Comments on: Do TV and film crews use a real grave when filming a burial scene in a cemetery?

By: la_vedette_99

la_vedette_99 — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:00:59 +0000

I live in New Orleans and there are a lot of films shot down here (believe it or not.) A friend of mine stood in for Elizabeth Shue on a film recently and she had to lie down on a grave for like an hour while the camera people set up the shot, etc. She said she wasn't creeped out til one of the sound guys made some joke and she got freaked out by all the bugs and the idea that there was a dead person six feet below her...
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By: imheretohelp

imheretohelp — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:20:59 +0000

i dought it big time.i mean just beacuse they are rich dosnt meen they can afford everything.they have to make things cheaper so they have more money.
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By: Flash1957

Flash1957 — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:57:59 +0000

Some are, and some aren't. They have graveyard sets at movie studios just like they have sets for many othjer types of scenes. Location shooting is expensive, so a lot of it depends on the buget of the film maker. It's usually the image that matters, and not the details anyway.
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By: Isaac O

Isaac O — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:45:59 +0000

They use whatever is most realistic and most cost effective. They can make anything seen on the screen look real. There are scenes in CSI Miami which I know were filmed in Long Beach, California at the marina. If you saw the movie, The Matrix, you could tell what was real or camera magic. Do put all of your trust in what the camera shows you.
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