Tag Archives: location-scouting

What It’s Like To Have Your Home In A Movie (WCCO Minneapolis – St. Paul)

Posted on October 3, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

The road was blocked off to make room for two of Minnesota’s most famous sons. Ethan and Joel Coen last shot in the Twin Cities in 1995 when they were making Fargo. They’ve returned to shoot their latest film, A Serious Man.

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Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations

Posted on October 2, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations | Film Locations Travel Guide

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Site lifts curtain on Dales film locations – Matlock Today

Posted on October 2, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

Famouslocations.com has 3.9 million locations for film scenes in its archive and reveals that the Red House Stables in Darley Dale played a key role in the filming of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. …

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Tri-Lakes Area woos big screen – Branson Daily News

Posted on October 2, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

According to members of the Missouri Film Commission, who held a meeting at Chateau on the Lake this week, the area has “great potential and a lot to offer …
Officials take a hard look at Tri-Lakes Area child welfare Branson Daily News
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Red Hook

Posted on October 1, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

Recently, while doing some location scouting, I had the opportunity to explore the Brooklyn, NY neighborhood known as Red Hook.

I just love Red Hook’s textures and colorful past (present and future… ;) so it was hardly “work” having to spend several hours on a gorgeous, clear summer day wandering around Red Hook.

Wikipedia | Red Hook, Brooklyn

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Manhattan at Night From West Chelsea

Posted on September 30, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

The photos below were made from a private space in the Starrett – Lehigh Building at 601 West 26th Street in the neighborhood known as West Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, NY looking uptown and (in the panorama below) displaying, from the left (west) the Hudson River and New Jersey cross-town to right (east), the Empire State Building on the edge of the frame.

ALL location scouts LOVE the Manhattan skyline! :)

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Manhattan at Night From West Chelsea Panorama
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Jon Baird in hunt for Aberdeenshire film location – Aberdeen Evening Express

Posted on September 30, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

A film director from the Northeast is considering using his home-ground for his next project. Jon Baird, originally from Peterhead, is in talks over…

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Location Scouting Multimedia at MeFeedia

Posted on September 29, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

Follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/4hlrx4. MeFeedia has aggregated a collection of online videos on the search term “location scout“.

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Hollywood prizes reputation as `film-friendly city' – MiamiHerald.com

Posted on September 29, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

Hollywood is considered a very film-friendly city, said Elizabeth Wentworth, vice president of the Film Commission of the Broward Alliance. …

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Jamaica great for films, bad for financing – Jamaica Gleaner

Posted on September 29, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

…Jamaica is a premier location for movies, but getting funding seems to be difficult for some local filmmakers.

…needed to do more to help the film industry. And, especially when compared to the United States, Saulter said Jamaica was a cheaper location to make films.

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Movie stars make stop in St. Mary for new film – Great Falls Tribune

Posted on September 28, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

The Montana Film Office has worked with the production team since December 2007 to bring the film to the state. Film Office staffer John Ansotegui worked with the National Park Service and the production company location manager, Alasdair Boyd, to choose the site for the shoot. …

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Outer Banks home plays starring role in new film (The Virginian-Pilot)

Posted on September 26, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

RODANTHE, N.C. When the movie crew for “Nights in Rodanthe” renovated the house called “Serendipity” for its big screen appearance, nasty storm clouds threatened.

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Production update: Korea – Variety

Posted on September 25, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

The most aggressive region in Korea is Gyeonggi Province through its Gyeonggi Digital Contents Agency, launched in 2004, and the Gyeonggi Film Commission in 2005. Those bodies are behind the construction of a huge complex dubbed “Hallyu-wood,” (hallyu being the term used for “Korean wave” of entertainment) while joining venture capital funds to raise coin for films. Their programs range from the small — renting expensive software to small CG and game production companies — to the large — the Gyeonggi Location Incentive offers cash; this year two films have nabbed $50,000 each.

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Spike Lee hopes his Miracle launches a film trend – Malaysia Star

Posted on September 25, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

Miracle was shot last fall, mostly on location in Tuscany, and in the fabled Cinecitta Studios in Rome – "a studio built by Mussolini," Lee notes with no …

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Vikram Bhatt returns to Yorkshire for UK premiere of 1920 – The Asian News

Posted on September 25, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

Said: Sally Joynson, Chief Executive at Screen Yorkshire: "Promoting the region as a film location across the globe is at the heart of our work to ensure …

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The movie and TV shooting locations near you – Entertainment Weekly

Posted on September 24, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

USA Today has a fun list of which movies and TV shows have been shot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It’s a good reminder that you don’t necessarily have to live in Los Angeles or Manhattan to wake up and find a film crew shooting outside your front door. Nor do you have to live near a famous landmark, like Mount Rushmore (pictured, in North by Northwest).

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Local filmmaker will show work at festival – Colts Neck News Transcript

Posted on September 24, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

“I just love shooting films in New Jersey. I always try to film here since you have so much control over the location. In New York you have to deal with hassles like parking and unwanted noise. I’ve used Point Pleasant, Brick, and even George Washington’s old house in Morristown as locations for filming,” Valenti said.

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Execs scout Lowell locales for Ward flick – Lowell Sun

Posted on September 24, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

LOWELL — The Fighter, the long-anticipated movie chronicling local boxing legend Micky Ward’s life, is inching closer to becoming reality. Scouts for Paramount Studios spent part of the weekend in Lowell, visiting sites central to the film’s plot …

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Metro Detroit cities cutting red tape for moviemakers – Detroit Free Press

Posted on September 23, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

The Michigan Film Office estimates studios have spent $400 million since April on hotel rooms, crew salaries, equipment and other location expenses. …

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Unexplored Finnish locales luring Indian film fraternity – Times of India

Posted on September 23, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

Also, the Finnish government has set up a film commission to lure film fraternity of this country. Scenic beauty of Finland makes it an apt destination for …

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Nikonians: Location Scouting Podcast

Posted on September 22, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

The Nikonians On Location #32 – Location Scouting

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Film-Friendly Paso Robles, CA

Posted on September 22, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

Paso Robles Press | Top Stories | Film industry officials tour Paso?Robles locations | Posted: Monday, Sep 15th, 2008 | Josh Petray 9-16-08

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Hooray for locations outside Hollywood – USA Today

Posted on September 22, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

Shreveport has attracted at least 18 projects in 2008, totaling more than $200 million in production budgets, and more than 80% of that will likely be spent in Louisiana, according to estimates from the state’s Office of Entertainment Industry Development.

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Mass Film Office bringing the stars to the area – The Daily News of Newburyport

Posted on September 22, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

To determine shooting locations, the office works with the movie’s location scout.

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Concerted Effort to Promote Country As Film Location – New Era

Posted on September 21, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

Concerted Effort to Promote Country As Film Location – New Era

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Sparks' books become popular movies, made in and around Wilmington – StarNewsOnline.com

Posted on September 21, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

‘Nights in Rodanthe,” the latest big-screen romance based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks, opens Friday at cinemas everywhere.

The story is supposed to be set at an inn in the Hatteras Island village of Rodanthe. Folks in Wilmington, though, will be watching especially closely, since scenes were shot at EUE/Screen Gems Studios and other area locations between May 21 and June 29 of this year.

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Baz Luhrman’s Australia: the epic Outback – Daily Telegraph

Posted on September 21, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

“The challenges involved with making a film of this scale in this place are immense,” said the location manager, Phillip Roope, whose film credits include Superman Returns, The Beach and Tomorrow Never Dies. “We have our own water trucks, a grader for making roads and I think we must have hired every rental car in the Top End.” …

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The Family; Tess of the D’Urbervilles; Merlin – Times Online

Posted on September 21, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

…the countryside looks lovely. The star of this series is the location scout. The lingering longing for a defunct landscape seems to make the callous treatment of Tess all the worse …

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Chambersburg residents share views with CNN (The Sentinel)

Posted on September 21, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

A crew from cable network CNN visited Chambersburg on Thursday, asking residents for their views on the economy and the presidential race.

CNN producer Joshua Rubin said Chambersburg was selected as an interview site after reviewing maps and researching towns on the Internet. Chambersburg’s picturesque fountain on its square was a factor in the town’s selection, Rubin said, as was a location scout’s favorable opinion of Chambersburg’s downtown.

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Queens house is an unlikely ‘Ugly Betty’ co-star (New York Daily News)

Posted on September 19, 2008 by R. Richard Hobbs

The filming of “Ugly Betty” has switched from Los Angeles to New York this season, but the Suarez clan has always called Jackson Heights home.

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