<P> By August, Rosenberg said that the scripts for Part 1 and 2 were 75 to 85 percent completed . She found the greatest challenge in writing the scripts to be the final sequence of Part 2: "The final battle sequence is a big challenge because it lasts 25 pages", she said . "It's almost an entire three - act story in and of itself . You have to track (keep it all in one setting) hundreds of characters . It's an enormous challenge to choreograph on the page and for Bill (Condon) to choreograph on the stage ." She had written various drafts of the scene but, at that, hadn't revised or discussed them with Condon yet . She said, "That's the next big hurdle to sit down with the stunt coordinator and create the ballet . It's a lot of work . I'm exhausted, but we're intent on making them the best scripts yet ." Godfrey called Part 2 "an action film in terms of life - and - death stakes" and said that in Part 1 "there are the pangs of newlywed tension that occur that are relatable even in a fantasy film . Marriage is not quite the experience that they thought it was ." Condon thought of Part 1 "as a real companion piece to Catherine Hardwicke's movie". Condon explains, "Like, everything that got set up there gets resolved here . I think you'll find that there are stylistic and other nods to that film ." </P> <P> Godfrey considered releasing the second film in 3D to differentiate between the time before and after Bella becomes a vampire, an idea originally proposed for Eclipse, but said that the decision is up to Condon . However, he said that if the second film were to be released in 3D, he would like to shoot it with the proper equipment in "real" 3D as was done with Avatar (2009), not convert it into 3D in post-production as was done with Clash of the Titans (2010). </P> <P> In order to keep the budget on both parts of Breaking Dawn reasonable, even though it is substantially greater than the previous installments in the series, much of the film was shot in and around Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge . Shooting in Louisiana provided larger tax credits, which a small studio like Summit Entertainment would find favorable . Summit announced in a press release on July 9, 2010, that filming was to take place in Baton Rouge, Ucluelet and Vancouver, with the wedding being shot in Squamish . (Also shot in near by Pemberton, British Columbia). Both parts will be shot back - to - back as one project . The film will attempt to keep its PG - 13 rating, and it will not feature any of the gruesome scenes from the novel with Kristen Stewart confirming that the birth scene wasn't as grotesque as described in the book and that she didn't "puke up blood", though director Bill Condon said that they shot everything as "powerful and potent as they could". Though there were many reports of the cast in Whistler, British Columbia, none of the actual filming took place in Whistler itself, but to the north and south of the town in nearby Pemberton (north) & Squamish (south). The Stars were housed in Whistler at 4 and 5 star hotels, the crew in Squamish & Pemberton . </P> <P> Filming officially began on November 1, 2010 in Brazil, with locations in Rio de Janeiro and Paraty, Rio de Janeiro . The first scenes were shot in the Lapa District in Rio de Janeiro for one night . A long city block was rented for shooting, and Summit Entertainment paid residents 50 to 500 reais (30 to 300 in American dollars) to not allow paparazzi or fans to overlook filming from their windows . Moreover, owners of bars and restaurants were paid 10,000 and 20,000 reais (6,000 to 12,000 in American dollars) to stay closed for the evening to eliminate noise and provide a clear street . </P>

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