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BC offers production centre and popular location doubles

BC offers production centre and popular location doubles

Written by Nick Goundry on May 10, 2010. Posted in On Location

British Columbia in western Canada is steadily enhancing its reputation as a media production centre. The region offers landscapes including dense forests, deserts and mountains that are frequently used to double for places such as the Middle East, Mexico, Europe and even the US, despite sharing a border with the country.

VW ad doubles South Africa for India

VW ad doubles South Africa for India

Written by Nick Goundry on May 6, 2010. Posted in Production News

Major vehicle manufacturer VW has used South Africa as a double for India in a new series of spots advertising the Polo car. The adverts feature a driver testing the prowess and strength of the Polo through a series of animal and tribal encounters.

Location Profile: Mallorca

Location Profile: Mallorca

Written by Rowena Carr-Allison on May 5, 2010. Posted in On Location

Located just off the Spanish coastline, the Balearic island of Mallorca is surprisingly beautiful and charming. Just 1,400 square miles, it’s a small, concise island offering a world of opportunities far from its tacky reputation.

Cartier doubles Buenos Aires for Paris

Cartier doubles Buenos Aires for Paris

Written by Nick Goundry on May 4, 2010. Posted in Production News

Global jewellery brand Cartier has used Buenos Aires to double for Paris in a new spot scheduled for release in early May. The spot tells a story of a stylish gentleman slipping past security at an official dinner before meeting a glamorous woman and escaping with an expensive piece of jewellery.

Robin Hood gets the best from UK locations for filming

Robin Hood gets the best from UK locations for filming

Written by James Peak on Apr 30, 2010. Posted in Interviews

Robin Hood is riding through far more than the glen for Ridley Scott’s latest epic, an action-packed account of the legend, involving sea landings, castles springing up in the woods of Surrey, and the wrong type of undergrowth. Scott called on Bill Darby, veteran of UK locations, for the film that will open this year’s Cannes Festival.

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