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Filming on location with Producer/Line Producer Sarah Forbes Campbell
Sarah began her production career in commercials working for Ridley Scott Associates (RSA) and Rose Hackney Barber. She has since gained experience in broadcast documentaries and feature films, and currently works as a Producer and Line Producer. Can you tell…
Cambodia: Exploring the growth of an international filming location
I am on my way to Cambodia to meet with the film commissioner Cédric Eloy and visit the country. With over one hundred international productions of all sizes having shot there in 2013, I am keen to see why Cambodia…
Supervising Location Manager James Lin on Captain America 2 and California filming
Marvel made the unusual step of bringing big-budget film production to California for its comic-book sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Supervising Location Manager James Lin talks about the challenges of the shoot and California’s filmmaking future. Captain America: The…
Fargo miniseries braves freezing Alberta winter filming on location in Calgary
A new miniseries based on the Coen Brothers’ 1996 feature film Fargo braved the icy Canadian winter shooting on location in Calgary, Alberta. Although based in the same world as the Coens’ Oscar-winning crime drama, the miniseries tells a different…
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…
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…
Eleisha McNeill: Working as a TV fixer on location in New Zealand
Having been a production manager and then reporter for a New Zealand TV show, I spent five years setting up shoots all around my home country, seeing small-town New Zealand and meeting the colourful characters who make this country what…
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…
Cable channel Syfy to film TV event series Ascension on location in Montreal
Cable channel Syfy will film TV miniseries Ascension in Montreal, Canada. The series will follow a murder investigation on a vast interstellar space mission launched at the height of the Cold War. X-Men: Days of Future Past has been among…
California feature filming ranks behind UK and Canada for 2013
California took the fourth spot behind Louisiana, Canada and the UK for its popularity as a filming location in 2013, according to a new report from FilmLA. The west coast state’s share of the biggest 25 movies of the year…