However you tell your story, make it in East Anglia.

And breathe! Fresh air. Fresh spaces. Fresh locations for your productions. And all from only 30 miles north of the M25 boundary.

Close Up East provides location management and production support for Film, TV, Advertising and Stills shoots across East Anglia. With over 15 years of experience in the industry working across film & stills, and based on the Southern edge of Cambridgeshire, Close Up East is perfectly placed to service  production requirements ranging from a straightforward location scout, through to servicing a full production. 

With London becoming ever more complicated and stressful to film in (scarcity of unit bases, mountains of paperwork, extended lead times for permits, a general weariness to crews), combined with an industry wide drive to proactively reduce the damage we create on our planet primarily through excessive travel and flights, East Anglia is fast becoming a popular location for productions of all shapes and sizes.

From The Theory of Everything, Red Joan and even Pirates Of The Caribbean in Central Cambridge, to The King’s Speech in Ely (using the Cathedral as a match for Westminster Cathedral), the Norfolk Broads masquerading as North Korean Paddy Fields in James Bond Die Another Day, perfectly preserved Lavenham providing several backdrops in the Harry Potter films, to Shakespeare in Love & All The King’s Men in Holkham on the Norfolk Coast. Feedback from Producers having based their crews in the area is overwhelmingly positive.

The councils in the region are very film friendly not requiring licenses to shoot in many areas, and many of the facilities services we use in London are actually based north of the city (where there is space for them!) so there is no problem assembling the provisions we depend on for a smooth and successful shoot.

Many of the towns and villages in the area offer streets that match London, in addition there are rivers & canals, rolling hills, bustling market towns, miles of beautiful beaches, thatched cottages, vineyards, tulip sunflower & lavender fields, tanks & trenches, forests, orchards, farms, beautiful roads, airfields, striking modern architecture…the list goes on. Check out our location moodboards for a flavour and get in touch if you see anything you like!