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TLG attending Produced By Conference at Walt Disney Studios
The Location Guide has a booth at the Association of Film Commissioners International’s (AFCI) Location Trade Show 2011. This year the event is run in association with the Produced By Conference (PBC). The PBC runs from June 3rd to 5th…
Bridgestone films new ad on location on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats
Tyre company Bridgestone has taken to Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats for its new commercial. Steer It Up shows a classic car being driven and spun at high speed across the flats. When it finally skids to a halt an aged…
The Caribbean as a location for filming
We tend to see the Caribbean as one country or a small group of islands whose names we are all familiar with. But in fact there are more than 7,000 islands in this long arc that runs from Florida to…
TLG talks to AFCI caretaker manager Martin Cuff about his appointment and plans
After the unexpected departure of CEO Larry Brownell, the Association of Film Commissioners has a new caretaker manager. Martin Cuff is an economics expert based in Cape Town, South Africa. So the most American of institutions has hired someone outside…
Strongbow archers brave searing heat filming on location in South Africa
Cider brand Strongbow has braved roasting temperatures filming the commercial for its new Gold brand on location in South Africa. Hero shows ancient archers sending arrows into an orchard and crushing the apples within. These scenes crosscut with drinkers in…
Joe Wright puts locations first filming Hanna in Germany, Finland and Morocco
Shifting gear from the literary adaptations that made his name, Joe Wright’s latest feature is Hanna, the story of a teenage girl raised in the wilds of Finland as a fighter and assassin. The film makes striking use of its…
Chicago invests in new Cinespace Film Studios to rival Hollywood
The Governor of Chicago has formally announced a USD5 million investment from the city in a new Cinespace Studios facility. Governor Pat Quinn’s announcement marked a celebration of the studio, which has already been used for a couple of big-budget…
The Dark Knight Rises films scenes in Jodhpur in India
Jodhpur, in Rajasthan in north-west India, has been used for a couple of days of filming for The Dark Knight Rises. Shooting focussed on the 500-year-old Mehrangarh Fort, which rises 120 metres above the city and has been used before…
Plans to double Hawaii’s filming incentives deferred until 2012
Hawaii’s filming incentives will stay at 15% for at least the rest of 2011 after a proposal to expand the scheme stalled in State Legislature. Supporters were calling for an incentive increase to 40% on some of the islands. Passing…
TLG talks to Panama Location Manager Alberto Serra
Brazilian-born Alberto grew up in Panama and has been involved with the production business since he was 13 years old, with his studies and work taking him to the US, the Czech Republic and Brazil. Alberto returned to Panama in…