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[darkemeralds]

Oh, this is so cool and weird!

On advice from my body, I called in sick today; therefore, I was home when the location scout from Gone, a film by Heitor Dhalia, knocked at my door.

My house, apparently, is just the sort of place they're looking for as the residence of the movie's main character--old, cute, modest, and small, with a big yard and a scary basement.

If the director likes it and they decide to use it, they'd shoot both interiors and exteriors here. The "Key Assistant Location Manager" (according to her business card) took photos inside and out, described the movie's plot in detail, said she was originally from here, and named the other Portland neighborhoods they'd searched so far in vain.

There would be payment involved, and insurance, and relocation (for me). And my little house would be in the movies! Wouldn't that be cool?

Comments

[karen_jk]

That does sound very, very cool. The same thing happened to some friends of ours here in Ottawa, though their house is big and grand. and big.

Relocating will be a drag, but all your renos and your project empty must leave you feeling so proud of your house! :)

[shezan.livejournal.com]

EXCELLENT!!!

Money is VERY necessary, because the nicest film crew can damage things. Also, VERY GOOD insurance.

[kis]

Time for your sis to make up the spare bed again! Eee! It will be so exciting if it happens.

We had a note come through our door a few years back looking for interiors for a BBC drama but our house really isn't up to exposure to millions!

[cat63]

Oh cool! Your house maybe gets to be a film star :-)

[(Anonymous)]

Very cool! And then I'd have to see that movie just because it was your house!

[ruric]

Your house might be a STAR! \o/

[nwhepcat]

You should talk to lostakasha -- her mom's house was used for a Mel Gibson movie (just before the worst became known). She might have some good advice. Damn, she may have a new screen name...

I chatted with the owners of a bookstore in NYC that was used for a TV pilot, and they complained about dings and chips and such, so be aware that all that equipment being schlepped around may cause some damage.

Cool, though! Keep us posted!

[bluemeridian]

Talk about a surprised visit! :)

[donutsweeper]

That is pretty neat. Keep us posted!

[layne67]

That's beyond awesome! Any idea who's going to be in that movie besides Amanda Seyfried?

[bientot]

I'm a compulsive credit-reader, for no discernible reason - rarely learn anything from it, but once, as the credits were scrolling, I saw a name I recognized from (college I went to the first time) as Art Director - he'd been an art teacher when I knew him, so that kind of made sense - but several years later I ran into him again and asked, and he said it was just because they'd used his apartment as a setting. So you may get a flashy credit as well - neat-o jets!!

[(Anonymous)]

That is awesome! and maybe you could mention this little story you wrote and how it would make an incredible and groundbreaking movie! You know just in case they know any screenwriters. Sans_gene.