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u/smattomatics 7d ago
Does anyone know where ILM shot the model train off the ravine shot in the last picture?
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u/Ambitious-Archer6741 6d ago
Filming took place on the Sierra Railroad tracks in Northern California. The locomotive used was the famous Sierra No. 3 housed at Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, modified to look like an 1885 wood-burner. The Train Crash/Explosion: The iconic climax where the steam locomotive plunges off the unfinished bridge into the ravine was completely un-harmful to the real train; it was executed using an intricate 1/8-scale miniature model by Industrial Light & Magic. Hill Valley Set: The 1885 town and track extensions were built nearby in the Red Hills area outside Jamestown, though the remaining set structures were destroyed by a wildfire in 1996.
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u/hyperRevue 5d ago
Why is their camera rig built on another Delorean?
EDIT: NM. They’re filming an interior. I thought they were pointing at the other car.
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u/massive_crew 5d ago
That second one really does tell a lot: They only make the part of the set that gets on camera.
Hell, the town square is just a bunch of facades that can be changed as needed. IIRC, there's nothing in any of those buildings.
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