity
to explore my home.
Many amazing places are private or
restricted and it would not be possible
to see them if it were not for this work. I
love to organize filming and I love film-
ing at sea. I love marine units. The more
"toys" there are on the set the better.
Stevie: WHAT ONE PIECE OF ADVICE WOULD
YOU GIVE YOUR YOUNGER SELF OR SOMEONE
JUST STARTING OUT IN THIS PROFESSION?
DP:
This is not a job for everyone. Most
jobs consist of putting up with the
required eight hours and waiting for them
to pass. This is not a "normal" job. The
hours are long, you are away from home
and every minute the plans change. My
advice is that if you want to work in this
profession, you have to love it, and want
to make it your way of life.
Stevie: WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO JOIN
THE LMGI & HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A
MEMBER?
DP:
In 2016, I worked with SLM Tom
Howard/LMGI on the filming of The Night
Manager in Mallorca. We were nominated
for an LMGI Award for Best Contemporary
Television Series and I decided to travel
to Los Angeles to the show. I couldn't
imagine that we would win, but we did!
I got to know the LMGI and decided to
support the organization in any way I
could, so I joined. I am still a member and
will continue to be for years to come.
IN MY CITY: MALLORCA
Palma Center
Camera crane and Citadel
Bottom
photo
by
Eduardo
Rodrigalvarez/LMGI
