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Filming on location with animals
Sometimes working on location can be challenging enough, even without the animals. However, most of the Location Managers with whom I've worked over the years know the score. They know what's important from the animal handler's/wrangler's perspective and just as…
Anna Karenina to film on location near Oxford with Keira Knightley and Jude Law
British filmmaker Joe Wright will soon be shooting Anna Karenina on location near Oxford with Jude Law and Keira Knightley. The project will film on a heritage railway centre near Didcot Parkway station, doubling for a Russian location. Film crew…
Comic Strip TV show doubles Plymouth’s Admiralty House for 10 Downing Street
Admiralty House in Mount Wise, Plymouth, on the UK’s south coast has doubled for 10 Downing Street for a new TV show. Comic Strip used the building for a one-off film noir spoof that sees former Prime Minister Tony Blair…
Editor's Weekly
We’ve been talking to several Location Managers this week to get their expert views on filming in Hawaii, Cape Town and Buenos Aires. The success of Dolphin Tale in the US has lifted Florida’s filmmaking profile and India has hosted…
Filming in Buenos Aires with Location Manager Eugenia D’Alessio
Eugenia fell into the locations business when she was asked to be a freelance Location Assistant in 2001. She then worked as a Production Assistant to build up her production experience, before returning to the world of locations with numerous…
Westside dodges weddings and uses motion control filming on location in Czech Republic
Czech Republic is a good destination for filmmakers looking for historical backdrops and reliable crews. Indian retail giant Westside has come for Endless Possibilities, a new commercial showing a young woman having fun in a retro city as she plays…
Filming in Austria with Location Scout Stefan Teuber
Stefan first started location scouting in 1998. While he was studying multimedia engineering in Vienna a phone company asked him to find the perfect Austrian motorway for their commercial. It took several years and plenty of commercial work before Stefan…
Twilight star Kristen Stewart films on location in Wales for Snow White and the Huntsman
Wales has become a bit of a go-to beach filming location in the UK. Kristen Stewart’s been at Marloes Sands near Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire for several days filming Snow White and the Huntsman. A several-hundred-strong crew is involved, along…
Editor's Weekly
It’s been a busy week for pre-production news in the features industry, with both the James Bond and Iron Man franchises altering their location filming plans. GM-owned vehicle manufacturer Opel has come out with an ambitious shoot in Spain, and…
Michigan loses Iron Man 3 to location filming incentives in North Carolina
Michigan’s bad fortunes are continuing with news that the state has lost its bid to host production of Marvel’s next Iron Man sequel, according to the Detroit Free Press. The film, which will star Robert Downey Jr, will instead film…