October 1, 2009. Western Head, N.S. Movie Set.

I have never before been right in the middle of a movie set, until now. Moby Dick is being filmed in Shelburne and part of the waterfront has been altered with the addition of a church and a graveyard along with a very large gate that looks great but was never there before the film. It was fun to walk right through the middle of the old town. It really did look old with the addition of sand and dirt covering the paved roads and wooden boardwalks on top of the sidewalks. The interior of a big old house was filmed in Lunenburg on Saturday and filming began in Shelburne today. The whole town is abuzz with excitement.

It is easy to see how expensive it is to make a movie, when you see the number of people working around the set. We watched workmen install grave stones that looked old but in reality were made of styrofoam held in place with stakes. Sixty people are there just to built the set. Now watch for the film and watch for the town. Malta will be the site of the ship at sea photographs, but when you see the town, it is not Gloster it is really Shelburne. And I walked right through the center of the set.