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Vampires take to sky at Silver Falls Park
Film crew spends a week taping action scenes in snow-covered woods
BY DANIELLE PETERSON
Appeal Tribune
April 2
More than squirrels were jumping from tree to tree last week as film crews for the movie “Twilight” finished shooting at Silver Falls State Park.
For the past week, crews have been filming a series of action scenes in the south end of the park—with stunt doubles swinging from a cable and harness through snow-capped fir trees at about 100 feet above the ground.
The film is based on the current New York Times bestselling series “Twilight,” about a forbidden love affair between a teenage girl and a vampire.
Unit production manager Mary Courtney said most of the movie is being filmed in the Portland area and that the scenes at Silver Falls park are an exception.
“We scouted out a lot of locations, but this had the best look,” Courtney said. “It has these beautiful big trees and grassy slopes. We just thought this was the best location for what we wanted to do.”
Bob Schmaling, a senior project manager with the Oregon Film and Video Office, said Silver Falls park has been featured in several films through the years.
“The last major films shot there were ‘The Hunted’ and ‘Last of the Mohicans,’” Schmaling said. “I know there were scenes filmed there, but I’m not sure they actually appeared in the movie.”
He said Silver Falls park is a destination that his office frequently recommends to scouts looking to film in Oregon.
The “Twilight” film crew of about 80 people spent 12-hour days shooting an opening scene and an action sequence. The crew had to work around the weather, waiting for the snow or rain to stop.
Since the rest of the film is shot in the Portland area, where there isn’t snow right now. the crew will have to get creative when integrating the Silver Falls scenes.
“The weather definitely affects the film,” said Richard Kidd, one of the film’s special effects consultants. “We don’t want to shoot in falling snow or rain. We may have to dress the next scene with snow or use special effects to alter the background.”
Courtney said about half the film crew camped out at the park and the other half stayed in Sublimity.
“Local crews have been great,” she said. “They’re just a really hard working group.”
Stayton-Sublimity Chamber of Commerce Interim Executive Director Kelly Schreiber said the movie will likely boost the city’s economy.
“It’s the trickle-down effect,” Schreiber said. “Not only does it benefit the place they stay at, but also our shops and restaurants. It’s a win-win for the community.”
Steve Janiszewski, the Cascade District manager for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, said having a movie filmed at the park also enhances the state’s notoriety.
“It helps out in a lot of ways that people don’t think of and it’s nice for people visiting the park to know that a movie was shot here,” Janiszewski said. “It makes it special.”
He said there are certain environmental considerations when allowing a film crew at the park.
“We keep an eye on the set and make sure that everything is maintained properly — that the natural habitat isn’t damaged. There are permits we have to have before a movie can be filmed here.”
“Twilight” is scheduled to finish shooting in April, with a possible December release date. It stars Kristen Stewart of “Panic Room” and Robert Pattinson of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.”
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