Filming Scream 4

cast of movie on set in july 2010

on budget of $40 million, principal photography began on june 28, 2010. filming scheduled end on september 6, after 42-day shoot, instead concluded on september 24. filming took place in , around ann arbor, michigan. scenes portraying woodsboro high school featured in original scream film shot @ woodworth middle school in dearborn, michigan. former 16th district court in livonia, michigan used police station.

in april 2010, while scouting bookstore use in film, craven spotted new bookstore had not yet opened in downtown northville, michigan named next chapter bookstore bistro. craven instantly loved building name , decided use both in film. hired owner s chef prepare food , pastry scene in film. scenes shot first week of july. after test screening in january, craven , weinstein did not think 2 scenes played audience. aimee teegarden , alison brie returned detroit in late january , february 2011 4 days of additional shooting. scenes involved teegarden s character stalked @ home , brie s character attacked in parking garage.

the film extensively used computer-generated imagery first time in franchise. example, instead of using collapsing knife , knife s blade added during post-production cgi effects. anderson s death scene in stabbed in forehead , walks few feet while talking before falling death, not in script inspired real-life medical emergency craven had seen in documentary person being stabbed through head , walked emergency room. thought extraordinary if stabbed in head , still alive while . craven did not tell studio taking approach death scene, jokingly saying hoped not fired next day.