The Guild of Location Managers
Familiarisation Trips Archive
Familiarisation Trips in 2008
Tenerife The GLM continues its good relations with the Tenerife Film Commission, as they host another trip for producers and location managers. Ben Carter tells the story. December 2008 |
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Battersea Power Station What must be one of London's most iconic buildings sparkled with history on an electrifying tour. Richard Godfrey was lit up & buzzes with facts in his report. Thanks to Rebecca Beveridge for such a highly charged trip. November 2008 |
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Richard McGodfrey dusts off his kilt and heads to the Highlands to join Trish Shorthouse of the Scottish Highlands and Islands Film Commission at a seminar on Film Crews Friendly Portal. To find out more on Nessiteras Rhombopteryx, read Richard's tale of adventures here. October 2008 |
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V&A - LondonMembers of the GLM spent a delightful sunny Sunday morning seeing the wonders of the V&A. A surprising building full of many location opportunites which have been detailed here in our report from Richard Godfrey. Huge thanks to Rachel for such a fascinating and extensive tour. September 2008 |
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Eridge Park in Kent, hosted a great day out at their country estate revealing a wealth of location opportunities. More. May 2008 |
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Windsor Great Park May 2008 Thanks to all the team at The Crown Estate for our detailed guided tour. See more images here and follow the link to the Crown Estate feature. |
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EssexScreen East hosted their first fam trip to Essex which was a huge success. For more information and pictures read here. May 2008 |
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Manchester and BoltonThanks to the Greater Manchester Film Office of Northwest Vision + Media and Bolton Council. February 2008. Story..... |
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Familiarisation Trips 2007
The GLM would particularly like to thank EM Media, Glasgow Film Office, MOD, Northern Film and Media, Screen East, Screen West Midlands, Wear Valley District Council and Santiago de Compostela for hosting their fam trips this year.
¡Muchas gracias! to the Santiago de Compostela Film Commission for revealing the beauty of this pilgrimage city. Located in the north west of Spain this old and well preserved city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and full of hidden surprises.
October 2007
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Screen West Midlands
Thanks to Steve Badham of Screen West Midlands for hosting such a fun and informative trip showcasing a selection of locations from Herefordshire, Shropshire and Birmingham. Just a taster of the counties they look after in the Heart of England. September 2007
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NorfolkA fam trip to Norfolk with Screen East took in a pilgrimage village, vast beaches, stately homes, a moated hall, decommissioned air base, small court room to name a few locations. The GLM found their regional office in Walsingham, Norfolk....! July 2007 |
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Bedfordshire
Screen East showed us quarries, power stations, beautiful historic palaces, a health spa to name just a few location options.
We were lucky to escape as Dr Mick reached for the controls....September 2007
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Glasgow
The City of Glasgow is rich with architecture, particularly noted for its 19th century Victorian building, designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh of the Arts and Crafts movement and a host of modern buildings. It was designated UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999 which celebrated its impressive array of building traditions. The GLM thanks Glasgow Film Office for a truly informative fam trip covering a whole host of location opportunities in the city. April 2007
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The Guild and Fam Trips that made the news
The first familirisation trip in Hampshire, March 2009 on Hantsweb.
Top location scouts tour Eastbourne, March 2009 on Eastbourne Borough Council site.
Manchester and Bolton. Hosted by Greater Manchester Film Office and Bolton Council in February 2008.
Wear Valley. Hosted by Wear Valley District Council in March 2007. Wear Valley Online.
Cumbria. Hosted by Northwest Vision in December 2006 and featured on their website and in Cumberland News.
Durham. Hosted by Northern Film and Media in October 2006 and in The Northern Echo.
A few highlights of Fam Trips from recent years
Durham
Northern Film and Media highlighted the hidden treasures of Durham and its surrounding area to a small group of location managers in October 2006.
Northumberland
In April 2005 Northern Film & Media hosted another of their fine fam trips covering stately splendour, coastline, historic fishing harbours and a great overview of the Tyneside industrial heritage with a boat trip down the River Tyne.
Edinburgh
In March 2005 the motley crew made a visit to Edinburgh. To see Chris Morgan fully resplendent in his kilt read the Summer 2005 edition of the Newsletter.
Jordan
A fascinating fam trip was hosted by the Royal Film Commission of Jordan in May 2005. Thanks again to Malcolm Treen for his wry observations on this special trip.
See the Newsletter of Summer 2005 for the full story.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen City and Shire Film Office was keen to show off their unique locations, picturesque coastline and historic city. The location managers were also blown away, quite literally, on gaining access to an oil rig, now used as a training base. More
Tenerife
The Tenerife Film Commission has invited members of The Guild on trips in December 2003 and December 2004. Malcolm Treen provides a colourful report on this entertaining first visit in the Spring Newsletter of 2004.
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