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The Lift Spain becomes Story: We Produce
Barcelona-based production service company The Lift Spain is now Story: We Produce. Ana Laura Solis is the firm’s Founding Partner and Managing Director and the re-brand reflects her recent acquisition of full ownership. The company is also now detached from…
Report reveals long-term filming wages loss as productions leave California
A new report has revealed the scale of California’s filming production wage loss in recent years. Between 2004 and 2011 the state lost USD3 billion in wages due to a steady exodus of filming projects to other US states and…
California community removes palm trees to appeal as generic small-town USA
A farming town in Southern California has cut down its palm trees to make it feel more like generic small-town America. The changes in Fillmore aren’t for a specific production but in the past the palm trees have lost the…
Filming in South Africa with Moonlighting’s Shayne Brookstein
Shayne started out as a receptionist 15 years ago for a local director-based company and was co-ordinating jobs within a month. As Head of Production at Moonlighting Commercials, Shayne oversees all projects, from budgeting and prep to shooting, and manages…
Michigan rules commercials ineligible for state filming incentive
Commercials shooting in Michigan are not eligible for the state’s filming incentive. The state has had to make a distinction because commercials can be eligible for the incentive when they’re promoting productions that have qualified for the programme. Mayer Morganroth…
Malta seeks to protect historic sites from potential filming damage
Malta wants to ensure its historic sites are protected from the potential damage of location filming visits. TV series Game of Thrones visited in 2010 and reportedly damaged parts of the island of Gozo – the show switched to Croatia…
JJ Abrams TV show Revolution starts location filming work in North Carolina
New TV show Revolution, which involves Lost co-creator JJ Abrams, is starting work on location in Wilmington, North Carolina. North Carolina provided locations for The Hunger Games’ dystopian setting and Iron Man 3 is based at EUE/Screen Gems Studios. Revolution…
New Hampshire coalition calls for location filming incentives
A group of filmmaking professionals in New Hampshire on the east coast of the US is calling for a location filming incentive programme. The New Hampshire Production Coalition (NHPC) wants to be more competitive with states that are already nationally…
Gotham’s globe-trotter: Filming The Dark Knight Rises
The final chapter of Christopher Nolan’s grittily realistic Batman trilogy filmed around the world in an epic shoot that lasted nearly a year. TLG explores the marathon scouting trips, finding Wayne Manor in Nottingham and turning Pittsburgh into Gotham City.…
Marvel’s Iron Man 3 fails to repel criticism of North Carolina filming incentive
A conservative organisation in North Carolina has criticised the state’s location filming incentive programme. Governor Bev Perdue has officially extended the incentive as Iron Man 3 films in the state, but the John Locke Foundation in Raleigh has condemned it…