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Chevrolet gets dramatic mountain backdrop filming on location in Mojave Desert
Chevrolet has travelled to the Mojave Desert in California to shoot mountain landscapes for its new ad. The Warehouse shows a man touring a storage facility where all the missed opportunities of life are kept and catalogued, before he heads…
New Mexico puts USD50 million annual rolling cap on its filming incentive
In a move that could curb what was a growing status as a production centre, New Mexico has added a USD50 million rolling cap to its filming incentive. The change has been in the works since Republican Susanna Martinez took…
Thailand as a location for filming
Nobody who saw the eye-popping skylines of Bangkok, coupled with the astonishing beach paradises of The Hangover Part 2 is likely to leave Thailand off their location shortlist. The exposure of Weerasethakul's Palme d'Or-winning Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His…
Rent-a-crowd: Filming on location with inflatable extras
Joe Biggins runs the Inflatable Crowd Company (ICC) and is a man whose innovative approach to problem-solving has put him in charge of a new kind of film servicing company. He’s worked on films like The Fighter, The King’s Speech…
Coca-Cola films lively Euro 2012 ad on location in Warsaw and Kiev
Animation and live-action blend in Coca-Cola’s new ad for the Euro 2012 football finals in Poland and Ukraine. Cartoon characters cheer around Warsaw and Kiev. Two endings were filmed so that Polish audiences see the final crowd scene in Warsaw…
Sylvester Stallone’s Expendables sequel to film on location in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Nu Boyana Film Studios has announced that Sylvester Stallone will be heading to Bulgaria to film the sequel to The Expendables. It marks a change from the first film, which was shot largely in New Orleans and Brazil, with…
On the Continental Divide: Filming Istanbul
Istanbul evokes Agatha Christie mysteries, sinister strangers trawling the souks and over-friendly carpet sellers. A little cynical perhaps, but I was surprised to find Istanbul has morphed into the Capital of Cool. I was surprised to find an innovative hub…
TLG talks to Dark Knight and Clash of the Titans Executive Producer Kevin de la Noy
When you're the Executive Producer on films with budgets that routinely hover around the USD150 million mark, you expect to get a lot of messages. For the first 20 minutes I spend with Kevin de la Noy on a wet…
Doritos films on location in Mexico for Dip Desperado commercial
Tortilla chip brand Doritos has embraced the image of the Western gunslinger and filmed its new commercial on location in Mexico. Dip Desperado charts the fictional life of Esteban Ortega, a Mexican peasant who finds fame and glory flicking Doritos…
Medieval Malta and the Jordan desert stand in for Iraq in The Devil’s Double
Feature drama The Devil’s Double has filmed in Malta and Jordan, using each country as a stand-in for Iraq. Set in the late 1980s, the film tells the fact-based story of a lieutenant in the Iraqi army who is forced…