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Location Manager John Latenser: Filming on location in Washington DC
Washington, DC, remains a popular story setting. Most recently it has inspired drama series House of Cards and hit comedy Veep, although neither show actually shoots in the city. Location Manager John Latenser discusses the practicalities of filming the US…
New TV drama Low Winter Sun gets filming incentive on location in Detroit
New TV crime drama Low Winter Sun has been awarded a filming incentive of USD7.5 million to film on location in Detroit, Michigan. The majority of the crew will be hired locally, adding to local production expenses that are expected…
Michigan looks to Transformers and Ryan Gosling movie for filming profile lift
Michigan location filming for Transformers 4 and Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut How to Catch a Monster could help boost the state’s filmmaking profile. There are also high hopes for new TV crime drama Low Winter Sun. The concern is that…
Pinewood Studios signs Joint Venture Agreement with Seven Stars Media in China
Pinewood Studios has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Seven Stars Media, a global entertainment company based in China. Under the terms of the deal – called ‘Song Lin’ – Pinewood will look at business opportunities in China and provide…
Transformers 4 to film partly on location in China with co-operation agreement
Transformers 4 will film partly on location in China following a co-operation agreement signed between Paramount Pictures, China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises. Paramount will get help with filming locations in China, as well as regional casting for the movie…
Location Manager JJ Hook: Challenges of filming action cinema
JJ Hook entered the production industry with a small job on drama Swept from the Sea in the late 90s. His career progressed to major action movies and in recent years he’s worked on Mission: Impossible III, Inception and Michael…
Transformers 4 secures filming incentive payment to shoot on location in Detroit
Action sequel Transformers 4 has secured a filming incentive payment to shoot on location in Detroit, Michigan. Filmmaker Michael Bay is returning to direct the movie, which will spend around USD80 million locally and get an incentive payment of USD20…
George David is President of Association of Film Commissioners International
George David is the new President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI). The AFCI is a non-profit organisation that serves the needs of productions filming on location around the world. Mr David (left)…
Location Manager Nancy Haecker reports from Thailand for The Location Guide
Nancy Haecker, The Location Managers Guild of America's Vice President and International Committee Chair, and other top Location Managers have been invited to Thailand by the film office in an attempt to boost its industry. Nancy will keep us up-to-date…
Thailand Film Office hosts familiarisation trip with top Location Managers
The Thailand Film Office is hosting a familiarisation trip with a group of top Location Managers. International location filming surged in Thailand in the first half of 2012 as the film office worked hard to raise the country’s profile around…