“We’re not talking about a couple of lorries and a caravan here, we are talking of a sizeable portable village, an entire community bringing several hundred people, along with lights, generators, cameras, cranes, dolly equipment, wardrobe, props, dressing rooms, catering wagons – and then all of these need to access the site and not be parked up a couple of miles away.
“There are a lot of practical problems which need to be taken into account when choosing a location. What it looks like on camera is important but access is also very important. You need good access. I have had to turn down spectacular locations simply because they were too difficult to get to.”
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7:00 PM February 3, 2021
The film crew prepare on the promenade at Lowestoft seafront ahead of filming the closing scenes for the new Burberry advert
- Credit: Screen Suffolk
With film and TV productions slower to return from the Covid-19 fallout than the smaller shoots for TV and online adverts, much of Suffolk’s work has been with advertisers.
But big brands have recognised what Suffolk has to offer.
Among the high profile visits were
Burberry shooting their latest advert on Lowestoft Beach, while Volkswagen came to Suffolk to shoot stills and, according to Screen Suffolk, loved it so much they stayed to shoot their video, yet to be released.
Published:
7:00 PM February 3, 2021
The film crew prepare on the promenade at Lowestoft seafront ahead of filming the closing scenes for the new Burberry advert
- Credit: Screen Suffolk
With film and TV productions slower to return from the Covid-19 fallout than the smaller shoots for TV and online adverts, much of Suffolk’s work has been with advertisers.
But big brands have recognised what Suffolk has to offer.
Among the high profile visits were
Burberry shooting their latest advert on Lowestoft Beach, while Volkswagen came to Suffolk to shoot stills and, according to Screen Suffolk, loved it so much they stayed to shoot their video, yet to be released.
Covid-secure filming taking pace in Suffolk
- Credit: Screen Suffolk
Covid-19 shut down months of filming in 2020, but remarkably Suffolk’s official film office still managed to increase the number of filming days in the county on 2019. Local democracy reporter Jason Noble caught up with Screen Suffolk to talk about an unpredictable year and big projects coming up in 2021.
Bars, restaurants, retailers, gyms, theatres – scores of industries reported the overnight shock the Covid-19 pandemic-enforced lockdown back in March 2020 had on their businesses, as customers were there one day and unable to visit the next.
For the film and TV business, that was no different. And for Screen Suffolk, the county’s official film office tasked with bringing in productions to the county to enjoy the economic benefits they bring, that overnight effect was just as stark.
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