When Hollywood comes to you?
So, Michigan passed some tax incentives to encourage movies to be made in this state.
Over here on the West side of the state, we're not used to having Hollywood (or, well, film makers in general) doing location shooting. "Road to Perdition" was shot just South of us in Holland, and scenes from "American Pie 2" were supposed to be shot here, but apparently didn't get used (After all, Great Harbor was supposed to be Grand Haven, just as Great Falls was supposed to be Grand Rapids) and then there was "The Steam Experiment" in Grand Rapids just earlier this year.
So, lately they've been shooting a movie in Holland called "What's Wrong With Virginia" (Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly [remember the girl in Labrynth?] and possibly some others that other folks might recognize) and it turns out that they're coming to Grand Haven to shoot some stuff too... and though some of it was shot yesterday (in front of the courthouse, etc.), apparently they're going to be shooting in front of our shop tonight (well, actually across the street at the funeral home.) I've no idea if it's internal or external, if it's with actors or not. They're going to be setting up equipment in the yard next to our shop, so I've no idea what all it's going to involve. Apparently it'll be starting around 8pm.
With the weather changing, leaves falling off trees, it's raining, etc., you have to wonder if their location folks chose this time of year on purpose for just these conditions, or if they spot the locations months ago, not realizing that come September-October, the environment can look vastly different from one day to the next (How do you shoot a movie out-of-order when the leaves go from green to golden to gone in less than a week?)
While it'd be awesome to have some blockbuster being filmed here, it's still kinda cool for it to be shooting so very close to me.
Over here on the West side of the state, we're not used to having Hollywood (or, well, film makers in general) doing location shooting. "Road to Perdition" was shot just South of us in Holland, and scenes from "American Pie 2" were supposed to be shot here, but apparently didn't get used (After all, Great Harbor was supposed to be Grand Haven, just as Great Falls was supposed to be Grand Rapids) and then there was "The Steam Experiment" in Grand Rapids just earlier this year.
So, lately they've been shooting a movie in Holland called "What's Wrong With Virginia" (Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly [remember the girl in Labrynth?] and possibly some others that other folks might recognize) and it turns out that they're coming to Grand Haven to shoot some stuff too... and though some of it was shot yesterday (in front of the courthouse, etc.), apparently they're going to be shooting in front of our shop tonight (well, actually across the street at the funeral home.) I've no idea if it's internal or external, if it's with actors or not. They're going to be setting up equipment in the yard next to our shop, so I've no idea what all it's going to involve. Apparently it'll be starting around 8pm.
With the weather changing, leaves falling off trees, it's raining, etc., you have to wonder if their location folks chose this time of year on purpose for just these conditions, or if they spot the locations months ago, not realizing that come September-October, the environment can look vastly different from one day to the next (How do you shoot a movie out-of-order when the leaves go from green to golden to gone in less than a week?)
While it'd be awesome to have some blockbuster being filmed here, it's still kinda cool for it to be shooting so very close to me.