Producers of the long-running reality game show Survivor face local opposition over plans to film on beaches in the western Pacific. The production reportedly wants to close Palau’s Rock Islands beaches for four months, but the local governor is concerned the move would affect tourism.
Santa Clarita, just north of Los Angeles in California, boosted its location filming days by nearly 20% in the 2012/13 fiscal year. The city recorded 1,069 shoot days and local production spending rose nearly 25% on the previous year.
Television drama series Nashville will get filming incentive support to continue filming on location in its namesake city in Tennessee for its second season. The show follows a fading Nashville singer forced to team up with a young starlet to save her career.
Disney has won approval for a plan to expand its Los Angeles film studio facilities at the Golden Oak Ranch in Santa Clarita. The regional planning commission approved the plan that is set to involve the development of 12 sound stages.
Filmmaker Greg Mclean his shooting the sequel to his 2005 backpacker horror Wolf Creek on location in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges. The story follows the grisly exploits of a fictional Outback killer and the first film fed off the lonely atmosphere of remote Australian highways.
New TV show Nashville has been commissioned for a full season and has committed to a Tennessee shoot. Filming will re-start in early 2013 and the production will spend about three additional months in the city of Nashville.
A new high-tech development from the Walt Disney Company for ABC Studios has moved closer to becoming a reality in northern Los Angeles. The company plans to invest heavily on new facilities next to its existing Golden Oak movie ranch.
David Singleton is a Location Manager based in Sydney, Australia. He’s been scouting and assisting Location Managers for the last three years, with a stint on Fremantles' Masterchef in between.