Location Sound Services

Here is how this works in practice. We provide complete location sound departments for productions filming across the Czech Republic. Production sound mixers, boom operators and sound assistants working with today's recorders, wireless systems and microphone packages. Our crews capture clean dialogue and atmosphere in the field, managing the acoustic demands of every environment from controlled built sets at Barrandov Studios in Prague to the reverberant stone interiors of castles such as Karlštejn and Loket.

Here is the short of it. The Czech crew base is deep, worldwide skilled and trained in part at FAMU, fluent in the workflows of global features, series and documentary productions. We set up the sound department with the camera and directing teams, advise during prep on the acoustic challenges a location presents, and supply timecode and synchronisation that keeps post-prod efficient.

Here is the breakdown. Location sound work in the Czech Republic responds to the country's different geography and its heritage settings. Prague's historic core carries traffic and tourist noise that a skilled mixer must work around, while rural locations in the Bohemian and Moravian countryside. The South Bohemian fishpond region and the Krkonoše mountains offer quieter but logistically demanding environments. Filming within UNESCO sites such as the Historic Centre of Prague and Český Krumlov needs access arranged through the Prague Film Commission and regional authorities.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Productions drawn here by the Czech Film Fund's 20% cash rebate, administered by the Státní fond kinematografie, rely on dependable location sound across long schedules and the Central-European land-based climate, where wind and weather shape field recording. We budget the sound department in Czech koruna with 21% VAT.