Monthly Archive for March, 2008

Jyte: HDRi

HDRi is an abbreviated synonym for high dynamic range imaging

read it at Jyte

my Jyte Profile

links for 2008-03-30

Nassau County, NY Film Commission / Long Island Film & TV Foundation

Nassau County, NY Film Office (NCFO)

WFMU-FM: Google Earth = Famous Film Locations

WFMU’s Beware of the Blog: Using Google Earth to find famous film locations: February 22, 2006 - Using Google Earth to find famous film locations - Posted by Mark Allen on February 22, 2006 at 08:34 PM

Long Island International Film Expo 2008

About Long Island International Film Expo 2008

Heads up- Long Island Intl Film Expo 2007 + and Moon Cake!

Update 3/29/2003 - Be sure and participate in and attend the 2008 Long Island International Film Expo.

NY Times: Battle of The Film Tax Incentives

Gone With the Cash: Films Go for the Best Tax Breaks

By LISA W. FODERARO | Published: March 29, 2008

links for 2008-03-29

Geotagging And Neogeography

Update 3/26/08 - This is a general cleanup of an article I originally posted timestamped December 04, 2006 @ 09:07. At the time I wrote the original post, geotagged map solutions which could include photos were really just starting to come of their own (from what I could find myself and / or was able to wrap my head around at the time ;-)

Tools + Utilities For Filmmakers

Tools & Utilities for filmmakers

Film Location: De Soto Pharmacy’s Ice Cream Fountain

Aprilbaby’s California Life: De Soto Pharmacy’s Ice Cream Fountain

Location Scouting For Dummies

Dummies::Picking Locations for Your Film

Yep, there HAD to be one ;-) The ubiquitous “…For Dummies” page- for location scouting;-)

Networking

If you are a location professional, there are a number of ways to interact with peers and other production people online. Below are some free resources I know of (and have initiated, in some cases) and probably belong to myself; if anyone knows of others I would be interested to find out about them:

WheresSpot

WheresSpot

“WheresSpot.com is The Internet Community for Prisoners of Advertising. Using email and the Web, it connects an enormous gang of talented people to one another.”

Interesting Thread at Locationtalk

Locationtalk:

Discrepancies between what prod co says and what actually happens

Anonymous wrote:

Answer B!tch Film Locations

Ask the Answer B!tch - 1/28/2006:

  • Are the houses used in movies and on TV rented out, or do the celebrities use their own homes? - Lynda, Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
  • Lonely Planet

    Lonely Planet: the world’s best guidebooks, travel advice and information

    Lonely Planet | About Us

    Village Voice

    The Village Voice is a long time published newspaper “(Wikipedia - The Village Voice) …in New York City featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. It is also distributed throughout the United States on a pay basis…

    Location Scouting in Hoboken, NJ

    Recently, I was hired to location scout in Hoboken, NJ for an upcoming UK tv program and it was an opportunity for me to explore an interesting city I have lived within 20 minutes or so of for about 15 years but never really spent much time in, other than to pass thru on the NJ Transit train to get to the PATH train, (which runs under the Hudson River) to travel into New York City.

    Clio Awards

    Clio Awards (Wikipedia)

    About the Clio Awards