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Scotland faces renewed pressure to build studio and streamline film support
The Scottish government is facing renewed pressure to develop a film studio and to streamline production support. Holyrood has heard that a lack of both filming infrastructure and unified Scottish support resulted in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones…
Filming on the Ministry of Defence Estate
For some it may come as a surprise to hear that the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been providing film locations for many years. It’s well placed to do so as the MOD is one of the country’s largest…
Filming Jupiter Ascending and Sense8 on location with the Wachowski siblings
Marco Giacalone worked with the Wachowski siblings as Supervising Location Manager on their sci-fi feature Jupiter Ascending, and on their upcoming Netflix series Sense8. Giacalone discusses working with the creators of the iconic Matrix franchise. Science fiction fantasy Jupiter Ascending…
Online map of Bollywood shoots in Scotland designed to boost film tourism
A new online map launched by VisitScotland details Scottish filming locations used by Bollywood films and is intended to boost film tourism from India. Scotland got a profile boost with the US drama Outlander and has also hosted nearly two…
BBC launches period drama Wolf Hall with Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis
Wolf Hall was filmed for the BBC mainly in western England using The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol as a base. Adapted from Hilary Mantel's novel, Mark Rylance stars as Thomas Cromwell, who became a key player in the court…
TV drama Dominion to return to film Cape Town as future Las Vegas
Supernatural TV drama Dominion is in pre-production on its second season and will again film Cape Town in South Africa as a future Las Vegas. The drama is a TV version of the 2010 fantasy horror film Legion. “South Africa…
BBC Films bases war memoir Testament Of Youth on location in Yorkshire
A feature adaptation of famous First World War memoir Testament Of Youth based its location filming in Yorkshire, northern England, but also shot in Oxford and London. The film tells the story of Vera Brittain’s experiences as an Oxford student…
North Carolina filming incentive downgrade alienates Sleepy Hollow producers
Television drama Sleepy Hollow will shift filming locations from North Carolina to Atlanta if it gets a season renewal. Raleigh has downgraded the state filming incentive to a grant system, with half of this year’s USD 10 million fund already…
Jurassic World filming delivers big spending boost for Kauai County in Hawaii
Hawaii location filming for Jurassic World had a big impact on the US state’s production industry. The dinosaur sequel was shot partly on the island of Kauai County north-west of Honolulu and producers spent around USD 3 million locally. Jurassic…
UK creative industries grow for 4th consecutive year to nudge £77bn
The UK’s creative industries have grown for a fourth year to reach a value of nearly GBP 77 billion. Government figures apply to 2013 but the production industry is likely to grow for 2014 when the UK hosted The Avengers:…