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Malta busy but Producer’s Creative Partnership warns of straining resources
It seems sometimes there can be too much of a good thing. Business is booming in Malta but the Producer’s Creative Partnership (PCP) has warned that the country’s popularity is stretching local resources dangerously thin. The organisation wants to make…
2011 Produced By Conference and AFCI’s Location Trade Show a success
It was a successful few days for the Producers Guild of America’s Third Annual Produced By Conference (PBC) that was held in association with the AFCI’s Location Trade Show. Over 2,200 delegates were at The Walt Disney Studios and there…
King's Speech's Tom Hooper films Captain Morgan pirate ads on location in Spain
King’s Speech Oscar-winner Tom Hooper has headed to Spain to helm a new advertising campaign called To Life, Love and Loot for rum brand Captain Morgan. In the first spot, Dive, Captain Morgan diffuses an attack on his pirate ship…
Mexico defies negative press as commercials location filming thrives
It’s been a tough time for Mexico recently. Bouncing back from the global recession took all the national industry’s guts and resilience, but then Mexico had to deal with accusations of poor production safety because of a few crime-ridden areas.…
ADVERTORIAL: The best value-for-money production service in Portugal
While at AM Productions, we spent many years providing production services for a multitude of commercials and international clients. The same highly experienced crew, and a new talented roster of directors, are now working together at our new company, Gorilla…
TLG talks to Inception and Sherlock Holmes Location Manager Arnaud Kaiser
Born in Paris, Arnaud returned to the city at 18 to study cinema. He discovered all the different jobs that the industry offers and three years later he started to work as a location trainee. He rose through the ranks…
TLG talks to Panama Location Manager Alberto Serra
Brazilian-born Alberto grew up in Panama and has been involved with the production business since he was 13 years old, with his studies and work taking him to the US, the Czech Republic and Brazil. Alberto returned to Panama in…
TLG talks to Canadian Location Manager Scott Alexander
Scott was born in Red Deer in Alberta, Canada. He moved to Burlington, Ontario, when he was 11, and studied business at university. In 1998 he applied for a location PA position on the TV series Due South and has…
TLG talks to UK Location Manager Rob Champion
Rob studied Architecture in Bristol, which didn't quite work out, but initiated his fascination with the city’s urban fabric. Spurned by the BBC as a trainee cameraman for wearing glasses, he discovered the North of England and the benefits of…
Jupiler Force embarks on jungle trek to film ad on location in Costa Rica
Belgian brewed soft drink brand Jupiler Force has journeyed to Costa Rica for its new ad spot. The self-aware commercial shows a film crew travelling through a jungle river, dense undergrowth and mangroves so that they can, well, film a…