filming a movie

Last week, the harbour boardwalk outside the Maritime Museum was turned into an old-time working harbour as a movie set. Judging mainly from the menu items available at the 'cafes' and the available 'destinations' on the shipping posters, I think it was San Francisco. Another clue is that the Acadia had a big American flag on the back. (The Acadia is an old navy ship that is permanently moored along the boardwalk, and can be visited as part of the Maritime Museum. My parents checked it out last fall, and got an exceptional tour from someone who had actually served on the ship during the Second World War, I believe.)

Construction began around last Monday, and the first photos were taken on Wednesday.

On Friday morning, the "Ghost" had arrived. The Acadia is to the left.

The "Macedonia" was also arriving on Friday morning (and was docked like this in the afternoon).

The storefronts were completed and the cargo was ready for shipping on Friday morning.

And on Friday afternoon - it was chaos! There were hundreds of extras, including a team of two horses. The wind was blowing the American flag straight out from the stern of the Acadia, people were getting ready to load things on and off of the ship, and a bunch of guys were rowing around in dinghys.

The movie is a remake of Seawolf, which I understand is a novel by Jack London and has been made into a film previously. Of course there are some stars in it, but I didn't see them....

And of course there were green screens to block out the skyline!