London Production Update Autumn 2020

Written by Andrew Pavord on Sep 16, 2020. Posted in Contributors

The film industry recovery is gathering pace in the UK but some uncertainty remains as the infection rate rises and quarantine is imposed on returning travelers. The COVID-19 guidelines issued by various industry bodies has allowed some production to resume and the domestic film industry has been given hope by the announcement of a “Film and TV Restart Fund”, an insurance support fund of £500M which hopes to give some confidence to producers in these uncertain times.

Production Companies return to London - Snapshot July 2

Written by Andrew Pavord on Jul 24, 2020. Posted in Contributors / Production News

While Feature and TV Drama productions are beginning to get back into gear, London’s commercials producers are out filming on the streets, providing much needed employment for crews.

Portugal’s Diverse Screen Locations

Written by Hayley Sercombe on Jul 9, 2020. Posted in Contributors

Most of us know Portugal as a tourist destination: summer holidays spent laying on the beaches of Algarve, or maybe a city break to Lisbon or Porto. But when it comes to film locations, Portugal has much more to offer than what may first spring to mind says Hayley Sercombe, Executive Producer / Founder at Film Portugal and Bruno Pinhal, Portuguese Film Director. TLG invited the pair to take us on a tour of Portugal's unexpected locations. Hayley Sercombe, Executive Producer / Founder Film PortugalBruno Pinhal, Portuguese Film Director

Locations in lockdown and scouting for a way through

Written by Algy Sloane on Apr 17, 2020. Posted in Contributors

March 2020  was hotting up to be a very busy time at Scout Productions but in a matter of days we watched helplessly as production after production pulled the plug on their shoots.  Who would have thought the film Industry would ground to a halt with in a few days?

How Covid - 19 wiped out London’s film business

Written by Andrew Pavord on Mar 31, 2020. Posted in Contributors

Andrew pavord, FilmFixer As Friday 13ths go, March 2020 had a particularly bad one. That Friday morning and over that weekend, one by one, every shoot on our calendar began to cancel. On Monday 16th March, there was almost nothing left.

They call me Verner. Location Manager Chris Tangey relates working with the esteemed director in the Australian outback

Written by Chris Tangey on Jun 19, 2019. Posted in Contributors

There would be few Location Managers who aren’t used to working with big names, and that is true even here in the remote Australian outback. Another quirk of living here is that you have to not just Location Manage and Fix but even shoot, both on the ground and in the air.

TLG talks to Neil Blewett of Datasat Media about the state-of-the-art studio, on set and on location communication and cyber security.

Written by The Location Guide on Dec 19, 2018. Posted in Contributors / General Interest

Would we be right in saying that when it comes to film production communications we can break the subject down into two parts – people on the move using mobile communications and office-based secure wireless communications?

Westfjords, an Icelandic paradise for car shoots

Written by Murray Ashton on Sep 21, 2018. Posted in Contributors

In early spring I scouted a gem of a location dubbed Iceland's best kept secret. The Westfjords is the country’s most remote region, and Europe’s most westerly point, and little known to filmmakers. Only one Hollywood picture, Justice League, has ever ventured there to shoot.