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Bob Dylan's career finds its
footing on the East Coast
in A Complete Unknown,
transporting audiences
back to the music legend's
early years and capturing
the essence of a period that
Dylan helped shape. The New
Jersey Motion Picture and
Television Commission proved
indispensable in recreating
the feel of 1960s folk culture,
with the state's diverse and
adaptable locations doubling
for Washington, D.C., Virginia,
and Upstate New York—all
brought to life without the
use of CGI. The Commission
was a key driver behind
ambitious shoots that called
for Hoboken and Jersey City to
be meticulously transformed
into 1950s–1960s Manhattan,
with Moran's Pub and Little
City Books standing in for
bohemian hangouts and entire
neighborhoods dressed to
reflect the surging energy of
mid-century New York City.
Echo Lake Park in Union
County was reimagined as the
Newport Folk Festival grounds,
complete with hundreds of
extras and a vibrant, era-
authentic atmosphere. Cape
May was transformed into the
1960s seaside community of
Newport, Rhode Island with its
Victorian Motel rebranded as
the Viking Hotel.
MONTANA FILM
OFFICE –
1923
SEASON 2
The Montana Film Office lays
a new track for the Western
epic's second chapter with a
groundbreaking partnership
that ties together the
story's travel elements and
breathes life into the climax
of the protagonist's heroic
journey home. Montana Film
Office facilitated equipment
transport and mobilized
community resources
in Missoula and Butte. It
collaborated with BNSF
to propose rail locations,
private owners, city and
county resources to find
a period-specific steam
train and station that would
accommodate weeks of
filming and not disrupt rail
traffic—all while holding
hundreds of extras and
vintage vehicles. Thanks
in part to their month-long
work, Butte had its first
steam train chugging down
the tracks since the 1950s
at the Front Street Station
and adjacent railyard that
doubles as the snowy,
bustling Bozeman depot and
scene of the final episode's
chaotic shootout.
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Classic and international gardens, roads,
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FILM LOCALLY
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