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,…
House of the Dragon Season 2: Location Scouting for Westeros
Based on material from George R. R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, House of the Dragon tells the story of the Dance of the Dragons and the events leading up to…
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…
Coral – Sunday League TVC
Coral Sunday League Filming at Wormwood Scrubs The location brief for the Coral Sunday League TV commercial was simple on paper: find London football pitches with a strong urban backdrop…
Alexander Filming Location: How a Tiny Photo in Bangkok Led Oliver Stone to Thailand
Back in 2003, I was on a location scouting mission in Thailand for an HBO project about Alexander the Great called Fire from Heaven. One of the biggest challenges was…
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…