Ian Brodie is one of the leading figures of on location photography. His company, Ian Brodie Consulting has worked with a number of productions from The Lord of the Rings trilogy to The Last King, providing his unique expertise to promote film tourism.
To provide television productions with more financial incentives for filming, the United Kingdom and South Africa have signed a co-production agreement to share their funding opportunities.
For their latest commercial, sports-retailer XXL have enlisted the help of SouthWest Productions to shoot on location in multiple areas throughout Rio de Janeiro. The spot features a young boy who attempts to return a wallet to acclaimed footballer Ronaldinho, but is mistaken for a thief by the local authorities and gets caught up in a chase.
At this year’s Young Director Award, South African Director Dan Mace managed to walk away with two major accolades under his belt: Silver Screen Awards in the Best Short Film and Changing the World categories.
UK Production Service Company LS Productions and London-based Production Company Lucky Strike have decided to combine their resources in a new partnership that will utilise the strengths of each company. Lucky Strike’s familiarity with the British capital and LS’ national reach will allow both companies to expand into new territories.
Google Expeditions, a programme that provides children with virtual reality school trips, have filmed their latest segment at Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. Previous films within the programme include scenes from along the River Thames, the top of the Burj Khalifa and inside Jiuzhaigou National Park to name a few.
Principal photography has begun on the third instalment of Marvel Studios’ Thor series. Chris Hemsworth will reprise his role as the titular demigod alongside Mark Ruffalo, whose portrayal of Bruce Banner will play a prominent role in the film.
After a fierce lobbying campaign in the nation’s Government over the last year, Finland may finally be getting a film incentive programme of its own. In the event of numerous suggestions being submitted in late 2015, the Minister of Education and Culture, Sanni Grahn-Laasonen established a task force to construct a single proposal for the incentive to be considered for the state budget.