location...

Denali is being shot entirely on location in Alaska. Utilizing Alaskan locations during principal photography, the Wisconsin based production team intend to capture a considerable impression of the distinctive and incomparable Alaskan landscape upon which to build up from in postproduction. The production bases itself in Anchorage, as much of the talent and resources are also based there.

Cast will not be photographed on Denali for a mix of financial, safety and logistical reasons. All location mountain photography will be shot just outside of Anchorage in the Chugach Mountains. Shooting the movie on location in Alaska is absolutely vital in creating an all-important sense of consistent scale and production value simply unobtainable anywhere else. Digital trickery will fill in holes and make many images possible, yet it will not completely stand in for the beauty and immensity of the state. A majority of background plate photography has already been completed in the skies above the majestic Alaskan range and at Kahiltna Base Camp.