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Production experience: Filming on location and earning the trust of strangers
On those days when I'm feeling a little discouraged, or I seem to be endlessly searching for a location which just doesn't manifest itself, I have to remind myself how lucky I am to do this job. As Location Managers,…
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…
British Columbia officials draw on 2012 figures to call for filming support
Officials in British Columbia (BC) in Canada have drawn on production figures from 2012 to call for support for their filming industry. Figures from Burnaby in Vancouver - recently visited by Man of Steel - show the city made over…
England’s Peak District hopes for film tourism boost with BBC’s The Village
Authorities in the Peak District region of central and northern England are hoping for a boost in film tourism after the area was used as a filming location for BBC TV drama The Village. The series charts the social history…
Bang Bang Films and B-Reel Films shoot urban romance in Madrid for Titan
Bang Bang Films and B-Reel Films headed to Spanish capital Madrid to shoot a quirky romance for major watch brand Titan. Tagged features a couple travelling around the city together when their watch straps become linked. Facing a tight production…
Air New Zealand claims sales spur through Hobbit film tourism
Air New Zealand has said its online sales have grown since its marketing tie-ins with Peter Jackson’s first Hobbit film earlier this year. Film tourism first gave New Zealand a boost when the Lord of the Rings trilogy was released…
Warner Brothers renovates Engel Stadium in Tennessee for historic baseball drama
Warner Brothers arranged renovations to Engel Stadium in Tennessee for its baseball drama 42. The film tells the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black player of the modern era to play Major League Baseball – with jersey number 42…
Somesuch & Co films costumed character charge on New Zealand beach for Samsung
Somesuch & Co filmed a charge of costumed characters on location in New Zealand in a new spot for Samsung’s Smart TV. Fantasy horsemen, Roman soldiers, dragsters, chariots, a T-Rex and an airborne police unit race down a remote beach…
Tom Cruise films scorched-Earth sci-fi feature Oblivion on location in Iceland
Tom Cruise headed to Iceland to shoot scenes set in the war-scarred future of his new movie Oblivion. The film follows Cruise’s former Marine commander Jack Harper as he questions his mission on a future Earth ravaged by alien conflict.…
Period fantasy Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell to film on location in UK and Canada
Period fantasy miniseries Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell will film on location in northern England and in Canada. The drama is set in an alternate 19th Century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars, as two men reintroduce magic…