Lights, Camera, Action...

Club Members cars make it to the movies

  
 

October 1999

 

  
 

updated March 2001

    
Recently our club was contacted by a transportation coordinator at CBC to provide a pair of matching period specific cars for a movie shoot. Thanks to our registry records, we were able to offer them the two E30 convertibles they were looking for. The cars have been used for several days of filming in and around the Vancouver area. These pictures are from shooting day 15 of 20.
The film is locally produced and directed by Scorn Productions, and will air on CBC as a made for TV movie in the spring of 2001.
Here are some shots of the cars being worked with on a rainy Saturday in 1999. When the movie is complete, you won't know it was rainy day. Photos courtesy of Thomas Fink (click on photos for larger views)

The 'Hero' Double BMW gets put on a camera trailer

The tow vehicle from Pacific Camera Cars

Almost ready to roll

Actor Eric Johnson, who plays 'Darren' is in position

The tow vehicle with support vehicles

Filming in progress on Lonsdale in North Van
3 hours of filming for 30 seconds on screen
The movie Scorn premiered on CBC TV on March 18, 2001
Thomas clipped some images..

short stop to re group before the next shoot

the 'Hero' BMW leaves for drive by shots (see below)

  

Two E30 cabrios from the club were used
The actual car that Darren's grandmother bought for him was a 1989 E30 325iC in light blue

The cars used in the movie were:
a 1988 325iC in Bronzite Beige
and a 1992 E30 318iC in Kaschmirbeige

with skillful editing of shots, most viewers won't realize the cars were different

Credits...
Scorn Productions Ltd.

Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Executive Producer: Laszlo Barns
Producers: Maryke McEwen, Chris Bruyers
UPM/Line Producer: Ted Bauman

...and the BMWs reported to Jon Bak who is Transportation coordinator.

Filming with the cars was done at Whitcliffe Park, on Lonsdale in Norht Vancouver, on the Cyress Bowl Road, in Tsawassen and in Richmond.

The sections at Whytecliffe Park were choosen because of similarity to an area in Victoria

  

 

In car shot on tow trailer Whytecliffe Park, actors are not driving.

Drive by shot off Lonsdale in North Van