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VW ad doubles South Africa for India
Major vehicle manufacturer VW has used South Africa as a double for India in a new series of spots advertising the Polo car. The adverts feature a driver testing the prowess and strength of the Polo through a series of…
Robin Hood gets the best from UK locations for filming
Robin Hood is riding through far more than the glen for Ridley Scott’s latest epic, an action-packed account of the legend, involving sea landings, castles springing up in the woods of Surrey, and the wrong type of undergrowth. Scott called…
Continental Airlines ad doubles Buenos Aires for major international cities
Major commercial carrier Continental Airlines has doubled Buenos Aires for London, New York, Shanghai and Paris for its latest advert. Seamless follows a businessman as he walks across a busy urban street to a newsstand before meeting colleagues in the…
Emile Hirsch joins Darkest Hour thriller to be shot in Moscow
Emile Hirsch has joined the cast of The Darkest Hour, which is scheduled to shoot in Moscow during the summer, according to Variety. Directed by Chris Gore, the film will tell the story of a group of American teenagers fighting…
Green Zone uses Spain, Morocco and the UK for film locations
Paul Greengrass’ Green Zone, which puts Matt Damon back where he belongs at the heart of another action-packed thriller, has opened globally to excellent reviews. The film, shot in Greengrass’ trademark verite style, is set in a chaotic, claustrophobic Baghdad,…
Amsterdam as a location for filming
Amsterdam is famous the world over for its crazy nightlife and tolerant attitude, but there’s a lot more to it. Beyond the infamous red light district and the 'coffee shops' packed with tourists lies a city crammed with history, art…
Game of Thrones to film in and around Belfast
Belfast and various locations throughout Northern Ireland are to be used for the production of dark fantasy adventure Game of Thrones, which could be the biggest TV production ever to film in Europe. Major US cable network HBO has ordered…
Dry Goulburn in Australia used for Toyota Corolla ad
Fire services were on standby throughout the recent filming for a Toyota Corolla advert in Goulburn, Australia, owing to the dry environment and the summer shoot. Camouflage tells the surreal story of a car transporter driver travelling down a remote…
Cuba doubles for 1960s French Riviera in Stella Artois ad
Stella Artois has used Cuba to double for the French Riviera of the 1960s. Runaway Piano shows a delivery man morphing into a suave musician in three stages as he chases a stray piano down a hill. Sonny, London filmed…
The Wolfman's Supervising Location Manager talks to The Location Guide
There is no denying that Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman had a rocky road to the silver screen, with a change in director just before principal photography, a spiralling budget and reshoots galore stretching over a year and a quarter. However,…