LMGI COMPASS
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Spring 2023
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"You're very close to other cities as well, so if you have to shoot
somewhere else for other reasons or you need a big stage, then
you're not out of the world and you have a variety of locations
that you can find here in Portugal."
-Klaus Darrelmann/LMGI (Germany)
A flight to the nearby
island of Madeira for three
adventure-packed days
followed. They traversed
diverse landscapes that
were never that far from
the administrative capital
of Funchal— a logistical
bonus not lost on the
location professionals.
"Going to Madeira was quite
a revelation because it is
such a condensed mass of
locations that you find in
a very small place," noted
Darrelmann. "You only have
to travel an hour or a bit and
you have the whole island at
your disposal."
"We did a lot of walking
in forests and going up
mountains and things," said
Lawrence, "whereas, we were
shown very different stuff, so
it's broadened my horizons
by coming here."
"The Pico do Arieiro is the
third highest observation
peak on Madeira," recalled
Rakich. "We watched the
sunset above the clouds
at 1,818 meters above sea
level. It's one of the most
remarkable things I've been
able to witness. I was staring
at a landscape that my mind
was having a hard time
comprehending. I couldn't
stop looking away. It was
Harriet Lawrence/LMGI, Lisbon Klaus Darrelmann/LMGI, Madeira
Klaus Darrelmann/LMGI, Madeira
