e.t. home in
sunland-tujunga
filmed in the
'Seven Hills' housing tract
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[e.t. © Universal Pictures/Steven Spielberg]
"OUR PRODUCTION SHOTS IN SUNLAND-TUJUNGA"
Arnold Schwarzenegger
GOVERNOR of California
the GOVERNATOR...
Sunland-Tujunga California
ST filming " June 2009
As I was driving back up to Sunland
I spotted a 'policeman' and realized
"FILMING in the FOOTHILLS" was
happening with the Fx Network series
that has been filming their biker drama
SONS OF ANARCHY
Sunland Tujunga in June 2009
on Wentworth by Shadow Hills.
"HOLLYWOOD SHOOTS IN SUNLAND-TUJUNGA"
SEE 'OUR T3 in s-t PRODUCTION SHOTS' HERE
PAGE ONE
E.T. phones home
here in sunland-tujunga
E.T. to
Terminator 3...
Warner Bros © T3 STILL SUNLAND-TUJUNGA
WE SHOW YOU THE 'BIG SHOOT'
SEE 'OUR T3 in s-t PRODUCTION SHOTS' HERE
by Louis Elovitz
progress@earthlink.net
SUNLAND-TUJUNGA 2002
they closed off the streets
SEE 'OUR T3 in s-t PRODUCTION SHOTS' HERE
HERE ARE SOME SHOTS OF
TERMINATOR 3
WITH COMMENTS GATHERED FROM SUNLAND-TUJUNGA
RESIDENTS WHO 'JUST HAVE TO KNOW'
HOW THEIR TOWN IS BEING USED
BY HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION MAGICIANS
Lighting trucks @ Von's for Terminator 3 shoot
LIGHTING TRUCKS IN TUJUNGA,
LIGHTING THE SET
ACROSS THE STREET IN SUNLAND
WHERE HOLLYWOOD CREATES ITS CLASSICS!
... in our backyard ...
spring 2002,
KMART PRODUCTION AREA
Terminator 3 Trucks & Trailers in K-Mart Parking Lot
IT WAS TENT, TRAILER, TRUCK CITY
WHILE THEY FILMED T3 DOWN THE STREET
Many TV and FILM productions are made in
our area of the foothills of North-East Los Angeles County
IS RICH in the sites needed to PRODUCE the real look,
out of the studio, and yet
CLOSE to all facilities IN LOS ANGELES,
Hollywood, Glendale and Burbank, and the Valley.
Terminator 3 'Animal Hospital' set being built
in Sunland-Tujunga @ Foothill / Mt. Gleason
MANY THOUGHT THERE WAS GOING
TO BE ANOTHER AUTO SHOP,
not a movie set
DOCUMENTED HERE
IN SUNLAND-TUJUNGA
BY
LOUIS ELOVITZ
progress@earthlink.net
Sunland-Tujunga hills in
background of Terminator 3 set
THE SET WAS RIGHT AT THE
SUNLAND-TUJUNGA BORDER
Finishing the Indoor / Outdoor Set for Terminator3
in Sunland-Tujunga in the Spring of 2002
THEY FILMED IN AND OUT AND ALL ABOUT-
IN THE BUILDING, OUTSIDE THE BUILDING,
ON THE STREETS AROUND THE BUILDING,
and FROM HELICOPTERS ABOVE THE BUILDING
all around the town
SEE 'OUR T3 in s-t PRODUCTION SHOTS' HERE
Terminator 3...
Warner Bros.©T3 Photo
Sunland-Tujunga California
WHERE HOLLYWOOD CREATES ITS CLASSICS!
SEE 'OUR T3 in s-t PRODUCTION SHOTS' HERE
COMMENTS FROM SUNLAND TUJUNGA
RESIDENTS WHO ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IS
GOING ON IN THEIR TOWN EVEN IF IT IS
A SECRET MOVIE SET
The 'Rental Shacks', where all the final action
of the film's shoot takes place
right in the middle of this
Sunland-Tujunga Terminator 3 set
see the MIDDLE of SHACK,
WHERE THE
FINAL SCENES WILL
SHOW EXPLOSIVE DAMAGE
[see next page]
L.A.P.D. ['fake']
L.A.F.D. ['fake'] vehicles
in front of animal hospital ['fake'],
@ REAL Terminator 3 MOVIE SET IN SUNLAND
THE REAL LOOKING VEHICLES
WERE PUT ON A TRANSPORTER
AND STORED @ THEIR Production Lot @ KMART!!
One propane tank and One of 5 Lexus'
to be sacrificed for Terminator 3
@ T3 set in Sunland-Tujunga
Yes, that's our fire hydrant
@ Foothill & Mt. Gleason!
Setting up night shots for Terminator 3
in Sunland-Tujunga
May 2002
THERE SEEMED TO BE
A VET DOCTOR'S
Toyota Tundra INVOLVED
IN THIS NIGHT SHOOT.
Setting up the night shots for Terminator 3
in Sunland-Tujunga at the 'Animal Hospital' set
@ Foothill and Mt. Gleason
THEY USED THE INTERIOR AS A
STUDIO FOR INSIDE SHOTS,
AND BY THE WAY
after the film shoot
THEY REMOVED EVERYTHING
all the buildings, everything
'INCLUDING THE KITCHEN SINK'
SEE 'OUR T3 in s-t PRODUCTION SHOTS' HERE
by Louis Elovitz
progress@earthlink.net
Terminator 3...
Warner Bros.©T3 Photo
Sunland-Tujunga California
WHERE HOLLYWOOD CREATES ITS CLASSICS!
SEE 'OUR T3 in s-t PRODUCTION SHOTS' HERE
by Louis Elovitz
progress@earthlink.net
WE LOVE IT WHEN HOLLYWOOD USES OUR TOWN
FOR ITS MOVIE MAGIC, BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL US
even though false information was spread all around
our residents still
FOUND OUT ALL ABOUT
T3
Night Production of Terminator 3 in Sunland-Tujunga
THAT IS THE RENTAL BUILDING
THAT HAS EXPLOSIVE ENDS...
THE CRANE TRUCK USED IN THE CHASE SCENES.
some of the crane scenes shot here in S-T.
The Sunland-Tujunga set for Terminator 3
showing the Propane Tank & Lexus
next to the 'Animal Hospital',
all having explosive parts in Terminator 3
WE WERE TOLD BY RESIDENTS THAT 3 LEXUS'
WERE ACTUALLY BLOWN UP
FOR THESE LOCALLY PRODUCED SCENES
CRASH SCENE
THE CHEVY PICK-UP
seen HALF WAY THRU THE WALL
[see Warner © Production shot below]
Photo © Copyright Warner Brothers
TERMINATOR 3 Warner Bros. © PRODUCTION SHOT
TAKE ONE
THIS will never to be seen,
it is the aftermath of 'Take One'
of the Terminator 3 high explosive segment
PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND
WORK IN OUR TOWN SAID
production people told them
THIS WAS THE BAD TAKE
AND THAT THEY WOULD BE SHOOTING AGAIN,
which was true and they filmed for another 4 weeks.
'Emery Animal Hospital' sign in front of
where the 'bad first take' where the
TERMINATOR has an explosive scene
MANY WEB SITES CONFIRM
and now we know it's true
THE MEETING OF THE
female NEMISIS
Terminatrix
IN TERMINATOR 3
YOU SEE THE TERMINATIX fighting T3 under THIS SIGN!
SEE 'OUR T3 in s-t PRODUCTION SHOTS' HERE
Terminator 3...
please
read below the
"THANK YOU"
FROM
T3 MOVIE PRODUCERS
[THIS reprinted FROM FOOTHILL SENTINAL VOL 1 # 2 PAGE 11]
The producers, cast and crew of
TERMINATOR 3 RISE OF THE MACHINES
would like to thank the residents and merchants
of Sunland and Tujunga
for their patience and support during
the filming in their neighborhood
thank you for supporting filming
in Southern California
Photos © Copyright Warner Brothers
TERMINATOR 3 Warner Bros. PRODUCTION SHOTS
from the Sunland-Tujunga film set
IN THIS PRODUCTION PHOTO,
THE SUNLAND-TUJUNGA SET
right at Foothill & Mt. Gleason in Spring 2002
SHOWS THE WALL FROM THE
ANIMAL HOSPITAL SET
more pictures:
POST PRODUCTION
Foothill and Mt. Gleason
Sunland-Tujunga, California
after all is said and done
IT IS ALL GONE!
in fact it is now a mini-mall!
and kmart is home depot!
bye bye Hollywood
until NEXT TIME,
which in Sunland-Tujunga
means almost every day of the year!
THANKS HOLLYWOOD
AND THEY WENT ON TO
RE-TAKE ALL THE SCENES
TO TERMINATOR 3
DURING THE SPRING 2002
using helicopters,
closing off
the streets for many nights,
and again bringing
the magic of Hollywood
to our
Sunland-Tujunga area
SEE 'OUR T3 in s-t PRODUCTION SHOTS' HERE
by Louis Elovitz
progress@earthlink.net
WE HAVE JUST SHOWED YOU THE BIG PRODUCTION IN OUR TOWN,
WE DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THE MOVIE only preoduction scenes and
the COMMENTS FROM
OUR FELLOW CITIZENS, WHO FOUND ALL
ABOUT HOW THE HOLLYWOOD MOVIE MAGICIANS DO THEIR ARTISTRY
by Louis Elovitz
progress@earthlink.net
