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Titanic miniseries films on location doubling historic Dublin for period Belfast
A new period miniseries charting the construction of the Titanic has filmed scenes in Dublin, doubling the city for Belfast, according to the Belfast Telegraph. Titanic: Blood & Steel takes place over the 15-year time period it took to build…
VW gets airborne filming new Flyboy spot on location in Bangalore
Bangalore is the setting for vehicle manufacturer VW’s new commercial, Flyboy. In the spot a boy born with angel wings grows up to become a celebrity as a young adult. Facing a constant practicality issue with the huge wings, he…
Filming in Buenos Aires with Location Manager Eugenia D’Alessio
Eugenia fell into the locations business when she was asked to be a freelance Location Assistant in 2001. She then worked as a Production Assistant to build up her production experience, before returning to the world of locations with numerous…
Filming on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i
I have been a location scout and manager in Hawaii for the past 30 years. I have lived on Kaua'i since 1975 and I think it's one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Film support and infrastructure is non-existant,…
Filming in Cape Town with Location Manager Robert Bentley
Robert has been working as a Location Manager since 1998, first on commercials and then features with big names like Endgame, Rendition and Dredd under his belt. He works across the whole of South Africa, as well as Namibia, Mozambique,…
Spectrum Films partners with Box Films to open production base in Chile
Spectrum Films, based in Mexico City, has opened a new production base in Chile. The company has partnered with Box Films in Santiago and the base will be run by Daniel de la Vega of Sahara Films and Carolina Guarachi…
Westside dodges weddings and uses motion control filming on location in Czech Republic
Czech Republic is a good destination for filmmakers looking for historical backdrops and reliable crews. Indian retail giant Westside has come for Endless Possibilities, a new commercial showing a young woman having fun in a retro city as she plays…
Gerard Butler’s Machine Gun Preacher doubles South Africa for Sudan
A worthy story hiding behind a B-movie heading, Machine Gun Preacher filmed partly on location in South Africa, doubling the country for what was then southern Sudan. It tells the true story of Sam Childers, a reformed US biker who…
Sam Mendes’ James Bond film to shoot on location in Istanbul
The new James Bond film, starring Daniel Craig and directed by Sam Mendes, will be filming scenes in Istanbul, according to the Anatolia news agency. The popular tourist area of Sultanahmet is likely to be the focus, but other parts…
Michigan stops taking location filming incentive applications for 2011-12
The long-term prospects for Michigan’s film industry are very much up in the air. Right now the state's hosting Sam Raimi's big-budget Oz: The Great and Powerful, but its annual film fund has been slashed and the film office is…