As you meander through Pasadena neighborhoods you may come across a caravan of large white trucks along with miles of electrical cable. You may even see a few Star Wagons. No, its not the new shovel ready projects designed to upgrade our infrastructure, it’s likely a production shoot for a movie, a television 
show or commercial. The City of Pasadena has many wonderful locations that are appealing to the film industry. With it’s varied home styles and architectural offerings, to its mature neighborhoods with oak trees or palm trees, the city can be recast to create anywhere USA.
On the cities web site, the Pasadena Filming Calendar is updated to provide the latest activity and to give interested onlookers the chance to “just happen upon” the “ACTION”. In one of our recent neighborhoods, film crews set up for several days to shoot Big Fat Liar which starred Paul Giamatti. This was before he went Sideways and decided he wasn’t drinking any more Merlot. How merlot can you go, Paul?
The HBO Series “True Blood” which is a story about Vampires, uses a home in southeast Pasadena on occasion to do some filming. Local Pasadena homes can be used quite frequently for film projects. It can be disruptive and a real pain in the neck (pun intended), but the financial rewards can offset the temporary inconvenience while you relocate to a luxurious local hotel and spa.
Jim Carey decided he would perform his own swan dive off of the Colorado Street Bridge. Jim you were S M O K I N! Although we don’t know what, “You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din”
The next time you notice catering tents and generator trucks, you will know it’s more than just having the carpets cleaned.
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