from: Nick Goundry, The Location Guide — Production company MJZ has doubled California for Alaska in a new spot for Volkswagen. Moonlightfollows a young couple as they enjoy the freedom of the road driving around a small town in the bright sunshine of an Alaskan summer’s night. Alaska is often prohibitively expensive as a real filming location and the shoot...
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from: Nick Goundry, The Location Guide — Filmmaker JJ Abrams has revealed he would have preferred to film the new Star Wars movie on location in California, rather than in the UK. Speaking at the Produced By Conference in Los Angeles, Abrams spoke of the inconvenience of moving his family to the UK for the shoot. “When I came into it there was already a...
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from: ShootOnline.com — New 3-year Commercials Contracts effective retroactive to April 1, 2013 In national voting completed today, SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly approved new, three-year contracts negotiated with the advertising industry covering commercials. The 2013 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract and 2013 SAG-AFTRA Radio Recorded Commercials Contract are the...
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from: Paul Bond, Hollywood Reporter — Services like Netflix and Hulu will help keep the U.S. as the biggest entertainment market in the world for the foreseeable future, says PricewaterhouseCoopers. Despite headlines extolling the booming entertainment and media markets of China, Brazil, India and other parts of the world, the U.S. will continue to dominate for...
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from: Lucas Shaw & Brent Lang, The Wrap — From “Guardians of the Galaxy” to the next “Star Wars” film, the hottest blockbusters are being lured abroad by London’s lucrative tax credit Brad Pitt, Robert Downey Jr., Vin Diesel and J.J. Abrams call Los Angeles home, but for the world premieres of their latest films like “Iron Man...
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from: Dave McNary, Variety.com — A total of 31 productions have been selected to receive California’s Film and Television Tax Credit — 14 features, 14 basic cable TV series and three movies of the week — including the “Entourage” movie and “Pretty Little Liars.” Notable feature selections in the lottery conducted by the California Film Commission...
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