Besides having some of the most famous actors in Hollywood, what do Iron Man 2, Zombieland and The Men Who Stare At Goats have in common? These films were among the dozens of features that shot scenes in Santa Clarita in 2009. See who is filming in Santa Clarita on the City’s film website.
What do the movies Star Trek The Future Begins, Race to Witch Mountain and Twilight have in common? Besides being big hits? They all filmed on-location in Santa Clarita. As mentioned in an earlier post, Star Trek used the colorful Vasquez Rocks as the back drop for Spock’s home planet. Additionally, parts of Race to Witch Mountain were filmed on the old Bermite site in the center of town.
Twilight used a couple of locations in Santa Clarita. The Hyatt Regency Valencia at Town Center Drive was the hotel in Phoenix, AZ where Bella and the Vamps hid out after fleeing the town of Forks. Also, the exterior for Bella’s mother’s house in Phoenix was shot near the Saugus Cafe.
In the case of Twilight the there’s an additional Santa Clarita connection. Taylor Lautner, who played Jacob Black, attended Valencia High.
Television and film production contributes millions of dollars to the local economy each year. To find out what other film and televison shows filmed in Santa Clarita check out the film website here.
Pictured is location filming at Newhall Park
With millions of dollars being spent in the local economy each year by the film and television industry, the City of Santa Clarita has put a lot of emphasis on being “film-friendly” with such practices as streamlined permit process, non-bureaucratic approach and low fees to make the Santa Clarita experience a good one for production companies. Click here to see who films in Santa Clarita.
Because of its different landscapes and locations Santa Clarita been the backdrop of just about every setting possible. Pictured above is an undated location photo from the series Jag.
Recently as part of its 21-Point Business Plan for Progress, the City added incentives to the list of reasons to film in Santa Clarita becoming one of the first and few cities to do so.
…At a time when government services are getting slashed and workers furloughed, most municipal governments around the country aren’t inclined to give up a revenue opportunity, no matter how small.
Not so in Santa Clarita, which is taking the unusual step of subsidizing film permits and location fees for productions that do most of their filming in the suburban community north of Los Angeles. The incentives also offer partial refunds of hotel taxes paid by production companies for workers…
Last year alone, City officials stated the economic impact of filming in the Santa Clarita Valley to be approximatly $20 million.
