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On location in Jamaica
Unlike the other Caribbean islands, Jamaica has a unique personality born of the sun, the sea, the sand and the reggae… The third largest island in the region, it offers unparalleled natural beauty, from its bewitching Blue Mountains inland, lush…
The Way Back films on location in Bulgaria, Morocco and India
Peter Weir’s new film The Way Back is set during World War II and tells the story of a group of POWs who escaped from a Siberian gulag in 1940 only to face an epic trek to India. The production…
Juicy Couture shoots new campaign on Icelandic lake
Fashion brand Juicy Couture built a set with wall flats up to nine metres high on a shallow lake called Hraunfjördur two hours from Reykjavik. The production scouted locations around the world, but Iceland’s geography made the decision easier for…
Scubazoo films in the Malaysian jungle
Natural history and underwater specialist Scubazoo has journeyed into the lush Malaysian jungle to capture the Maliau Basin on film. The expedition was organised for an educational DVD produced for Malaysia’s Sabah Bioversity Council. The Maliau Basin is in a…
2011 Produced By Conference to be held with AFCI’s Location Trade Show
The 2011 Produced By Conference (PBC) is to be held in conjunction with the Association of Film Commissioners International’s (AFCI) Location Trade Show. In addition, the event itself will be held at a major Hollywood studio. Marshall Herskovitz, President Emeritus…
Jamiroquai films new music videos in Spain’s Almeria Desert
British band Jamiroquai has filmed two new music videos back-to-back in the Almeria Desert in Spain. White Knuckle Ride shows singer Jay Kay chasing a Porsche along a winding desert road in a helicopter. In Blue Skies he swaps the…
Pfister doubles Croatia for southern Italy
Swiss home furnishings supplier Pfister has filmed a new commercial in Croatia, doubling the country for southern Italy. Journey shows a young man in a rural town of the 1940s/50s saying goodbye to his family and friends as he sets…
Bahamas Film Commissioner discusses location shooting
The Bahamas, an archipelago of Carribean islands north of Cuba and south-east of the USA, has always had a certain dreamy ring to it. Perhaps great tourist board marketing, perhaps it’s just the 29 islands, 661 cays and 2,387 islets…
Interview: Dominic Delaney of Dab Hand
The newest digital production company in London could not be without the oldest media of all - the printed page - to inform its strategies. Dominic Delaney’s Dab Hand Media is in a new generation of international commercials production companies…
Battle: Los Angeles doubles Louisiana for California
Upcoming science fiction thriller Battle: Los Angeles may be set on the West Coast but it involved extensive location shooting throughout Louisiana. The film tells the story of a platoon of US Marines defending Los Angeles against an alien invasion.…