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Susan Gittins

Longtime mainstream media (MSM) journalist and author Susan Gittins began writing about and photographing Vancouver’s many film and TV location shoots in the summer of 2010 after the Winter Olympics put the city and its beauty on the world stage. Movies and TV series often showcase the Vancouver area in similar fashion. Vancouver is Awesome commissioned her YVRShoots series in the fall of 2010 and it ran regularly for three years. She launched her own daily YVRShoots blog in the spring of 2012.

LOCATION: Hallmark’s Hit Series CHESAPEAKE SHORES Filmed in Hollywood Northwest — Nanaimo, Parksville & Qualicum Beach — on Vancouver Island

Filmed-in-Hollywood-Northwest Chesapeake Shores is a hit. The 2-hour movie premiere, shot on the Vancouver Mainland and in Victoria, attracted an audience of 2.5 million in… Read More »LOCATION: Hallmark’s Hit Series CHESAPEAKE SHORES Filmed in Hollywood Northwest — Nanaimo, Parksville & Qualicum Beach — on Vancouver Island

CREATIVE ARTS EMMYS: THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE’s James Hawkinson Wins Outstanding Cinematography for Series Premiere

James Hawkinson won the Creative Arts Emmy tonight for Outstanding Cinematography of The Man in the High Castle premiere filmed in Seattle and Roslyn, Washington,… Read More »CREATIVE ARTS EMMYS: THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE’s James Hawkinson Wins Outstanding Cinematography for Series Premiere

SHOOT: End-of-the-World Comedy NO TOMORROW’s Couple (Tori Anderson & Joshua Sasse) Strike Another Item off His Apocalyst in Downtown Vancouver

What item is on Xavier’s “Apocalyst” today? Upcoming CW end-of-the-world comedy No Tomorrow filmed a stunt of Xavier driving a blue jeep up onto the… Read More »SHOOT: End-of-the-World Comedy NO TOMORROW’s Couple (Tori Anderson & Joshua Sasse) Strike Another Item off His Apocalyst in Downtown Vancouver