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Location Manager Christian McWilliams talks to TLG
This month I talked to Christian McWilliams, the English Location Manager who has reinvented himself as the undisputed go-to guy for Morocco. We discussed Tony Scott, Peter Weir’s The Way Back, and the most beguiling, history-steeped studio in Africa: Atlas…
John Lewis turns summer into winter for Christmas ad
Say what you like about the weather in Scotland, but snow is probably the last thing you expect to see in the streets of Edinburgh in July. The ‘freezing’ conditions were created in the Scottish capital during the height of…
German feature shoots in Malaysian jungle
A new German feature film has shot in the remote Malaysian jungle of Taman Negara in Pahang. Jungle Child is based on the true story of a German missionary family who spent years living with a tribe in the jungles…
Location manager Laura Sode-Matteson talks to The Location Guide
A twenty year Hollywood specialist now firmly in the location managing elite, Laura Sode-Matteson was born and raised in Hawaii. In the late 70s Laura scared up a job working on the original Hawaii 5-0. Then she was noticed by…
Battle: Los Angeles doubles Louisiana for California
Upcoming science fiction thriller Battle: Los Angeles may be set on the West Coast but it involved extensive location shooting throughout Louisiana. The film tells the story of a platoon of US Marines defending Los Angeles against an alien invasion.…
Finland offers striking scenery and a Russian double
Finland may not yet be on every Location Manager’s list of ideal filming locations, but that could all change in the coming years. While the lack of filming incentives has played a part in the country struggling to find a…
Orange shoots new commercials on location in Barcelona
Mobile phone operator Orange has filmed new commercial spots in Barcelona. The adverts include Tania the Party Planner, featuring a woman who organises unusual party gatherings. Matteo the Online Romancer shows a shy man who finds new confidence in his…
Interview: Angels & Demons and Secretariat Location Manager
2009 and 2010 have been insanely busy years for Location Manager and Scout Chris Baugh. He has worked on the new Simon Pegg and Nick Frost film Paul, horse-racing drama Secretariat in Kentucky, The Other Guys in Las Vegas and…
Canon doubles New Zealand for Alaska and South America
Electronics giant Canon has filmed two new spots for its Eos camera in locations around Queenstown in New Zealand. Two locations were used to double for Alaska and a South American jungle. Eagle shows a photographer scaling an Alaskan rock…
Corona Light shoots in Tayrona National Park, Colombia
Beer brand Corona Light has filmed a new commercial in the Canaveral/Ecohabs beach area of Tayrona National Park in Colombia. The area is close to where Specsavers filmed its Billions commercial earlier this year. Moonlight shows a group of young…