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Impossible to Find: Cell Block
Impossible-to-find-near-LA location #512: the Multi-Level Cell Block. You see this one all the time in 90s action movies like The Rock, Face-Off, and Con Air. But if you’re filming in LA, please do not put this in your script, because it simply does not exist! I forget what job I was scouting for, but the…
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EUPHORIA: FISHING IN THE DESERT
On Euphoria, I ended up doing a LOT of desert scouting, and I’ll never forget an eerie encounter I had while taking pictures of an abandoned golf course in the middle of nowhere, which I had thought might make a good parcel of land for the border crossing scene. I’m alone. No one around. No…
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Favorite Location: The Sewer Tunnel
People often ask if there’s a favorite location I’ve ever scouted for a movie, so here’s one. You likely didn’t see this film, and you definitely wouldn’t remember the scene, but this is why finding a place called Dead Man’s Tunnel was so special… Back in early 2011, I was scouting for Sopranos creator David…
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Euphoria: JULES’ BACKDROP STUDIO
Euphoria location scouting notes continues! In ep 4, Lexi invites Jules to the WB lot to paint an original piece for the “LA Nights” show. She leaves Jules to work in a vast loft space, and I imagine few viewers realized they were getting a rare glimpse at true film history… This is the legendary…