Scouting locations for 1715 wrecks filming

[NEPADIGGER7]

that looks like it was a great time!

 

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[Au_Dreamers]

Completely authentic......

The Douglas Beach wreck site main pile is in an undeveloped area. There's a few additional spots south down towards the power plant and then also south of there. Save maybe a few telephone poles that might need to be edited out.

To the north about a mile and 1/2 where the Schmitts have found their gold over the past few years is condo land. If you were to be up there and shot south you'd have a few miles of empty beach.

Another good thing is there is a beach access right at the wreck site and it's usually empty save a few days when it's crowded with 10 people stretched over a mile....(shhhhhh we try to keep Fort Pierce beaches a secret) Possibly a very good spot for tight beach scenes.

Sort of the same scenario for the Cabin wreck but this would be more on the North end and would possibly have to be not so wide shot as Douglas Beach.

Did I mention it's pretty authentic to the story line?

 

[grossmusic]

I love the idea of authentic location.

There's a place at Avalon Beach I've been eyeing for two years on Hutchinson Island - Ft Pierce (3 miles north of Urca de Lima). A lot of logistical issues, but I'm working on it.

I'm not opposed to West Coast at all. The ocean would be more cooperative probably. I'll keep that in mind & contact you when I get to that point.

All these ideas are great inspiration for me to write specifically to location for the "mini" scenes that need to be included.

 

[Au_Dreamers]

Avalon beach is nice. Just North is Round Island park which is free access and has more parking....but those are about 22 miles north of the Urca de Lima

 

[greatwun]

There are some scenic wilderness areas on the West coast of Florida, as well , if interested.

Yes, Caladesi Island comes to mind!

 

[G.I.B.]

Everglades, west coast. Little Shark River. (but only if you don't screw up one of my favorite anchorages)

 

[ECS]

...
I'd love to find the best locations to film scenes that take place in

• Madrid (old palace square, large throne room)

without actually leaving the US.

Castle Otttis Home
Selective camera angles could make this a substitute for Madrid, and it is just north of St Augustine.

 

[grossmusic]

Selective camera angles could make this a substitute for Madrid, and it is just north of St Augustine.

Nice find! It is reminiscent of the old palace in Madrid...

 

[Au_Dreamers]

Tammy I went and took some pictures today but Windows 8 isn't liking my phone so I'll have to sort it out before I can get them to you

 

[CaptEsteban]

Pictures taken near Ocala, Fl. with a cheap camera !

 

[grossmusic]

Tammy I went and took some pictures today but Windows 8 isn't liking my phone so I'll have to sort it out before I can get them to you

Don'tcha love technology?

Looks like a cheap camera is the way to go. Nice pics, CaptEsteban. Florida definitely has its charms.

 

[CaptEsteban]

Thank you !

 

[ECS]

CaptEsteban, Silver Springs and the Silver River was where the old Tarzan movies and Creature From The Black Lagoon were filmed.
Tammy, if you need any monkeys for jungle shots, there are several feral groups along the Silver and Oklawaha Rivers.

 

[grossmusic]

Monkeys - cool! I remember hearing about Tarzan filming. There were some underwater scenes for 20,000 Leagues too or something, right? I remember the old statues being in one of those rivers up there.

Banana River's so high right now (due to hurricanes?) I assume all the FL waterways are a bit deluged right now.

One scene must be primeval shallow water as if it is the Banana River in Cape Canaveral, but the water should only come up to a man's knees - not his waist!

 

[ECS]

A section of Silver Springs called the "LOST RIVER", where the "Creature" was filmed would work, or the creek leaving Juniper Springs that becomes the Run.