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Old 02-25-2018, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Somewhere flat in Mississippi
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It's pretty busy here in Vancouver most of the year, but my guess is it's busier in the drier and warmer months.

Two years ago a friend from LA was here in Vancouver filming a major studios film. He told me that he had trouble getting some crew, because there were 57 productions filming in and around Vancouver.
My guess is that Vancouver’s popularity is at least partially due to a temperate climate, being neither too warm or cold.
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Old 02-25-2018, 03:03 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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My guess is that Vancouver’s popularity is at least partially due to a temperate climate, being neither too warm or cold.
Partly, but it's also just over 2 1/2 hours flight time from LA. It's also in the same time zone. Plus you can have many different locations that look like elsewhere. From mountains, ocean, beaches, lakes, rivers, cityscapes, small town look ( Storyville is filmed in Steveston a suburb of Vancouver ), desert like areas, long shooting days in summer since the sun rises early and sets very late.
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Old 02-25-2018, 03:06 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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I wonder if any major productions were filmed in the depth of a Canadian winter.
The Revenant (2015) - IMDb

This one I believe as well...not sure.

The Sweet Hereafter (1997) - IMDb
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Old 02-25-2018, 05:02 PM
 
Location: Canada
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I wonder if any major productions were filmed in the depth of a Canadian winter.
https://popgoesthenews.com/2016/09/1...e-in-survival/

I've heard of some others but I don't keep up with movies so I can't name them.
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Old 02-25-2018, 07:25 PM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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Partly, but it's also just over 2 1/2 hours flight time from LA. It's also in the same time zone. Plus you can have many different locations that look like elsewhere. From mountains, ocean, beaches, lakes, rivers, cityscapes, small town look ( Storyville is filmed in Steveston a suburb of Vancouver ), desert like areas, long shooting days in summer since the sun rises early and sets very late.
It's also cheaper!
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Old 02-25-2018, 07:29 PM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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I wonder if any major productions were filmed in the depth of a Canadian winter.
Sure there are. Sometimes it is relevant to the story as in hockey movies like Junior Majeur.

Others like Borderline could be in any season but were shot in winter.

But generally most movies where the season is irrelevant are shot and set in summer.
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Old 02-26-2018, 11:35 AM
 
Location: Vancouver
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It's also cheaper!
Yes, post #34 makes that point
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Old 03-04-2018, 10:22 PM
 
Location: Victoria, BC.
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These were filmed on Vancouver Island....My daughter and I watched the helicopter aerobatics during the filming of one of the X men movies......

https://604now.com/movies-filmed-vancouver-island/
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Old 07-29-2018, 06:11 PM
 
Location: Somewhere flat in Mississippi
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I just saw a “Canadianism” sneak in on a Hallmark Mystery Movie. A scene took place at a CO-OP convenience store in a movie set in the US.
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Old 07-30-2018, 10:01 AM
 
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I wonder if any major productions were filmed in the depth of a Canadian winter.
I think a movie with Brad Pitt was fired near Calgary during the winter. The depth of a Canadian winter varies from very cold to warm.

I did come upon a crew setting up for a TV pilot in Dorothy Alberta. The crew probably exceeded the towns population. We watched them set out a cemetery near the famous grain elevator.
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