Production News
Blue Note Productions develops 3D underwater camera for Mexican caves
22 Jan 2013 by Nick Goundry
Düsseldorf-based Blue Note Productions developed a 3D camera for upcoming feature documentary The Caves of the Dead. The film follows the exploration of ancient underwater pits called cenotes on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. More ...
Park Pictures takes Range Rover on location to Milan and Lake Como
21 Jan 2013 by Nick Goundry
Park Pictures headed to Milan, Lake Como and the French Alps in a spot for the next-generation Range Rover. Beginning in Milan, a suave gentleman takes the vehicle out of the city for a spin through winding mountain roads and around Lake Como. More ...
Music video films on location in Manchester Airport Concorde hanger
18 Jan 2013 by Nick Goundry
A music video has been filmed at the Concorde hanger at Manchester Airport Runway Visitor Park in north-west England. West Yorkshire-based group My Forever spent a day filming around the park’s Concorde exhibit. More ...
Prettybird recreates Tunisian Revolution in Morocco for Logitech
16 Jan 2013 by Nick Goundry
Prettybird has travelled to Morocco to film a spot for electronics brand Logitech. In the piece an observer of the Tunisian Revolution pays tribute to rap artist El General, whose provocative track Head of State became the soundtrack of the 2010 uprising. More ...
Wes Anderson filming The Grand Budapest Hotel with Studio Babelsberg producers
15 Jan 2013 by Nick Goundry
Filmmaker Wes Anderson is shooting his new feature The Grand Budapest Hotel on location in Germany. The cast includes Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray, who all worked with the director on the Rhode Island shoot for Moonrise Kingdom. More ...
New Zealand Prime Minister’s Office sheds light on Hobbit production spending
14 Jan 2013 by Nick Goundry
Details of production spending from location filming on Peter Jackson’s Hobbit films have been revealed by the Office of Prime Minister John Key in New Zealand. The figures were released when politicians questioned how many jobs the films created. More ...
Maxfilms shoots for Bank of Ireland on location in Donegal lighthouse
11 Jan 2013 by Nick Goundry
Dublin-based Maxfilms has shot a new spot for Bank of Ireland on location in a remote lighthouse in County Donegal. The commercial shows an operator changing the lighthouse bulb on a stormy night as a visual metaphor for the bank’s commitment to its customers. More ...
Arctic Air TV series films on location in Canada’s Northwest Territories
10 Jan 2013 by Nick Goundry
Arctic Air, a fictional Canadian TV drama focussing on the lives of bush pilots, filmed partly on location in Canada’s Northwest Territories for its new series. The show films mainly in and around Vancouver in British Columbia but also travelled north to shoot real arctic vistas. More ...
Metrafilms shoots on location in Finnish Lapland for Beeline’s winter campaign
10 Jan 2013 by Nick Goundry
Moscow-based Metrafilms headed to Finnish Lapland for a winter campaign for Russian telecommunications firm Beeline. The spot shows revellers bringing in 2013 with a mix of snowboarding and a nightclub party. More ...
Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher films on location in Pittsburgh
24 Dec 2012 by Nick Goundry
Tom Cruise’s new film Jack Reacher shot on location across Pittsburgh, attracted mainly by Pennsylvania’s filming tax credit. The movie tells the story of a maverick detective uncovering a criminal conspiracy against the backdrop of a series of sniper murders. More ...