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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is out now in cinemas and filmed mostly in the UK, despite a plot that jumps over much of mainland Europe. Over in North America the US state of Ohio is campaigning for stronger…
Sherlock Holmes sequel films in London music hall and recreates period Europe
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows filmed mainly in the UK, including scenes at Wilton’s Music Hall, which is the world’s oldest surviving music hall. Aside from brief visits to Switzerland and France, London doubled for some of the Parisian…
Tom Cruise dices with death filming in Dubai for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Tom Cruise has pulled out all the stops for the latest in the Mission: Impossible franchise. The film hinges on a stunt sequence where the star scales Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, which at nearly 830 metres is the tallest building in…
Filming in Bolivia with the Benavides family
The Benavides are a unique ice-climbing, Harley-loving father-and-two-sons production team. Yecid Senior studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Miami but has made a career as a musician and producer. Yecid Junior is also a musician as well a director,…
Filming in Wales with Penny Skuse
Penny got to know South Wales while studying at Newport Film School. After stumbling around in film and television for a few years as a freelancer she eventually became aware of film commissions and their work. "I got my foot…
Filming in Wyoming with Todd Jones
Todd is a Co-Founder and Executive Producer for Teton Gravity Research (TGR), an action sports entertainment company based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. His recent directorial work has included national spots for Ford, Under Armour and North Face. Todd has worked…
Ahmad Tea shaves costs doubling Portugal for aristocratic England
UK-based brand Ahmad Tea has filmed its new spot in Portugal as a double for Britain, after scouting throughout New York and London. Filming took place at the Palacio de Marquis de Fronteira in Benfica, Lisbon, a location which offered…
Jeep Wrangler faces a helicopter gunship on location in Budapest for Call of Duty tie-in
Jeep has engineered a spectacular showdown in central Budapest between one of its special edition Wrangler vehicles and a helicopter gunship. The spot is a commercial tie-in between the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 videogame and the Wrangler vehicle,…
Snow White and The Dark Knight Rises shoot with Wales Screen Commission
The Wales Screen Commission (WSC) has experienced another busy year assisting productions. Seven feature films and five major television dramas shot in Wales throughout 2011, proving that Wales is still a popular choice for film and TV producers. This year…
The Canyons – a filming survival guide
Some of the most picturesque backdrops for filming are found in remote canyons. The prospect of shooting in one of these locations can be daunting but a few basic steps can ensure a seamless and safe operation. A canyon can…