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Filming on location in Jackson Hole with Location Manager Ian Gersten
Ian entered the film industry as an Assistant Cameraman and then an Assistant Director and he’s worked in commercials, features and documentaries around the world. His work has focused on the Rocky Mountain region of the US for more than…
MacGuffin Films shoots base jumper leaping off Swiss mountain for Verizon
A base jumper has been filmed leaping off Switzerland’s Eiger mountain peak in a new spot for web provider Verizon. The jumper is kitted out in a specialised wing suit that fills with air and enables a degree of flight…
Dark Knight Rises producer discusses India location filming
Emma Thomas, a Producer on The Dark Knight Rises, has discussed filming on location in India for Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film. The Indian leg of the shoot took place in May 2011 at Mehrangarh Fort overlooking Jodhpur, in the…
BBC films on location in Shetland Islands for TV crime drama
The BBC is filming a new crime drama on location in the Shetland Islands, a region north of mainland Scotland that has a rich cultural history. Ann Cleeves’ murder mystery novel Red Bones is set in Shetland and the TV…
Colonel Blimp braves windy Philadelphia with a helicam for Passion Pit
London-based music video production company Colonel Blimp has braved the windy skies over Philadelphia in the eastern US. Take A Walk comes from Massachusetts band Passion Pit and uses a helicam to take a bird’s eye view of a ball…
North Carolina eyes Marvel’s Captain America sequel with film incentive extension
North Carolina has extended its location filming incentive by a year to the end of 2014 as it eyes Marvel’s upcoming Captain America sequel. The state already has a relationship with the studio as Iron Man 3 is filming at…
Game of Thrones to film scenes on location in Morocco for third season
HBO’s hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones will film scenes in Morocco for its third season. The country featured in the show’s pilot episode but was not used again, with Malta and then Croatia used for warmer climes in the…
California compromises with two more years of state filming incentive
California’s location filming tax credit has been granted a two-year extension to 2015. Filming professionals in the state had been lobbying for a five-year extension and more money to increase the programme’s appeal, but a compromise was needed given the…
Airspace restrictions for London 2012 Olympics frustrate aerial filming industry
Severe restrictions imposed on airspace over London and south-east England for the Olympics has provoked considerable frustration in the UK’s aerial filming industry. The severely restricted zone extends halfway to Dover in the south-east and beyond Luton and Stansted airports…
Shameless @ Park Village films on location in Spanish desert for The Penelopes
London-based production company Shameless @ Park Village has taken to the Spanish desert for the new music video Summer Life from French pop duo The Penelopes. The production team tackled desert heat around Zaragoza in northern Spain. Locations in Portugal…