On the set of Shark Week.
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ELEUTHERA, Bahamas -
Almost a month of filming on Eleuthera with almost 30 cast and crew will result in
Shark Week
, another film made in the Bahamas by a Los Angeles production team.
Craig Woods, Bahamas Film and Tel
evision Commissioner
,
pointed out that the Bahamas has had success in attracting many
large-scale studio films. However, he said, this latest production
demonstrated that smaller, independent films can also be valuable to the
country as a film location.
Director Christopher Ray said interesting caves in Eleuthera first attracted his team to the island.
“But
once we got here, we realized
the ocean, the people, everything else has been a great experience,” he said.
Although the production presented several unexpected challenges, Ray was certain that the final film would be a good one.
“We’ve seen some of the footage already
,
and the place is gorgeous
,” he said
.
“
So it is going to pay off for us in the end.”
The film from Asylum Productions stars Peter Bergin (
Sleeping
with the Enemy, Patriot Games
) and Yancy Butler (
Lake Place 3, Drop Zone, Hard Target
).
The
story centers on a mad man who imprisons a group of people on an island
and places them through a series of challenges involving dangerous
sharks.
Josh Williams,
Shark Week’s
line producer, pointed out that the beauty of the beaches and t
he water turned out to be a bonus
to the fascinating cave
s they knew they would find on El
euthera.
Apart from filming, he also enjoyed snorkeling while taking a break from work.
“I
went over to Rainbow Bay and jumped in the water and went snorkeling,”
he said. “Normally, in most places you go, you have to take a boat and
go out to the reefs. But we were able to snorkel right around the
cliffs. We saw coral
,
all kinds of different species of fish and grouper and stingrays and lobsters
,
and it was just amazing.”
Williams pointed out that the team also ended up filming a scene at the bar at the Rainbow Inn on Eleuthera. It is a scene
that Eleutherans can look forward to seeing
in the movie, he said.
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