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sea and be scene stephanie beaumont
sea and be scene stephanie beaumont
Happy in the Haven’hood
Every spring for the past four years, the South
Shore of Nova Scotia has played the role of Haven
in the hit Syfy/Showcase series. Communities
from Peggy’s Cove to Lunenburg and all spots in
between double for Stephen King’s Maine.
Spectacular scenery and interesting architecture provide the perfect backdrop. Throw in
an existing crew and infrastructure base,
along with a competitive tax jurisdiction and
it’s easy to see why they began production
here back in 2010.
We were thrilled to learn they would
return again this year to film season five
and we were over the moon to discover
their episode order had doubled to 26.
“It’s been enormously helpful that
South Shore communities have been
very supportive of the show,” shared
executive producer David MacLeod of
Chester’s Big Motion Pictures. “The
length of the shooting schedule and
the amount of money spent in Nova
Scotia will increase dramatically this
year.” So will the number of folks who
visit the area just to see where the
series is filmed. All that worldwide
success means a win for us here in
the Haven’hood too – wahoo!
1. Executive producer Shawn Piller directs a
stunt during filming of Haven, season five. 2.
Haven star Adam Copeland (left) talks shop with
executive producers Lloyd Segan and David
MacLeod (right) 3. The Haven gang share a
moment on the beach in Hubbards: (l-r)
executive producers Gabrielle Stanton and Matt
McGuinness, star Emily Rose, Syfy’s original
programming manager Claire Sharood, executive
producer Shawn Piller, and (keeping watch) star
Lucas Bryant. 4. The hard-working Haven crew
sets up a shot, including Nathan’s famous blue
Bronco, on the beach. 5. Director of photography
Eric Cayla (left) with Nova Scotia actors Richard
Donat and John Dunsworth, who have been
playing brothers Vince and Dave Teagues since the
show’s inception. 6. At the Haven studio in Chester
with (l-r) line producer Ginny Jones Duzak,
executive producer David MacLeod of Chester’s Big
Motion Pictures, and Haven production designer
Jennifer Stewart. 7. Haven shooting at yet another
gorgeous South Shore location.
Haven stars Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant and Eric Balfour. The show airs
on Syfy in the U.S., on Showcase in Canada, and in approximately
190 countries worldwide. Find Haven online: www.syfy.com/haven,
www.showcase.ca/haven, facebook.com/haven, twitter.com/syfy.
All photography by Michael Tompkins.
Stephanie Beaumont is the president, CEO & creative director of Sea and
be Scene – an entertainment-based magazine-style website designed to
celebrate the four Atlantic provinces. She’s also the executive producer and
host of SEA AND BE SCENE TV broadcasting on Bell Aliant FibreOP’s
Community ONE. Visit seaandbescene.com and follow her on Twitter
@SeaAndBeScene
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