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Some two decades ago productions filming overseas - particularly in developing countries or difficult destinations - would commonly dispatch their production manager or producer well in advance of the prep start to establish government contacts and set up a bank…
Eleisha McNeill: Working as a TV fixer on location in New Zealand
Having been a production manager and then reporter for a New Zealand TV show, I spent five years setting up shoots all around my home country, seeing small-town New Zealand and meeting the colourful characters who make this country what…
Kevin Spacey meets with Maryland lawmakers in bid to extend filming incentives
Actor and producer Kevin Spacey has met with lawmakers in Maryland in a bid to extend the state’s filming incentive programme. Spacey stars in the Netflix political drama House of Cards, which is asking for greater financial support to film…
Northern Film and Media in England lobbies for regional film fund
Northern Film and Media in England is lobbying local authorities to set up a film fund to help boost production in the region and build on the success of dramas series like Vera. Currently, the organisation can offer no more…
Sony Pictures Television establishes Northern Ireland filming presence with Stellify Media
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has established a presence in Northern Ireland by teaming with local executives to form Stellify Media in Belfast. Game of Thrones has helped transform the region’s production industry in recent years and the UK’s filming incentives…
Divergent sequel will follow filming incentives and shoot Atlanta
The sequel to sci-fi drama Divergent will shift from Chicago to film mainly on location in Atlanta, as the production team looks to Georgia’s more generous filming incentive programme. Similar to The Hunger Games, Divergent tells a Young Adult drama…
Sleeping on location at the Sukhothai Bangkok Hotel
We all agree that sleep is key to wellbeing, mood and overall health. Good quality sleep is even more important when filming on location for long periods of time and certain crew members (think locations and the production department) often…
Dwayne Johnson disaster feature San Andreas prepares for Australia filming
Production is gearing up in Queensland, Australia, for disaster movie San Andreas, which will feature action star Dwayne Johnson. Queensland will double for California in the story of a helicopter pilot searching for his daughter in the aftermath of a…
Filming on location with Production Manager and Line Producer Adrian Pegg
Adrian began his career in theatre before joining BBC Television in 1983 and becoming a Production Manager in the corporation’s light entertainment and comedy divisions. His experience included working as Production Manager on the iconic British sitcom Only Fools and…
Disney Channel to film major four-part TV movie Evermoor on location in UK
The Disney Channel is to film a new four-part TV movie on location in the UK. Mystery drama Evermoor will shoot at Arley Hall & Gardens in Cheshire in northern England and will mark Disney Channel’s first live-action movie to…