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…
Brutal London: Concrete, Straight Lines and Why I Love Brutalist Architecture
I love Brutalist architecture in London. 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,…
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…
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…
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:…
American Assassin Filming Locations: London Doubling for the World
When Cold War veteran Stan Hurley takes CIA black ops recruit Mitch Rapp under his wing, they are drawn into a wave of attacks on military and civilian targets. As…
Finding Napoleon: Scouting Ridley Scott’s Epic Across the UK
When you’re asked to find 18th-century France, Belgium, Austria, Italy and Russia, but mainly across London and the UK, you know the location brief is going to be an interesting…
See How They Run Filming Locations: Scouting 1950s London
Set in 1950s London, See How They Run follows plans for a movie version of a smash-hit West End play that come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member…
Venom: Let there be carnage – the making of at Tobacco Dock
See my recent interview with Film London - the making of Venom: Let There be Carnage at Tobacco Dock https://filmlondon.org.uk/latest/venom-let-there-be-carnage-the-making-of-at-tobacco-dock