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Los Angeles City Hall location filming drops as Occupy LA protests continue
Location filming at Los Angeles’ iconic City Hall has fallen in recent weeks as a result of the Occupy LA protests. A mass of tents set up by protestors outside the popular filming location has resulted in a 50% drop-off…
UK Film Minister Ed Vaizey visits LA studios to encourage location filming in Britain
Ed Vaizey, the UK’s Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, is in Los Angeles to strengthen ties between the UK and US filming industries. Vaizey is travelling with Adrian Wootton, head of the British Film Commission, and will meet…
Location Manager Nancy Haecker talks COLAs and House MD
Nancy Haecker is Location Manager on hit TV show House MD. This year she won a gong for Location Manager of the Year in episodic TV at the 2011 California On-Location Awards, organised by Film Liaisons in California, Statewide, and…
Location filming promoted at Santa Clarita ‘movie ranches’ in California
Ten so-called ‘movie ranches’ in San Clarita, Los Angeles County, will be the first to benefit from a new zoning designation to promote filming in Los Angeles’ Studio Zone. The ranches have areas specifically intended to be used as filming…
Chivas quartet gets lost in the wilderness on location in Chile’s Atacama Desert
Blended scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal has sent four male friends into the desert for new short Here’s to Big Bear. The film - one of two made for the brand - shows the friends in a bar recalling the…
Frankenstein location filming coming to Melbourne for new creature feature
It’s more good news for Australia with the announcement that supernatural feature I, Frankenstein will film on location in Melbourne, Victoria. The project is a co-production between Los Angeles-based Lakeshore Entertainment and Hopscotch Features of Sydney. The film is expected…
Staying grounded: Aircraft interiors for convenient location filming
Cramped and expensive, real aircraft don’t lend themselves as convenient filming locations. Richard Chan runs Aero Mock-Ups, a bi-coastal US company that provides realistic and fully-functional aircraft interiors for use in features, TV shows and commercials. Aero Mock-Ups offers aeroplane…
Editor's Weekly
It’s been another busy week for the commercials industry in South Africa, Australia and Spain. Meanwhile, several film commissions are looking for ways to boost their international profiles. In addition we’ve had fascinating insight from West Virginia-based Location Manager Tom…
Ausfilm Week in LA sets out to boost Australia-US co-productions
Australia wants more US co-productions coming its way and Ausfilm is having a week of events in Los Angeles to stoke up business. There are screenings, development lunches, and renewed focus on Australia’s filming incentive schemes that include a 40%…
Jim Beam, Moneyball and House MD among winners at California On-Location Awards
Whiskey brand Jim Beam, feature Moneyball and TV show House MD won some of the big prizes last weekend at the California On-Location Awards (COLAs). Gongs went both to individual location professionals and specific teams, with the team categories often…