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Filming Friday for The Baker’s Son concentrates on Pioneer Day event

Colourful costumes will be worth a look
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Cameras set up on the deck of the Willow Street Cafe for filming of The Baker’s Son Thursday. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Friday is the final day of filming in Chemainus for The Hallmark movie, The Baker’s Son. And it’s going to be a big one.

Windward, Washington, the community that Chemainus partially depicts in the movie, will be staging a Pioneer Day celebration. The actors and actresses will be in unique period costumes for filming that segment of the movie.

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The Baker’s Son stars Eloise Mumford as Annie; Brant Daughterty as Matt; Maude Green as Nicole; and Haig Sutherland as Walter, Mayor of Windward.

Thursday’s filming was mainly done inside the Willow Street Cafe, temporarily known as McBride’s. Everyone is hopeful of decent weather Friday for the extensive filming outside.

Extra decorations have been brought in for the strip of Willow Street between Mill and Victoria Streets. That section of the road will be completely closed off from 2-7 p.m. Friday.

Filming moves to Cowichan Bay for two days next week and then it’s on to Brentwood Bay and Oak Bay to complete the footage necessary for the movie that is expected to be on television sometime in June.

Watch for more coverage in next week’s Chemainus Valley Courier, featuring comments and observations from director Mark Jean, executive producer Joey Plager and unit manager Dylan Staniforth.

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Decorations have gone up on the “Windward Real Estate” office for Friday’s Pioneer Day filming. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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The Owl’s Nest has taken on a new image as the Duval Boulangerie. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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Extras jogging along Willow Street for the backdrop of The Baker’s Son filming. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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U.S. Postal Service box on Willow Street. (Photo by Don Bodger)


Don Bodger

About the Author: Don Bodger

I've been a part of the newspaper industry since 1980 when I began on a part-time basis covering sports for the Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle.
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