I spent a good part of today in Salem, Oregon, location scouting at the
Fairview Training Center, originally known as the Center for the Feeble Minded.
The place is a gathering of many buildings in an area the size of a small village. All the buildings are condemned, but we were able to get inside
(
with permission
)
by going through tunnels that span the entire facility
(
more than 50 miles of tunnels
)
.
Through this, we ended up in an abandoned children's hospital. Very Silent-Hill decor, especially one mural which depicted children running around with balloons.
All the children's eyes had been scratched out.
In any case, we will be filming on location. Our footage will be the last footage of Fairview before the place is torn down.
That sounds truly excellent. I hope you're shooting at widescreen aspect ratio with really good film?