Making Movies in Eaton County

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Welcome to the official information center for making movies in Eaton County.  The county offers many diverse locations for film and video productions.  

This is a picture of a movie poster promoting the 2010 release of Red Dawm. The poster's background is red with a chinese star outlined in yellow. This is a picture of the mine shaft constructed at Fitzgerald Park (Grand Ledge, Michigan) later blown up in the movie. The entrance to the mine shaft was constructed from styrofoam, shaped and painted.

Click here to view a night scene
filmed at Fitzgerald Park (Grand Ledge)
involving an explosion and destruction
of the mine shaft shown on the left.

 

For instance, the county's Fitzgerald Park, located in Grand Ledge, Michigan, was the site for several scenes for the upcoming 2010 release of Red Dawn, a remake of the 1984 film starring Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, and other familiar actors. The new film is directed by Dan Bradley.

 

 

"I have been a location manager in the motion picture industry for 13 years, and have worked throughout the world. The experience of working in Eaton County ranks as on of the most supportive and cooperative locations I have ever been involved with."

James McAllister

Key Location Manager

"Red Dawn"

Wolverine Productions LLC.

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Shore Mortgage, Issues Call to 'Action' for Film Makers -- 'Show Us Your Shore' Contest Has Four $3000 Winners' Prizes for a video competition to promote homeownership.

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Interested in sharing your photographs for potential locations to produce a film or video?  Click on this link to access the Michigan Film Office  where photos can be submitted directly to this "central office."

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Eaton County enjoys a rural small-town lifestyle in close proximity to larger urban centers such as Lansing (state capitol, Lansing Regional Airport), Battle Creek, and Grand Rapids (Gerald R. Ford International Airport).  Our proximity to these urban centers provide convenient expressway routes leading into the county to move production equipment and crews.  Our rolling landscape, picturesque small towns provide a way of life that make it a wonderful place to live, do business, and create films.  The county's skilled workforce is supported by high-quality educational institutions, with some programs specializing in film and video productions.

 

 

 

To learn more about how we can help with your future film or video production, please contact:

Theresa Abed, County Commissioner
Information Technology and Communications Committee (Chairperson)
Eaton County
1045 Independence Blvd.
Charlotte, MI  48813
(517) 543-2122
tabed@eatoncounty.org