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Filming a future American city in Shanghai for quirky romance Her
Filmmaker Spike Jonze spent a week filming on location in the Chinese city of Shanghai for his future romance Her. The film tells the story of a lonely writer who falls in love with an artificially-intelligent operating system and Jonze…
The Lego Movie uses visual effects incentives filming in Australia
New family comedy feature The Lego Movie was produced in Sydney by digital studio Animal Logic. A combination of computer-generated imagery and advanced stop-motion animation was used to realise the production, which has been a huge box-office hit. Australia offers…
Moonlighting films footballer Didier Drogba in Turkey and Kenya for Windhoek Lager
Moonlighting doubled filming locations in Turkey for Africa in a new spot for Windhoek Lager that also involved shooting in Kenya and South Africa. The Journey shows football star Didier Drogba being inspired to dribble a ball across African landscapes…
RSA Films shoots on location around the world for Apple Mac 30th anniversary
Jake Scott has directed a new spot for RSA Films marking the 30th anniversary of Apple’s first Mackintosh computer. Fifteen camera crews in ten countries around the world filmed scenes on iPhones on a single day – 24 January 2014…
Filming on location with commercials producer Laurie Boccaccio
Laurie Boccaccio has 15 years of experience as a commercials producer, working mainly for top production company MJZ. She talks to The Location Guide about her experiences filming around the world. “I have been so fortunate to see and work…
Commercials for 2014 Super Bowl help boost Los Angeles location filming
Los Angeles was a popular filming location for high-end commercials shot for the upcoming 2014 Super Bowl, which will be played out this Sunday (2 February) in New Jersey. Shooting for Super Bowl commercials helped boost Los Angeles commercial production…
Visual effects company Cinesite VFX to open new Montreal office
London-based visual effects company Cinesite VFX has announced it will open a new office in Montreal, Quebec. The company – whose credits include Tom Cruise’s upcoming sci-fi Edge of Tomorrow – will be spending CAD6.7 million with the help of…
George Clooney films World War II drama The Monuments Men in Germany
George Clooney filmed on location mainly in Germany for his World War II drama The Monuments Men. The movie tells the true-life story of a platoon of museum directors and curators who were sent into the European battlefield to safeguard…
Filming New Zealand with top Unit Production Manager Brigitte Yorke
Brigitte Yorke studied at South Seas Film and TV School in Auckland and started as a runner in Wellington before working her way up to Unit Production Manager. She talks to The Location Guide about New Zealand’s changing industry and…
BBC starts filming new Doctor Who series with Peter Capaldi in Cardiff
The BBC has started filming the new series of sci-fi hit Doctor Who on location in Cardiff with new star Peter Capaldi. More than ten million UK viewers watched Matt Smith’s popular three-year tenure end as he regenerated into Capaldi…