Production News
BBC prepares for cross-continental location filming with Planet Earth Live
2 May 2012 by Nick Goundry
The BBC is preparing for several weeks of cross-continental location filming in its TV series Planet Earth Live. Using crews around the world, live reports will be filed from seven different locations on five continents following the progress of animals including lions, black bears and macaque monkeys. More ...
Pictures in a Row director films eye-catching music video on location in Iceland
1 May 2012 by Nick Goundry
Director Sean Stiegemeier of Pictures in a Row has marked a collaboration between music producers Kaskade and Skrillex. Lick It is filmed in reverse and shows a young woman struggling in a snowy landscape as she tries to track down a source of music to calm her bleeding ears. More ...
The Walking Dead to use Raleigh Studios Georgia for third season
26 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
Hit zombie TV drama The Walking Dead will film at Raleigh Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Location filming will focus on nearby Senoia, which will feature as a town walled off from the zombie outbreak. More ...
Annex and Plaza stage urban rugby action for HSBC and Hong Kong Sevens
25 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
Annex Films and Plaza Films brought rugby to the streets of Hong Kong in a new co-production marking HSBC’s sponsorship of the recent Hong Kong Sevens rugby competition. Serious Play shows a group of people emulating fancy-dress fans roughing each other up in an improvised game. More ...
Tom Hanks’ Captain Phillips feature films on location in Malta
23 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
A feature adaptation of a notorious real-life encounter with Somali pirates is filming on location in Malta, with the Mediterranean doubling for the Indian Ocean. Tom Hanks is playing the lead and Paul Greengrass is directing. More ...
Copycat fears bar TV heist drama from location filming in Edinburgh gallery
20 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
A gallery in the Scottish capital Edinburgh has refused location filming permission for a UK TV drama involving art theft. The production wanted to film at Granton Centre of Art, but National Galleries of Scotland refused permission as they’re apparently worried about inspiring real-life criminals. More ...
X-Men follow-up The Wolverine to film on location in Sydney with Hugh Jackman
20 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
X-Men follow-up feature The Wolverine will film on location in Sydney, Australia, from August this year. The story is set in Japan, but the production will be based at Sydney’s Fox Studios, where previous feature X-Men Origins: Wolverine was also partly filmed. More ...
Sam Mendes’ James Bond feature Skyfall films on location in Shanghai
19 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
New Bond thriller Skyfall has filmed on location in the Chinese city of Shanghai, quashing rumours that Turkey was to be the only international location outside the UK. More ...
James Bond feature Skyfall has stunt problems filming on location in Istanbul
18 Apr 2012 by Nick Goundry
Filming for the new James Bond film Skyfall has had a stunt problem on location in Istanbul. The production was filming a motorcycle chase sequence in the Turkish city’s famous Grand Bazaar when a stunt man swerved to avoid extras and ended up crashing through a shop window. More ...
