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Scubazoo films in the Malaysian jungle
Natural history and underwater specialist Scubazoo has journeyed into the lush Malaysian jungle to capture the Maliau Basin on film. The expedition was organised for an educational DVD produced for Malaysia’s Sabah Bioversity Council. The Maliau Basin is in a…
Bahamas Film Commissioner discusses location shooting
The Bahamas, an archipelago of Carribean islands north of Cuba and south-east of the USA, has always had a certain dreamy ring to it. Perhaps great tourist board marketing, perhaps it’s just the 29 islands, 661 cays and 2,387 islets…
Hobbit films will be shot in New Zealand
The upcoming Hobbit films have been confirmed for New Zealand. John Key, the country’s Prime Minister, announced that an agreement reached with Warner Brothers involves broadening the nation’s incentive programme. In addition, new legislation will be introduced in New Zealand…
Interview: Dominic Delaney of Dab Hand
The newest digital production company in London could not be without the oldest media of all - the printed page - to inform its strategies. Dominic Delaney’s Dab Hand Media is in a new generation of international commercials production companies…
Battle: Los Angeles doubles Louisiana for California
Upcoming science fiction thriller Battle: Los Angeles may be set on the West Coast but it involved extensive location shooting throughout Louisiana. The film tells the story of a platoon of US Marines defending Los Angeles against an alien invasion.…
Finland offers striking scenery and a Russian double
Finland may not yet be on every Location Manager’s list of ideal filming locations, but that could all change in the coming years. While the lack of filming incentives has played a part in the country struggling to find a…
Band MGMT shoots on location in Mojave Desert
American band MGMT has filmed a new music video on location at Dumont Dunes in California’s Mojave Desert. Congratulations shows the two founding band members trekking across the sand in the company of a strange animal coming to the end…
Nissan shoots new ad in Vancouver with polar bear
Car manufacturer Nissan has filmed a new spot on location in Vancouver with a real polar bear called Aggy. The commercial shows a bear lamenting melting ice in its natural habitat. The animal treks all the way to a suburban…
Beirut as a filming destination is on the up
Beirut and Lebanon in general has not been greatly affected by the rough recessionary winds that have hit so much of the Middle East’s media business. While Dubai is still struggling to raise sail out of the doldrums, Lebanon powers…
Location Focus: Zanzibar
A paradise island set in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania, the archipelago of Zanzibar is best known for its turbulent colonial history with the Omani, the Portuguese and the British until its independence in 1963. The island's…