Hollywood brings new South West locations to screens

by kate_reeves on 13-Jun-11 16:46

Longer daylight hours during summer months mean longer shooting days, and here in the Locations department it’s a busy time of year as we receive more enquiries and work with productions filming across the region.

Right now we have a strong presence from long running productions in Bristol and the South West including Casualty and Skins, series four of Doc Martin is currently shooting in Port Isaac and the FFP New Media drama series based on the work of author Rosamunde Pilcher that is in production down in Newquay this year. We’ve also had a visit from Hollywood in the form of Legendary Pictures who are making a modern day fairytale called ‘Jack the Giant Killer’.  They shot recently in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wells.

With an aim to bring fresh and unique locations to screens in 2011 we are regularly adding new locations to our online library. Recent additions for June include the stunning China Clay Quarries in Cornwall, an untouched Jacobean Country Manor House in Somerset and an ancient forest with deer parks in Dorset.  Registering your property as a location is easy, just visit the Locations and Crew Page on our website.  

As well as diverse locations and skilled crew, the region can now also offer versatile production space at The Bottle Yard in South Bristol. At 300,000 sq. ft., it is the largest dedicated production facility in the South West, and offers endless possibilities.  This flexible space has already accommodated, iFeatures films Eight Minutes Idle and In the Dark Half, award winning BBC drama Five Daughters, BBC pilot Dirk Gently, Casualty (BBC), Permanently Excluded (BBC), and several photography shoots.  New sitcom Trollied, starring Jane Horrocks and directed by Paul Walker, has recently wrapped at the site. The Sky 1 HD production created a purpose built supermarket set at The Bottle Yard which will stay standing pending re-commission of series 2.

South West Screen’s location department is managing The Bottle Yard in conjunction with Bristol City Council, so if you are interested in using the space, just get in touch with Fiona Francombe on 0117 9529983.

With all that the South West has to offer for production right now, we look forward to the summer bringing in a high level of production activity that keeps local crew and locations nice and busy!

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