Austin, Texas | MCU: Location Scout

Aerial view of Austin, Texas. Text: Austin, Texas.

May, set a course for Austin.

Establishing Shot, Austin, Texas

An establishing stock shot of Austin, Texas. The main buildings featured are the Austin Hilton (left) and the Frost Bank Tower (center).

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Cafe, Austin, Texas

Skye leaves an Austin cafe, where Miles Lydon (a hacker) used a computer to release information regarding Chan Ho Yin online. Skye exits the south side of The Culver Hotel, while shots of Miles being chased by Ward (East on 5th Street, according to dialogue) occur on the north side, along Culver Boulevard.

Miles jumps into a silver VW Jetta in an above-ground parking lot (which used to exist between the Culver Hotel and Trader Joe’s (9290 Culver Blvd) and takes off, followed by Coulson in a SHIELD Lexus GX 460 SUV.

  • Skye walking on an Austin sidewalk.
  • Miles Lydon watching passerby's on Austin sidewalk.
  • Pedestrians on Austin sidewalk.

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Car Pursuit, Austin, Texas

Miles takes off in his silver Jetta and careens through the old street that used to be accessible in front of The Culver Studios (now Amazon Studios).

  • Car chase on Austin street from POV of following car.

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Miles then takes a hard turn at an intersection. This is the corner of La Cienega at Washington Blvd. The orangish building outside Miles’ car window (below) is 3207 S La Cienega Blvd, and the green building is 2809 S La Cienega Blvd, while 2659 La Cienega Ave is seen outside Coulson’s window.

  • Grey car makes a sharp left on Austin street.
  • Miles Lydon driving on Austin street.
  • Miles Lydon driving on Austin street.
  • Coulson driving on Austin street.

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Miles enacts a gridlock protocol from his phone, causing the traffic signals to go haywire, leaving Coulson blocked by traffic as the hacker escapes.

The remainder of this scene was filmed at the corner of La Cienega Ave & Hargis St, where Lydon evades Coulson.

  • SHIELD SUV following grey car on Austin street.
  • High angle view of Austin intersection with traffic light.
  • High angle view of Austin intersection with traffic light.
  • High angle view of Austin intersection with traffic light.
  • SHIELD SUV following grey car on Austin street.
  • POV of Austin street from inside city bus.
  • High angle view of Austin intersection with traffic light.

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(Agents of SHIELD S01E05, 2013)