Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve dawned with one of the most beautiful sunrises of the year, and one of the first times we had seen the sun in quite a while. I rushed out to take pictures, Derek slept through it. Derek and … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: The Majestic
30 Day Guarantee
Some roofs come with a 20 year guarantee, while your better roofs are said to last 30 or 40 years. Then there is this one, guaranteed to last 30 days, and it even had trouble meeting that. This is the … Continue reading →
Robert Rilke – RIP
At the recent celebrity auction that benefitted the Ferndale Repertory Theatre, they auctioned off several of the headstones from fake cemetery from the movie. It took me several tries but I finally nabbed one of them and then later got … Continue reading →
The food was rotten anyways
The sets are disappearing fast. This is all thats left of the diner. We had heard that they were going to haul it off in one piece so they could reuse it in other movies if needed, but they ended … Continue reading →
The Final Shot
Shooting for The Majestic in Ferndale finished up at 3:00 this morning. At 9:00 this morning I was walking down Main Street by myself. It seemed really weird but I’m going to like having our quiet town back. By 9:30 … Continue reading →
Completed Town Hall
Today’s picture is the Town Hall in its completed state. If you need a reminder of how it started, here’s the picture of the US Bank building in early February. The last detail was the “bronze” statue of the veteran … Continue reading →
Mr. James Whitmore
Tonight Lori and I went to the premier of the latest play at the Ferndale Rep. James Whitmore was there so we got to meet him after the play at the champagne (or in my case Martinelli’s) reception. Mr. Whitmore … Continue reading →
Sand Pirates of the Sahara
I know I promised cows all week, but our ratings were crashing. It appears that cows aren’t as popular as some family members led us to believe. Besides we had this wonderful opportunity to see the Majestic all lit up. … Continue reading →
Mabel’s Diner (interior)
Today’s picture shows the interior of Mabel’s Diner. Not only is it an exterior set, but they also use it to shoot scenes in, although it’s hard to picture how they get all the crew and equipment in there and … Continue reading →
Mabel’s Diner (exterior)
Last night I couldn’t sleep and so I decided to get back up and I was surpised to see it was so light out side. Full moon out so I grabbed my cameras and went into town to take pictures … Continue reading →
Ferndale Cemetery
Tonight they were filming at the diner again, so I headed up to the cemetery to take some pictures. Then I headed into town to take some pictures of the action. The security people hate that since they don’t want … Continue reading →
Hollywood Dogs
Lori and I did take the day off to go watch Hollywood in action. Or is that Hollywood inaction? As they say, making movies is hurry up and wait. The crew tried to keep the crowds pretty far away from … Continue reading →
Aliens in Ferndale
Sorry for not posting yesterday, but Lori and I were abducted by aliens and while they are very advanced, they were not able to establish a reliable Internet connection. Something to do with running Windows 3000. After returning back to … Continue reading →
Fake Dead People
Lori and I were out of town Friday and Saturday so I have a bit of catching up to do. Friday we went down to Fort Bragg to try out a new airbed. Actually, I tried it out while Lori … Continue reading →
Inside Town Hall
Here’s the view of town hall from the drive-up window of the bank that has been swallowed inside the set.
The Majestic, nearing completion
The filming for The Majestic is supposed to start next week, so crews have been extra busy lately. They still have a lot of work to do on some of the sets, but they have started redecorating the shop windows, … Continue reading →
Lighting the marquee
We happened to be standing on Main Street at the exact moment that they lit the Marquee for the first time. As you can see The Majestic has seen quite a bit of work since my last report. It now … Continue reading →
Town Hall once again
Today the crew was supposed to erect the marquee on the theatre but it didn’t happen. Probably all of the rain has put them behind schedule. So today’s picture is the latest from the Town Hall, and it’s actually starting … Continue reading →
The Majestic Potluck Table
As mentioned yesterday, we went to a potluck dinner that was put on the by construction crew of The Majestic. The picture shows what happens when you invite an entire town to a potluck. Ok, so the entire town didn’t … Continue reading →
The Diner
Work on the movie sets is accelerating as filming is due to start in two weeks. Crews have started on the Diner set, which is being built in front of the old gas station across from the Victorian Inn. The … Continue reading →
Town Hall – phase2
Thursday is the day that the Ferndale newspaper comes out. I always look forward to reading the police report. The last two weeks they didn’t have it for some reason, but this week they did. At some point I’ll set … Continue reading →
The Majestic – phase2
Work continues on the Majestic, the movie theatre being built in town for the movie of the same name. Here they were pouring concrete to redo the sidewalks since they had to get rid of the driveways from the parking … Continue reading →
Town Hall – phase 1
They started working on the Town Hall building, which is being built on top of the U.S. Bank. Similar to what they’re doing for the Majestic, telephone poles were driven into the ground and then the rest of the building … Continue reading →
The Majestic – phase 1
The construction crews for The Majestic started working on the sets. The city parking lot is going to be used to build the theater that plays a pivotal role in the movie. Telephone poles were driven into the ground, and … Continue reading →