Forks, WA, Home of Twilight: Shooting for ENCORE Channel!

Twilight fans in Forks, Washington

What an absolute FUN time I had in Forks, Washington on Sunday!

As some of you already know, I was asked to film a short piece for an upcoming show, “In the House” which debuts on the Encore/Starz channel on December 3rd. It will air internationally!

Myself, along with a group of other bloggers, were chosen to take part in the show, which revolves around movies, directors and basically anything to do with film.

Each week we will all submit a story to the producers, and depending on our stories and what the producers like, a couple/few will be chosen to air on the show each week. This week, the first of many, we were asked to come up with a short piece on the Twilight phenomenon. Being as I reside in Washington State, I figured my best take on it would be to discuss the small town of Forks, WA, where many of the Twilight landmarks are. I read my story to producers via SKYPE and they loved it. The executive producer asked that I actually go to Forks and videotape each location of interest. So I hooked up with a GREAT friend, Lucy, (who operated the video camera and directed) and we set off for a long day of driving through the Olympic National forest, drinking coffee and chatting throughout the 4+ hour drive (one way).

[Right: Trying on my outfit the night before - I skipped the flower in my hair this time!]

Now, I doubt many of you know this, but Forks is one of the rainiest places in the country. It gets a whopping 119.06 inches of rain per year, and I swear, we got the 9.06 just during the time we were there! So forget my hairdo, that went out the window almost immediately. Heh.

Once we got there we were like kids in a candy store. Going from one attraction to the next, hauling our umbrellas and cameras and trying (unsuccessfully) to dodge the rain. But the weather didn’t dampen our spirits, we laughed as we went along, joking about our amateur skills.

All in all, it was an incredibly fun adventure, and although producers say they want the footage for the premiere show (woot!) nothing is 100% until it actually happens. But I am hopeful. Of course I’ll keep you “in the know”!

The Twilight attractions we visited today: