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Features & Interviews
Our Zoom interview series introduces viewers to independent producers, directors, location scouts, studio executives and North American film commissions. Learn the backstories, trends and opportunities leaders envision in the destination film business.
Features
How Reality TV Filming Locations Impact Local Tourism
The most notable example of a reality TV hotspot boosting the local economy is the immense success of HGTV’s Fixer Upper. Premiering on HGTV in 2013, the show depicted the renovation and redecorating business of married Texas couple Chip and Joanna Gaines. Fixer Upper became an unprecedented phenomenon for the network by drawing millions of viewers per episode, and the couple’s signature architectural style of shiplap and wainscoting popularized the “farmhouse chic” style of the late 2010s that brought their Magnolia lifestyle brand national prominence.
Sustainable Filming: Eco-Friendly Film Production
From using renewable energy in film production to reusing and recycling, these eco-friendly practices are making a big difference Implementing sustainable filming practices into your next movie or television show can significantly and immediately impact a planet that...
Eyes of a Location Scout
Location Scout and Manager Janice Polley
Location scout Janice Polley shares invaluable tips on navigating danger while recounting stories from working on movies around the world.
Location Scout and Manager Leann Emmert
Leann Emmert discusses the difficulties of working internationally, factoring wildlife while filming and challenges the lack of accolades that location managers receive at the Academy Awards.
Location Manager Ilt Jones
“Shutting down streets and blowing things up, that’s my specialty,” says Ilt Jones. Now retired, Jones was a pivotal key in the making of movies such as Inception, Iron Man 3, Kong: Skull Island, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Transformers, and so many more household names.
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