Tuesday, March 13, 2007

lights, camera, action!

believe it or not, i live in a very film-friendly place. north carolina is known for having a temperate climate (which means more months of outdoor filming). also, between the mountains, the piedmont and the coast (where i live), there are plenty of different backdrops available in n.c. that can mask other locations. films shot in north carolina include dirty dancing & divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood.

my little town is no exception. i chose to photograph one of my favorites. i give you two self-portraits: one taken just before my camera hit the ground, and the second taken with a borrowed camera.




what? don't you recognize it??? why, it's...












that's right. cue the paula cole intro music, "i don't wanna wait for our lives to be ov-eh-er." i heart pacey. heck, i heart joey.

dawson's *creek* is actually everywhere here. a good portion of dawson's creek is the intracoastal waterway. my town sits on a little bump of the east coast where the cape fear river opens to the atlantic ocean. other movies filmed in southport are crimes of the heart, i know what you did last summer, and summer catch

(all you parents out there looking for a true "G" rated movie, i definitely recommend pirate kids. it is very cute in a low-budget way. and totally safe for everyone in the family.)

i hope you had fun getting out and about for this challenge. check back later today for the recap, and to find out why it sometimes makes sense to keep things simple. oh, and also to learn next week's challenge!!

37 comments:

Anne said...

I love it!!!

I am Laura said...

We both did scenes from shows. Crazy!!!!

I am Laura said...

Ok so I just read Anne's blog and I noticed that you had suggested movies or shows. I guess that I forgot that part so it is not so crazy that we both did scenes from shows.

Missy said...

Awesome! I live in a very film-friendly place too! I hope you like what I came up with!
missy

Crystalyn said...

very cool. i didn't know north carolina did so much filming. how fun. sorry about your camera.

Anne said...

Ooh, I just read again and saw that you mentioned Dirty Dancing. That was also filmed in Utah, I wonder if any of our Utah friends will have used the Lehi Roller Mill...I guess I'll just have to wait and see!

carlo said...

wow, all kinds of tv/movies, eh?

who knew! i love it.

i am sad that i will miss the challenge this week. maybe i will post late...

jenny said...

Wow! You do have a lot of cool famous movies that were filmed in your neck of the woods.

Melinda said...

How fun to have so many things filmed there in your place. I am be a day late with my portrait. I need my hubby to take the picture and it has been crazy here. He loves to tell people what was filmed here in out little town where he grew up.

Hope you camera is ok!

Mandy said...

I love that you have such a great location. How fun to have so many movies filmed there! I love Dawson's creek. I watch re-runs of it daily.

Victoria said...

I loved Dirty Dance and Sisterhood, what a neat area!
Thanks for doing these, I hope you do not mind I am playing along, it's fun! :)

Amy said...

These have been fun to read...mixes of geography, history & film. So sad, but I love your camera on the biltz photo. Hope you can fix it soon. You're the Tuesday Queen!

amy gretchen said...

I love this and do I dare share why...I am a fan of Dawsons Creek. I only discovered it while sick and pregnant on TBS, but since then i have fallen in love with the characters and story line. I don't watch it anymore. I will admit I am jealous you were there. I hear it is beautiful in NC and have always wanted to visit.

Sorry about your camera.

Price Cream Parlor said...

What a beautiful place to live! Thanks for the movie idea - and hope your camera recovers...quickly!

Unknown said...

victoria, i'm so glad you are playing along. please send me your blog address so i can link to you!

Booking It With Sandi said...

I love Dawson's creek! I've always wondered where it was filmed.
When we lived in Georgia if I had know that it was filmed in No. Carolina, I would have seeked out the town since I love visiting beautiful inspiring places. The south is a gorgeous place to live.

Thanks for the challenge,even though I just read it today, I know exactly where I am going to take my shot- hopefully, it will be done in time!

Thanks for helping make our lives more fun by having us look at in so many different lights. You are awesome lelly!

everything pink! said...

this was is so great!!!

Barb said...

So I only listed Cool Runnings on my post, but downtown Calgary is often used as a generic big city in Hollywood movies - no pesky major U.S. city landmarks to get in the way and 'label' the city. North Carolina is on my list of places I'd like to visit someday.

melanie said...

Is it sad to say I knew the dock? Not right off, it took a minute but I loved that show when it was on. Sad I know, I should have been too old for it but it sucked me in.

Love the photos! Cool Post!

Michelle Alley said...

Back from vacation! Great to get caught up on your blog! It sounds like their are exciting times in your home town! Sorry about your camera! I dropped mine right London right before the change of guard at buckingham palace - so don't feel so bad!

Elizabeth said...

I love this. I have to admit Dawson's creek was a big part of my life a while back. I still listen to the soundtrack.
Can't wait to check back.

Stacys said...

I love it! Your area of the counry is so beautiful. Unlike where Iive...HA-HA! Thanks for doing this. I'm so excited to see what's next. I can feel my creative juices flowing.

Buffy said...

Did your camera recover?? Cute picture. That is so cool to learn that so many movies have been filmed there. Very cool! It looks pretty!

Anonymous said...

Great idea! I loved that show. This challenge was fun- I am excited to see what is up for next week.

Amy said...

My blog shy sister is jumping into our Tuesday challenges. reigningchaos-megan.blogspot.com. She's a cute one so lengthen your list (please!).

Victoria said...

Sorry Lelly, I should of left it earlier.
http://eachdayablessing.blogspot.com/
Thanks again!

Laurie said...

What a BEAUTIFUL area to live in. I enjoyed this self-portrait challenge the most of the three I have done so far. Looking forward to hearing what next week is.

Kari said...

Love it, Lelly!! It's famous and it looks so serene and relaxing!! :)

Andy said...

Thanks for letting me play along.

andrea said...

Love it. How fun that you've had so many movies/tv shows shot in your town. I only had one that I could think of but better than none.

Jill said...

Didn't they film Last of the Mohicans there too? It's gorgeous. Very cool.

Kristen said...

How cool is that!?!?! I loved your picture. Dawson's Creek fan here!!

Serendipity said...

What a great idea...I love it!

Sorry about the camera...but it added some drama to the post! :)

Once again, such a fun SPT!

everything pink! said...

ok have you seen stacy's... oh my it is so great!!!

Natasha said...

I didn't get to SPT this week but I enjoyed your post!

Kelly said...

This is a great photo -- kind of sad with the broken/borrowed camera shot. I hope it's fixed soon.

My dad travels to North Carolina for work (furniture) several times a year, and he just raves about how beautiful it is and how nice everyone is.

Anne said...

Clearly I've gotten my dance movies mixed up. It looks like Jenn did use the Lehi Roller Mill for her SPT, but it was Footloose not Dirty Dancing. (Funny that when i was writing that out I mixed them up again.) I guess to me all of those dancing movies are the same!