Film Locations

The power of films to attract visitors from across the world to the UK’s best loved stately homes and castles is now widely accepted. In vacation marketing terms, movie-induced tourism has huge potential to increase revenue, and Helen James Productions can help you realise that potential.

Just look at venues like Basildon Park, which saw a 70 percent increase in visitors following its use as Netherfield Hall in the filming of Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley, and Kent’s economy is estimated to have been boosted by one million pounds after the county council created its own tour of film locations used in the film The Other Boleyn Girl, starring Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman.

Helen James Productions has a good relationship with film location managers acting for Hollywood movies and major international film companies as well as the marketing departments at local councils. We’ve worked with the UK Film Council funded Screen South to help promote venues that often double up for something else in a movie, by filming behind the scenes video features to highlight the productions that have been made there, features which have also been broadcast on local television news.

We can also create informative and entertaining video for DVD or a website to raise a venue’s profile and encourage travel tourism from the UK or abroad by focusing on the distinctive features of the whole tour, house, grounds or gardens.

At Helen James Productions we believe in the visual potential of your location – Let us help you realise it. Contact us: office@helenjamesproductions.co.uk

Testimonials

Jenny Cooper: Screen South

"I would like to bring attention to the tremendous work that Helen James has done in promoting and raising the profile of the region and the regions talent to a wide and diverse audience.

The companies within the Pinewood group and the Pinewood Group themselves trust and like Helen. Her enthusiasm and relaxed manner seems to bring the best out of the stars she interviews and her in depth look at where productions have filmed in the region highlight the glorious locations that are available in the UK. For the commissions office at Screen South Helen is a god send, she is genuinely interested, she explores, promotes and enthuses about the great things and people found in the South East. I really hope that I and that Screen South continue to work with Helen for many more years".

Louise West: Jane Austen's House Museum:

"Helen James has been known to us for many years through her work with ITV. We are always delighted to hear from her as we know she will present our story with integrity. She has interviewed me many times and never makes me feel nervous. Her unfussy, engaging personality brings out the best in people and allows them to appear natural and at ease. Her work ethic and attitude can probably be best illustrated by describing her most recent report from here on ITV's drama series, "Lost in Austen". We were open to the public at the time and yet Helen's filming caused minimal disruption. We hope to work with Helen again on many future occasions".

Abha Thakor: Director of Communications, Diocese of Winchester and Cathedral.

"We have worked extensively with Helen James and we have found her to be highly competent, aware of the story's wider relevance, quick to ascertain complex issues and presenting these ideas in a clear and interesting style for the target market, as well as asking pertinent and probing questions. We have found her sensitivity towards people involved in difficult stories admirable and her reporting fair and balanced. Her depth of journalism experience and her integrity in dealing with people and finding the right information, show in her work".

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