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Filming took place over a period of 18 months. |
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The re-enactments were filmed in studio facilities in Lithuania, one of the most cost-effective locations in Europe. |
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Filming included extensive shooting of art, landscapes, and architecture in Spain. |
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A team computer animated art from major museums through scanned color transparencies for color and detail accuracy. |
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The film uses three-dimensional high-color map imagery throughout the story to enhance viewers’ understanding of the migratory paths various groups and individuals took to reach Spain, as well as to highlight geographical events. |
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Cities of Light was filmed in High Definition. |
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The film features a commissioned original musical score, which incorporates Christian, Muslim and Jewish music themes of that time period, presented in the style of a modern cinematic score. |
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The film received an endorsement from The World Economic Forum, whose Council of 100 Leaders on West-Islamic World Dialogue (C-100) chose interfaith screenings of the film as a priority project. |
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The Cities of Light broadcast is accompanied by a grassroots dialogue campaign, called the 20,000 Dialogues. |