Feature film in WA area

Submitted by No_Show_4598 t3_ym453x in Washington

Hey Everyone, I’m a budding director in the Seattle area. I have a sci fi crime thriller feature film planned to be shot in the WA area in Summer 2023. It’s a dark movie and runs for ~ 1hr 45mins. It’s a Bollywood movie.

Given the shoot is going to be completely in the WA area, I wanted to showcase some of the beautiful areas PNW has to offer. I’m reaching out to find some lesser known places that can be shown in the movie. I already have the most common scenic locations and landmarks written down but I’m mostly looking for ideas from locals on the lesser known spots which are beautiful on screen.

The movie being a crime thriller, it’d be great to know some shady trippy places like alleys and stuff like that. But the 1st half of the movie is pretty bright and colorful - so I’d love to get suggestions on some bright areas as well.

Thank you in advance!:)

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Zhenja92 t1_iv2gati wrote

A lot of chambers and visitor's bureaus have databases of possible locations in their area, and work with directors to try to find locations. I know the Kittitas County chamber does this.

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whelanbio t1_iv2uurb wrote

If you have a need for some rural areas there is some really interesting stuff in central and eastern Washington -generally some places that look unique and unfamiliar (to folks not from Washington at least) may be useful for creating a sci-fi world that doesn't just feel like Seattle with a few special effects.

  • Any number of modern looking airbnbs in the middle of nowhere
  • Channeled Scablands
  • Frenchman Coulee
  • Idk what of it could be accessed to film (safely and legally) at but there's all the old Hanford stuff out by Richland
  • Plenty of small eastern WA farm towns that basically look abandoned
  • Pioneer cemeteries
  • Wind farms
  • The wheat fields outside of Pullman post harvest will look like a post apocalyptic landscape
  • Ghost towns like Bodie
  • Leavenworth if you need a scene to take place in Bavaria for some reason or want to trap a character in a simulation thats looks like a tourist trap made up city
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airyisostasy t1_iv4jf9w wrote

I would also add the old Speedball Highway along Banks Lake

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Teknuma t1_iv1ysl9 wrote

Hoh Rainforest. Deception Pass. Diablo Lake and Ross Lake. Palouse Falls SP. Mount Shuksan. Cape Flattery. Olympic Coast.

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ac19723 t1_iv22ucp wrote

Aberdeen has lots of abandoned buildings and shady alleyways.

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Cryptikfox t1_iv35p89 wrote

Check out some of the military bunkers that have been turned into public parks.

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CorruptPolititian t1_iv3aymi wrote

Fort flaggler has an abandoned military bunker with a pitch black tunnel.

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whelanbio t1_iv3c08o wrote

Look up some of the old abandoned pre WW2 forts and gun emplacements on the west side, could be useful stuff

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zchooza t1_iv48jyv wrote

I’ve always liked the area around Lakeview Blvd East and Howe Street. You’ve got the stairs going up and the area under the interstate.

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PiningForTheFnords t1_iv6cm4f wrote

I don’t know if you’re looking for things like abandoned structures way out in the middle of the woods, but if you are both Iron Goat trail and Monte Cristo might do the job. Both are within an hours drive of Seattle, and both are mild enough hikes to make carrying camera gear possible. You can find pictures of both on alltrails.com.

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GoodElectric253 t1_iv7apzz wrote

There’s an abandoned paper mill in Steilacoom.

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Onlycardleft t1_iv8k2zd wrote

Baker Lake Road and Cascade River Road have some views that are accessible to a larger camera crew, with short side roads to USFS camps.

Thunder Creek Trail from campground to bridge.

Baker River trail and foot bridge over Baker River.

Deception Pass of course.

South Skagit Highway, and other roads on the South side of the Skagit from Woolley to Marblemount.

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KeeganUniverse t1_ivbktd7 wrote

Shots of the scenic towns/homes along Mukilteo, Edmonds, Everett, Kingston, Port Gamble, Bellingham and/or Port Townsend shorelines.

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pala4833 t1_iv1vxxt wrote

This is idiotic.

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thewaveishere25 t1_iv2ctc7 wrote

What? They’re just asking for locations that’re probably harder to find than a google search

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pala4833 t1_iv2m5sa wrote

The OP significantly updated their post. Originally there were no details of any kind, and started with "Title says it all..."

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