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California community removes palm trees to appeal as generic small-town USA
A farming town in Southern California has cut down its palm trees to make it feel more like generic small-town America. The changes in Fillmore aren’t for a specific production but in the past the palm trees have lost the…
Filming in South Africa with Moonlighting’s Shayne Brookstein
Shayne started out as a receptionist 15 years ago for a local director-based company and was co-ordinating jobs within a month. As Head of Production at Moonlighting Commercials, Shayne oversees all projects, from budgeting and prep to shooting, and manages…
TLG prepares for Iceland scout with Dark Knight Rises and Bourne Location Managers
The Location Guide will be in Iceland next week on a scout with experienced Location Managers Dow Griffith and Ilt Jones. TLG will be investigating what the country has to offer and how it can inspire filming industries across the…
Filming western Canada with Location Manager Bruce Brownstein
Bruce has lived all over Canada. His father was a Builder and Developer and as a teen he worked on construction sites in the summer. Film production felt instantly familiar to him and finding the right location to film was…
The Walking Dead films on location in small-town Georgia
Hit zombie TV drama The Walking Dead is filming on location this week in the city of Grantville in southern Georgia. Despite officially being a city, Grantville is home to only around 2,500 people. The show is filming both interiors…
Filming in Texas with Location Scout Bo Svensson
Bo started out in the industry in 1999 as a set PA and tried his hand at various different jobs before moving to Locations. With half his family based in Sweden he was a regular tour guide for them on…
Untitled films atmospheric London with Usain Bolt for Gatorade
Shadowy streets and established London landmarks are the setting for What’s Inside, a new Gatorade spot featuring sprinter Usain Bolt. The ad from Los Angeles-based Untitled shows a hooded man walking through the city, before Bolt reveals himself in the…
Samsara: Filming a 65mm visual epic on location across 25 countries
Samsara is the new feature from Producer Mark Magidson and Director/Cinematographer Ron Fricke. It was shot in 25 countries over a five-year period and its UK release date is August 31st 2012. The film has a non-narrative structure – ‘samsara’…
Sam Mendes' James Bond film Skyfall aiming for different view of London locations
Sam Mendes and Daniel Craig are aiming to deliver a different view of London in the upcoming Bond movie Skyfall. The film shot extensively in the English capital earlier this year, but the filmmakers are eager to avoid the usual…
From DePalma to Spielberg: Filming with Location Manager Dow Griffith
Dow Griffith started his career as a Location Manager more than 30 years ago and has since worked all over the world with many of cinema’s biggest names. He talks to TLG about humble beginnings, his part in revitalising the…