'Pirates' finds treasures in SoCal

May 23, 2007 While the majority of the first two films in the Walt Disney Co.'s billion-dollar franchise were shot in the Caribbean locales of the Bahamas and Dominica, a good chunk of "At World's End" was shot closer to home, not only on studio stages but also in areas just outside Los Angeles -- with a quick jaunt to Utah thrown in for good measure. Shipping the Black Pearl last year via the Panama Canal, the production moored the ship in 70 feet-80 feet of water off the coast of Palos Verdes and Redondo Beach, shooting nonaction scenes and exciting the paparazzi that gathered onshore. The filmmakers also shot on the beaches near Santa Maria, north of Santa Barbara, for a shipwreck scene.

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