VCS - Video Cairo Sat: The Middle East Media Center

Cinema Production

Filmmakers should be free to focus on their creative needs and not on the logistical minutiae of filming in a foreign country. VCS has a bouquet of services that can integrate with any film production structure and ease the coordination of location shooting. VCS offers services from the planning phase through to final production, including:
 

• Location and Historical Research
• Local, Regional and National Filming Permits, as required
• Health and Safety Consultation
• Equipment Hire, Procurement, Preparation
• Power Supply

• Ground and Air Transportation
• Accommodation
• Catering
• Local Translators, Guides and Runners
• First Aid Staff

• Any required technical crew, from assistant directors to grips and gaffers
• Location Managers
• Extras and Stunt Actors
• Still Photographers
• Costume and Make-up
• Security Staff

VCS has provided support to major motion picture productions, including:

• The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
• My Sister's Kids in Egypt -2004
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1992-1993
• Table for Five - 1983
• Galipoli - 1981
• The Awakening - 1980
• Death on the Nile -1978
• The Spy Who Loved Me - 1977

Documentary Production

VCS has experience in producing a wide range of documentaries in various formats, from hard-hitting investigative news pieces shot on DVCam to short observational pieces and high-end feature documentaries shot in HD.

For international documentary makers, VCS offers regional editorial, production and logistical support, from inception to the final cut. Support includes experienced producers, translation, content development, scheduling, obtaining permits, and subject and archive research.