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.
when was kingdom of the crystal skull filmed
2007