Interviews
From DePalma to Spielberg: Filming with Location Manager Dow Griffith
15 Aug 2012 by Nick Goundry
Dow Griffith started his career as a Location Manager more than 30 years ago and has since worked all over the world with many of cinema’s biggest names. He talks to TLG about humble beginnings, his part in revitalising the modern spy genre and what makes Location Managers tick. More ...
Filming on location in Prague with Stillking’s Andrea Chadimova
10 Aug 2012 by Murray Ashton
Stillking has a global presence, with the Prague office servicing projects in Czech Republic. Producer Andrea Chadimova talks to TLG about filming in the central European country. More ...
Filming in Tucson and southern Arizona with Tim Flood
7 Aug 2012 by Murray Ashton
Tim is a native of Tucson, Arizona. He spent a few years in Los Angeles in the early 80s learning the production ropes before returning to his home state. More ...
Filming on location with the Mexico City Film Commission
3 Aug 2012 by Murray Ashton
Fernando Uriegas Vázquez is Director General of the Mexico City Film Commission. He’s an expert on location filming in Mexico and Central America, and he’s run the commission since 2009. His more recent feature work includes Apocalypto, Che and Man on Fire. More ...
Filming on location in South Africa with Martin Jacobson of Juice Film
31 Jul 2012 by Murray Ashton
Martin began his film career with a move to Johannesburg in the late 80s that coincided with a feature film boom in the region. He spent ten years in location and transport management, before becoming a Producer at Moonlighting Commercials in 1998. More ...
Filming on location in Spain with Xavier Doncel of Albiñana Films
26 Jul 2012 by Murray Ashton
Xavier worked as a runner and PA while studying Law and in fact was then a criminal lawyer for a decade before Gianni Ruggiero, a great classic TVC director Xavier knew, persuaded him to be his producer. More ...
Filming on location at Hawaii’s Parker Ranch with Nahua Guilloz
25 Jul 2012 by Murray Ashton
Nahua is with Parker Ranch on Hawaii’s Big Island. She’s been with the Ranch for five years and deals with jobs including PR, overseeing IT, Archives (including land archives), visitor activities and special projects. She also takes care of the Board of Directors and Trustees. More ...
Filming with Spanish Location Manager Wily Blázquez
23 Jul 2012 by Murray Ashton
Wily Blázquez operates under the brand andaluciafilmlocation and has more than 19 years of experience as freelancer working on commercials, photo shoots, movies, music videos, documentaries and reality shows. He works across Spain but focuses on Barcelona and Andalucía. More ...
Filming on location in Jackson Hole with Location Manager Ian Gersten
16 Jul 2012 by Murray Ashton
Ian entered the film industry as an Assistant Cameraman and then an Assistant Director and he’s worked in commercials, features and documentaries around the world. His work has focused on the Rocky Mountain region of the US for more than 20 years. More ...
Filming on location with international Producer Nigel Foster
11 Jul 2012 by Murray Ashton
Nigel started in advertising in the 70s as a runner. He worked up through the ranks to become an Account Executive and then in 1978 became a Producer. He’s now been producing commercials for more than 30 years. More ...
