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Empire Visual Effects to help boost New York location filming industry
New post-production company Empire Visual Effects is to be opened in Buffalo in Western New York in a move that could boost the state’s location filming industry. A 35% tax credit is available for projects that complete post-production work in…
Santa Clarita in California boosts location filming days by nearly 20%
Santa Clarita, just north of Los Angeles in California, boosted its location filming days by nearly 20% in the 2012/13 fiscal year. The city recorded 1,069 shoot days and local production spending rose nearly 25% on the previous year. “Santa…
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.…
California loses summer movies as Hollywood chases better filming incentives
California lost most of this summer’s biggest movies to locations with better filming incentives. While Iron Man 3 filmed mostly in North Carolina and White House Down shot in Montreal, Star Trek Into Darkness was the only major summer feature…
Saturday Night Live veteran films New Jersey-set story in New York
Actress Kristen Wiig, a veteran of comedy show Saturday Night Live, has filmed her new feature largely on location in New York, doubling for New Jersey. New Jersey lacks funds for its filming incentive and local authorities know this is…
US Sherlock Holmes drama Elementary to film season two opener in London
American TV series Elementary will film its season two opener on location in London. Launched by CBS after the success of the BBC’s Sherlock, the show's famous crime-solver remains British, but he usually works as a police consultant in modern-day…
Unclear New York gun laws could still affect location filming
Unclear laws in New York about the use of automatic weapons could still affect location filming in the state. From January 2014 ownership of guns that can hold more than ten bullets will be prohibited in New York, but it…
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 begins car-chase filming in upstate New York
Location filming for superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has headed to Rochester in upstate New York for a major car chase shoot. The second-unit filming will last nine days and will involve 450 crew members - 250 hired locally…
Filming on location in Cuba with local producer Luis Lago
Luis entered the film industry in 1993 as a runner at the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Arts and Industry and a little less than ten years later became an independent producer. In 2007 he set up Shoot Cuba with his…
Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier filming mainly in Los Angeles
Marvel’s superhero sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier is shooting mainly on location in Los Angeles. Its production budget is too large to qualify for California’s filming incentive, but the decision was easier as the sequel is set in modern-day…