HBO’s new TV feature Hemingway & Gellhorn filmed entirely in and around San Francisco, but the city doubles for locations around the world. It stars Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman and charts the true-life relationship between Ernest Hemingway and famous war correspondent Martha Gellhorn.
Filming incentives and flexibility with shoot locations were the main reasons why Marvel’s Avengers Assemble doubled Cleveland, Ohio, for New York City in the summer of 2011. The film - which now boasts the biggest cinema opening in history - is a huge boost for Ohio.
Alec is a New York-based commercial Line Producer with extensive international experience. In addition to commercials he’s worked in branded content, short films, TV, music videos, print and post-production. He was the Executive Producer at Lost Planet Editorial New York and a Supervising Producer on several short film projects for Radical Media.
Director Sean Stiegemeier of Pictures in a Row has marked a collaboration between music producers Kaskade and Skrillex. Lick It is filmed in reverse and shows a young woman struggling in a snowy landscape as she tries to track down a source of music to calm her bleeding ears.
Hit zombie TV drama The Walking Dead will film at Raleigh Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Location filming will focus on nearby Senoia, which will feature as a town walled off from the zombie outbreak.
Katherine began her career answering phones for the Boys Own Picture Company more than 20 years ago. Taking advice from producer, she made a conscious decision to progress in the world of commercials on the spot since then she’s remained faithful to the very fickle business.
Sherri began her career in production at Ogilvy & Mather nearly 20 years ago. She knew Ogilvy ECD Bill Hamilton, who helped Sherri work out that production was where she wanted to be. She spent six years at Ogilvy, followed by another five at Y&R before going freelance.
Absolut Vodka has taken to the salt flats of California with RSA. The new spot shows a group of extravagantly-dressed individuals gathering on the flats to race robotic greyhounds, while house music group Swedish House Mafia provides the soundtrack.