By the time I arrive, they're already halfway through the 15-day shoot, which explains why when they’re shooting a romantic scene in the gazebo, another group is manually (yes, manually) moving the clock hands on the town center’s clock tower to prepare for the main event: Grandon Fall's tree lighting. The turnaround on Christmas Town is exceptionally fast. "This is definitely some of the hardest work that I do because they’re such a grind: long hours, quick turnaround, putting on your happy face every day, and going out there to make Christmas happen." "The reality of making them is a much tougher job than Fuller House or any other series, really," she adds.
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Not only are you sweating, but you have to act like you’re cold, which takes another element of your energy to pretend that you’re shivering instead of just naturally shivering," Candace explains while taking a sip of her coffee ("her Hallmark movie lifesaver," she jokes).īut really, the "Queen of Christmas" says Hallmark movies only look "sweet, romantic, and feel-good" because of the behind-the-scenes magic done by David and his crew. "It takes a toll on you to film in this heat.
While I was comfortably sitting behind the cameras in a spring-appropriate outfit, Candace was bundled up in a burgundy peacoat, thick scarf, and wool gloves. The temperature is also weighing on the actors. While they normally use white snow blankets and ice shavings from local ice rinks to get an authentic look, the unusually high temperatures forced the crew to settle for ice from Vancouver's fish markets, which had a slight pink-ish color and fishy scent. "That's the snow," director David Weaver confirms.
(FYI: Crew members spent four hours fluffing the artificial trees for the movie's attic scene.) As I weave through the cables, cords, and cameras on set, I catch an interesting, unexpected whiff of fish. Each storefront - Sweet Tooth Anna (the bakery), What's Old Is New (the antique store), and Christmas Cafe (the coffee shop) - is packed with detail, from treats made of temperature-resistant silicone and wax to custom signage with sweet phrases like "Warm up with Candy Cane Cocoa."Īlthough there's a calm vibe on set, I can’t help but get distracted by the 70 crew members - prop assistants, makeup artists, producers, you name it - making sure that all the garland looks just right, the sidewalks are hosed down for a snowy effect, and all real and artificial Christmas trees are fluffed with care. Once we get through the gates, I'm greeted by the most picture-perfect sight: a backlot that has been transformed into a fictional town center that looks just like the movies with stores outlined in twinkle lights, market stalls displaying an assortment of sugary sweets, and a trimmed tree in the middle of all things holly and jolly. My Hallmark movie experience begins before I even get a glimpse of the lights, camera, and action: "Transpo," the shorthand for a group of people who drive Candace and rest of the cast, from one spot to the next, takes me from a nearby church parking lot to the set.
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