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TV show gives city filming boost Once Upon a Time creates surge, but industry workers fear future
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2012 filming productions
by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter It takes a dozen people about 10 hours to transform Steveston Village into Storybrooke—the fictional town made famous by a TV series that dominated filming activity in Richmond last year. A new city hall report Tuesday estimates 140 days of filming took place in Richmond last year, many for ABC’s Once Upon a Time. Producers settled on Steveston’s Moncton Street as a primary location for the show, which premiered in 2011, mostly because it hadn’t been “touristed up,” said executive producer Steve Pearlman in a recent Season 1 DVD extra. “We were looking to find a town that was just kind of stuck in time,” he said. “We surveyed a lot of small towns in and around the Vancouver area.” The fantasy-drama series represents one-third of filming activity on city property, said city spokesperson Ted Townsend, who noted 20 episodes were filmed on city property for Season 2. Filming for the show’s Season 2 finale continued this week in Steveston—on the docks fronting the Gulf of Georgia Cannery, with a final day of filming anticipated
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Philip Chin photo The hit ABC TV family show Once Upon A Time has been shooting its Season Two finale for the past week in Steveston, where Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle), the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) and Captain Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) were filming scenes aboard the tall ship Lady Washington and behind the Gulf of Georgia Cannery.
next week—and the fishing village remained the most popular Richmond filming location of 2012. No large-scale feature films came here last year, but other TV shows that made appearances include A&E’s new Bates Motel, CTV’s Arrow and the long-running American drama series Supernatural. In her report, Sandi Swanigan, the city’s film manager,
“We were looking to find a town that was just kind of stuck in time.” — Steve Pearlman noted approximately 40 TV episodes were shot in Richmond last year—and an estimated $3 million was paid to
private property owners and tenants to secure locations. That doesn’t include indirect spending of crews averaging 100 people, she said. “Film tourism is becoming a reality in Richmond, due particularly to the global popularity of Once Upon A Time,” noted Swanigan. The city’s film office lures productions here by providing a convenient outlet to
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Films •Anchoring in Seattle •Anami Vice (music video) •Scrap Yard •Stalkers •Various student films TV Series •Arrow •Bates Motel •Continuum •Fairly Legal •Fringe •Motive •Penoza (pilot) •Once Upon a Time •Rogue •Supernatural •The Killing •The Selection (pilot) •True Justice Commercials •Land Rover •Lexus •Mini Cooper •Sleep Numbers •Sleepytime •Vancouver Coastal Health •Verizon •Warner Rocket Television
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process filming applications and provide permits for filming on city-owned property. In 2012 the city netted $248,000 in service and location charges—a 25 per cent increase over the previous year. The Richmond Olympic Oval, which processes its own filming requests, earned $18,700 in fees for four days of filming. See Page 3
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The Richmond Review has launched its annual survey of what makes this city great. Best of Richmond 2013 is a readers’ poll of the best restaurants, shops and services in the island city. It also covers the lighter side of living here. Online voting started this week, and results will be published in a special edition May 31. Best of Richmond began in 2008 as a way to highlight the people and places that make Richmond a great city. “This edition will turn the spotlight on all that’s captured the attention of readers over the past year,” said Bhreandáin Clugston, editor of The Review. “We’re expecting to hear about new secrets and old haunts.” Familiar categories such as best Chinese food, best realtor and best place to go on a first date are back, along with new ones including best bar band, best place to hold a party and best Once Upon a Time character. All entrants who complete a minimum of 10 categories will be entered into a random draw to win an iPad mini. Vote at tinyurl.com/ BestofRichmond2013 until April 30.
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