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,…
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…
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…
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage Filming Locations – Finding San Francisco in London Director: Andy SerkisProduction Designer: Oliver SchollStudio: Sony / MarvelStarring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams & Woody HarrelsonLocations: London,…
Jingle Jangle Filming Locations – Scouting Netflix’s Magical Christmas Musical
Director: David E. Talbert Production Designer: Gavin Bocquet Studio: Netflix Starring: Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key & Madalen Mills Locations: London & UK Location Brief: Period Dickensian England with a magical…
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…
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 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…