Second Unit Shoot in Maine
From Mount Desert Islander: ACADIA NAT'L PARK — Otter Cliffs was abuzz with activity Tuesday, as a crew of 50 cameramen, caterers, crane operators and others descended on the area in preparation for several days of filming for “Ashecliffe,” a new Martin Scorsese movie due out from Paramount Pictures next October. The lower spur of the Park Loop Road atop Otter Cliffs has been blocked off for the duration of the filming, which is expected to last into Friday. Automobile, bike, and pedestrian traffic can still pass freely through the upper portion of the road there. The “second unit” shoot does not involve the director or any of the big-name actors who star in the film. Paramount Pictures crews are using a crane and a boat to get shots of a stuntman on the cliffs, as well as scenic shots that will be incorporated into the movie, said executive producer Chris Brigham. ........... Crews were busy rigging the area for the shoot on Tuesday, with filming expected to take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, said Lea Girardin, director of the Maine Film Office. The crews are made up largely of people from Boston and New York, with a small portion of people traveling here from Los Angeles, Mr. Brigham said. This should be for the Teddy/Chuck return/climb down from Ward C, right?

A bit more about the second-unit filming: It's not unusual to see someone rock climbing at Acadia National Park's Otter Cliffs. Having a 70-foot crane nearby - now that's unexpected. The crane, and the climber, were there Wednesday as part of a shoot for the Paramount-Columbia motion picture "Ashecliffe." ...................... Leah Girardin, director of the Maine Film Office, explained that what is happening at Otter Cliffs is a second-unit shoot over three days, with footage to be used for special effects. Filming was expected to wrap up today. On the closed set (no members of the public are allowed), the 40-person crew is using a wireless, digital "spider" camera attached to cables from the 70-foot crane to capture shots of a stunt climber on the rocks. From here

More second unit stuff from October... http://moondogofmaine.blogspot.com/2008/10/ashecliffe-shutter-island-job.html http://moondogofmaine.blogspot.com/2008/10/video-from-ashecliffe-job.html http://ellsworthamerican.smugmug.com/gallery/6250040_qvSP9