The Canary Islands – Four Islands, Extraordinary Film Locations
I have been lucky enough to scout most of the Canary Islands over the years for various film and television projects, and the Canary Islands offer some of the most…
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…
House of the Dragon Season 2 Filming Locations – Finding Westeros in Britain
Behind the scenes of HBO's House of the Dragon, exploring the extraordinary British landscapes that helped bring the world of Westeros to life. Finding locations for a fantasy series like…
Napoleon Filming Locations – Behind the Scenes of Ridley Scott’s Epic
How we recreated Napoleonic Europe across Britain for Ridley Scott's historical epic, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby. Finding the right filming locations for Ridley Scott's Napoleon was never going…
Financial Times: How Location Scouts Find the Perfect Film Locations
I was delighted to be interviewed by the Financial Times House & Home for a feature exploring how film location scouts and location managers find and secure extraordinary properties for…
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…
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…
Phileas Fogg – Sea Salt & Indonesian Black Peppercorn
Director: Toby MacDonald Production Company: Partizan Films Client: Phileas Fogg Locations: Vietnam When One Country After Another Falls Apart By 2008 I was still balancing television commercials with feature films.…