Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Sookie goes to Mississippi- HBO vampire series films at Longwood

By Cain Madden The Natchez Democrat

NATCHEZ — The fictional town of Bon Temps, La., came to life in Natchez Monday.

An HBO series, “True Blood,” was filming four episodes at Longwood all day Monday and into the early morning hours today.

Natchez got lucky in snagging the crew, said local Ed Godfrey, who scouted and managed the location for the filming company as a volunteer.
Producer and Director Mark McNair, center, directs the filming.

Photo by Ben Hillyer

Producer and Director Mark McNair, center, directs the filming.

“They decided the series could go for a while, so they started buying set products to sell when the series ended,” Godfrey said. “The man who used to be with the Louisiana film commission is a Natchez native, and he got them up here antiques shopping.”

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