<P> Screenwriters Jeb Stuart , Jeffrey Boam , Frank Darabont , and Jeff Nathanson wrote drafts before David Koepp 's script satisfied the producers . The filmmakers intended to pay tribute to the science fiction B - movies of the 1950s era . Shooting began on June 18 , 2007 , at various locations in New Mexico ; New Haven , Connecticut ; Hawaii ; and Fresno , California , as well as on sound stages in Los Angeles . To maintain aesthetic continuity with the previous films , the crew relied on traditional stunt work instead of computer - generated stunt doubles , and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński studied Douglas Slocombe 's style from the previous films . </P>
<P> Screenwriters Jeb Stuart , Jeffrey Boam , Frank Darabont , and Jeff Nathanson wrote drafts before David Koepp 's script satisfied the producers . The filmmakers intended to pay tribute to the science fiction B - movies of the 1950s era . Shooting began on June 18 , 2007 , at various locations in New Mexico ; New Haven , Connecticut ; Hawaii ; and Fresno , California , as well as on sound stages in Los Angeles . To maintain aesthetic continuity with the previous films , the crew relied on traditional stunt work instead of computer - generated stunt doubles , and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński studied Douglas Slocombe 's style from the previous films . </P>
when was kingdom of the crystal skull filmed
when was kingdom of the crystal skull filmed
2007
2007