Hello, Hollywood East: Film and TV productions booming in N.L.
CBC
"We have Rex and Charlie walking up to confront the bad guys…"
The director of Hudson & Rex describes the next shot while filming on location in the Georgetown neighbourhood of St. John's in September. There's a fleet of white trailers, cameras set up on the sidewalk and dozens of people wearing headsets.
From 150 to 200 people a day are working on the show's fourth season, says producer Paul Pope.
"They're well-paying jobs … and more and more people are getting into it," said Pope.
As worldwide demand increases for fresh movies and shows to watch, more productions are choosing to film in Newfoundland and Labrador.
"There's a big boom in Canada and we're kind of part of the boom," said Pope. "It's a great place to film. People like the locations, love being here. It takes a while to build an industry — and you know we're not done yet."
Pope is one of the people who has been involved in developing the industry in N.L. over the past few decades.
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