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Filming Stephen Poliakoff’s Dancing on the Edge with Creative England
Stephen Poliakoff’s 1930s-set TV miniseries Dancing on the Edge got production support from Creative England to secure filming locations in West Midlands. Created to replace regional screen agencies, Creative England offers support and funding for productions filming outside London. Creative…
Formula One films Great Ocean Road for Australian Grand Prix promotion
A Formula One car has been driven along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road to promote the upcoming Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. The campaign was organised by the Australian Grand Prix Corporation and Tourism Victoria. “International motorsport already showcases the stunning…
Australia courts Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea with bigger filming incentive
Australia is courting Disney’s big-budget remake 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: Captain Nemo by doubling its location filming offset for a one-off payment. Disney has scouted filming locations in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales for the shoot that David…
Stephen Poliakoff drama Dancing on the Edge films London and West Midlands
Stephen Poliakoff’s miniseries Dancing on the Edge filmed on location across London and West Midlands. Location Manager Harriet Lawrence talks to TLG about the practical challenges of shooting the tale of a young journalist promoting a black jazz band in…
BBC’s Ripper Street could return for season two location filming in Dublin
Hit period drama series Ripper Street has been green-lit for a second series for the BBC and could return to Ireland for location filming. In the first series Dublin doubled for Victorian London’s East End in 1889, shortly after Jack…
Mulla Productions deflects rogue meteor filming on location in Israel for Pelephone
Mulla Productions in Tel Aviv filmed on location near Jerusalem for its new Pelephone commercial. The spot shows a group of wacky scientists – representing Pelephone’s anti-virus measures – using an enormous trampoline to defend a remote cabin from a…
Les Miserables recreates 19th Century France on location in southern England
Tom Hooper’s grandiose Oscar-nominated production of Les Miserables filmed across southern England, using Pinewood Studios as a base. Key locations including Greenwich in London, Chatham in Kent and Winchester College in Hampshire were turned into France of the early 19th…
Location Manager Michael John Meehan: Making water work on film
Michael John Meehan got his break as Location Manager on Peter Weir's Witness in 1985. Over the years his areas of expertise have become more specialised. He talks to TLG about the challenges of working with water in film production.…
British Columbia film professionals rally at studio for location filming incentives
Around 2,500 British Columbia production professionals rallied this week in Vancouver calling for better location filming incentives in the province. They gathered at North Shore Studios as part of the Save BC Film social media campaign. British Columbia Premier Christy…
Rattling Stick films on location in Sunderland and Sussex for Intel
Rattling Stick has filmed on location in Sunderland and Sussex for a new Intel spot. In London Train a woman’s Ultrabook Convertible makes a modern station seem old-fashioned as she’s taken back in time to a period setting. Rattling Stick…