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What can a production service company (psc) do for your production?
Friday August 30, 2019When I started in this business over 20 years ago the custom for prepping productions abroad was for the production manager/ producer to contact a local fixer then go to the country of choice to make contact with local authorities and open a bank account for the production. This process has been speeded up due …
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BMW Motorrad – Overcoming all obstacles F850 GS
Monday January 22, 2018Blog BMW Motorcycles F850GS and F 750GS Provinces- Malaga, Granada, Almeria. Client-BMW Production Company-Peoplegrapher Germany Director-Lukas Tielke. This project came to us in the middle of the long hot Summer, The location brief was extensive, Nordic forests, vast mountain landscapes,different types of desert surfaces, rock faces for climbing, mountain huts,lakes, rock pools, and more. The …
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BMW Motorrad – Chasing excitement F750 GS
Monday January 22, 2018Blog BMW Motorcycles F850GS and F 750GS Provinces- Malaga, Granada, Almeria. Client-BMW Production Company-Peoplegrapher Germany Director-Lukas Tielke. This project came to us in the middle of the long hot Summer, The location brief was extensive, Nordic forests, vast mountain landscapes, different types of desert surfaces, rock faces for climbing, mountain huts, lakes, rock pools, and …
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Photo and film shoot Blacksocks Switzerland
Wednesday February 8, 2017In September we started an intensive scouting and prep for a October shoot for the Swiss client Blacksocks . Photographer and director Jonathan Heyer had to create 4 different vignettes and photos for the international campaign. Lots of sports models and artists were needed, from skaters, basketball players to guitarists. The casting in the Malaga …
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Photo shoot Porsche 911 GTS for Recom in Almeria
Wednesday February 8, 2017October brought a call from our good client Porsche via Recom Stuttgart for a shoot for Porsche 911 GTS with photographer Victor Jon Goico . We shot on four of the best roads in the Almeria region and on a famous desert racetrack. The shoot went very smoothly with excellent weather and a very good …
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Photo shoot for editorial Cosmopolitan in Sotogrande
Wednesday February 8, 2017In October German Cosmopolitan editorial was looking for a maritime theme for fashion, using the new Mazda MX5 Miata. After proposing quite a bit of different locations in the Malaga /Cadiz area, the client happily chose the very upmarket marina of Sotogrande in the province of Cadiz. Photographer Enric Galceran managed to pull off stunning …
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Photo shoot for Lipsy London
Wednesday February 8, 2017In October we worked for the returning fashion client Lipsy /London . They needed a colorful location for their fashion shoot. A stunning house we have under contract for a long time is designed by famous Mexican architect Ricardo Legoretta. The vibrant colours and open layout of the house are one of a kind. The …
TV crime drama Tatort in Almeria
Wednesday February 8, 2017In September we were recommended by german director and old friend Roland Suso Richter for a TV crime series for Germany called Tatort and again Almeria’s versatile landscape and locations were this time doubled for Italy.
TV drama Brussel for Endemol Shine
Wednesday February 8, 2017August and September saw a contract with Endemol Shine from the Netherlands for location work during the shooting of their new series “Brussel” in Almeria province, during the 5 week shoot Almeria province was doubled as various African countries as well as Afghanistan , the desert region in Almeria lends itself perfectly to this. This …
Photo video shoot fashion for Fruit of the loom in Malaga province
Wednesday February 8, 2017One of our regular clients Fruit of The Loom with UK agency Makalu and Australian photographer Cameron Mcnee contacted us in May for locations for their new catalogue. After extensive scouting around Andalucia, locations in Malaga capital and Cadiz including lakes, white villages, hotels, roof tops, sports centers and many more were used over ten …
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