[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.
[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?
[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.
Filmmakers and TV productions may have access to an additional stage at Pinewood Studios in London by the end of 2012. Plans for the new development have been announced in the wake of an 8% rise in revenues at the facility for 2010.
[slideshow id=73]Bangladesh is part of the setting for new supernatural drama Bishaash, which split its shoot between Dhaka and London. The story follows a young British-Bangladeshi woman who has a series of supernatural adventures when she discovers she co-owns a Dhaka antique shop.
[slideshow id=72]Uruguay doubles for the French Riviera of the 1960s in a new ad spot for the Stella Artois Triple Filtered, Smooth Escapades campaign. The Train shows a badly-dressed working class man gradually upgrading from a train’s third class carriage up to first as he pursues a pretty girl.
[slideshow id=68]Guinness has always known how to make an impact in the advertising world. For its new spot, Dark Life, the brand travelled to New York, Hong Kong and Bogota to capture kinetic images of night-life in three of the world’s most bustling cities.
We’re hard at work on the 2012 edition of The Location Guide, which will be the most comprehensive and accurate ever. You’ll be happy to hear you can now update your own listing online, using the handy web link we’ve sent you.