Film in Stirling
Stirling has appeared many times on screen as a location for feature films, TV series, music videos, documentaries, shorts, promotional films and even Bollywood dramas.
Stirling manages over 4.5 million visitors a year. It has the accommodation, catering and services to support the needs of film makers and their crews.
Scotland is the largest film and television production centre outside south east England with 300 cutting-edge facilities providers and a freelance crew base of over 600 Stirling is at the centre of Scotland, less than an hour's drive from most specialist services. Check out www.filmbang.com for facilities providers.
Stirling University's Department of Film and Media Studies is Scotland's top research and teaching resource in film. A recent graduate went on to win an Emmy for the best visual special effects. The University has its own TV and radio stations.
Traditionally 'To take Stirling is to hold Scotland.' The legacy of the area's strategic role in Scottish history are castles, palaces, battlefields, bridges, churches and romantic ruins.
Stirling has some more surprising locations including dark alleyways, one of Scotland's most elegant railway stations, a seriously atmospheric graveyard and a 19th century military prison. Check out some typical locations on www.scottishscreenlocations.com.
The city is set against one of Scotland's most dramatic backdrops of rocky crags, rolling hills, distant mountains and the loops and meanders of the river Forth.
Stirling is the gateway to Scotland's first protected area of outstanding natural beauty - Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Its scenery inspired Sir Walter Scott whose romantic novels and poems shaped the world's view of the Highlands. Today it inspires film and television directors. www.lochlomond-trossachs.org
Some of the area's most famous appearances have been in The Thirty Nine Steps (1959), Kidnapped (1971), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1979), The Bruce (1996) and Greyfriar's Bobby (2005). Check them out on www.scotlandthemovie.com
Stirling has a long tradition of screen credits. John Grierson, the father of the documentary, Norman McLaren, the master of animation and Muir Mathieson, Britain's greatest film composer were brought up in the area.
For advice on locations, permissions, accommodation and services contact the Events and Films Liaison Executive, Stirling Council, Viewforth, Stirling FK8 2ET. Tel: +44(0)1786 442535