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Gunnersbury Park Museum transforms into Victorian hospital for The Essex Serpent

Gunnersbury Park Museum transforms into Victorian hospital for The Essex Serpent

Written by Joe Jackson on May 19, 2022. Posted in On Location

Gunnersbury Park Museum plays a Victorian hospital in new mini-series The Essex Serpent. Based on the award-winning novel by Essex author Sarah Perry, the show stars Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes. The Essex Serpent premiered on Apple TV this week, and London-based location specialists FilmFixer helped transform the museum during the shoot.

Hugo Boss and NM Productions shoot commercial in Dubai

Hugo Boss and NM Productions shoot commercial in Dubai

Written by Joe Jackson on May 16, 2022. Posted in On Location

NM Productions were commissioned by Hugo Boss for a spot in Dubai. The team produced this commercial for the brand’s latest Watches & Jewellery campaign. Created at the height of the pandemic, the shoot in Dubai took place over four days (and included a night shoot). Directorial duo We Are Animal from NM Productions worked on the project with creative agency Triptyque.

Chile hosts commercial for Delta Airlines and Masters Golf Tournament

Chile hosts commercial for Delta Airlines and Masters Golf Tournament

Written by Joe Jackson on May 3, 2022. Posted in On Location

Better - a new video promoting Delta Airlines as the main sponsors of the Masters Golf Tournament - has been shot in Chile. Characters from different parts of the world work on their golfing technique, saying the word ‘Better’ in their mother-tongues after every swing. The capital city Santiago was selected as the shoot’s core production hub thanks its proximity to a plethora of distinguishable landscapes. However, the project's main scene - featuring young people playing street golf - was shot in the neighbouring city of Valparaiso, one of the country's UNESCO World Heritage sites.  

Location Scouting in Northern Norway: Arctic Locations organise ‘dream’ familiarisation trip to remote Nordic territories

Location Scouting in Northern Norway: Arctic Locations organise ‘dream’ familiarisation trip to remote Nordic territories

Written by Joe Jackson on Apr 20, 2022. Posted in On Location

Five UK-based location managers recently visited Northern Norway for a familiarisation trip to the Arctic. As well as snowmobiling with Sami reindeer herders and frolicking with wolves at Polar Park’s Wolf Lodge, the group’s trip was crowned by sights of the Northern Lights. The location managers in attendance were: Harriet Lawrence (The Key Location), Jodi Moore (22 Locations), Eugene Strange (Salt Film), Kat Day (freelance), and Johnny Ludlow (Search Party Productions). Arctic Locations - the brainchild of destination management company Farout AS - organised the trip.

Taiwan-US feature Sun Moon wraps up filming in Nantou

Taiwan-US feature Sun Moon wraps up filming in Nantou

Written by Joe Jackson on Apr 11, 2022. Posted in On Location

Sun Moon has finished shooting in and around Taiwan’s Nantou region. The project is jointly produced by AFFIRM Films (a subsidiary of Sony Pictures) and the Taiwanese-Canadian Stone Soup Production Company. Steve Taylor and Luke Cameron were on producer duties in the USA and Taiwan respectively, and the film was directed by Sydney Tooley.

BTS footage released for Land Rover Defender's commercial in Morocco

BTS footage released for Land Rover Defender's commercial in Morocco

Written by Joe Jackson on Apr 5, 2022. Posted in On Location

Behind-the-scenes footage has been released for Land Rover Defender's Above and Beyond Land commercial. Land Rover wanted to create "an epic TV ad" to promote their brand, travelling and shooting where no other cars can go. Shot across the furthest reaches of Morocco, UK-based production company OUTSIDER worked alongside director Scott Lyon and service producers The Talkies.

FIXER expands network of US production service experts across both coasts

FIXER expands network of US production service experts across both coasts

Written by Joe Jackson on Mar 17, 2022. Posted in On Location

FIXER has expanded its network of production service experts. Founder Eric Brown - the company’s bicoastal Managing FIXER for Los Angeles and New York - has established new regional partnerships with local producers across the USA. The film production service company will now provide coast-to-coast solutions through its expanded, nationwide team of world-class producers.

Radioaktive and TwentyfourSeven will donate profits to Ukrainian causes

Radioaktive and TwentyfourSeven will donate profits to Ukrainian causes

Written by The Location Guide on Mar 1, 2022. Posted in On Location

Kyiv-based company Radioaktive is set to move its production base to Poland. The group shares offices in the country with service specialists TwentyfourSeven, where the two companies launched a joint production venture. Together, the organisations will donate all profits raised through their partnership to Ukrainian causes until tensions with Russia subside.

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