Angel in Training Extras
Inspiration
There's a whole page dedicated to characters, but for everything else, you've come to the right place.
Six Flags, New OrleansSix Flags opened a theme park in New Orleans in 2002. (It was formally Jazzland, but was only opened in 2000) It was open only three years before Hurricane Katrina hit and the park abandoned!
While some of the rides were rescued and sent on to other parks, the majority were left behind to rot. Six Flags looks like it's frozen in time - you can still see the waterlines, and the souvenir photographs are still smiling at you. It's closed to the public though. Aside from the place slowly crumbling, wildlife has started to reclaim the area and there are alligators and snakes all over. It has been used as the backdrop to some films - Jurassic World, Percy Jackson and the Sea Monsters, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The photograph to the right was taken in 2014 by Tom Kirsch who takes photographs of urban decay. I would suggest heading to his website as he has some stunning photographs there. He also has a section dedicated to Six Flags, New Orleans, full of incredible photographs. "Ghost Town," is a shot of Main Street - imagine that in the dark and rain! "Superheroes" shows what is left of the entrance to the DC area of the park. Although now missing the Joker, there's "Joker's Jukebox". "Batman" gives us a reason as to why Batman wasn't there to save anyone. |
Photograph by Tom Kirsch.
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The Soundtrack
I guess this is a little misleading - this is the soundtrack to what I was listening to when I was writing this. There are some songs in there that are relevant to certain scenes though (I'll include a note).
Better Than Ezra - sincerely MeThe first time Angel gets into Joshua's car, there is a local band's song playing.
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Short Stack - Planets |
Howie Day - Collide |
The Cab - Bad |
The Last Goodnight - Pictures of You |
Wallflowers - One Headlight |
Lady Gaga - Born This Way |
Imagine Dragons - RadioactiveProbably most fitting for the Epilogue
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Garth Brooks - Calling Baton RougeIt's not the right version, but it was the best YouTube could offer!
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Matchbox Twenty - Long Day |
Lea Michele - Cannonball |
Little Big Town - BoondocksI could imagine this being played at Gator Al's, you know, assuming you could find some speakers in there.
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Jedward - LuminousYes, you are reading this one correctly. I suggest you listen to it without watching the video and if you still don't like it, that's fine. But this was definitely something played while writing.
Not the video though, it is a little weird... |
Major Lazer - Get Free |
Tim McGraw - Live Like You're DyingBack in 2006, my friend Jana and I did a road trip to Florida. There were many things memorable from that trip, most of which I won't share. However, this was one song I remember which reminds me of that trip, and of Jana - and that generally sends me straight back to Louisiana.
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