SLO County News BlogGolf, Wine, Real Estate, Business & Travel NewsCurvy SLO Road suits MercedesTuesday, June 21, 2005Mercedes Benz used San Luis Obispo County as a backdrop to market one of it new luxury cars.A commercial production company specializing in still photography, Productions in the Sun, spent last Saturday shooting a new, yet-to-be-seen Mercedes driving through the curves of Santa Rosa Creek Road a few miles outside of Cambria. Producer Shawn Harrison said she and her 15-person crew made the trip from her office in Pasadena because her location manager considered the rural road to be a perfect backdrop for a beautiful car. Harrison said Baxter Boyington, the associate film commissioner for the county, was also a big plus. "Baxter was amazing. He helped us more than any other film commissioner that I know of -- from helping us get a hotel to finding a local production assistant who worked in advance of our coming," Harrison said. The only negative part of Harrison's experience, she said, was finding a restaurant that was open after 10 p.m., when the crew was done with the shoot, as well as a convenient hotel. "We had to stay outside of Cambria because no one had rooms to rent just for one night. They only had two-night minimums," Harrison said. Boyington said as many as 10 car commercials have been shot in the county this past year. "They like our back roads ... and Santa Rosa Creek Road has an exceptionally beautiful bend in it. We provide a great setting for their gems," he said. The experience, Harrison said, was something she would definitely like to repeat. The Tribune, Dawn Rapp To see more of The Tribune, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to www.sanluisobispo.com. (c) 2005, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. Read More
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