The American West has become synonymous with the Western film genre for nearly a century, with wide swaths of open desert and grassy plains that boast an immense diversity of animal and plant life.
The COVID-19 pandemic was one few saw coming, though the effect it would have on the filmmaking industry was expected.
Are you a location scout on the hunt for a new backdrop, have an area in mind but are unsure of sites that lend a distinct local sensibility?
Seemingly overnight, studio backlots in Los Angeles and Atlanta were shuttered indefinitely as stay-at-home orders were implemented across the world. T
