The Portlands and the surrounding area are often home to film crews, both because of the locations available and the nearby studio space.
© Marilyn Campbell
This photo was taken while The Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton was filming in the Portlands. They filmed a rainy sequence on the Ship Channel Bridge, which you can actually catch a glimpse of about two-thirds of the way into The Incredible Hulk trailer.
Film activity is common both because of neat locations like the bridges, and because of ample studio and storage space. Not far north of the Portlands is the Toronto Film Studio, and soon TFS owners will be opening the massive Filmport Studios within the Portlands, on Commissioners Street. Cherry Beach Sound is another area business that's useful for media producers, offering post-production audio services alongside their mainstay work, music production.
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Sources and Further Reading:
- The Filmport website
- The Cherry Beach Sound website
- The Toronto Port Authority's film rates webpage