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Johnny Depp movie Transcendence films in New Mexico doubling for California
Johnny Depp’s new movie Transcendence is filming partly in New Mexico, doubling Albuquerque for Berkeley in California. Depp previously filmed The Lone Ranger in the south-west state and his new movie is directed by star cinematographer Wally Pfister. Part of…
The Great Gatsby recreates 1920s New York filming in Australia with Leonardo DiCaprio
Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann recreated the New York period setting of The Great Gatsby on location in New South Wales with Leonardo DiCaprio when filming incentive support became unavailable in the US. Shooting was based at Fox Studios in Sydney.…
Filming on the Isle of Man with Location Manager Sian Sutherland
Sian has been based on the Isle of Man since the age of eight and entered the production industry first as a featured extra and then as a runner and a Unit Manager. Her initiative and fast learning soon progressed…
Pirate TV drama Black Sails boosts location filming in South Africa
New pirate TV drama Black Sails helped boost South Africa’s production industry. The eight-part series used all four sound stages at Cape Town Film Studios and built sets including an artificial beach and a period village for the Caribbean-set story.…
Academy Films captures New Zealand lakeshore tranquillity on location for Vodafone
Academy Films headed to Lake Wakatipu on New Zealand’s South Island to film a new spot for mobile provider Vodafone. Lake shows a woman relaxing on a jetty in warm sunshine as clear water laps around her and she ignores…
Filming on location in the Loire Valley with Film Commissioner Fanny Barrot
Fanny joined the Loire Valley Film Commission in central France as a student and assistant, and her interest in architecture and landscape photography carried her to the role of commissioner. She’s now been with the organisation for five years. What…
Supervising Location Manager Becky Brake: Filming with JJ Abrams and Star Trek
Becky Brake first worked with filmmaker JJ Abrams on his action TV drama Alias. She's since become a regular locations collaborator and talks to The Location Guide about big-budget location filming, the Mission: Impossible franchise and working on Star Trek…
Film NZ chief Gisella Carr on New Zealand’s location filming future
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy put New Zealand’s filming locations firmly in the spotlight and a decade later he’s repeating the trick with The Hobbit. Film NZ Chief Executive Gisella Carr talks to The Location Guide about the…
Yukon-set Discovery Channel TV miniseries films on location in Alberta
Discovery Channel has built a film set near Calgary in Alberta, western Canada, for its new TV miniseries Klondike. The region is doubling for Dawson City in the northern province of Yukon and the show is based on the Klondike…
Max Films shoots archer epic on location in Cape Town for Strongbow
Max Films chose Cape Town as the setting for an atmospheric new spot for cider brand Strongbow. Golden Explosion features a trio of friends on a stylish rooftop bar in a sun-drenched city, while Strongbow archers send a volley of…