Location Ideas

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Ghostly Film Location: Spis Castle Ruins, Slovakia

  Built in the 12th Century, Spis Castle Ruins in Slovakia is one of the largest castle ruin sites in Europe.  Set on a hilltop overlooking a village its imposing stone structure makes for an eerie film location. Film location permits usually take up to 5 working days.  Location fees are negotiable. Long, sunny shoot days are best from May [...]

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Filming The Alabama Hills, California

  The Alabama Hills are known for the vast granite mountains of the Eastern Sierra, dusty desert roads weaving through rust coloured rock formations and stunning views of California’s highest peak, Mt Whitney. The location has played host to over 150 movies doubling for locations ranging from the wild west (The Lone Ranger), Spain (Gladiator), Afghanistan’s Khyber Pass (Gunga [...]

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Filming in Brasov Council Square, Romania

  Located at the foot of Transylvania’s Carpathian Mountains, Brasov has a beautiful old town square resplendent with gothic, baroque and renaissance architecture.  Much of the town was built by Saxon settlers giving it a distinctively Germanic look.  This makes Brasov a great alternative to the more expensive, less easy to permit and control town squares [...]

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Spring Colours Central Park, New York City

  Central Park in the heart of New York City is one of the world’s most filmed city parks. Spring brings bright blue skies, colourful gardens, verdant greens and cherry blossoms in full bloom. The park fills with people enjoying walks, running, cycling, carriage rides, paddle boating, picnics, baseball, tennis, bouldering or just laying out on the lawns enjoying [...]

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Filming Los Angeles Car Park Roof Tops

  The city of Los Angeles, California offers an impressive selection of Car Park Roof Tops.  All of the displayed locations allow filming seven days a week, night and day.  Weekends are preferable as filming on weekdays cost more. Costs range from $3500 – $7500 for weekends and twice that on weekdays. Film Location Permits.  All the locations are privately [...]

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Car Commercial Road: Mount Tamalpais, California

  Mount Tamalpais in California is located a short 1hr drive from San Francisco.  The location offers beautiful windy, green, mountainous car commercial roads.  Most of the shoots take place on the upper area with the open green rolling hills. Film Location Permits generally take about 5 days to process but it’s a very popular spot [...]

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4 Aces Film Set: Mojave, California

  The Four Aces is a professional film set located in the Mojave Desert, California.  The location features a middle-of-nowhere classic Route 66 style diner, 1950′s era motel with three dressed motel rooms and a reception office, a western honky tonk bar, a truck stop restroom, a courtyard, a gas station including old pumps, a selection [...]

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Locations That Double: Filming at Altos de Chavon, Dominican Republic

Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic is a replica of a 16th century Mediterranean medieval village.  The location includes a plaza, stores, church, fountain, stone streets and a large amphitheater all overlooking a beautiful river. The Dominican Republic is a small country offering a wide selection of nearby locations including white sand beaches, azure waters, mountains, forests, [...]

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Filming at Mono Lake, California

  Mono Lake is a desert lake located in California’s Eastern Sierra.  The 70 square-mile lake offers salty blue waters, exposed limestone towers, volcanos, mountains and streams.  It attracts two million migratory birds annually. The location gets little rainfall year round with April an ideal time for crisp views with snow-capped mountain backdrops. Film location permits are quick and easy to arrange.  Mono Lake [...]

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Colonial Looks: Filming in Cartagena, Colombia

Cartagena, Colombia is a 16th century Spanish colonial city located on the Caribbean Sea. As well as offering well preserved Spanish colonial looks including streets, squares, mansions, city walls, a fort and cathedral, Cartagena also boasts a selection of beaches, a modern skyline and a container port open for filming. Cartagena has a tropical wet and dry [...]