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Filming locations and logistics in India
You will never hear anyone return from India saying it was boring. The vibrant culture, unique wildlife and spectacular scenery have fascinated visitors for centuries. Documentary filmmakers have tapped into this rich vein of content to great advantage. As India…
Costa Rica as a location for filming
It's important to remain objective as a journalist, but after researching this article I want to write ‘COME TO COSTA RICA!’ in block capitals and leave it at that. What’s not to like? There is no army, 96% literacy and…
The Location Guide News
We’re hard at work on the 2012 edition of The Location Guide, which will be the most comprehensive and accurate ever. You’ll be happy to hear you can now update your own listing online, using the handy web link we’ve…
TLG talks to Bill Bowling about the changes to the Locations Trade Show
I’m meeting a man I don’t know. This doesn’t happen very often. It’s nerve-wracking, especially here. I’m at the famous Urth Caffe, on Melrose. The sun is shining and movie movers and shakers, or those who would like to be,…
The Hobbit is about to start shooting in New Zealand
We know exactly how much bending over NZ had to do to keep production in country (extra production incentives! The change in labour laws!) As more countries around the world jostle for position in the ever-crowded film location marketplace, will…
US state filming incentives in flux but to what long-term impact?
The November mid-term elections in the US resulted in various gubernatorial changes across the country and with the changing of the guard come changing opinions towards state filming incentives. New Mexico is among the highest-profile cases. New Governor Susana Martinez…
Boston as a location for filming
I took a look around one of the oldest cities in the United States, known for its key role in the USA’s history, to see what makes Boston stand out from other American cities as a filming location. I can’t…
Ukraine as a location for filming
The Golden Age of Ukraine was over a thousand years ago, but the largest country in Europe’s topography and rich history have made it a playground for the world’s film crews in the last five years. Ukraine’s media business is…
The Location Guide launches Film-Friendly Locations
Helping to see in the New Year in style, we launched the Film-Friendly Location feature on our website in early January. We're building a database designed to make filmmakers’ lives even easier. Locations on the database detail places around the…
TLG talks to X-Men and Superman Returns Location Manager
Mary Barltrop moved to Australia from London ten years ago and has become one of the country’s top Location Managers, working on Superman Returns, Australia and X-Men Origins: Wolverine as well as numerous TV shows. She talks to The Location…