Location Visit: Arena

[PCz911]

Thank you to all the folks ( about a dozen of you) who were kind enough to watch my Deneva video.
Today, I just uploaded a location visit to Arena. Yes! That classic episode at Vasquez rocks... So there have been many a video on this before, but I did some THEN and NOW shots of the classic show as well as tips on where to shoot and where to park.

To be honest, I went there a few years ago and had my kid shoot me in the spots of Kirk and the Gorn. I have provided some guidance on how YOU can replicate this... OK, it's totally nerdy... but come on! Who wouldn't want to stand in the shoes of Captain Kirk?

Is it a professional video? er.... no ... but please use it as a reference.

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[Zapp Brannigan]

Did you find all those diamonds and gems just laying around? I hear it's a mineralogist's dream there.

 

[PCz911]

Did you find all those diamonds and gems just laying around? I hear it's a mineralogist's dream there.

Alas, the cleaning crew must have come by and swept the dirt, as no styrofoam rocks or perfectly cut pieces of bamboo were to be seen.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Great stuff! Thank you!

I was thrilled to finally get to Vasquez Rocks. My brief trips to LA in 1984 and 1992 were filled with unfulfilled promises to take me there. I couldn't get back to LA again until 2013 -- and Trek author, David R George III, and his wife, Karen, helped me on my pilgrimage to the Batcave and, on the way back, we took a surprise detour to Vasquez Rocks as well. I am forever grateful. By coincidence, I even had a Starfleet redshirt uniform top in my bag.


Ian and David by Ian McLean, on Flickr


Ian and Andorian sock monkey by Ian McLean, on Flickr


"Take that, you Gorn!" by Ian McLean, on Flickr


Behind the scenes: David the director by Ian McLean, on Flickr


Dead redshirt by Ian McLean, on Flickr

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Alas, the cleaning crew must have come by and swept the dirt, as no styrofoam rocks or perfectly cut pieces of bamboo were to be seen.

Not even any piles of coal or sulphur? Geez.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Never take Vasquez Rocks for granite.