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Filming on location with animals

[slideshow id=174]Sometimes working on location can be challenging enough, even without the animals. However, most of the Location Managers with whom I’ve worked over the years know the score. They know what’s important from the animal handler’s/wrangler’s perspective and just as importantly from the animals’ perspective.

A turning point for the Maltese film industry

Malta went through a thriving year of filming with June becoming the busiest month in the island’s history. Crews, suppliers and service providers were stretched beyond their limits as Paramount’s World War Z “clashed” on the tiny island with the long running UK TV series Sinbad, Norway’s large feature Kon Tiki, Sweden’s Volvo commercial and some other works.

Filming on the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i

[slideshow id=168]I have been a location scout and manager in Hawaii for the past 30 years. I have lived on Kaua’i since 1975 and I think it’s one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Film support and infrastructure is non-existant, but the island of Oahu’s crew and equipment is nearby. 

Opening beckons for new Santa Fe film studio

A new studio facility in New Mexico is just a few weeks from opening, according to the Associated Press. Santa Fe Studios will offer two 60-foot sound stages, as well as terraced dressing rooms and production offices. There’s capacity for at least nine more sound stages, should there be enough demand.

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