When was once upon a time filmed

Eight years previous to the Once Upon a Time pilot the two had just completed their work on Felicity , in , Kitsis and Horowitz became inspired to write fairy tales out of a love of "mystery and excitement of exploring lots of different worlds.

The two learned from their time on Lost to look at the story in a different way, that "character has to trump mythology"; they expanded, "as people, you've got to see what the void in their heart or in their lives is to care about them Despite the comparisons and similarities to Lost , the writers intend them to be very different shows. To them, Lost concerned itself with redemption, while Once Upon a Time is about "hope". Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof aids in the development of the series as a consultant, but has no official credit on the show.

Kitsis and Horowitz have called him a "godfather" to the series. To differentiate the storytelling from what the audience already knew, the writing staff decided to begin the pilot with the end of the typical Snow White fairy tale.

Themes concerning family and motherhood were emphasized, in contrast to the focus on fatherhood in Lost. Kitsis and Horowitz sought to write strong female characters, rather than the classic damsel in distress.

Horowitz stated their desire to approach each character the same way, asking themselves, "How do we make these icons real, make them relatable? The pilot is meant to be the "template of the series". Kitsis confirmed that every week will contain flashbacks between both worlds, as they "love the idea of going back and forth and informing what the character is missing in their life. Horowitz elaborated, "One of the fun things for us coming up with these stories is thinking of ways these different characters can interact in ways they never have before.

The general premise, importing the Snow White core characters into the "real world", was previously seen on ABC television in the short-lived s comedy The Charmings. The show has a similar premise to Bill Willingham's ten-year-old comic series Fables , to which ABC bought the rights in but never made it past planning stages. After Fables fans raised controversy over possible appropriation, the show writers initially denied a link, but later said they may have "read a couple issues" of the comic book but while the two concepts are "in the same playground", they are "telling a different story.

Horowitz stated that everyone they initially wanted cast in the series accepted their offered role after being sent a script. Ginnifer Goodwin was cast as Snow White, who appreciated that she would be playing a strong character that was fleshed out for the audience.

The actress had just completed her work on the series Big Love , and was looking for a new project; she turned to television after film scripts failed to interest her. Having said previously in interviews that she would love to play Snow White, Goodwin called her acceptance of the Snow White role "a no-brainer.

Joshua Dallas, who plays Prince Charming, was pleased the writers took "some dramatic license" with his character, believing the prince had become more real.

He explained, "Prince Charming just happens to be a name. He's still a man with the same emotions as any other man. He's a Prince, but he's a Prince of the people.

He gets his hands dirty. He's got a kingdom to run. He has a family to protect. He has an epic, epic love for Snow White. He's like everybody else. He's human. Jennifer Morrison was hired for the part of Emma Swan. The actress explained her character as someone who "help[s] her son Henry whom she abandoned when he was a baby and who seems like he's a little bit emotionally dysfunctional", but noted that Emma does not yet believe there is a fairy tale universe.

She explained the character, "There's always two stories being told when playing Regina. There's the threat of her knowing she's an evil queen and then there's just the pure simple fact that the biological mother has stepped into her world and the threat of losing her son is just enormous.

That's a fear that I think any adopted mother would have. I think that's going to really help the audience relate to Regina in some level. The role of Rumplestiltskin was given to Robert Carlyle; it was written with Carlyle in mind, though the writers initially thought he would never accept the part.

Horowitz recalled Carlyle's prison sequence, which was the actor's first day on the set as "mind-blowing You could see Ginny actually jump, the first time he did that character. It was fantastic! On October 3 , it was announced that O'Donoghue would be billed as a series regular beginning with the second-half of the second season.

As a nod to the ties between the production teams of Once Upon a Time and Lost , the new show contains allusions to Lost , and is expected to be a continuing theme throughout the series. The town clock was stuck at , an allusion to Flight from the Lost universe.

An Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk No. In addition, former cast members of Lost have made recurring appearances on the series, with Emilie de Ravin being the first post- Lost regular to become a full-time regular on Once Upon a Time. Jorge Garcia appears in the second season as the Giant from up above the beanstalk.

The show, as a production of Disney-owned ABC, contains multiple allusions to the Disney versions of the stories that form the basis for the series. Snow White's dwarfs, unnamed in traditional versions of the story, here have the names they were given in the Disney film. Towards the beginning of "Heart of Darkness" as she sweeps the dwarfs' cottage, Snow White is heard humming " With a Smile and a Song ", another song from the Disney film.

Snow White also wears a red bow in her hair while singing the song. The Dwarves hats are the same color as the hats in the animated movie. Similarly, Sleeping Beauty was cursed by an individual named Maleficent, the name used in the Disney film for the wicked fairy godmother that lacked a name in many other versions. In the second season Sleeping Beauty is called Aurora just like in the Disney movie and her love Prince Phillip also shows up to wake her from her sleep. There was also a spinning wheel next to Aurora while she was sleeping.

She was also surrounded by thorns which Prince Phillip had to cut through. Whale Victor Frankenstein 's name is a reference to James Whale, the director of the version of Frankenstein. His realm resembles a black and white world like in the old monster movies. Geppetto's fairy friend is called The Blue Fairy as in the Disney film , rather than the Fairy with Turquoise Hair as in Carlo Collodi 's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio , which the Disney film is based on; similarly, his conscience figure is called Jiminy Cricket rather than "the Talking Cricket".

In the episode "The Stranger", when Pinocchio and Geppetto are on a raft in a storm, they are being chased by a giant whale, referencing the whale Monstro in the Disney film Pinocchio , whereas in the Carlo Collodi story it was The Terrible Dogfish. To everyone, I have had and will continue to have the most amazing experience playing Hook on onceabcofficial until we wrap Season 7!

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Thank you to the fans of Once Upon A Time. In the very first episode of the series, we see Henry getting dropped off here by his bus. The area outside of this restaurant can also be clearly seen in these scenes as well. In another Portland flashback, we see Emma and Neal breaking into a hotel room… well, this hotel is actually the City Centre Motor Motel located near downtown Vancouver. You might also recognize it from Arrow.

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Known locally as the Charles Murray Residence, this glorious Queen Anne revival-style mansion was built in TV fans might recognize this spot from a few other productions as well, including Riverdale, which films extensively in the area to capture the perfect small town vibes. Those seeking a blast from the past should definitely look into visiting the Burnaby Village Museum, which stands in as the Sisters of Saint Melissa Convent but in real life houses a nostalgic display straight out of the s, with costumed performers, a vintage tram, and even a classic carousel.