TLG talks to Location Manager Xavier Wakefield
Xavier Wakefield began his career in 1987 at a leading television commercial company in London. By the age of 21 he had already worked as 1st Assistant Director and Location Manager for Tony Kaye.
Latest from the location guide
Sand, sea and Black Gold - Qatar as a filming location
[slideshow id=87]Producers looking for innovative new sources of film funding could do a lot worse than look eastwards to Doha in Qatar. That’s exactly what veteran director Jean-Jacques Annaud did for the USD55 million movie Black Gold.
The Location Guide News
It’s been a busy month here at The Location Guide. Our Film Friendly Locations database continues to grow, we’re hosting a fundraising event for Japan and next week we’ll be scouting western Norway on a fam trip.
TLG talks to James Bond location filming veteran Callum McDougall
[slideshow id=86]Callum McDougall, veteran of many James Bond movies and Executive Producer on both Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale, flatly refused to give me any heads up about locations for the new Bond 23.
Palm-fringed beauty: Filming Mauritius
[slideshow id=85]Mauritius is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful paradise isle locations the world has to offer. It’s 2,040 sq km with a coastline of 177km and has a population of 1.2 million. It gained independence from the British in 1968 and has prospered in subsequent years.
The Arctic – a filming survival guide
[singlepic id=567 w=600 h=250 float=]In March 2010 I was selected as DoP for a new series on ITV1 called 71 Degrees North. I was to be one of seven camera crews on location, working with a large variety of filming platforms including climbing ropes, snowmobile, helicopter, dog sled, skis and also underwater.
Using industrial and commercial buildings as locations for filming
[slideshow id=81]Is it cheaper to build a set in a studio or go to a location, and do the restrictions of a location shoot outweigh the freedoms and control of a studio shoot?
Rubicon builds market square filming on location in Goa
[slideshow id=80]Exotic drinks brand Rubicon has filmed a series of ad spots for the ICC Cricket World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. The brand has sponsored coverage of the competition on Sky Sports. In the idents, locals play cricket in an Indian market square, watched by three commentators.