Interviews
EPM Asia Ltd shares production expertise with launch of filming fact sheet
4 Jun 2013 by Nick Goundry
Expedition and Production Management (EPM) Asia Ltd has launched the first in a planned series of fact sheets offering technical production advice for location filming. Steven Ballantyne started EPM Asia in London before moving to Hong Kong in 2010 and he specialises in Asian filming. More ...
Filming on the Isle of Man with Location Manager Sian Sutherland
29 May 2013 by Murray Ashton
Sian has been based on the Isle of Man since the age of eight and entered the production industry first as a featured extra and then as a runner and a Unit Manager. Her initiative and fast learning soon progressed her to Location Manager and she’s worked on some 40 projects over 13 years. More ...
Filming on location in the Loire Valley with Film Commissioner Fanny Barrot
27 May 2013 by Murray Ashton
Fanny joined the Loire Valley Film Commission in central France as a student and assistant, and her interest in architecture and landscape photography carried her to the role of commissioner. She’s now been with the organisation for five years. More ...
Supervising Location Manager Becky Brake: Filming with JJ Abrams and Star Trek
23 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Becky Brake first worked with filmmaker JJ Abrams on his action TV drama Alias. She's since become a regular locations collaborator and talks to The Location Guide about big-budget location filming, the Mission: Impossible franchise and working on Star Trek Into Darkness. More ...
Film NZ chief Gisella Carr on New Zealand’s location filming future
16 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy put New Zealand’s filming locations firmly in the spotlight and a decade later he’s repeating the trick with The Hobbit. Film NZ Chief Executive Gisella Carr talks to The Location Guide about the way ahead. More ...
Location Manager John Latenser: Filming on location in Washington DC
8 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
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 capital. More ...
Shoot and stay on location in Rajasthan in India with producer Dileep Singh Rathore
26 Apr 2013 by Murray Ashton
One of the great privileges of working at The Location Guide is the amazing people we all get to meet. A truly mixed international group of production professionals all with interesting backgrounds and great location stories to share. More ...
Filming on location in Cuba with local producer Luis Lago
26 Apr 2013 by The Location Guide
Luis entered the film industry in 1993 as a runner at the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Arts and Industry and a little less than ten years later became an independent producer. In 2007 he set up Shoot Cuba with his partner Mike Barker. More ...
Filming on location with Unit Production Manager Stephen Marinaccio
18 Apr 2013 by Nick Goundry
Stephen Marinaccio entered the production industry in 1990 and by 2001 had become a Production Supervisor and was working with filmmaker James Cameron. Over the course of his career he has worked in more than a dozen different countries and now operates as a Unit Production Manager. More ...
Filming on location with Alessandra Bergero of the Italian Riviera Film Commission
15 Apr 2013 by Murray Ashton
Alessandra Bergero and her brother Raffaele set up the Italian Riviera Film Commission in 1998. The commission is based in north-west Italy near the French Cote d'Azur and promotes the region as a production hub. More ...
