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Info Every Film Production Coming to New York City Needs

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If you are planning on shooting on location on New York City city property (i.e. streets / sidewalks / curb spaces or if you are shooting on private property and will be running cable across same …or need to clear parking…) in New York City (which includes the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island), you will need a City of New York Mayor’s Office of Film Theatre & Broadcasting (MOFTB) film permit. You should probably hire a local location scout or location manager to complete this paperwork for you.

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Crazy UFO Location in Germany!

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Crazy UFO Location in Germany! …via Locamundo …via creative location - Thomas Duchnicki:

UFO Location - Germany- creative location

click image for a better view :-)

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NY Moves to Up Tax Incentives For Filming

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NY moves to up tax incentives for filming | WheresSpot | …via NY Times…

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Hello world! nyc.locationscout.us

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This blog is a continuation of a blog I started at 360yahoo some time back and have now migrated here to nyc.locationscout.us.

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links for 2008-04-21

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New Jersey Film Office Needs Our Help

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Save Filmmaking in New Jersey

“Governor Corzine has eliminated funding for the New Jersey State Film Commission starting July 1st 2008.

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links for 2008-04-19

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My Post Map(s)

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Thanks in no small part to Andrew Turner of Mapufacture and GeoPress, here is a map of all the geotagged posts on nyc.locationscout.us.

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Film Production + Location Scouting Glossaries

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Somewhat accidentally, I have stumbled upon several filmmaking glossaries of terms commonly used in the production world - someone starting out or perhaps a property owner likely to be working with a film crew on location at their home or business may find these links very useful:

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links for 2008-04-18

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links for 2008-04-17

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/film (slashfilm)

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movie site slashfilm.com

About /Film

“/Film was created in August 2005 as an alternative movie news and review blog.

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links for 2008-04-16

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Interesting Post / Craigs List - Dallas

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…via dallas craigslist | crew gigs | Location Scout Annual Rip Off (TEXAS) | Date: 2008-04-05, 2:13PM CDT

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locationfiles.com

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new site locationfiles.com is live!

feed locationfiles.com
  • Other / Unusual Thursday, 24 April 2008, 8:23 am
    other / unusual locationfiles.com - location files for film, photo, video, tv and events
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Location Scouting - Article - Stumped?

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Stumped At the Video Store | The Complete Guide to Location Scouting: Manhattan Edition with John Fedynich | by Chris Neumer; e-mail Chris

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links for 2008-04-15

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  • Banchet Flowers :: Flowers
    MEET BANCHET JAIGLA

    Inspired by a childhood in Thailand and the cultural energy of New York City, Banchet has created a visual vocabulary unprecedented in the floral industry. Hand-selected growers from Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, provide B

    (tags: flowers florist NewYorkCity NY)
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links for 2008-04-12

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locationscout.blogspot.com

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It LIVES again!

    History:

  • updated: 4/11/08: locationscout.blogspot.com is live again
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Reservoir Dogs: Information From Answers.com

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Reservoir Dogs: Information From Answers.com

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Prison Hoheneck Castle Film Location in Europe

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Prison Hoheneck Castle

    From History and Present

  • “In the year 1287 Count Erkenbert of Staleburgk would not have dreamed of his castle becoming a “royal” Saxon prison.”
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Wired: Crowdsourcing

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Wired 14.06: The Rise of Crowdsourcing

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links for 2008-04-11

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High Dynamic Range Images - A Blog

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High Dynamic Range Images | About

“Welcome to the High Dynamic Range Images Blog.

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The New York Neo-Futurists

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The New York Neo-Futurists: The Ensemble

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New York Times: In Person: David Fitzgerald

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IN PERSON; Giving Commercials Their Best Shot - By DEBRA GALANT - Published: October 26, 1997

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Me on MySpace

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EVERYBODY’s got a MySpace page, huh?

Well… guess I do too… two?

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USA WEEKEND Magazine: Planet Earth

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June 10, 2007 -  Insider

By Frappa Stout

An offbeat look at a new release - Planet Earth: A Hollywood location scout explores this breathtaking BBC hit documentary

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Pardon Our Dust : LA Times: Rent your house out

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Pardon Our Dust | Los Angeles Times | Rent your house out for movies, TV or commercials? How to earn $2,000 to $4,000 per day

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