The overall storytelling effect of Antlers, shot in Hope three years ago, is one of B次元官网网址渓ow-lit filmmaking darkness.B次元官网网址�

ThatB次元官网网址檚 from reviewer Brian Tallerico, on RogerEbert.com, describing the horror filmB次元官网网址檚 visual appeal.

In 2018, Hope stood in for B次元官网网址減erhaps the gloomiest town on Earth,B次元官网网址� Cispus Falls, Ore.

But the overall effect of that filming for Hope, and other B.C. cities it was shot in, was anything but gloomy, according to a release from the Motion Picture Association - Canada.

Economic benefits from filming can be huge for small towns that offer up their parks, streets, businesses, homes. When a film production rolls into town, they are searching for accommodations, catering, and transportation. They hire local people for background work, and visiting workers spend their free time exploring the community.

There are permits to be applied for and paid, and those can provide an economic punch that echoes long after the production trucks roll away.

Over just four days of filming, Antlers featured several local businesses on screen, too. While it takes longer for horror films to gain a fan following than more mainstream genres, fans often flock to places they can associate with their favourite films. Indeed, everyone in Hope is familiar with the staying power some films have on towns. Rambo will be 40 years old next year, and plans are already underway for another celebration of that film. It will likely include filming site tours, screenings of Rambo, special guests and more.

Will Antlers get that local notoriety, too? ItB次元官网网址檚 hard to know yet. The film was released just days before Halloween, after more than a year delay due to the pandemicB次元官网网址檚 effect on the film industry.

It will show at the recently reopened Hope Cinema from Nov. 12 to Nov. 18, with nine showings.

Sarah Brown, operations manager at the Hope, Cascades & Canyon Visitor Centre underlines the impact the filming has already had on Hope.

B次元官网网址淎ntlers filmed in town over four days, supporting the local economy through lodging and meals for approximately 160 cast and crew. In addition, the production paid over $10,000 in permit, parking and administration fees directly to the District of Hope,B次元官网网址� Brown said.

B次元官网网址淎s film tourism continues to be a growing market, recognizable shoot locations like BakerB次元官网网址檚 Books and Kan Yon Restaurant also have the potential to benefit from new visitors, or be featured in film site tours in the future.B次元官网网址�

Antlers filmed for 41 days in total, created jobs for more than 1,145 cast, crew and extras, and spent more than $11.4 million on B.C. labour. That was the bulk of their $16.7 million spent in the province, for what is considered a modest budget in terms of filming.

MPA - Canada said that nearly 500 community businesses across the province benefited from production-related purchases with over $5.3 million spent on a wide range of goods and services, including $1.27 million on props, set dressing, lighting and grip rentals, $495,000 on transportation rentals, $485,000 on hotel accommodations and $313,000 on catering and craft services.

In addition to Hope, additional shots were filmed in Squamish, Brackendale, Minaty Bay, Port Moody, Langley, Golden Ears Park and Riverview. The film was co-produced by horror maestro Guillermo Del Toro, David S. Goyer and CanadaB次元官网网址檚 very own J. Miles Dale.

B次元官网网址淏.C.B次元官网网址檚 production expertise and capacity is increasing across the entire province,B次元官网网址� said Prem Gill, CEO of Creative BC. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 because of communities like Hope welcoming production that we continue to see strong and positive trends that extend the economic impacts of production far beyond Greater Vancouver.B次元官网网址�

Producer J. Miles Dale said B.C. was the perfect, unique place to shoot this particular film.

B次元官网网址淪hooting through the fall season B次元官网网址� against a backdrop of mountains, water and forest B次元官网网址� the natural environment almost took on a role of its own,B次元官网网址� he said.

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