Abandoned Filming Location for SALEM the TV Show
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
- Outside of Shreveport, Louisiana sits the entire village that was built for the 2014-2017 TV series SALEM. This show was based on the real Salem witch trials in the late 1600s. The town was built in 2 months solely for production of this series and was abandoned after the show was cancelled. These past few years have not been kind to this place.
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i was a extra on 3 episodes of salem. lots of fun walking around in this set. very accurate depiction of 17th century life. the costumes were authentic and very uncomfortable. the costume guy was kind of strict about how we were dressed. after costuming out we were coated with "movie dirt" because people back then were no supposed to be really into cleanliness ....i was a "townsfolk" in two episodes and was a "guardsman" in one episode. can be seen briefly in the witch hanging scene.......we filmed in all weather...snow , sleet, rain.
We have people in Glasgow who are not really into cleanliness, in fact they are manky b******s! ;-)
Cool!
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
tommy walker extra in films lol get a job mate. All these extras runnin round thinkin they’re a listers. Peasants
@@flyersluver4eva LOL im retired ....and divorced....just something to do in my spare time.....plus i like the food
The money that could've been made as a tourist attraction, around Halloween
yeah problem with Halloween haunts is they make money two months out of the year.
MrPippinsays yes, you're right. Anytime of the year, would be fun!
That would have been great!
You have no idea how crappy this city is. All democrat controlled cities are crap. I know because I live here.
It would be cool to make a multi purpose area.
As a LARP and also to have different events
This is why drones rock.
Now if we can get these drones to fly inside the windows and rooms, and out safely, that would be awesome.
😁👍🏻
until such a creep hover with his drone in your backyard...he should be jailed
No, this is why drone use should be regulated :) if that would've been your own private yard / garden / whatever, you would want that man to fack off and would probably call the police.
@@PeacefulCountryLife Get your facts straight. Drones ARE regulated
@@moodberry Where ? and how ?
I wish this set could be made into an actual village where history and crafting skills were taught.
That would be brilliant. I'd be the first to sign up
100% with you on that Catherine Leslie-Faye It would be a great idea I've always loved old villages ( where i grow up in England was in the countryside had many old houses shops and church etc their were newer areas but i was near the older part - I don't like the new style homes etc the new homes don't have any caricer )
I work in a village like that, as a weaver and spinner! It is amazing!!
@@stephanieprice4172 I've always loved that period of history always found it a lot more interesting
That would be a great idea!
This would make a great location for a Renaissance Faire or the like...
These sets are never built to last. They are built of cheap lumber etc. If they make it for the run of the show, they are lucky.
The magic of film and television.
Lumber is not cheap. Just not built to last.. unless maintained
This is a beautifully done video! Thank you for posting this walk down memory lane. My husband and I worked as extras on this show, and we met some of our favorite people there. The hours were long and grueling, but it was magical working on that set in the beginning. For the pilot, we wore Joseph Porro's costumes (Joseph also did the costumes for Tombstone, which also starred Stephen Lang - affectionately known as "Slang") - and they were spectacular. For the actual seasons, the clothes were cheaper and uncomfortable, particularly the shoes. After the first season aired, I chose not to continue, but my husband worked as a townsperson, a militiaman and one of the men in black at the gallows (can't remember what they called them).
There were some buildings that had portions where we filmed inside, but most of the interior shots were filmed on a sound stage in downtown Shreveport. It was always a treat to get to work on the soundstage - better crafty snacks, shorter hours!
This set was an hour's drive south of Shreveport to Grand Cane to park, then a bus ride to the set - often in the wee hours of the morning, and sometimes not getting to go home until very, very late at night. The property is privately owned so it's not accessible anymore. Several strong storms damaged the buildings, but they weren't meant to last. The church interior was pretty cool, and we often were given refreshments there on break. Some of the actors were more accessible than others - and when Stephen Lang and Xander Berkeley were there, it uppped everybody's game. I'm in the scene here where they're dunking the "witch"....one of many faces!
Also, the church's interior was finished out, and we filmed quite a few scenes there.
Wow, Chris! That is impressive drone flying!
Thank you, once again, for all of the context you provide that brings increased interest to your narrative and video!
Love it! :)
I don't really get why the state doesn't maintain these sets afterwards- simply walking around a 17th century town is an experience hard to find.
Louisiana can't maintain the roads lol.
Probably not worth all the work. You’d have to get permits, spend money to maintain the buildings, build a parking lot, build bathrooms for the guests, hire employees, advertise, etc. And at the end of the day, how many people are gonna drive all the way there and spend that money? Probably not enough to support it.
This is so neat to see. We would never have seen this if you hadn’t made it possible.
I don’t understand how those movie places are allowed to build this stuff and then just leave it to turn to rubble. That’s not good for our Environment. The lake or river is right there. It could be a nice area and they are allowed to let it just waste away and litter the area. They should have to take it down and dispose of it properly. They make enough money
its wood and masonry. termites will eat it to the ground in a couple years anyway. In 300 years maybe it will puzzle some archaeologists.
Al S oh that’s true. Can you imagine the archeologists will say they were must more advanced during this time we are puzzled as to why these homes were built the way they used to build homes 200 years earlier 😂
@@Toltecgrl | "I don’t understand how those movie places are allowed to build this stuff and then just leave it to turn to rubble..." Its possible the set could be re-used for other future projects, like another TV show (where an episode needs a period setting like this) or a feature film. Aside from that, apparently it was not in the show producer's contractual agreement that after the show ends, they must demolish the set and restore the area back to its original condition.
@@MoniqueFromPlymouth Everything was left per the land owner's request. He owns 10X+ the 50 acres that were cut to build the town. Originally, he only specified that the church and the main houses be left, but it looks like he decided to keep it all. The lake is his, as well. Al S is right about the termites. The outer part was built as mainly facades so that they could house equipment, but they were structurally sound. That area gets tornados occasionally and that's probably what happened to the outer buildings by the lake. The inner structures, including the church, was sturdier and were build to withstand high winds.
@@blyndemann8190 | It makes you wonder if the land owner was keeping the entire set with the intent to make money off it (ala a tourist stop with an admission fee) but had trouble getting legal approval.
Thanks for the video. I was a big fan of the show mostly because of Janet Montgomery and I am a direct descendant of the puritans who founded Salem in the early 1600s. Simon and Anne Bradstreet are two of my grandparents who lived in Salem. Anne is known as the first American poet and Simon was appointed Governor of Massachusetts twice by the Queen. He was an amazing man who outlived all of his children and lived to be 93. I have posted videos of both of their grave sites here on youtube.
Very talented Carpenters. I built part of my home from the building facade of the movie No Country For Old Men when I lived in NM. Tons of lumber going to the dump.
Awesome!!!!
We flew low level over the set this afternoon to check it out. It sits about one mile off the end of our little local airport’s runway so it’s an easy attraction to view from the air.
Thanks for this Chris! As a film producer and writer I LOVE seeing this. I just wish you had taken the risk to fly your drone INTO one of those nearly wide-open doorways to show us an interior.
I was as impressed with the drone skills as the actual set! Well done!
Such a waste.. this could be opened as a tourist spot or something..
A low income housing what about that but no one cares about the poor anymore.
@c30f$p@d3z Wow you are stupid the USA spends much more money on its wars than any other country in the world
The area is absolutely no trespassing because of liability issues. All the buildings are potentially dangerous (from deterioration) because all of the construction was as cheaply done as possible. It was not meant to last. The area is electronically monitored so any trespassers are quickly caught, so don't be tempted! You will have a criminal trespass charge against you, and possibly do 30 days in jail!
@c30f$p@d3z yikes you can't be that stupid the USA spends most of its money on war America could carr less about the poor
@@glasslinger Don't worry so much i don't plan on going there.
I was so infatuated with this entire show, and beyond irate when it ended after the 3rd season, I never wanted it to end😞 great video by the way I enjoyed watching it regardless.
Been on a few studio construction sites and the materials that are used for those buildings is super cheap. Most of the exterior wood is either 1/8 inch sheets of plywood or 1/8 inch luan board. Most of the details you see on camera, like block and brick work are usually just painted on to the surface. They just are not meant to last very long and they break down from weathering very easy. 10 years from now, nothing will be left of this place.
vaylon1701
Oh, too bad.
I was watching a “making of” analysis video of 1976’s “Logan’s Run” with Michael York. Once the left the “City of Domes” set, they were able to save a ton of money simply reusing old sets from other movies! Only, back in those days, from 1920-70, sets were built almost as sturdy as normal houses. One reason they adopted the techniques you mentioned is that sets simply didn’t get reused as often as they originally thought and by 1974, many studio backlots had leftovers fifty years old! By 1980, they finally got serious about junking most of them and not making them any more sturdy from now on than has been absolutely necessary.
Still, for post apocalyptic scenes, those old, dilapidated structures were PERFECT. The sets needed no touch ups, they were perfect as they were found. But the one that really stood out to me were the scenes in the senate house, when it was revealed that it was the same set used in “Mr Smith goes to Washington”! I love both movies, different as they are. It was a perfect replica of the real senate seat, which they had not been allowed to use. I’m surprised it hadn’t been used in any other political dramas between 1941-1976, but instead left to rot. But it wasn’t TOO rotten, showing how tough the old sets were compared to today.
I've never watched the show, but this was cool and interesting.
Loved this series..Pissed when they ended it after only 3 seasons
Yeah it was a good show.
Me too!!!
We here in Shreveport where it was filmed were pretty upset too lol
The third season was terrible though
I watched the show and loved it. So sad it ended with a cliff hanger
It was so unsatisfying for them to cancel the show that way..
I just started watching the show, (am on the last episode of season 1) and didn’t realise it ends on a cliff hanger, feel too invested now to stop watching but to know it doesn’t end well is a let down
@@emilia123zz I know life's a real spoiler alert sometimes, even when it's BS story
@Katherine P
Can you spoil it for me ?lol
Stop watching it when it went into season 2 and that's because I think my cable took it off their channels or how ever you say it lol
@@cookiemunsterninjaa they get to black Friday which is raising Satan on earth. Mary sibley is supposed to have a child of Satan after Satan kills her son by decapitation then it cuts off.
I vaguely remember this when it was on, but was busy with life and didn't have time. Your video piqued my interest in the show, so I found it on Hulu and am bingeing it as we speak. Pretty good so far.
Salem was truly underrated ! i adored this show and the costumes were very cool/realistic! so sad they abandoned the set..
I live in Shreveport. I wish I knew you were going to be in town, I would have loved to meet you. We have an abandoned, haunted school on Ellerby Road if your still in town. Great video. Thanks.
Pretty cool! I like Shreveport, didn't know about that school! I ll be back through sometime.
How are places like this simply abandoned?! It’s unreal
Your drone shots of the abandoned set with the sounds of population from the show is so eerie and just awesome! Thank you for this amazing video!!
Well, looks like I'm starting Salem now
Militiaman, 14 episodes. There was never a ship there that i saw, i'm in a scene standing guard in the rain in front of the ship one night. The rain was fake and so was the ship. Very cold wet night on set. Good times.
yeah im surprised that they think a ship was built for a TV show. A ship would've been 20x harder to construct than one of these simple houses, and would've seen far less use.
@@tipsycat27 I mean black sails built an entire town bigger than this, plus multiple pirate ships etc... depends on tv budget.
@@gregoreuo1 black sails was also all about pirate ships, so its not really comparable
The ship was not fake. It was a 3/4 ship. It was taken to the aquarium in Shreveport.
Blynde Mann how many episodes did you work?
Awesome segment, wondering how that was built in just two months, unreal . That was really good , thank you .
Once again, excellent video! Your research and production are great! Thanks for taking the time to do this!
As a New Orleanian
I admire the beautiful effort the team put in to this amazing representation of salem *a city which New Orleans loves* very amazing seeing english colonial architecture
I would love for the hollywod industry to create a mini French quarter, but usually they just come down to shoot lol
Edit: my god, this is in Louisiana!!!
Well Hollywood south, I'm not surprised, Atlanta has been taking a majority of our filming projects, but Louisiana is bouncing back
And now I must say
The influence of French colonial architecture found in the French quarter
Like the building facades and wooden layouts
French colonial New Orleans would have appeared like this also until the fires of 1788 and 94
I just recently found this channel. Loving it. I traveled a lot during summer vacations. Been to almost all the lower 48. It's fun seeing all the different places I've been or the behind the scenes of the places I've been.
I'm glad I never saw that show. Too scary but VERY VERY sad those buildings are not used. VERY sad
Without a doubt, one of your very best video presentations to date!
Epic - well done you!!!
You’ve no idea how thankful i am for your video!! The nostalgia hit me hard because Salem was my favorite show! The one thing missing though were “The Crags” aka the pit where they threw the undesirable dead and it may still be filled with loads of “mannequins” who knows 😏
Fantastic! I loved that show so much... How wonderful to see such an awesome set, something I'd never get to see in person.. thank you so much for showing us round :)
So glad I found your channel. Will be binge watching today. Your voice is so relaxing and the places you visit are so fantastic to see
That was awesome and interesting to see the film set. Salem was an excellent show/series. Sad to see it cancelled.
I never seen the show,but awesome find,having footage of the show comparing what it looks like now is always interesting to see. Great job. Thanks for the adventure!
Great blending of show and abandoned set! Thanks, Chris.
I worked as an extra on Salem and have been to that location countless times. Very unique experience.;
Nice 👍🏽 Salem was a good show
That was very well done. The drone footage integrated into the show footage was nicely done. Thank you for sharing.
Great work with the drone! It really did look like you were walking through it. Very good video, great job showing scenes from the show and what it looks like now.
This is an amazing look into Salam history. As to the water being that close to the town I don’t recall seeing a water front. Now up towards Rock Port for sure.
If anyone ends up going up to see the real Salam might I suggest to eat at the Tavern at The Hawthorn Hotel. The food is really good. You can’t go wrong . And there is an evening tour around the town that starts at sunset. This too was well worth the walk about. The guides do dress up in era costumes and use British accent. They are very funny and kept us in stitches the whole time.
Thank you again, you have great places that you cover and your filming skills are superb...⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
What a truly amazing find, Chris. Your drone shots were great plus having scenes from that Salem Series was terrific!! A real shame to be left to rot. Should be saved for tourist attraction.....Take care...
this reminds me so much of the rural spanish town shown at the beginning of resident evil 4.
Dude!! Same!! It's so interesting and very cool to see! And It would of be awesome if they make a
"Resident Evil 4" fan film of Leon going there! That would of be so dope!
I just saw this video last night and it made me want to watch SALEM. Thank you for a “new” show to binge! I’m hooked! 👍🏻😊
I love your videos! On occasion. I still love to go back and watch your Mt St Helen’s video that’s my all time favorite! 🤗🤗
I watched the series so this was really fascinating. I had no idea it had been filmed in Shreveport. Thank you!
In the area of the poor section where a well is, I noticed the ground is cobble stone. I'm surprised they didn't think of bidding material/wood/door knobs/etc off.
I love those pine trees around the town. The nature looks so mysterious there, i think it made a lot for the atmosphere of Salem show. Actually a lot of things were great about it, interesting script, amazing actors, costume design; it was dramatic and scary but funny at the same time.. Really good tv series.
This is a great perspective to remind us of how much effort is put into constructing our own houses which will last for decades or longer.
It's a shame that it is falling apart. Great job of putting some of the series into your video. Fantastic job Chris !
Very cool. You did a wonderful job comparing then with the actual show footage. Excellent work!
You are the kind of friend I've always wanted to find where I live haha. You're not just a true adventurer but also a super interesting person full of stuff to say. Hanging out with you must be the best experience
Great drone work! And I really appreciated the actual show shots along with what remains.
Very nicely done!
❤️, A Dorothy In Red Mary Janes
Ps
Thanks for reminding me that you never finished the series! Lol
Impressive filming with a drone. Thanks as always for the effort put into your videos.
Thanks for sharing before it was gone. Very interesting.
Amazing what a few years of hurricanes and neglect can do to a set. Thanks for sharing
love the channel it just gets better,thats nature taking it back...wonder what it will be like in the next 5 years
I watched the show, the set village looked great at the time, time has now taken it toll,
Great vlog, visit
great work as usual Chris,
And this is why I love UA-cam . Great video and content 👍🏻.
Doubt there's a video you make that everyone doesn't love bro. No matter what it shows. Another gem.
i wish i was rich enough to buy a place like this, restore it and let all my friends and family live there for free as a summer escape... i would def live there forever
really? there?
wish harder babe maybe itll come true
Loved this show and was sad when it ended. Thanks for sharing!
Wow this was and awsome exploration....even with the drone. You really have to see if you can film inside one day. What I really like about your videos is when you show what they looked like in the past. Thanks for sharing mu friend.
I've been to the real House of Seven Gables a few times. Salam Mass is a beautiful very interesting place. The witch hysteria actually started in the Salem Village which is now Danvers, Mass. It's next to modern Salem. I've also been to the Witch House in Salem too. That is the Johnathan Corwin House. He was a judge during the witch trials. There are other 17th century houses in Salem too. It's really something to tour a real house built in the late 1600's.
I was in all 3 seasons. Even in a few scenes on this video. Great job. Good video. Great memories.
I worked as a scenic artist in the film industry for many years, and there is so much work that goes into a production that is never even seen. You put your heart and soul into a set only to watch it become discarded as soon as the cameras are gone. You can’t get too attached to anything because it’s an industry that sucks the life out of you, and the people that do all the work as just as easily discarded as the scenery.
This is really cool man I live right out of Shreveport and I never knew were the location to this was I have a friend who was an extra in the show great video man!
Loved this show. Thanks for sharing this. With the heat and humidity, this wont last long.
Chris, You keep making gems, man. Good Work.
Wow Chris, fantastic drone work. A film company needs to snap you up I think ;). Thank you for this fascinating glimpse of Salem. x
Fantastic video! This was just great!
Another amazing video! Please keep up the great work.
You are really good at what you do. Thanks for sharing your interests with us
Awesome video I know a lot of Salam Fans will be watching this one. Thank you for sharing and all the information.
It's ridiculous that they can just leave all of this and not clean it up.
this is an awesome video. keep the awesome videos coming
You did this well, a drone always a charm of its own.
I remember the TV series, saw all of them till the end. I would have loved to see the inside of these buildings. They should allow visitors, pay a fee for a guided tour. They probably worried their set might be damaged by vandals.
Thank you so much for your Drone tour. I would have tried getting closer to the windows to see inside. Especially that open kept door. 😁💕
Big fish filming site is still up in Millbrook Al.A tornado hit it hard a few years back and we lost the house that he fixed up. ..Jackson island is the site for spectre.
Absolutely terrific. Thanks
those drones views are just perfect!! You should add more in your future videos :)
WOW...I just discovered this video. I am a AVID fan of that series. Seeing this was a real thrill. It's a shame to see that set allowed to deteriorate. It had (in my opinion) point of interest or even theme park potential. Your drone work provided excellent cinematography. I did feel as if I were walking through the grounds. Now I am inspired to (once again) watch the series. Thanks very much for this documentary. :D
Very cool video! Never saw the show but I'm gonna try to get into this "town."
Great video bro like always delivery good content and doing it the right way u rock bro
Outstanding! What great photography. Thank you for this.
The sad truth about these film sets, even if they're in studios, is that they are only built with enough materials and effort, just to get the shot for the shoot. That's all that matters in production, is that the studio will only put enough money to get what is on film, nothing else matters.
That's also why many of these buildings are entirely empty inside, because it would make filming easier, for cameras and equipment, if their interiors were inside studios where it would be easier to film insides of buildings.
So once production is finished, it may be cheaper for the production just to abandon a set entirely to nature, rather than invest more money to tear it down. That's why so many are not fit to become tourist attractions, simply because they were never built to last.
A notable exception to this, was when Peter Jackson did the Hobbit movies, they rebuilt Hobbiton in New Zealand, with permanent materials specifically so that it could have a life, beyond the movie shoot. Most movies and TV shows don't have the budget for these long term goals.
This is a very well done video. I think the drone clips add to its sense of mystique.
Never watched the show but you did a great job on this video. Really nice use of the drone. Nice flying too. Like from me.
You do great work
Thanks!
Thank you for respecting private property. Great drone shots, pro quality.
Great work man, this was an amazing set.
Interesting, how much work goes into these movie sets. Nice editing job. I really enjoyed this, thanks.
It's too bad you couldn't get on the property, but your drone footage integrated with show clips was awesome
Very cool video! Now I need to look this series up and watch It.
It's on hulu. Not sure about anywhere else
Mobile Instinct I am going to binge watch It tonight ☺️ Thank you!
I think I watched it on Netflix..
Are none of these buildings safe to use, say for LARPing?
"Someone" should enter and film the interiors.
If they reenforced some of the buildings it'd be a great Airbnb LARPing adventure getaway Really get immursed in the experience of Salem.
Buildings are now unsafe
Inside of the buildings is just a bunch of wood, holding the structures up. They're all just facades. Maybe a few of them weren't.
@@miki_mochi Ah, too bad. But then, not all LARPers are lazy, some are handy and could maybe fix up a house or ten.
I don’t think they were built to code.
break the code
Gracias for this video!!! Salem still my favourite show❤.