Category Archive: Film Location

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New Studio Filming Locations in London

New Studio Filming Locations in London

SHOOTFACTORY’s newest studio filming locations available in London. Our studios range from singular studios to large studios offering an assortment of facilities on different levels within the same location from, fixed cove, drive-in capabilities, lighting rigs and huge ceiling heights, we have here some of the most advanced studio filming facilities located around London. We […]

New Film Location Houses in London

New Film Location Houses in London

SHOOTFACTORY represents the very best of film location houses in London. Our locations are carefully selected for their suitability, and we take into account our clients needs along our knowledge of the industry to ensure that our portfolio includes only the best shoot locations available in London. We showcase five new location houses in London […]

Five Luxury Mansions & Villa Shoot Locations

Five Luxury Mansions & Villa Shoot Locations

SHOOTFACTORY represents some of the best shoot locations available in London and the UK. Our mansions and villa locations are available to hire for a range of shoots from kitchen and cooking shoots, reality tv filming to music video shoots. These location properties have seen it all. We select five to get your search started. […]

COVID-19 Guidance for Filming

COVID-19 Guidance for Filming

The UK Film and TV industry recently created COVID-19 guidance for crew members filming in public places during the pandemic. The guidelines expanded to cater to indoor meetings and workstations. Most of the guidance is a checklist of actions aiming to help the crew mitigate coronavirus transmission risks when on location. Even so, the industry’s […]

Hozier – Dinner & Diatribes (Official Music Video) on Location

Hozier – Dinner & Diatribes (Official Music Video) on Location

Hozier official music video shoot for Dinner & Diatribes on location at ‘Cedar’ location house in London. Wasteland, Baby! is the second studio album by Hozier, released on 1 March 2019 by Rubyworks Records. The song “Dinner and Diatribes” is about Hozier patiently yet painfully enduring an evening of social banter in the company of […]

Garnier ‘Supermum’ Shoot on Location At ‘Wandsworth’

Garnier ‘Supermum’ Shoot on Location At ‘Wandsworth’

Garnier ‘Supermum’ product video shoot on location at “Wandsworth” Not all superheroes wear capes… Some wear MASKS! Join @binkyfelstead and @proudlock together with their mum’s and make sure you take the time this Mother’s Day to treat your Supermum to the treat she deserves. Grab a full face Pomegranate Moisture Bomb Tissue Mask, or give […]

Monitor Audio Product & Lifestyle Video Shoot on Location in London

Monitor Audio Product & Lifestyle Video Shoot on Location in London

Monitor Audio recent product and lifestyle video shoot on location in London for their new MASS Surround Sound system. Monitor Audio Ltd is a British owned and managed global specialist in hi-fi loudspeaker design. By consistently refining and applying their audio technologies, Monitor Audio has become the world’s foremost expert in developing metal dome drivers. […]

Asics Filming Win The Long Run on Location

Asics Filming Win The Long Run on Location

Ascics was recently filming their cinematic trainer spot for Win The Long Run on location at ‘The Film Shed’ an industrial shoot location in London. The Metarun from Asics is an ultra-premium running shoe and clothing range that features the most innovative sports technologies – Win The Long Run These Metarun shoes are designed with […]

Lorrain Kelly Shooting TV Ad for Wayfair

Lorrain Kelly Shooting TV Ad for Wayfair

Lorraine Kelly was on location shooting a brand new TV Ad for Wayfair at our ‘Palace’ location house in London. Wayfair believes everyone should live in a home they love. Through technology and innovation, Wayfair makes it possible for shoppers to quickly and easily find exactly what they want from a selection of more than […]

Filming in London FAQs

Filming in London FAQs

The city of London has long been a popular location for the industry’s most brilliant filmmakers, and understandably so. Directors love to film in London because of its wealth of incredible historical landmarks, numerous other gorgeous locales, and not to mention the fact that it is easy to find skilled film crew members and talented […]

Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas Filmed on Location

Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas Filmed on Location

SHOOTFACTORY’S Rodos location house was used for the filming of Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas on Channel 4. Series 1006 (2018) was a one-off prime time episode, featuring everything that’s joyful about crafting at Christmas and one giant Christmas goodie bag. Kirstie shares her love of Christmas and festive crafting, from luxury presents made out of ordinary […]

Mary Poppins Filmed at Tay Location House in London

Mary Poppins Filmed at Tay Location House in London

SHOOTFACTORY is proud to have played a small part in the Mary Poppins Returns released on Dec 19th. In Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” an all new original musical and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives following a personal […]

Safety Precautions When Filming in London

Safety Precautions When Filming in London

Have you heard of the street muggings that have been happening in London recently? Well, if you haven’t, and you intend to go filming in London, we thought you should know. London is a beautiful city with excellent sites and impressive architecture. It is no surprise that TV shows, film, and music video directors choose […]

Rowse Honey Filmed on Location in Reading

Rowse Honey Filmed on Location in Reading

Rowse Honey recently filmed part of their Three Bears Trailer on location at our Woods location house in Reading. Rowse everyday breakfast honeys are 100% Pure and Natural – just like nature intended: with nothing added and none of the natural goodness taken away. They are perfect for waking up your breakfast naturally and come […]

Register Your House as a Filming, Photo Shoot Location

Register Your House as a Filming, Photo Shoot Location

To hire out your house or apartment for filming and photo shoots you will need to register with a location agency. The location agency / library will need to ascertain whether your property is suitable for location work. You will need to send in some images of the property and details of the property. If […]

Film Locations Used in Peaky Blinders

Film Locations Used in Peaky Blinders

The new series of Peaky Blinders premiered Wednesday night on BBC, bringing the dapper Birmingham bad-boys (and girls) back to bless television screens for the fourth time. Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries – the coming-of-age of the Industrial Revolution – most of the scenes for both Birmingham and London have been […]

Is Yorkshire Becoming the Next Film Location Hot Spot?

Is Yorkshire Becoming the Next Film Location Hot Spot?

When people think about a great film, they usually think about the storyline, the script that’s been written or even the characters who are in the film. But finding just the right film location for a film is just as important as all of the other elements in the film. London used to be the […]

A Breakfast Show with Added Grrr!!!

A Breakfast Show with Added Grrr!!!

‘The Three Bears’ commercial filmed on location in Reading at “THE WOODS” location house. If you go down to the woods today… Rowse update a familiar fairy tale for the modern world in their latest ad campaign. ‘The Three Bears’ – Matt, Joel and Phil. Too hot… too cold… just fabulous! Matt, Joel and Phil are three […]

Public Location Filming: Tips to Managing Public Traffic

Public Location Filming: Tips to Managing Public Traffic

Movie shoots are interesting to passing drivers and pedestrians, even if they do not get angry about being delayed, there is a chance that they could become distracted and can cause a major roadside accident. This is because they often end up watching how a movie is filmed instead of paying attention to where they […]

Movie Location Scouting: The Good, The Bad and the Really Ugly

Movie Location Scouting: The Good, The Bad and the Really Ugly

On the day I arrived to evaluate locations for a video I was producing, everything went wrong. It rained. Our rental car died an unnatural death. There was no food to be found. Colleagues and I travelled many hours to reach the location, yet all we accomplished was wasting time and money. If you think […]