nickcarr
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Trends
As a location scout, prob 50% of the places I scout are houses, and it’s always interesting when you see The Hip New Thing suddenly start to show up everywhere. Like the stove with the red knobs — You know this sort of thing when you see it, because your reaction is always the same:…
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Desert Bike
Well this was unexpected. I pulled over at this random spot in the desert to take pictures, and I see a blue glint in a bush — I look closer and it’s a bike — With this message scribbled on it: “June 18, 2026: I will return for this bike, leave it here!” Now I’m…
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Movies in the Desert
Last week, I was scouting outside Barstow along a lonely stretch of the old Route 66 when I came across what seems like nothing more than an overgrown field – but look closer and you’ll find surprising traces of what it used to be… Standing in the middle of the 7-acre lot, you might just…
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Motel Search
When I’m scouting for period motels for filming and I want to go beyond the usual suspects, one trick I use is to search eBay for “motel post card [city/town name].” Back in the 1950s-70s especially, it seems like every motel made a postcard for guests… And it’s a great way to find properties that…