McLarty Media, McLarty Associates' film and entertainment practice, advises major film studios, directors, producers and screenwriters on issues of international concern, covering story development, authentic script content, unique location requirements, and complex production logistics.

Starting from development through pre-production, film prep, production, post-production and marketing, McLarty Media’s services include:

• Helping to organize and execute location scouts in most challenging and politically or culturally hard-to- access destinations
• Navigating political and diplomatic complexities to secure permission for filming in international locations
• Facilitating customs, immigration and other logistical issues related to foreign shoots
• Exploring and securing possible rebates, incentives or production-related services, when possible, to help contain costs associated with new or hard-to-access locations
• Script development with a focus on accurate, detailed and sophisticated understanding of story lines that need to touch on political, cultural, historic or social sensitivities
• Counseling cast and crew for travel and work in unfamiliar countries and film locations
• Providing security assessments and coordination for production and for studio approvals or production insurance requirements
• On-the-ground trouble shooting during production
• Engaging with studio marketing and media relations to prepare release strategies, best-position films internationally, protect studio interests and prepare cast members for press availabilities and promotional activities

Past and present clients include Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Sony and others. Films include The Kingdom, Miami Vice, The Kite Runner, Body of Lies and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, as well as numerous other projects in various stages of research, writing, location scouting and general development.