"It is amazing the number of films that have been shot here," says San Mateo County Film Commissioner Brena Bailey.In her eleventh year as Film Commissioner, Bailey has the ability to assist with everything from start to finish when it comes to filming Coastside. "This is one of our most useful services for filmmakers," says Bailey of the images.Lighthouses, such as Pigeon Point, and coastal roads on high cliffs, as well as the beach, are popular sites with directors. Drive south on Highway 101 for just a few minutes before taking the Highway 12 exit towards About 10 miles down the road, you’ll reach the tiny town of Just off the highway (up Bodega Lane), you’ll see the St. Teresa of Avila Church, made famous by a 1953 Ansel Adams photograph and later glimpsed briefly on film during The two buildings also prettied up the opening credits of Fred Astaire and Petula Clark’s 1968 musical Bodega Head is just as beautiful in our day as it was in Tippi Hedren’s, so get out of the car and take it all in with a walk on one of the headland trails. To promote your local classified on Patch, create an account and start posting The latest Half Moon Bay news delivered to your inbox every morning.Real-time updates on breaking stories in Half Moon Bay.
About eight miles down the road you’ll be back in the town of Stick around town for the night and enjoy panoramic water views from a room at the What could be a better backdrop for a feature film than the quaint towns, sparkling sea and dramatic scenic roads of the Coastside? This movie filmed in Marin County, Yosemite, and Yellowstone.
Location: San Mateo, CA. Doubtfire,” 2640 Steiner St., San Francisco. The clock, along with Western Avenue’s iron-front buildings, provided a perfect backdrop for Francis Ford Coppola’s Head west on Western Boulevard towards American Alley (which was used for scenes in 1997’s A few blocks away, at the corner of B Street and Fifth Street, you’ll find the Open Door Christian Church, where Robin Williams filmed a scene for Disney’s 1997 family flick, Ready for a change of scene? Filmed by Francis Ford Coppola between the first two Godfather movies, The Conversation stars Gene Hackman as surveillance expert Harry Caul, who becomes increasingly paranoid as he gets enmeshed in a murder case; the movie was influenced by Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow-Up (1966) and the Watergate crisis. Posts: 3,840 Patrick, The XL-2 wasn't around for Full Frontal. But to get more specific, scenes from "Dead Poet's Society" and all of "Dead Man on Campus" were taped at my alma mater - University of the Pacific in Stockton (CA). Healdsburg Plaza. A cluster of picnic tables makes this the perfect stop for a quick break.Stomp the sand off your shoes and hop back in the car to drive further north up CA-1 — and deeper into horror territory.
For nearly a century, Sonoma County has been bringing major movie talent to Northern California, setting the scene for period pieces and horror flicks, enduring classics and cult favorites.And no matter what the movie or how big its actors, Sonoma County's always the real star So grab your camera and hop in the car, because we're taking you to some of our most iconic filming locations.Get nostalgic for the small-town America of "Peggy Sue Got Married" and" American Graffiti"; drink Pinot with Oscar.Refreshed and caffeinated, leave the car parked downtown and walk up Western Avenue to Petaluma Boulevard North, once a go-to spot for Hollywood directors looking to recreate the small-town America of yesteryear.And surrounding streets weren’t short on action, either.
Big stars Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, and Uma Thurman shot a scene for 1992's Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach played host to the crew of 2005's Look no farther than the edges of the earth for our backyard to be an inspiration to documentary filmmakers, including sports columnist Bruce Jenkins' In addition to films, McHugh says that lots of commercials are shot in the area as well. This picturesque Victorian was the Doubtfire family home in this 1993 film starring Robin Williams and Sally Field. The San Mateo County Film Commission, a department within the San Mateo County Convention & Visitors Bureau, is currently busy with several … Oakland takes center stage in two buzzed-about movies debuting at the Sundance Film Festival. Featured Classifieds are paid posts promoted by Patch community members. San Mateo, CA ... Filmed in 1922, The Great Alone told an adventure story set in Alaskan wilderness,. The first color movie was Cupid Angling which used innovative new color techniques created by Leon F. Douglass in a workshop on Lincoln Avenue, San Rafael. Must have been Xl 1s. May 11th, 2005, 08:09 AM #14: Luis Caffesse.