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Filming in Macau with Location Manager Campbell Mclean
Campbell founded a location production company in 1989 specialising in line-producing Korean and Chinese TV commercials on location throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. He was Location Manager on the USD45 million production Pitch Black, starring Vin Diesel,…
Filming on location in Arizona with Location Scout Mike McGinn
Mike has been managing and scouting locations for film, television and documentaries, both national and international, for over 20 years. He's based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and provides production services for the state and the south-west US. He also works in…
Editor’s Weekly
One of our most popular stories this week has been news of HBO TV show Game of Thrones filming on location in Iceland for its second season. Over in the US New Mexico has finally secured location filming for The…
Location Manager Patrick Mignano discusses J Edgar and filming with Clint Eastwood
Patrick studied film at Montana State University, before moving west to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the industry because, as he says, "that’s what you did”. He talks to TLG about his career, how the industry has changed…
Editor’s Weekly
This week we covered a creative new online advertising campaign from Honda. The UK is in the spotlight again with the release of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse, while the British Prime Minister has called for the UK film industry to…
Filming in Kent in the UK with Gabrielle Lindemann
Gabrielle Lindemann set up the Kent Film Office for Kent County Council in 2006. Prior to that, she worked for the BBC as a as an Assistant Director and Location Manager before becoming a freelance Location Manager. Kent became her…
California location filming rises in 2011 despite big declines in fourth quarter
California saw a 4.2% rise in location filming for 2011, but the number of TV and feature production filming days fell sharply in the fourth quarter. During these three months TV production declined by nearly 11% and feature filming days…
Filming in Argentina with Assistant Director Ginger Gentile
After graduating from Columbia University in 2002, Ginger decided to travel extensively in Latin America to learn Spanish. She ended up in Argentina and has slowly made Buenos Aires her home. "In part because I found a vibrant film scene…
Raleigh Studios Detroit likely to benefit from Michigan’s revised film incentives
Raleigh Studios Detroit is likely to benefit from Michigan’s new filming incentive programme. Michigan has offered generous incentives for the last few years, but its film fund has now been reduced and the film office had to stop considering applications…
Filming in Israel with Location Manager Danny Bem Menachem
Danny started in the industry in special effects back in 1963. He has been a Gaffer, a Lighting Director, Line Producer and Producer, and now works regularly as a Unit Production Manager and Location Manager. He has worked on hundreds…