Scream 4

Scenes for Scream 4 shot around Ann Arbor

Here's a photo of a tree that is in the movie Scream 4.  Portions of the exterior shots were completed near a friends house in Bridgewater, Michigan.

From Wiki

Scream 4 is an upcoming ensemble-cast slasher film and fourth installment in the Scream series. It was directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream and Scream 2, and co-writer of Scream 3. It stars an ensemble cast of David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin, Nico Tortorella and Erik Knudsen. Campbell, Arquette and Cox are the only returning main cast members from the previous films.

Originally, the series was intended to be a trilogy, but after ten years Bob Weinstein thought it was time for another film. It is intended to be the first of a new trilogy, with both Craven and Williamson signed on for the duration. Filming began in and around Ann Arbor, Michigan on June 28, 2010 and ended September 24, 2010. It is scheduled to be released on April 15, 2011.

On a budget of $40 million, principal photography began on June 28, 2010.  Filming was scheduled to end on September 6, after a 42-day shoot, but instead concluded on September 24.  Filming took place in and around Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Some scenes for a flashback sequence portraying a school featured in a previous Scream film was shot at Woodworth Middle School in Dearborn, Michigan.  The former 16th District Court in Livonia, Michigan was used as a police station.  In April 2010, while scouting for a bookstore to use in the film, Craven spotted a new bookstore that had not yet opened in downtown Northville, Michigan named Next Chapter Bookstore Bistro. Craven instantly loved the building as well as the name and decided to use both in the film. He also hired the owner's chef to prepare the food and pastry for a scene in the film. The scenes were shot the first week of July.   Reshoots will be done in Northville on January 31 and February 1, 2011, reportedly to add "suspense and terror" to the opening sequence.

The lighting crew and friend

A personal connection to a movie is such fun - even though this connection is just a tree on property owned by a friend of a friend.  How close have you gotten to a movie set?

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