Maya Bay: Before the World Arrived
There are certain places that stay with you forever. For me, one of those places is Maya Bay in Thailand. The extraordinary thing is, when I first visited it in…
Being Julia (2003)
“The glamour of 1930s London… recreated across England, Jersey and Hungary.” Based on the novel Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham, Being Julia stars Annette Bening as celebrated stage actress Julia…
Wonder Woman 1984 Filming Locations – Washington DC, Egypt and Themyscira
Director: Patty Jenkins Production Designer: Aline Bonetto Studio: Warner Bros. / DC Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig & Pedro Pascal Locations: London, UK, Canary Islands & Spain Location…
Filming in Jersey: Bumpy Flights, Narrow Roads and Beautiful Locations
I have been lucky enough to scout and shoot on the beautiful island of Jersey a few times over the years, including for the films Being Julia and Magicians. Jersey…
All the Money in the World Filming Locations: Scouting for Ridley Scott
Director: Sir Ridley Scott Production Designer: Arthur Max Studio: Sony Pictures Starring: Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer & Mark Wahlberg Locations: London, UK, Italy & Jordan Location Brief: 1970s period locations,…
Scouting Wonder Woman’s Themyscira: VFX Plates Across China
Director: Patty JenkinsProduction Designer: Aline BonettoStudio: Warner Bros.Starring: Gal Gadot & Chris PineLocations: London, Italy & ChinaLocation Brief: Paradise landscapes and VFX plate photography across rural China In 2015, I…
The Infiltrator Filming Locations: Turning London into 1980s Florida
Director: Brad FurmanProduction Designer: Crispian SallisStarring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger & John LeguizamoLocations: London, UK & FloridaLocation Brief: Recreating 1980s Florida and Miami across London and the UK Turning London…
Filming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Bringing Terry Gilliam’s Magical World to Life in Clerkenwell (2008)
Some film locations simply tick the boxes on a script. Others become characters in the story themselves. When director Terry Gilliam was searching for a London location for The Imaginarium…
BBC Radio 4 ‘The Film Programme’ Interview
Listen to the recent Radio 4 interview I did whilst on location in Surrey for the forthcoming Matthew Vaughn movie Kingsman: The Secret Service. Joel Cox from the BBC interviewed…