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November 30, 2007

In W. Greenwich, it's lights, cameras and family barn

WEST GREENWICH -- A local movie crew is expected to wrap up filming in West Greenwich of “Tanner Hall,” an independent film created by two Brown University graduates Tatiana von Fustenberg and Francesca Gregorini.

Filming began on Tuesday at Mishnock Barn, adjacent to Lake Mishnock near the Coventry line, town officials confirmed.

Danny Albro, whose family owns the barn and some of the land around the lake, leased the grounds for the film’s parking lot and club scenes, he said. Albro said the intent was to make the area look like a fall festival. The crew has been going around shooting in various locations around the state.

According to town officials, the entire area is set up like a carnival, complete with a merry-go-round, a Ferris wheel, a cotton-candy machine, and other arcade-style equipment and games.

“When I was down there Wednesday night, it looked like Washington County Fair,’’ said Town Manager Kevin A. Breene. “It’s well off the road. It’s quite impressive.”

The area is zoned commercial and film crews don’t need local permits to go on the land. Albro said the intent was to make the area look like a fall festival. The crew has been going around shooting in various locations around the state.

-- Journal staff writer Lisa Vernon-Sparks

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