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Pinewood Studios starts work on new filming stage at London facility
Pinewood Studios has started work on a new stage at its facility outside London. The GBP7.5 million build will comprise a 30,000-square-foot stage and 15,000 square feet of production office and workshop space. It’s scheduled to be ready for autumn…
Stephen Poliakoff drama Dancing on the Edge films London and West Midlands
Stephen Poliakoff’s miniseries Dancing on the Edge filmed on location across London and West Midlands. Location Manager Harriet Lawrence talks to TLG about the practical challenges of shooting the tale of a young journalist promoting a black jazz band in…
Cutting Edge Pictures films on location in Indian Himalayas for Tata Motors
Cutting Edge Pictures filmed on location in and around the Himalayan town of Manali in northern India for a spot for Indian vehicle brand Tata Motors. The commercial shows off the Tata Safari Storme's ability to navigate adventurous and remote…
Lone Ranger Western town set removed from New Mexico after filming
An Old West town set specially built by Disney in New Mexico for the filming of The Lone Ranger has been completely removed. Locals were keen to keep the set in place, but legal and practical issues led to Disney…
Location Manager Douglas Dresser: Filming with Tarantino and M Night Shyamalan
Douglas Dresser’s career in location management goes back to the early 90s and hit television drama Renegade. Over the years he has worked several times with Quentin Tarantino and most recently with M Night Shyamalan on After Earth. After Earth…
BBC’s Ripper Street could return for season two location filming in Dublin
Hit period drama series Ripper Street has been green-lit for a second series for the BBC and could return to Ireland for location filming. In the first series Dublin doubled for Victorian London’s East End in 1889, shortly after Jack…
Pinewood Studios submits plan for major expansion of London site
Pinewood Studios is submitting a planning application for a major expansion of its London site. The Pinewood Studios Development Framework (PSDF) comprises 100,000 square metres of new facilities including studio space, production offices and streetscapes. When completed, the facilities –…
Location Manager Michael John Meehan: Making water work on film
Michael John Meehan got his break as Location Manager on Peter Weir's Witness in 1985. Over the years his areas of expertise have become more specialised. He talks to TLG about the challenges of working with water in film production.…
Filming Indian Ocean locations with Andreas Habermeyer of Identical Pictures
Andreas Habermeyer’s production industry career began in the early 80s and he became an Oscar-nominated filmmaker before setting up his own company in Germany in 1997. He has produced more than a thousand commercials and moved to Mauritius in 2009.…
Polish-Norwegian Salt project films on location in Polish salt mines
A new audiovisual project has filmed on location in Polish salt mines near Krakow. Salt is a Polish-Norwegian co-production telling the fantastical tale of a girl growing up in a sandcastle as her parents crystallise into salt. Combining live-action footage…