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Stink pitches superhero against lava monster on location in Uruguay for Vigorsol
Stink pitched superhero Captain Ice against a lava monster on the streets of Montevideo in Uruguay for chewing gum brand Vigorsol. The spot shows the daring superhero stocking up on supplies of the gum to help fuel his fresh breath…
Historic TV drama Labyrinth doubles South Africa for medieval France
Historical TV drama Labyrinth filmed largely on location in South Africa, doubling the region for medieval France. The story focuses on a modern-day archaeologist puzzling over a mysterious French site, and a woman in medieval France protecting the secret of…
RoadTown Enterprises invigorates production industries in Georgia and Mississippi
RoadTown Enterprises was set up in the late 1980s in Los Angeles by Gail Smerigan and Nick Smerigan, and Jeremy Hariton joined in 2010. TLG talks to Nick and Jeremy about the company's specialism in studio management and RoadTown's facilities…
UK TV filming tax credit targets production boost from 1 April 2013
The UK’s TV filming tax credit will be launched on 1 April 2013 and is designed to bring more high-end TV productions to Britain, while also keeping shows like Game of Thrones. Productions spending at least GBP1 million for each…
Craften Amsterdam conference to analyse European commercial campaigns
The Craften Amsterdam conference will analyse a showcase of European commercial campaigns before a select audience in the Dutch city. Organised by Francisco Condorelli of the Ciclope International Advertising Craft Festival, Craften will take place on 24 and 25 April…
Naked and Marooned TV show films on location on remote Fiji island
Television survival show Naked and Marooned with Ed Stafford left the eponymous adventurer on a remote uninhabited island in Fiji, where he fended for himself for 60 days and filmed his own exploits. TLG talks to line producer Steven Ballantyne…
Location Manager JJ Hook: Challenges of filming action cinema
JJ Hook entered the production industry with a small job on drama Swept from the Sea in the late 90s. His career progressed to major action movies and in recent years he’s worked on Mission: Impossible III, Inception and Michael…
Filming on location in Italy with Frisca Carapelli of the Scoutit team
Frisca Carapelli co-founded Scoutit in 2003 with five other experienced Location Managers, all of whom have a deep knowledge of Italian filming locations. The team has a collective background in garden design, line producing and casting, as well as location…
Surprise hit The Call makes unusual swap from Ontario to LA filming locations
Surprise hit The Call, a small-scale thriller starring Halle Berry, made the unusual move of switching filming locations at the last minute from Ontario to California. An earlier rejection for filming incentive support in Los Angeles was overturned and prompted…
Northern Ireland ministers celebrate new Game of Thrones series with HBO
Ministers from Northern Ireland joined cable channel HBO in the US to celebrate the new series of Game of Thrones, which is based in Belfast’s Titanic Studios facility. First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness also pitched…