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TFC Film escapes Old West bandits on location in Spain for new Fuji Xerox spot
Tokyo-based TFC Films shot on location in Spain’s Tabernas Desert for a new Western-themed commercial for Fuji Xerox. In Big Picture a local artist paints a scenic landscape on the wall of an isolated town in the Old West to…
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…
Location Manager Janice Polley: Filming with Michael Mann and Tony Scott
Janice Polley got her industry break working as a producer’s assistant on classic boxing sequel Rocky IV in the early 80s. She talks to TLG about shooting Los Angeles with Michael Mann and action filming with the late Tony Scott.…
Django Unchained: Location Manager Wise Wolfe films Louisiana with Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino has headed back in time once again for Django Unchained, his ‘Southern Western’. Location Manager Wise Wolfe talks to TLG about fighting the weather on location and recreating the slave plantations of 1850s Louisiana. Django Unchained tells the…
Blue Note Productions develops 3D underwater camera for Mexican caves
Düsseldorf-based Blue Note Productions developed a 3D camera for upcoming feature documentary The Caves of the Dead. The film follows the exploration of ancient underwater pits called cenotes on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. In prehistoric times the cenotes on the Yucatán…
Music video films on location in Manchester Airport Concorde hanger
A music video has been filmed at the Concorde hanger at Manchester Airport Runway Visitor Park in north-west England. West Yorkshire-based group My Forever spent a day filming around the park’s Concorde exhibit. Jen Corrigan is a spokeswoman for the…
Train Robbery TV drama to give West Yorkshire a location filming boost
A two-part TV project dramatising The Great Train Robbery of 1963 will help boost location filming in West Yorkshire, northern England, in the coming months. The BBC production will be screened in August 2013 and will mark the famous robbery’s…
Prettybird recreates Tunisian Revolution in Morocco for Logitech
Prettybird has travelled to Morocco to film a spot for electronics brand Logitech. In the piece an observer of the Tunisian Revolution pays tribute to rap artist El General, whose provocative track Head of State became the soundtrack of the…
London Underground still a popular filming location on 150th anniversary
London’s Underground train network remains a popular filming location in the year of its 150th anniversary. A dedicated Film Office liaises between Location Managers and specific stations, and the network hosts around a dozen features every 12 months, plus numerous…