Barranco Carrizalejo


The Movie "Solarbabies" made a lasting impression on me. 
Not because of an outstanding quality but because of a landscape covered with concrete!
The legacy of this Movie production can be explored perfectly in the Barranco Carrizalejo.
Parts of the Concrete "Roller Skate Speedway" are still existing and you can find 
concrete slabs laying around everywhere.
A great place for a critical Location Archaeology.
Carsten Thiemann (Location Archaeologist), 2009.

Ruin of the "Roller Skate Speedway" - Concrete Slabs

On Roller Skates in the Desert... 2009
1986
comparison photo 2008
1986
Comparison photo 2008
Another concrete road for our Roller Skate Kidz - Pollution of an eco-system? - This movie can be considered critically! 
"Solarbabies"
comparison photo july 2009
"Solarbabies" Set with wrong and real Rocks and lots of concrete!
comparison photo july 2009 - The concrete slabs survived...
1986
Again we see a bunch of concrete slabs laying around.
1986
concrete slabs
Special F/X Bridge
This is a real scene with a real part of a Bridge built in the Barranco. 
comparison photo july 2009 - In the foreground you can see the Basis of the Bridge construction.
Real Scene, filmed on location
comparison photo july 2009
Special F/X Stuff mixed with a real Bridge Scene. But only the part of a Bridge on the left Screenshot is real, not the Background or the shot on the right.
Basis of the Bridge The location today looks like as if water had washed away the Bridge and a lot of sand.
Parts of the Solarbabies Bridge Set
Solarbabies - Expanse of Rubble
During my 2004 "Solarbabies" Expedition in the Rambla I saw a big group of
Ibex (6-8) in the hills. I could only made a few shots from a distance and after they recognized me they disappeared fast. I never saw any Ibex in the Ramblas of Tabernas again, just heard some during a walk deep in the Rambla Lanujar.
Uh, the Bridge is destroyed, I must jump!
comparison photo july 2009
I need a run-up
comparison photo july 2009 - The Concrete way is still there
The Enemy  2009
A Movie Set - Pollution of Environment?
A concrete way built for "Solarbabies" - Nature bites back!
"Solarbabies" - On Location in Spain
Tire Town - Llano de Trujillo
Minas de Rodalquilar - "Planta Denver" Cuevas de la Molineta / Cuevas de Roque

"Valdez" Comparison photo - See more Barranco Carrizalejo Action here: Valdez
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