License plates in film productions
... after the shooting with a dealer license plate
For motor vehicles that appear as props in film and television productions , fictitious film or game numbers are often used instead of officially approved license plates , since for reasons of data protection officially assigned license plates of a vehicle approved for use on the road can only be recognized in film and advertising recordings may be if the vehicle owner has given his consent .
variants
- Complete fictitious license plates, in which the license plate cannot be assigned to a registration district; in Germany z. B. the license plate is provided with a distinctive sign that is not assigned to a registration district according to the vehicle registration ordinance (see examples below).
- Common labels with the consent of the responsible licensing authority, which temporarily reserves or blocks a label that is currently not assigned for production.
- In German productions also common distinctive signs in connection with an inadmissible identification number, e.g. using combinations of letters and numbers that are not allowed to be issued according to the vehicle registration regulation, e.g. B. Letter combinations with umlauts or number combinations with leading zeros. Until the letter combinations were released through corresponding changes to the then applicable road traffic licensing regulations , identification numbers with the then inadmissible letters B , F , G (until 1992) and I , O and Q (until 2000) were used. In the case adjustments with case number XY… unsolved , the impermissible letters Ä , Ö or Ü are often used, unless it is the alleged murder vehicle. In addition, individual letters or numbers are displayed as spots if the exact identification is unclear.
Historical license plates , such as license plates of the GDR , are exempt from the data protection restrictions because, like fictitious license plates, they are not (no longer) officially issued.
In the film James Bond 007 - Specter , fictitious Austrian license plates were used, which differ from "real" license plates in that a different national coat of arms was added to a licensing area (here: IL / Innsbruck-Land ) (here: Vienna ).
Significance under road traffic law
Vehicles may only be used on public roads if they are approved for traffic. For this reason, vehicles with fictitious license plates and vehicles without an official license plate may only be used on private property or in areas separated from other public road traffic. If they are to be used for filming on public roads, a special permit must be applied for from the relevant road traffic authority.
Examples
The following is an exemplary compilation of fictitious distinctive signs that have been used in German film and television productions:
| Film / series | Distinguishing sign | Name of the fictional city or registration district |
|---|---|---|
| Alarm for Cobra 11 - The Autobahn Police |
UB , NA and AP | In the 1996 pilot, these license plates were used. , AP 'is A utobahn p olizei ; after the establishment of the Weimarer Land district with the distinctive sign 'AP', this identifier was no longer used in the series. Since then, 'NE' has been used for the Rhein-Kreis Neuss , the series is also shot there or in the Cologne - Düsseldorf and Aldenhoven area. Currently, 'D' is used for Düsseldorf . |
| Poor millionaires | I. | From the second season onwards, there are more cars with the license plate 'I'. In the first season only cars with the distinctive signs 'STA' for the district of Starnberg and 'M' for Munich were shown. |
| Arthur's Law | KBB | Klein Biddenbach (fictional) |
| Bianca - ways to happiness | TN | Tannenau (fictional) |
| Office Office | NB | In the first two seasons the fictional location Namberg and in the third season the likewise fictional location Niederbach, whereby the series was shot in or near Munich . The distinctive sign 'NB' for Neubrandenburg did not yet exist at the start of the series. |
| Home is home | BFN | Baierkofen (fictional) |
| Dark | WIN | Winches (fictional) |
| The last silence | FA and O | Freienaue or Oderbrücken (both fictional) |
| The Sams | N / A | fictional place |
| The invisible girl | SIH | Sihl (fictional) |
| The investigator | G (until 1990) and GX | 'G' for big city, since 1990 'GX' for Gleixen (both fictional). The distinguishing mark 'G' for Gera , which is real today, was not yet assigned at the start of series production. |
| The cross head of Kirchbrunn | KIN | Kirchbrunn (fictional) |
| The lost Son | HK | The location is not named. 'HK' has been used as a distinguishing sign for the Heidekreis district since August 1st, 2011 . |
| The prodigal daughter | LOT | Lotheim (fictional) |
| The wave | BE |
Berlin (fictional), although Berlin has the abbreviation 'B' and 'BE' stands for the former Beckum district . However, the cops wear
in the film on the hats of the Berlin police officers . 'BE' was used to let the plot of the film take place anywhere. |
| Dieter - the film | TO | Killensen , all vehicles in the film use the actually existing distinctive sign 'WL', with the exception of Dieter Bohlen , who lived in Killensen at the time of production. |
| Triple life | DRL | Three lives (fictional) |
| Dr. Mabuse Films : | P and POL | The films are set in an unknown German city. The letter 'P' (today for Potsdam ) was not assigned at the time the films were made and 'POL' for police vehicles has not been assigned since the introduction of white license plates in Germany. |
| A home for animals | AD | Adelsheim , which actually exists, butbearsthe distinctive sign 'MOS' for Mosbach ; 'AD' was not awarded when the series was shot and was later used by the American armed forces in Germany. |
| Ellerbeck | ELB | Ellerbeck is a sitcom by ZDFneo in the fictional location Ellerbeck. |
| Eva Zacharias | MO | Moosbach (fictional); the real distinguishing mark 'MO' for Moers was not assigned at the start of the series. |
| Wrong seventies | RMF | fictional place |
| FC Venus - Attack is the best defense | IN THE | Imma (fictional) |
| Mistress and the Deiwelsmilch | HSN | Hattenstein (fictional) |
| Ms. Jordan equates | HÜ | fictional place |
| Five friends | JW | fictional place |
| Five friends 2 | VE | fictional place |
| Good times Bad Times | ET | At the beginning the series did not play in Berlin . Cars that were important to the plot were given the fictitious license plate 'ET'. |
| Hanna - follow your heart | SÖ | Schönroda / Harz (fictional) |
| Hanne | SIH and WIV | fictional place |
| Cheerful to deadly: hangman & judge | BÜD , later BÜH | The location Büdringhausen is a fictional city in the Münsterland . In fact, the former district of Büdingen in Hesse carried the distinctive sign 'BÜD'. In 1972, among other things, the new Wetteraukreis created from it , this license plate is now optionally issued again. |
| How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) | RN | Rinseln (fictional), although 'RN' stands for the former Rathenow district . |
| Mr. Hesselbach and ... | STL | Steintal (fictional). Since 1991, 'STL' has stood for the Stollberg district in what is now the Erzgebirge district in the Free State of Saxony. |
| Good against north wind | T | fictional place |
| Help, I've shrunk my teacher | DG | fictional place |
| In the jungle | HIL | Hildenburg (fictional) |
| Do you know your lover? | HW | No location information. 'HW' was awarded to the then Halle (Westphalia) district until 1972 , but the 2012 film has no reference to it. |
| Knockin 'on Heaven's Door | N / A | fictional place |
| King of Germany | NO | Norms (fictitious) |
| Lena - love of my life | AHR | Ahrtal (fictional), most of the action takes place in Cologne , where the real distinctive sign 'K' is used. |
| Lulu & Jimi | HES | Helmstadt (fictional) |
| dandelion | B. | Bärstadt (fictional), although 'B' stands for Berlin . |
| Löwenzahn - The cinema adventure | EST | Eisenstein / Thuringia (fictional) |
| Maddin in Love | ALB | Altberlebach (fictional) |
| Marienhof | V | In the first episodes for Vorstadt (fictional); 'V' has stood for the Saxon Vogtland district since 1996 . |
| My killer is coming back | NLB | Naalbach (fictional) |
| Meuchelbeck | MEU | Meuchelbeck (fictional) |
| Murder with a view | LIE | Liebernich (fictional) |
| News from Büttenwarder | DÜD , TÖ and KLI | Düdersen , Töppenstedt and Klingsiel (all fictional) |
| News from Uhlenbusch | ULB | Uhlenbusch, was used for Aunt Appelboom's small car, while most vehicles have real license plates (mostly 'HE' for the Helmstedt district ). |
| News from the Süderhof | SON | According to some episodes for the fictional location Söndorf . |
| Not with me darling | RB | Rosenburg (fictional) |
| Bang! You are dead! | V | The city as a place of action is not named. Given the location of Munich, it is reasonable to assume that parts of the letter 'M' (for Munich) were painted over in white. The 'V' for the Vogtlandkreis was only awarded nine years after the film was made. |
| Pastor Braun (episode 24) | BEU | The municipality of Beuren am Ammersee is located in the Landsberg am Lech district and therefore has the distinctive sign 'LL'. |
| It's a matter of taste | JWD | Jüllich-Werden (fictional), also pun on Berolinism " janz far outside " |
| Saint Maik | LTB | Läuterberg (fictional) |
| school | KER | Kerkweiler (fictional); the approval seals were deliberately only shown indistinctly or made illegible through dirt in order not to allow any conclusions to be drawn about a specific federal state. |
| Sløborn | SLO | Sløborn ; fictional North Sea island |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | MTU | without any identifiable location information, the place of action is Berlin. |
| Stromberg - The Film | HT and FID | Bernd Stromberg and Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp drive cars with the fictitious distinctive sign 'HT'. The city as a place of action is not named. The bus that the claims settlement department takes to the company party in Botzenburg has the distinctive sign 'FID'. As can be seen on the side of the bus, this stands for the fictional place Finsdorf , where Stromberg is being transferred to the small Capitol insurance branch in the fourth season. |
| crime scene | ICS | The shooting for the Duisburg crime scene with Horst Schimanski was largely carried out by the Munich Bavaria film studios ; outdoor shooting often took place in the Munich area. In order to cover the Bavarian license plates of the prop vehicles rented on site, license plates of a fictitious district administration "somewhere near Duisburg" with the abbreviation 'IKS' were used, which onomatopoeically represents the pronunciation of the letter X (for 'unknown'). |
| Crime scene: The ghost train case | RL | Subsequent fictitious approval district from 1972 that did not exist in Germany at the time. Since 1991 'RL' has stood for Rochlitz in what is now the Central Saxony district . |
| Crime scene: sky blue with silver stripes | WE | The television film takes place in the fictional town of Weilerburg . At that time (1971) this letter combination was reserved for Weimar . |
| Crime scene: death in the chopper | WBG | fictional place |
| Tessa - life for love | TL | Torland (fictional) |
| For heaven's sake | CAL | Kaltenthal (fictional) |
| Beware of people | ON | Osthofen (fictional) |
| In love in Berlin | GÖB and KA | Fictional places Göberitz and Kahlene, although 'KA' exists for Karlsruhe and the district of the same name . |
| ways to luck | FA | Falkental (fictional) |
| Paths to happiness - tracks in the sand | NH | Without a recognizable location, but the place of action is Nordersund (fictitious). |
| world on wire | FA | fictional place |
| Welcome to Kronstadt | KRO | Kronstadt (fictional). Kronstadt is also the German name of the Romanian city of Brașov . |
| We are the wave | MF | Meppersfeld (fictional) |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Apply for game license plate , City of Berlin, accessed on October 22, 2016
- ↑ autobild.de
- ↑ Section 3, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1 of the Vehicle Registration Ordinance
- ↑ § 47 Vehicle Registration Ordinance
- ↑ fernsehlexikon.de
- ↑ [1]