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BBC to film two-part drama One Child on location in London and Hong Kong
Location filming will take place in London and Hong Kong for the BBC’s new two-part TV drama One Child. Co-produced by the BBC and Sundance TV, the production will tell the story of a Chinese-born woman adopted by Anglo-American parents…
True Detective producer advocates better filming incentives for Scotland
An Executive Producer on the US miniseries True Detective has advocated better filming incentives in Scotland. Edinburgh-born Richard Brown said that increasing the filming tax credits available in Scotland on top of the existing UK incentive could help boost the…
Game of Thrones and Iron Man 3 among winners at inaugural LMGA Awards
Location professionals from Game of Thrones and Iron Man 3 were among the winners at the inaugural Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) Awards in Los Angeles over the weekend. Robert Boake was awarded for Outstanding Achievement by a Location…
LMGA Awards nominees to discuss location filming at morning panel
Location professionals nominated for the inaugural Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) Awards will take part in a panel discussion in Los Angeles on the morning of 28 March ahead of the evening awards ceremony. The two-hour morning panel has…
Sci-fi feature Divergent builds dystopian Chicago on location in Illinois
New sci-fi feature Divergent sought dystopian visuals while filming on location in Chicago, as the production team recreated the setting of Veronica Roth’s source novel. The story is set in the aftermath of a future conflict that has left the…
Which production service company?
Some two decades ago productions filming overseas - particularly in developing countries or difficult destinations - would commonly dispatch their production manager or producer well in advance of the prep start to establish government contacts and set up a bank…
Sleeping on location at the Sukhothai Bangkok Hotel
We all agree that sleep is key to wellbeing, mood and overall health. Good quality sleep is even more important when filming on location for long periods of time and certain crew members (think locations and the production department) often…
Sequel to hit Mall Cop comedy gets first Nevada filming incentive payment
Sony Pictures’ comedy sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 has become the first movie to win approval for Nevada’s new filming incentive. The original Paul Blart: Mall Cop filmed in Massachusetts and was a huge hit so the sequel could…
Warner Bros Television films Constantine comic book pilot on location in Atlanta
Warner Bros Television is filming the pilot for a Constantine TV series in Atlanta, Georgia. The pilot is based on the DC Comics character John Constantine, an occult conman-turned-detective who in the comics originates from Liverpool, England. Constantine was made…
BBC starts filming new series of Gillian Anderson crime drama The Fall in Belfast
Filming has started in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the second series of BBC crime drama The Fall, which stars Gillian Anderson as a detective searching for a serial killer. The BBC recently reiterated plans to increase its Northern Ireland output…