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Filming on location in Africa - be prepared to be unprepared
The prospect of filming in Africa generally sends Production Managers into paroxysms of dread and Co-ordinators into deep despair, but I love it and consider it the best place to film in the world. With every shoot there will be…
Filming in Northern Canada with Unit Manager Robert Toohey
Rob's first industry break was in 1988 when he was hired to advise on mountain safety for Disney's White Fang. It would be his largest production and he absolutely loved the mayhem; he's since worked on more than 250 productions.…
Filming in Maine with Location Manager Lynn ‘Kip’ Kippax
Kip is a Location Manager and Scout originally from New York City but now, because of the scent of a red-haired woman who went missing years ago, is based in York Harbor, Maine. He works on projects all over the…
Plans for dedicated Atlanta film office cause local controversy
Plans for a dedicated film office in Atlanta, Georgia, have caused controversy among local film professionals. Mayor Kasim Reed is floating an idea that a centralised office would issue permits and charge location filming fees to visiting crews, but local…
Staying grounded: Aircraft interiors for convenient location filming
Cramped and expensive, real aircraft don’t lend themselves as convenient filming locations. Richard Chan runs Aero Mock-Ups, a bi-coastal US company that provides realistic and fully-functional aircraft interiors for use in features, TV shows and commercials. Aero Mock-Ups offers aeroplane…
Johnnie Walker awakens ‘the Giant’ filming on location in Rio de Janeiro
Scotch whiskey brand Johnnie Walker has launched its first Brazilian advertising campaign with a spot filmed in Rio de Janeiro. Keep Walking Brazil shows the city’s famous Pão de Açúcar mountain (also known as The Sugar Loaf) rising into the…
Filming on location in Ethiopia with Location Fixer Firew Ayele
With a background in tourism, Firew has been a location fixer for over ten years. He has worked extensively with foreign media, including the BBC and Lonely Planet, on a range of documentaries including Real Man, Psychology of War and…
TLG to address Commercial Film Workshop in Seville in Spain on TVC filming incentives
TLG publisher Jean-Frédéric Garcia will be speaking on commercial filming incentives at the Commercial Film Workshop in Seville on November 3rd and 4th. Other presentations will include a talk on how Location Managers and film commissions can work more effectively…
Filming in West Virginia with Location Manager Tom Trigo
Tom’s first sniff of the film industry was in the early 80s in California where he was studying at Cal State Fullerton. While hitchhiking he caught a ride with a guy who said he was a casting director who had…
Location Management: The challenge of being first in and last out
The main goal of locations management is to leave a location in a better state than you find it. The priorities are crew, location, truck, set and shot safety. With all the crew, equipment, logistics and general chaos associated with…