Last month’s British Society of Cinematographers Expo saw a display of the most high quality and boundary pushing innovations in film technology. Amongst the lenses and lights, From the Silver Screen brought something out of the ordinary. Taking the silver by-product from film production, From the Silver Screen creates luxury jewellery pieces. Situated at Cinelab’s […]
From leadership changes, the welcoming of their new ad-tier and the display of their impressive slate of features set to grace the streaming veteran, Netflix has a lot going on. Adding almost 7.7 million subscribers last quarter, many are evidently still gravitating to the platform, which welcomed it’s new ad-based subscription package in November 2022. […]
With serpentine lakes and daunting rivers, Apple TV’s The Essex Serpent is not for the thalassophobic. Leading the way to tackle the waterscapes of Maldon’s Blackwater river and beyond, Marine Department leant its logistics and training experience to the production. The Location Guide spoke to marine coordinator Jonjo Stickland to find out a bit more.
The filming locations for Denis Villeneuve’s second instalment of award-winning science fiction film Dune have been revealed. Some familiar, and others new territory to be explored, filming will take place in Abu Dhabi, Budapest, Jordan, and Italy. The production will be released from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment, scheduled for November 2023.
Netflix is bringing its global hit Squid Game back to life. The streamer has confirmed that it will transform the show into a new reality series named Squid Game: The Challenge. 456 real players will enter the challenge, pursuing a prize of USD4.56 million. The 10-episode competition series, which will be filmed in the UK, […]
A new Disney+ series about British punk band Sex Pistols features a wide range of London locations. Pistol is the story of a group of spotty, noisy kids who challenged the establishment with their countercultural way of life. The show is based on Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, the memoir of guitarist Steve Jones. 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 […]
The aristocratic comedy about love and friendship by Nancy Mitford has been adapted into a 3 x 60 minute drama for the BBC. The series was one of the first high-end dramas to begin filming after lockdown and shot in both the UK and Paris, France.
Sri Lanka is known for many things – tea, exotic beaches, wildlife, fresh fruits, hospitality, colonial buildings and many more. Not many know that it’s also a favourite destination for moviemakers. Thanks to the size of the country coupled with varying climate and landscape, this island is a moviemakers dream says Gopi Darmaratnam, from The […]
The GBP11.8 million expansion will increase the number of sound stages at the Bristol Studio to eleven. The West of England Combined Authority has greenlit the project and provided significant investment to help maintain and grow TV and film production in Bristol and the West of England.