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Kent is home to a number of stunning heritage attractions and beauty spots , and it's no surprise some of them have been used as filming locations.

Popular TV shows and films have used places across the county as the setting for famous scenes, including Netflix's The Crown, BBC's Call the Midwife, The Darkest Hour, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter and The Avengers. ... See MoreSee Less

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11 Kent filming locations you can actually visit

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Visitors can actually explore the famous locations for themselves

One of the pleasures of the first season of GLOW was the show’s painstaking recreation of 1980s Los Angeles. In direct contrast to the flashy lady-wrestling series of the same name, the creative team behind the Netflix comedy series took a surprisingly restrained approach in capturing the look and feel of an iconic era.

Season 2 is again set primarily in the San Fernando Valley, a locale closely linked with ’80s pop culture thanks to generational artifacts such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Frank and Moon Unit Zappa’s hit 1982 single “Valley Girl.”

Glow was mostly shot there as well. Location manager Ralph Coleman says the Valley lends itself to recreations of the decade thanks to the “trapped in amber” quality of many of its neighborhoods. He says the show was originally set in South LA before creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch decided to move the action several miles north.

“If you went to the Westside, or even most of the South Bay, a lot of that would’ve changed already,” Coleman says. “The San Fernando Valley had pockets of stuff that really hadn’t changed that much.”

It’s not that Glow is above trafficking in over-the-top ’80s fashions and big hair—it was, after all, an over-the-top decade in many respects. But in representing the geography of the city, production designer Todd Fjelsted says it was important to avoid caricature. To achieve that, he turned to the work of Paul Thomas Anderson for inspiration.

“Probably our biggest influence was Boogie Nights for the show in general,” says Fjelsted, whose main goal was to offer a less candy-coated version of the decade than what’s typically seen onscreen. “I’m not a big fan of references for references’ sake... I prefer to keep it more about just kind of the general texture of the period.” ... See MoreSee Less

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‘Glow’ takes LA back to the ’80s

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Set and shot in Los Angeles, the Netflix show captures the look and feel of an iconic era.

Attending Comic-Con International this year?

Come meet the LMGI at our #HollywoodLocationScouts panel on Friday, 20 July at 1:00pm. Hope to see you there! ... See MoreSee Less

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Comic-Con 2018: Hollywood Location Scouts

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View more about this event at Comic-Con 2018

San Francisco itself has appeared in many films using various locations in the city. But whenever a film needs a place to act as a mansion for their affluent characters, location managers do not go to Pacific Heights or Nob Hill where San Francisco’s elite lives. Location managers would often venture outside the city about 30 minutes south to a local historic mansion called Filoli.

This unassuming mansion sits in an estate of over 600 acres of land by the hills of Silver Springs. When the great earthquake and fire of 1906 hit and destroyed most of San Francisco, most of the elite decided to relocate to the Peninsula (south of San Francisco) to rebuild their homes and their lives. The damage of the earthquake and fire was quite devastating to most people. So the family of William Bower Bourn III of the Empire Gold Mine fortune bought a huge parcel of land for their mansion. The Bourns then named the estate Filoli from the words Fight, Love, Live.

Construction of the mansion started in 1915 using the designs and supervision of architect Willis Polk finishing the construction in 1917. The surrounding gardens followed all designed by Bruce Porter finishing in 1921. The Bourn family lived here until 1936. The Roth family of the Matson Shipping Company fortune later bought the estate and lived here until 1975. By which time, Mrs. Roth bequeath the entire estate to the National Trust for Historical Preservation – the organization that still manages the estate today.

Ever since the trust started managing the estate, they had opened the place to the public and to filmmakers alike. The film Heaven Can Wait starring Warren Beatty released in 1978 was filmed in the mansion. In the film The Game released in 1997, the mansion was used as the main residence of the main character played by Michael Douglas. Although, when you see the film you may not recognized some of the rooms in the house because they have been redecorated for the scenes of the film. In the Disney comedy, George of the Jungle also released in 1997, the mansion was used as the main residence of the female lead played by Leslie Mann. Both the library and the ballroom was featured in the film. Other films you will see Filoli are Shadow of a Doubt (1943 – Hello Hitchcock fans!), What Dreams May Come (1998), Joy Luck Club (1993), Dying Young (1991), The Wedding Planner (2001), and The Master (2012) among others. ... See MoreSee Less

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On the Set: Filoli - The Place the Movie Rich Call Home

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Filoli - The Place the Movie Rich Call Home in California

Greenleaf OWN chronicles the drama and faith of a fictional Memphis megachurch, but the careful viewer will notice that the city of Atlanta stars in the series alongside actors Keith David, Lynn Whitfield and Oprah Winfrey.

When Season 3 premieres in August, numerous Atlanta locations will form the backdrop for the Greenleaf family's scandals. The return of Pastor Grace, promises to unleash turbulent forces and the addition of new cast member Patti LaBelle will likely break the internet.

Shooting locations often remain secret until the very last minute. Filming at Juicy Joint in Decatur, for example, was especially secretive: "We didn't find out until the day before the shoot that Oprah would actually be on location and were sworn to secrecy," co-owner Wendell Robinson told On Common Ground News.

Being selected as a shooting location made a real impact, Robinson said. "Atlanta has tons of bars and we are honored that they chose a small bar like ours. It is so uplifting to have an opportunity like this come to our neighborhood, where homelessness and re-gentrification run rampant. I think that says a lot about the potential of our community."

All three seasons of Greenleaf have been based at Eagle Rock Studios Atlanta, according to location manager Patrick Rofoli.

"We have a portion of the Greenleaf Mansion built on stage, along with the offices and hallways of the churches, including an amazing coffee shop that we added this season to the church set."

The parsonage and various swing sets are all also shot on various Eagle Rock stages. "Both Norcross and Gwinnett County are film-ready communities with great support from the citizens and the government," Rofoli added. ... See MoreSee Less

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8 Atlanta spots where the OWN hit ‘Greenleaf’ is filmed

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Greenleaf, which premiered in June 2016 with 3 million overnight viewers (the second strongest ratings for a new scripted show that year), is produced...