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Filth director calls for Scotland studio facilities to help boost filming
The director of crime movie Filth has said that having film studio facilities in Scotland could help stimulate the production industry. Jon Baird made the movie – based on a novel by Irvine Welsh – on location in Scotland and…
Filming on location with Anna Preuss of National Trust for Scotland
Originally from Germany, Anna joined National Trust for Scotland (NTS) as a freelance videographer before becoming the organisation’s Filming Manager in 2012. Her first phone call was from the producers of the James Bond franchise seeking to bring Skyfall to…
Jake Scott and RSA Films double Uruguay for Cuba in new Bacardi campaign
RSA Films and director Jake Scott doubled Uruguay for a period Cuba in a new series of spots for Bacardi. The ¡Vivimos! campaign recreates the experiences of revolutionary underground leader Emilio Bacardi during the Cuban Wars of Independence at the…
MJZ doubles California for Alaska filming new Volkswagen Beetle spot
Production company MJZ has doubled California for Alaska in a new spot for Volkswagen. Moonlight follows a young couple as they enjoy the freedom of the road driving around a small town in the bright sunshine of an Alaskan summer’s…
Great Gatsby executive producer considers Scottish Highlands location filming
A veteran producer may film a fantasy feature on location in the Scottish Highlands. Barrie Osborne was involved with the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, and he’s now working on an adaptation of The…
Ridley Scott production Child 44 gets location filming incentive in Prague
New Stalin-era spy thriller Child 44, produced by Ridley Scott, has secured a location filming incentive payment to shoot in Prague in Czech Republic. The city is likely doubling for the Soviet Union and the production will get an incentive…
The Great Gatsby recreates 1920s New York filming in Australia with Leonardo DiCaprio
Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann recreated the New York period setting of The Great Gatsby on location in New South Wales with Leonardo DiCaprio when filming incentive support became unavailable in the US. Shooting was based at Fox Studios in Sydney.…
Filming on the Isle of Man with Location Manager Sian Sutherland
Sian has been based on the Isle of Man since the age of eight and entered the production industry first as a featured extra and then as a runner and a Unit Manager. Her initiative and fast learning soon progressed…
Supervising Location Manager Becky Brake: Filming with JJ Abrams and Star Trek
Becky Brake first worked with filmmaker JJ Abrams on his action TV drama Alias. She's since become a regular locations collaborator and talks to The Location Guide about big-budget location filming, the Mission: Impossible franchise and working on Star Trek…
Yukon-set Discovery Channel TV miniseries films on location in Alberta
Discovery Channel has built a film set near Calgary in Alberta, western Canada, for its new TV miniseries Klondike. The region is doubling for Dawson City in the northern province of Yukon and the show is based on the Klondike…