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Harvey Edgington, who is a consultant at Film London is working on the "coordination delivery of filming services for 2012". Key information will be available from Film London and we will have a summary of advice here too.
Film London is working to ensure that film making activity in the capital is strong during the summer of 2012. The Games provide an exceptional opportunity for film makers to capture the city.
This event will throw the spotlight on the UK and is estimated to have a global audience of 4 billion. In terms of visitors to the UK, there will be around 14,700 participants, 120 heads of state, 25,000 journalists and nearly a million extra foreign visitors.
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The Olympic Torch begins its 70 day relay on Saturday 19th May. It will leave Lands End to begin its tour of the UK and arrives in central London on Thursday 26th July, before finishing at Stratford on the 27th July.
The first 74 locations on the route have been revealed so far. As well as taking in major towns and cities, it will also pass through many villages, areas of outstanding natural beauty, sports venues and six islands around the UK.
To name just a few towns and cities to be visited, these include Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Dover, Glasgow, Oxford, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield, Southampton and Weymouth. The islands visited will be Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Isle of Lewis, Orkney and Shetland.
In celebration of the event, shows and concerts will take place at some areas on the route. To see more detail of the route visit the 2012 Where is the Olympic Flame Going ? page
Venues in London
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Earls Court, ExCel, Greenwich Park, Hampton Court Palace, Horse Guards Parade, Hyde Park, Lord's Cricket Ground, North Greenwich Arena (O2), The Mall, Regents Park, The Royal Artillery Barracks, Wembley Arena, Wembley Stadium, Wimbledon |
Venues out of London |
City of Coventry Stadium, Eton Dorney, Hadleigh Farm, Hampden Park, Lee Valley White Water Centre, Millenium Stadium, Old Trafford, St James' Park, Weymouth |
Road events |
Marathon, Road Cycle Race, Road Cycle Time Trial, Road Walk
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Many countries have booked significant London buildings as their hospitality venue during the Olympics. A few key locations to note are : Alexandra Palace, Freemasons Hall, Institute of Directors, Lancaster House, Museum of London, Old Billingsgate Market, Potters Field, Royal Opera House and Somerset House.
Hotels have been block booked for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and international delegates.
These include Grosvenor House, Hilton Park Lane, Hilton Green Park, Intercontinental Park Lane and the Metropolitan.
One Great George Street will the London Media Centre for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Olympic Route Network (ORN) will cover more than 100 miles of London roads and a further 171 miles around the rest of the country. "Games Lanes" will take up 1% of London's roads.
Some of the routes will be subject to side road closures, changes to traffic lights, pedestrian crossings and adjustments to bus stops.
There will be no visitor parking at the Olympic Stadium so there will be a strong campaign from the Mayor's office to get visitors travelling by public transport.
To keep up to date with the Olympic Route Network see the dedicated website
For information about road closures and parking in Surrey go the Surrey 2012 site.
Many boroughs will not facilitate road closures during the period of the Olympic Games - see below for details
| BOROUGH | ACTION | DATE PERIOD |
| Brent | no closures on main & arterial routes | |
| Camden | to be confirmed | |
| City of Westminster | no road closures | 1 June - 30 September |
| Corporation of London | no road closures | 1 June - 30 September |
| Ealing | to be confirmed | |
| Greenwich | 1 June - 30 September | |
| Hillingdon | no road closures | 16 July - 9 September |
| Hounslow | no closures on major or arterial routes | |
| Islington | minimum 6 weeks notice | |
| Lambeth | no road closures | 1 July - 9 September |
| Merton | restrictions in Wimbledon area | 28 July - 5 August |
| Richmond | no closures during cycling event | 28 July - 1 August |
| Royal Borough Kensington & Chelsea | to be confirmed | |
| Southwark | no road closures north of A202 | 1 July - 9 September |
| Tower Hamlets | tbc - no closures on all routes | 1 July - 9 September |
| Transport for London | no road closures | 1 March - 30 September (some flexibility March-May only) |
Please take time to read the information on the website about using the brand. Incidental filming of the Olympic logos is permitted. Games themed productions or storylines require clearance from the London 2012 Communications Team.
Olympic rings are in place at :
St Pancras International
Tower Bridge - 1 July - 1 October
If you need to secure a location or unit parking, book early, forward planning is essential, carefully plan your movement order and build in extra travel time, oh and did we say...book early.
Official website for London 2012
Film London Filming in 2012 Microsite
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