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ALMERIA SHOOT FOR TV Drama “Der General” Ufa Fiction
Friday May 15, 2015Santa Monica has been busy since March scouting and prepping for the Project Der General .In February we were approached again by our friends from UFA Fiction to research and scout the possibilities of shooting locations in Spain to double for Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires in the 1950`s. They were in pre-production for a …
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SEVILLE SHOOT FOR MINI INTERNATIONAL Winkreative London
Monday October 6, 2014After a scorching Summer full of Projects the temperatures dropped slightly, just in time for a request from Winkreative London. Their client The Mini International , the magazine for the legendary car marque Mini, manufactured by BMW. The magazine is produced in eight languages, twice a year for Mini customers all over the world. Photo-shooting …
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Marks & Spencer’s Shoot Almeria
Thursday May 29, 2014At the beginning of April, we received a request for a photo-shoot and “making-of” for M&S, the brief asked for western style locations, desert and a number of classic props, motorbikes, 4×4 jeeps, a light plane and similar. Our props dep´t went to work locating classic British and American motorcycles and off road vehicles in …
SIRDAR 15 DAY SHOOT IN MARCH 2014
Wednesday May 28, 2014Early march brought on the good weather and with it a fifteen day production for our English fashion client Sirdar http://www.sirdar.co.uk/ with photographer John Eckart. After a few days of scouting locations were approved and the photographer flew in to do the tech recce. The collection arrived along with client, stylist, hair and makeup and …
Ford Europe
Wednesday April 9, 2014BHP Productions and agency The Blue Hive came to us in December with a Project for a Ford Europe –wide print campaign. American photographer Geoff Kern flew out for an intense 3 day shoot in the second week of December. The final images were to be composed from various locations and the Ford Transit vans …
Porsche Macan Turbo
Wednesday April 9, 2014Another secret project came to us via Evo 7 from Munich in November. After scouting in September Director Michael Martin needed to shoot some press footage in the coastal region of Almeria, tracking-shots, and some skilled flying with an octo-copter, were used to bring out the best of Porsches latest baby\ The shoot lasted 5 …
BMW R nine T September 2013
Wednesday April 9, 2014August was very busy with several scouting jobs in succession, one of the real “boys” shoots took place then… Good Guys Entertainment called us for locations for a secret motorcycle road-shoot and photo-shoot. Director Uta Bodenstein and DOP Maximilian Cress needed a “Dawn ´til Dusk” type workshop/garage, abandoned airstrip for drag racing, desert type endless …
On the Atlantic coast of Cadiz……….
Friday March 28, 2014In July we were contacted by a producer from the German film company UFA Fiction. They were interested in shooting a TV film on the Atlantic coast of Cadiz, Tarifa and also the Seville region at the end of September. The script was still in process but the story involved horse-riding, the equine society and …
A 5 day project with Fitflop
Friday March 28, 2014In July we were pleasantly surprised by the return of Fitflop, for a 5 day project. Steve Hiett with CD and owner of Fitflop –Marcia Kilgore came back to sunny Marbella. After location scouting and reference pictures being sent, the location chosen was a superb ultra modern villa in the very exclusive Sierra Blanca community …
Shooting in the Desert
Friday March 28, 2014June took us to Almeria, the desert region to the East which is so popular with photographers and film makers alike. The Production Factory London requested locations and service for a shoot for Wrap with photographer Nicole Nodland. We shot in very hot weather for 5 days in and around Tabernas, Cabo de Gata and …