New television series set in Victoria, Australia

  • 2012-04-04
The local Australian production industry received a boost when a pilot for the US series ‘The Frontier’ was shot in Victoria. The pilot comes from the creator of Cold Case, Shaun Cassidy. It began shooting in Thornton, Mansfield and Alexandra in the middle of March.

The Frontier chronicles the story of a group of young travellers who are making their way from Missouri to the West Coast in 1840. It is directed by veteran director Thomas Schlamme and has a cast of experienced young actors.

This series is the first major production to be shot in Australia since 2009. Big television productions are good for the economy as they bring in numerous jobs for local production workers and actors. They also help promote Australia as a tourist destination to international audiences. There are a number of locations that studios could use to film television programs and movies. For example, those who need city shots could shoot in Melbourne and shows that need small town scenes could use areas like Hawthorn.

Movie production companies will not be able to film in these locations if they do not know that they exist. One of the best ways of promoting locations to production companies is for tourism agencies to use printing services to make up media kits. These kits can then be sent to companies around the world. Those who are interested in filming in locations such as Hawthorn simply need to express their interest to the government and arrange the necessary documentation.