Wales – A Land of Extraordinary Filming Locations
There are very few countries that can rival the sheer diversity of filming locations found across North, Mid and South Wales. Despite its relatively compact size, it offers an astonishing range of landscapes, from towering mountains and dramatic coastlines to medieval castles, ancient forests, vast slate quarries, cascading waterfalls, peaceful lakes and remote wilderness. Over […]
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Vietnam – A Location Manager’s Dream
I had always wanted to visit Vietnam. It was a country that fascinated me growing up, sadly so often associated with the war, but I knew there had to be so much more to it. I have been fortunate enough to scout locations across much of the country over the past 30 years for television […]
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Brutal London: Concrete, Straight Lines and Why I Love Brutalist Architecture
There, I’ve said it. It’s ugly. Or at least, that’s what a lot of people will tell you. Huge slabs of concrete, hard edges, straight lines and buildings that can look as though they’ve been dropped into London from a slightly bleak vision of the future. But I love it. Maybe it’s the location manager […]
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🚨 MobLand Season 2 Teaser Trailer Released
Well… the wait is almost over! After spending much of the past year working as Supervising Location Manager on MobLand Season 2, it’s fantastic to finally see the official teaser trailer released by Paramount+. The new season premieres exclusively on Paramount+ on 18 September, and judging by the reaction online, fans are more than ready […]
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The Things You Do To Get the Shot ..
The Things You Do to Get the Shot: Wonder Woman at Mount Huashan During the first Wonder Woman film, I travelled across China scouting and photographing landscapes for VFX plates that would help create Themyscira, Wonder Woman’s mythical island home. The journey took me from Chengdu in western China all the way to Shanghai on […]
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The Waterfall That Never Made the Film
Pan Filming Locations in Vietnam While scouting Pan filming locations in Vietnam for Warner Bros.’ Pan, I came across one of the most extraordinary places I’ve ever visited – the Detian–Ban Gioc Waterfall on the Vietnam–China border. During the early stages of scouting for Warner Bros’ Pan — the big, bold reimagining of the Peter […]
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Time Out: ‘MobLand’ filming locations
Where does Tom Hardy’s explosive new crime thriller unfold? MobLand filming locations are the focus of this exclusive Time Out interview with Supervising Location Manager Steve Mortimore. Following the release of Paramount+’s MobLand, Time Out interview about the MobLand filming locations used throughout London and the Cotswolds. This article reproduces that interview together with the […]
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MobLand follows the lives of the all-powerful Harrigan family, who dominate the criminal underworld in modern-day London, and their fixer, Harry Da Souza. Da Souza is charged with cleaning up the mess made by the youngest Harrigan Eddie after a nightclub stabbing. But the son of the Harrigans’ arch nemesis Richie Stevenson, who was with […]
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London Location Scouting for Bupa’s Picture of Health
Brand: BupaDirector: Julia AlcamoCinematography: Simona SusneaProduction Company: Happenstance FilmsFeaturing: Emmanuel Oyinbo-CokerLocations: North & East London Location Scouting in London for National Geographic’s Picture of Health Picture of Health was a branded documentary project produced for National Geographic Creative Works and Bupa, exploring what health means on a deeply personal level. I worked with director Julia […]
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The 96th Academy Awards | 2024 – Production Design: Napoleon
Sunday March 10th 2024 is the 96th Academy Awards – in the Best Production Design category is Napoleon. Shot 100% on location, mainly in London and around the UK. Director: Sir Ridley Scott Production Designer: Arthur Max Studio: Apple Films Starring: Joaquin Phoenix & Vanessa Kirby Locations: London, UK, Malta & Morocco Location Brief: Replicating […]
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