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TLG talks to Location Manager Xavier Wakefield
Xavier Wakefield began his career in 1987 at a leading television commercial company in London. By the age of 21 he had already worked as 1st Assistant Director and Location Manager for Tony Kaye. He continued doing both jobs on…
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…
Filming on location in Sri Lanka
When you visit Sri Lanka, it is plain to see why both David Lean and Steven Spielberg chose it as a location. Lean’s 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai and Spielberg’s 1984 classic Indiana Jones and the Temple…
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…
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…
Tenerife doubles for Latvia in new beer commercial
The forests of Tenerife have doubled for Latvia in a new spot for Latvian beer brand Lāčplēsis. The spot shows two bears working together to steal beer crates from a distracted van driver travelling down a forest road. Latvian production…
Dominican Republic launches 25% filming incentive and gets Pinewood Studios facility
The Dominican Republic has announced a new filming incentive of up to 25% for features and TV shows alongside news that Pinewood Studios will be opening a new state-of-the-art facility in the country. Ground will be broken today for the…
Working to make Cambodia a popular location for filming
I first came to Cambodia in 2009 to help develop the territory as a viable alternative for foreign productions wanting to shoot in South-East Asia. Key to this was to create quality production support. I have been working closely with…