Excess baggage? Let’s lighten the cost for Icon Films
Bristol-based Icon Films is recognized for its creativity and exceptional talent. They’ve been behind high-end factual series including Animal Planet’s River Monsters and National Geographic’s Savage Kingdom. In just five years Icon Films had filmed in more than 52 countries.
When you’re a champion of logistically challenging productions, you can only imagine what the travel requirements are like. But our specialist team takes it all in their stride.
Creative minds call for creative travel
Icon’s crews aren’t just traveling often, they’re also traveling with 10 to 23 large pieces of equipment. The cost of that excess baggage adds up, but it’s something the Corporate Traveler Stage and Screen team is on top of — with their Travel Manager suggesting the best carriers to fly with and calculating baggage costs to find the most economical options.
When filming River Monsters, our team went a step further. Due to so much specialist equipment being taken, the team negotiated prices and weight conditions with Air China for both international and internal flights. Our team ensured that weight restrictions were confirmed and that battery regulations were complied with.
When the crew is on the ground in another country there are often fixers there to help with transport. But occasionally our team helps with car hire.
If a shoot wraps up early or flights are canceled, the crews call the out-of-hours team to get home sooner.
Corporate Traveler’s Stage and Screen division really helps to take the sting out of complex travel planning and logistics. It’s the peace of mind of knowing that they help to get the best deals for us and are there to assist 24-hours a day if flights are canceled or need to be changed. Always a friendly voice on the other end of the phone!
Sara Hill, Production Co-Ordinator @ Icon Films
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