Prometheus was filmed in Iceland, Scotland and Jordan, as well as in built sets at Shepperton and Pinewood studios in England, and at Spain's City of Light. The location shoots required a rocky and lifeless planet, so the northern landscapes of the glaciers and wastelands of Scotland were ideal, and the deserts of Jordan were used for background rather than full-fledged filming. Given the large number of sets and objects that were filmed in the movie it is understandable to use three studios at once.
Satellite LV-223
In movie
Scene where the team opens the ship's cargo hold to drive inside when they are chased by a sandstorm. But as they drive in, their bag falls out and Elizabeth Shaw runs after it, but doesn't make it in time and is injured.
Timing: 00:43:00
Real
Scene was shot in the Wadi Rum desert and the Scottish heathland of Rannoch Moor. The mountains in the background are the reason why this place was chosen, but unlike other films that were shot here the creators did not use the red tones of the local sand and mountains, but used color correction that changed the basic colors of the landscape. The mountains were cut with CGI and inserted into the background of the Scottish heathland.
Wadi Rum
Waterfall
In movie
Scene where one of the creator race arrives on a flying saucer to an unnamed planet and at the top of a waterfall drinks a black liquid that causes his DNA to break down into its individual elements and thus give rise to new life in the water where he falls after this ritual.
Timing: 00:03:05
Real
Scene was shot at Dettifoss waterfall in Iceland, which is located in Vatnajökull National Park in the northeast of the island. It is a large waterfall with black rocky banks, the view is so fantastic that the only added special effects are a saucer in the sky. This waterfall is considered to be the most powerful in Europe.
