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Carlisle train station used for Homebase ad
Homebase advertising campaign Transform the Nation has filmed its latest spot at Carlisle train station in the UK. The piece shows a team setting up various home interior and garden designs on the station’s platform early in the morning to…
Comparethemarket.com uses Finse in Norway for Siberia
Finse in south-west Norway has been used to double for Siberia in an advert for price comparison website Comparethemarket.com called Journey of Courageousness. The advert stars Aleksandr the meerkat as he tells the story of how his ancestors travelled from…
Frankfurt as a location for filming
Best known as a banking hub, home to the world’s largest book trade fair, Goethe and, of course, sausages, Frankfurt is actually full of surprises. Frankfurters have seen their city nicknamed ‘Mainhattan’ thanks to their futuristic skyscrapers designed by the…
Canadian Molson beer ad films on frozen Spray Lake
A commercial for Canadian beer brand Molson has filmed scenes on a frozen lake near Calgary as part of the campaign’s aim to highlight the ruggedness of the country and its people. Made From Canada was filmed by Circle Productions…
Barclaycard Rollercoaster ad uses Spydercam rig in New York
BBH has designed a follow-up to Barclaycard’s hugely successful Waterslide commercial, advertising contactless technology from the card company. The new spot was filmed in New York and follows a man taking an immense rollercoaster ride between the city’s skyscrapers on…
Sherlock Holmes stays true to its London roots
Guy Ritchie’s global smash-hit, Sherlock Holmes, filmed principally in London. Robert Downey-Junior’s job was to reinvent Holmes for the 21st Century, but Production Manager Giles Edleston’s challenge was to bring Victorian London to the screen in a “bigger, louder and…
ATG horse advert shoots in Valencia
Valencia has a glamorous image, good weather and a film-friendly environment which recently pulled in a commercial shoot for Swedish horse-racing firm ATG. Know Your Horses shows horses taking part in everyday city life as equals to humans as they…
Latvian locations for new Drambuie ad
When creative agency Nitro Group and production company Academy Films wanted a Scottish location for their latest Drambuie spot, they chose Latvia because of its low costs and good overall production values. They turned to local production service company Baltic…
Guinness brings the world to life
When Guinness and creative agency AMV BBDO made the bold decision to move away from the well established ‘Good Things Come to Those Who Wait’ strapline, they knew that any television ad campaign would have to be something spectacular. The…
Cadbury shoot in Ghana
An innovative brief from Cadbury’s left London creative agency Fallon, and production company Rattling Stick with a huge filming challenge in rural Ghana earlier this year, which relied on a combination of slick UK pre-production, and the on-the-ground assistance of…