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Velocity Films stages horse escape in Cape Town for Carling Black Label commercial
Production Company Velocity Films recently shot on location in Cape Town for a commercial for Carling Black Label. The commercial depicts a chase after a horse breaks free from a truck and goes running throughout the city streets of Cape…
Mimi Gjorgoska-Ilievska appointed as new Director of the Macedonian Film Agency
The Macedonian Film Agency has appointed Mimi Gjorgoska-Ilievska to be its new Director after a decision was issued by the President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia. Mrs. Gjorgoska-Ilievska has an established reputation within the film industry, having…
TLG talks to Brad Blackbourn about Spectre, and the potential of previsualisation
Previsualisation (known as previs to professionals) is at its core the use of a wide range of tools, from advanced technology to pencilled storyboards, to allow a production to understand the logistics of any planned scene. Despite being fairly new…
Mayor of Santa Fe to push for new film commission
The mayor of Santa Fe, Javier Gonzales has expressed his interest in developing a film commission for the capital of New Mexico in a bid to draw the attention of high budget productions. According to Gonzales it would take an…
Daredevil and Jessica Jones have brought 3,000 jobs to New York
Statistics have been published showing that the Netflix exclusive shows, Daredevil and the soon to be released Jessica Jones have helped to create 3,000 jobs for New Yorkers. These shows are the result of a partnership between Marvel and Netflix,…
Better Call Saul season 2 begins filming in New Mexico
Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul has returned to Albuquerque New Mexico to begin filming its second season. I’m very happy that we wound up in Albuquerque, because I think it really helped make the show a post-modern sort of…
Drone filming & the freedom of unmanned flight
Aerial drones – or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), to use the industry terminology – have become an increasingly prevalent part of the international production landscape. Usually small, mobile and flexible, the devices appear to offer a safer alternative to the…
BBC Worldwide to film new docudrama on Svalbard in Arctic Circle
A new docudrama series likened in tone to Fortitude has been commissioned by BBC Worldwide to shoot on Svalbard in the Arctic Circle. The Norwegian archipelago is one of the world’s northernmost inhabited regions and is home to a small…
BBC period drama Poldark helps boost film tourism in Cornwall
The BBC’s period drama Poldark, set in late 18th century Cornwall, helped boost film tourism in the region over the summer. A full 25% of people visiting the south-western county were inspired to do so partly by the TV series,…
Introducing FOCUS – The Location Production Event
FOCUS is London’s first international trade event aimed at all producers, location managers, production and photography professionals from the film, television and commercials industries. FOCUS, supported by Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward Office of Film, Music & Entertainment as the headline partner…