Leopard USA heads to Bahia for HHI shoot
Catherine Balston • Sep 05, 2019
Story Productions provides pre-production support as well as a bilingual crew to support Leopard USA as they film the latest Brazilian episode of House Hunters International
With an epic 144 seasons now under its belt, House Hunters International, an HGTV show, is a reality TV behemoth. A team from Leopard USA – the show’s producers – were in Brazil in July for the sixth episode that Story Productions has worked on, just a few months after its previous Brazil shoot.
This time, the destination was Salvador, Bahia, the one-time capital of Brazil famed for its beaches and laid-back approach to life. The character, an American teacher, was swapping New Jersey for Salvador. Story Productions provided a camera assistant and fixer to support Leopard’s three-man crew of field producer, DOP and sound technician.
Over the course of four days the crew followed the show's main character as he looked at
three properties and got to know a little bit about each neighbourhood. The Leopard crew shot classic Salvador scenes such as a capoeira class, a sunny
afternoon at the beach, and an ice cream parlour in Pelourinho – the
historic heart of the city. There, the crew chanced upon a local percussion
band that was drumming its way through the cobbled streets and kept the
cameras rolling – an opportunity too good to miss.
Story Productions
is proud to be Leopard USA’s go-to local production company for HHI
episodes in Brazil. We’ve worked on a number of reality TV series for
clients that include Sharp Entertainment
, Loud TV and RTL, and
understand the challenges of filming reality TV and of shooting in
Brazil. This means we’re well placed to provide pre-production support
such as location research, filming permits and authorisation from Ancine
(the Brazilian Film Agency) as well as on-the-ground support during the
shoot with a bilingual crew, as well as drivers and security detail,
where necessary.
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