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Sand, sea and Black Gold - Qatar as a filming location
Producers looking for innovative new sources of film funding could do a lot worse than look eastwards to Doha in Qatar. That’s exactly what veteran director Jean-Jacques Annaud did for the USD55 million movie Black Gold.Located on the Persian Gulf,…
Palm-fringed beauty: Filming Mauritius
Mauritius is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful paradise isle locations the world has to offer. It’s 2,040 sq km with a coastline of 177km and has a population of 1.2 million. It gained independence from the British in 1968…
Rubicon builds market square filming on location in Goa
Exotic drinks brand Rubicon has filmed a series of ad spots for the ICC Cricket World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. The brand has sponsored coverage of the competition on Sky Sports. In the idents, locals play cricket in…
Puma films on location in Jamaica with Usain Bolt for new Faas commercial
Puma has travelled to Jamaica to film a series of new ad spots for its Faas running shoes. Two spots - Blam! Blam! and Recording - show local group World’s Fastest Band sprinting across Jamaica to cheering crowds, with cameos…
Mad Max sequel boosts studio facility in New South Wales mining town
Fury Road, the latest sequel in the Mad Max franchise, has booked studio space in New South Wales, giving a local studio facility its first long-term production. The film plans to shoot in the mining town of Broken Hill but…
BBC supernatural drama Bishaash trains crew on location in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is part of the setting for new supernatural drama Bishaash, which split its shoot between Dhaka and London. The story follows a young British-Bangladeshi woman who has a series of supernatural adventures when she discovers she co-owns a Dhaka…
Stella Artois doubles Uruguay for 60s French Riviera filming new spot
Uruguay doubles for the French Riviera of the 1960s in a new ad spot for the Stella Artois Triple Filtered, Smooth Escapades campaign. The Train shows a badly-dressed working class man gradually upgrading from a train’s third class carriage up…
Filming locations and logistics in India
You will never hear anyone return from India saying it was boring. The vibrant culture, unique wildlife and spectacular scenery have fascinated visitors for centuries. Documentary filmmakers have tapped into this rich vein of content to great advantage. As India…
Guinness films Dark Life spot on location in New York, Hong Kong and Bogota
Guinness has always known how to make an impact in the advertising world. For its new spot, Dark Life, the brand travelled to New York, Hong Kong and Bogota to capture kinetic images of night-life in three of the world’s…
TLG talks to legendary film pilot Marc Wolff
I managed to catch up Marc on a rare day off at his home in the South of France, to hear about the best aerial views in the world, the way digital effects have changed the game, vintage biplane flying…