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Transformers writer creates LA Locations Map for directorial debut
An LA Locations Map has been put together to promote new film People Like Us. Writer/Director Alex Kurtzman is best known for his writing credits on Star Trek, Transformers and Cowboys & Aliens, but his first film as director is…
Report on location filming incentives causes tensions in California
Disagreements about the benefits of location filming incentives are creating tensions in California. The state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) is disputing two separate studies that found that California’s filming tax credit was benefitting the state economy. One of the LAO’s…
Drama TV pilots continue exodus from Los Angeles filming locations
Los Angeles is still struggling to appeal to drama TV pilots, a new study from FilmLA has revealed. While the vast majority of comedy TV pilots filmed in Los Angeles over the past year, only 29% of drama pilots chose…
Filming on location with Canadian Line Producer André Fitsialos
André was born and raised in Toronto and studied arts at university. He has been working in the city’s commercial film world since 1996, working on many national spots as well as serving the international commercial film community interested in…
Battleship USS Iowa to be available as period filming location in Los Angeles
Historic battleship the USS Iowa is to be a potential filming location in its new home in the Port of Los Angeles. The World War II ship is rich in history, having carried President Franklyn Roosevelt across the Atlantic in…
On location in north-east Florida with Location Manager Thomas Fallon
Thomas arrived in Florida in 1981 to work as a stage manager and lighting designer for The Alhambra Dinner Theatre. When the theatre was sold he made the leap to film as Location Manager on a CBS movie called The…
Michigan doubles film fund for 12 months
Authorities in Michigan have announced their film fund will be doubled on a short-term basis in a bid to attract more location filming projects. Sharp revisions last year left the state with an annual fund of just USD25 million but…
Disney plans major ABC Studios development in northern Los Angeles
A new high-tech development from the Walt Disney Company for ABC Studios has moved closer to becoming a reality in northern Los Angeles. The company plans to invest heavily on new facilities next to its existing Golden Oak movie ranch.…
Filming on location in Mexico with producer Jose Ludlow of Kinema Films
Jose started his career studying a BA in Film & Television at USC in 1986 and then an MFA at the American Film Institute in 1988 specialising in directing. He directed documentaries for several years before creating Kinema Films in…
Ernst & Young assesses wider benefits of US location filming incentives
A new report from accountancy giant Ernst & Young has assessed the benefits of location filming incentives in the US. It coincides with a report from New York on the state’s location filming success through features like Men in Black…