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Filming on location in Cape Town
I am on a lovely ‘Caribbean’ beach surrounded by clear water, tall palm trees, smooth white sand, huge boulders, wooden huts and a picturesque village. I would be tempted to take a swim or lie down to sunbathe were it…
50th Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition films on Easter Island and Antarctica
Sports Illustrated (SI) travelled around the world to shoot stills for the 50th anniversary of its high-profile Swimsuit Edition. Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean was among the more unusual locations and the publisher also became the first to organise…
Location Manager Steve Mortimore: Filming Brad Pitt’s World War Z
Steve Mortimore convinced Glasgow to host a zombie apocalypse and also secured a Navy ship for Brad Pitt’s upcoming World War Z. He talks to TLG about planning the end of the world and finding studio space for one of…
Filming on location in Azerbaijan with Narimanfilm MMC
Narimanfilm MMC is in the business of producing documentaries and feature films. We also cover events and special occasions on a freelance basis providing legal consultancy, administrative and logistical support to film projects in the Republic of Azerbaijan. We offer…
Spielberg oversees Need for Speed as it wins Michigan filming incentive
Videogame adaptation Need for Speed – overseen by Steven Spielberg through DreamWorks - will get a filming incentive payment from Michigan to shoot scenes on location in Detroit. The production will spend just under USD5 million locally and get a…
Independent and BRW Filmland shoot Italian locations for new Maserati
Independent and partner BRW Filmland have put the new Maserati Quattroporte through its paces in western and central Italy. Croatia and Spain were considered as filming locations, but the team decided they lacked the requisite authenticity. Director Nigel Simpkiss’ stylish…
Filming on location with Llucià Homs of the Barcelona-Catalunya Film Commission
Llucià Homs is Film Commissioner and Director at the Barcelona-Catalunya Film Commission (BCFC) in north-east Spain. He is also Director of Cultural Industries at Barcelona City Council’s Cultural Institute. The film commission helps organise shoots around Barcelona and Catalunya. What…
Senator calls for location filming tax credit increase for upstate New York
New York State Senator Patrick Gallivan has called for location filming tax credits to be increased for western parts of the state. Filming costs climb as productions travel further from New York City and Senator Gallivan wants to tackle this…
New Mexico ‘Breaking Bad bill’ would deliver higher television location filming incentive
New Mexico’s proposed ‘Breaking Bad bill’ would increase the state’s location filming tax credit for TV productions to 30% from the existing 25% figure. The bill is named after the acclaimed TV drama that comes to an end this year…
State-of-the-art underwater camera films giant squid south of Japan
A new state-of-the-art underwater camera has been used to film the first-ever footage of a giant squid in its natural habitat in deep water south of Japan. Medusa is a remote-operated camera craft designed to film unobstrusively in deep-sea environments.…