Goodbye, Hollywood! Production Wraps on Filming in Humboldt County
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All photos provided by the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission of film
locations and film location team members with the film commission staff.
Press release from the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission:
That’s a wrap! The feature film known as the BC Project wrapped yesterday after 11 days of filming on the redwood coast. “They are still wrapping out of some of the locations and area in general, so you might still see a truck or two, but filming is now complete,” expressed Cassandra Hesseltine, the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commissioner.
The film commission was first notified by the location team for the studio feature film in April of 2019. “We are honored to have been on their radar for all these years and for the project to finally come to fruition,” stated Hesseltine. The location department is usually our first point of contact and the last one to leave town. Hesseltine was honored to work with such a high caliber of individuals on the location team for the film as they have all worked on well-known projects (i.e. Transformers, Westworld, Inception, Captain Marvel, Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises, and more).
It’s still in the early stages for the economic impact details on the spending within the region but it is apparent that the Warner Brothers movie brought a sizable outside dollar amount during our off season. The area not only benefited from economic impact during filming but as the production scouts, preps, and wraps out. Numerous locals were hired as cast and crew as well as vendors of all kinds were necessary to supplement the production.
“This is especially important during our off season as restaurants and hotels benefited during the slowest time of the year. The same amount of spending by a production in July is way more impactful in January when we do not have an influx of travelers already in town,” stated Hesseltine.
Filming on the Redwood Coast not only brings in outside dollars to the community but also impacts the region in other ways. Long after the films and productions have left, the Film Commission focuses on film tourism which is known to sometimes bring in more outside dollars to an area than the original filming. With the new programs launched last year, Redwood Coast Museum of Cinema and Forest Moon Festival, the Film Commission has researched why filming and film tourism is important to our area. “It’s not just about the money. It’s about quality of life for the people who live here, the experience that one feels viscerally when seeing the giant trees for the first time after watching the speeder chase scene throughout your childhood, and the pride we feel when we get to brag that something as special as our favorite movie filmed here,” beams Hesseltine, “Life can be challenging and there are all kinds of ways it can be difficult. It’s nice to work in an industry that can help make you feel good for a minute while reeling on this rock through space. Good times!”
The Film Commission would like to thank the community for helping to host a production of this size that was in the public eye. “We could not have done it without all the film friendly locations, government partners, businesses, vendors, and individuals who help make the redwood coast shine. The production has not stopped talking about how beautiful the area is, how kind the people are, and how they can’t wait to come back for other projects,” Hesseltine declares.
The Film Commission states that more information regarding the economic impact, details of the
production’s filming in the region, and release date will come at a later time.
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Cmon mannnnn. They came, they spent, they left. Hopefully that guy who got attacked by the bear in that movie left his girlfriend Irena S in Humboldt. She deserves a reality check for the better. Come to think of it, it’s a strange coincidence the other guy attacked a bear on the Lost Coast. Hmmm. Lost make up artist? Weird. Jah works in mysterious ways.
PTA did a film about ”coincidence” in the past. The lost coast bear guy may be questionable. The whole story is out of character for a bear. Unless it was rabid, witch could be true.
Which witch?
Is which?
I remember when they filmed outbreak. My roommate girlfriend worked on supplying food for the cast and crew. We never ate so good while at college. She would bring home all types of tasty food every night. Her car caught on fire and Destin Hoffman gave her a bunch of money to help get her back on the road.
Good. Come spend your $ then leave.
That guy does not look impressed to have been pulled into that photo op, interesting optics …
Leo flew out every night on his private jet, he’ll be in Argentina next week to give a speech about climate change
He is giving a speech on climate change, but flies out every night on his private jet? Not to mention flying to Argentina to give a speech. Seems hypocritical to me.
He was staying in Napa. They have good wine, of course.
Hey come on he has a solar charged electric jet.
Shows to go ya, we live in a beautiful place.
Is it true Murphys was paid $$ 280,000 to close for the day?
That sounds kind of crazy, but hooray if they did! Like film professional said it is a relatively low impact, high return we should be encouraging. But haters gotta hate
A lot of money paid to people pretending they are someone they are NOT. What’s with that? And locals go GAA-GAA over them. Everyone pretends to be someone they are NOT and we don’t get paid big bucks for that. Why are we so STUPID??? It’s called REAL LIFE!!
No. It’s called story telling and entertainment. Humans have used this form of art for centuries. If you don’t like it, then don’t watch TV or movies, don’t go to the theater, etc.
And the pay is supposed to be proportional to the potential return$ the film makers might, often do receive. Plus, being a recognizable face has many downsides for actors. So yeah, for many reasons they are and should be paid well.
Yeah. It’s great they chose Humboldt, enjoyed and captured its beauty. The film industry is a rather low impact high return business.
The issue for some of the experienced film workers in Humboldt is that many are left out of the loop. Our film commissioner does not support us by helping us get work. She has a few people she favors, while the rest of us sit on the sidelines. Cassandra, who is excellent at getting work here and schmoozing them well, doesn’t support many who are qualified to be on set. If this pattern doesn’t change, many look forward to her pending retirement.
I’m not in your industry, though I have met and worked with a few of you in other capacities. While I agree the the $$ influx is a boon to the area, especially this time of year (even though I don’t get any, and probably not even within two degrees of separation), as well as the tourism dollars it creates in the future, this is not the first time I’ve heard this about Cassandra.
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