Monthly Archives: September 2008
Manhattan at Night From West Chelsea
The photos below were made from a private space in the Starrett – Lehigh Building at 601 West 26th Street in the neighborhood known as West Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, NY looking uptown and (in the panorama below) displaying, from the left (west) the Hudson River and New Jersey cross-town to right (east), the Empire State Building on the edge of the frame.
ALL location scouts LOVE the Manhattan skyline! 
Manhattan at Night From West Chelsea Panorama
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County wants tax incentives for filmmakers – South Bergenite
Members of the Bergen County Film Commission along with New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission Executive Director Steve Gorlick, Bergen County …
Senator Sarlo Vows To Renew Push For Digital Media Tax Credit PolitickerNJ
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Jon Baird in hunt for Aberdeenshire film location – Aberdeen Evening Express
Location Scouting Multimedia at MeFeedia
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ATTN – International Crews: Get Your Production Insurance in Order!
If you are a foreign film / photo production planning to work on location in the United States and / or more specifically, in the New York City area, you may or may not be aware that use of just about any private property, as well as many public venues and towns / municipalities (New York City included, for film / video) as a location will require you to provide proof of commercial liability insurance providing coverage of at least $2m US in the form of a certificate of insurance and naming same (property owner / venue / town or municipality) third-party additionally insured. These or similar conditions apply to many gear / equipment rental agreements as well.
Furthermore, any insurance you may have in your home country must provide coverage abroad and that coverage must be recognized and accepted by all parties involved in the United States.
Fear not, there are many insurance brokers nationwide in the U.S. that offer affordable short-term production insurance packages. The insurance company I usually work with was charging about $650 for a 14 day package last time I spoke with them.
Taipei promotes local film industry – Taipei Times
Taipei City’s Cultural Affairs Department (CAD), which established a film commission in January to encourage cooperation with the film industry, …
Hollywood prizes reputation as `film-friendly city' – MiamiHerald.com
Hollywood is considered a very film-friendly city, said Elizabeth Wentworth, vice president of the Film Commission of the Broward Alliance. …
Jamaica great for films, bad for financing – Jamaica Gleaner
Paul Newman: a life in film, cars and charity – guardian.co.uk
the Tom Hanks' film Road to Perdition, was suited to his talents. It was a sprawling story, a complex role and a huge box office and critical success. …
Paul Newman dies CNN
Critics, fellow filmmakers talk about Paul Newman The Associated Press
Actor Paul Newman dies at 83 The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com
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Washington PostMovie stars make stop in St. Mary for new film – Great Falls Tribune
The Montana Film Office has worked with the production team since December 2007 to bring the film to the state. Film Office staffer John Ansotegui worked with the National Park Service and the production company location manager, Alasdair Boyd, to choose the site for the shoot. …Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged city of St. Mary, Great Falls Tribune, location-management, location-managers, location-scouting, locations, media, Montana, Montana Film Office, MT, news, production Comments OffReel Jersey Film Festival Part Dieux
Reel Jersey Film Festival Part Dieux | Film Festival Gems
Saturday September 27 was a sort of dreary day weather-wise, so it was a perfect day for trying to pack in seeing as many film festival films as possible.
I managed to see four films on Saturday at the Reel Jersey Film Festival (in the order I saw them):
Story of the Scene: ‘Chariots of Fire’, Hugh Hudson (1981) – The Independent
When location manager Iain Smith turned up on the beach at St Andrews at 5am in the morning, he assumed the shoot would go smoothly this time round. The opening shot for Chariots of Fire showed the athletes in training, running through the sea. Since …Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged Chariots of Fire, film, Iain Smith, independent, location-managers, movies, news, production, Scotland, St Andrews, UK Comments OffReel Jersey Film Festival: WeirdNJ Party / Midnight Movie: The Blood Shed
Reel Jersey Film Festival: WeirdNJ Party / Midnight Movie: The Blood Shed
I got to the party at Williams Center in Rutherford, NJ around 10:30 pm; fortunately, there was still plenty of “Joisey-cuisine” – icy cold Busch beer and White Castle burgers left to drink and eat!
While The Coffin Daggers got ready for their set, the screen in the grand old Rivoli Theater played scenes from a very diverse variety of b-movie horror and soft-core 60′s nudie flicks (just like a midnite movieAt around 11:15pm The Coffin Daggers played an excellent set of hard-driving and loud surf rock instrumentals, to a horror muxvid loop playing above them, after which the overweight drag couple in matching Bo-Peep-hybrid outfits (I didn’t see any shepherd’s canes
The cast from The Blood Shed took the stage, Mark introduced the film and we were all off and running! (to the comfort of ulphostered theater lounge seats in the Rivoli, that is…)
The Blood Shed is classic Alan Rowe Kelly fare falling somewhere btn the b-movie flicks, John Waters, John Carpenter and Hammer Films (all of who I am sure must be influences for Alan); toss in Alan’s own Jersey je nais se qua…
I didn’t get a chance to speak with Alan, tho I hope to sometime this weekend at the festival. I did have the wonderful opportunity to meet Alan several years ago at the premiere of I’ll Bury You Tomorrow at the Darress Theater in Boonton, NJ.
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The Bloodshed Trailer – The most amazing videos are a click awayPosted in content Tagged events, film, film festivals, horror, indie film, movies, New-Jersey, nj, parties, Reel Jersey Film Festival, Rutherford, WeirdNJ, Williams-Center Leave a commentPusan Int'l Film Festival – Hollywood Reporter
"The commission could help by developing broad investment channels," says Kang Han-seop, chairman of the Korean Film Commission. …Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged Busan, events, film, film festivals, Korea, Korean Film Commission, news, Pusan International Film Festival, Seoul Comments OffFilm producer has plan to bring big-budget movies to NC – StarNewsOnline.com
To manage this state-wide stage system effectively, he said, the State Film Office would need to oversee the stages moreso than our regional film …Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged business, EUE SCreengems, film, film commissions, film offices, locations, NC, North Carolina, production, studios, Wilmington Comments OffOuter Banks home plays starring role in new film (The Virginian-Pilot)
RODANTHE, N.C. When the movie crew for “Nights in Rodanthe” renovated the house called “Serendipity” for its big screen appearance, nasty storm clouds threatened.Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged books, location-scouting, locations, movies, NC, news, Nights in Rodanthe, North Carolina, outer banks, production, Rodanthe, Virginian-Pilot Comments Off'Ugly' trend hitting Hollywood where it lives – Los Angeles Times
Every state in the union (and more than one city) has its own film commission, tasked with bringing home a slice of the Hollywood bacon. …Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged film commissions, film offices, Hollywood, LA Times, media, new-york, news, NY, production, run away production, tv, tx incentives, Ugly Betty Comments OffProduction update: Korea – Variety
The most aggressive region in Korea is Gyeonggi Province through its Gyeonggi Digital Contents Agency, launched in 2004, and the Gyeonggi Film Commission in 2005. Those bodies are behind the construction of a huge complex dubbed “Hallyu-wood,” (hallyu being the term used for “Korean wave” of entertainment) while joining venture capital funds to raise coin for films. Their programs range from the small — renting expensive software to small CG and game production companies — to the large — the Gyeonggi Location Incentive offers cash; this year two films have nabbed $50,000 each.Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged DVD, film, film commissions, film offices, Gyeonggi Digital Contents Agency, Gyeonggi Film Commission, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, location-scouting, locations, news, production, tax incentives Comments OffSpike Lee hopes his Miracle launches a film trend – Malaysia Star
Miracle was shot last fall, mostly on location in Tuscany, and in the fabled Cinecitta Studios in Rome – "a studio built by Mussolini," Lee notes with no …
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Said: Sally Joynson, Chief Executive at Screen Yorkshire: "Promoting the region as a film location across the globe is at the heart of our work to ensure …Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged Bollywood, film commissions, film offices, location-scouting, locations, movies, news, production, Screen Yorkshire, UK, United Kingdom, Vikram Bhatt, Yorkshire Comments OffThe movie and TV shooting locations near you – Entertainment Weekly
USA Today has a fun list of which movies and TV shows have been shot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It’s a good reminder that you don’t necessarily have to live in Los Angeles or Manhattan to wake up and find a film crew shooting outside your front door. Nor do you have to live near a famous landmark, like Mount Rushmore (pictured, in North by Northwest).Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged articles, Entertainment Weekly, location-scouting, locations, Los Angeles, Manhattan, Mount Rushmore, movies, news, production, USA Today Comments OffLocal filmmaker will show work at festival – Colts Neck News Transcript
“I just love shooting films in New Jersey. I always try to film here since you have so much control over the location. In New York you have to deal with hassles like parking and unwanted noise. I’ve used Point Pleasant, Brick, and even George Washington’s old house in Morristown as locations for filming,” Valenti said.Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged Colt's Neck, directors, film festivals, Joe Valenti, location-scouting, locations, Monmouth County, New-Jersey, news, nj, production, Reel Jersey Film Festival Comments OffExecs scout Lowell locales for Ward flick – Lowell Sun
LOWELL — The Fighter, the long-anticipated movie chronicling local boxing legend Micky Ward’s life, is inching closer to becoming reality. Scouts for Paramount Studios spent part of the weekend in Lowell, visiting sites central to the film’s plot …Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged film, location-scouting, locations, Lowell, Lowell Sun, MA, Massachusetts, Micky Ward, news, Paramount Studios, production Comments OffMetro Detroit cities cutting red tape for moviemakers – Detroit Free Press
The Michigan Film Office estimates studios have spent $400 million since April on hotel rooms, crew salaries, equipment and other location expenses. …Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged Detroit, Detroit Free Press, film, film commissions, film offices, location-scouting, locations, metro areas, MI, Michigan Film Office, Michigan, news, production, states Comments OffUnexplored Finnish locales luring Indian film fraternity – Times of India
Also, the Finnish government has set up a film commission to lure film fraternity of this country. Scenic beauty of Finland makes it an apt destination for …Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged Bollywood, film, film commissions, film offices, Finland, India, location-scouting, locations, production, Times of India Comments OffNikonians: Location Scouting Podcast
Posted in content Tagged how-to, location-scouting, locations, Nikonians, photo, podcasts Leave a commentHooray for locations outside Hollywood – USA Today
Shreveport has attracted at least 18 projects in 2008, totaling more than $200 million in production budgets, and more than 80% of that will likely be spent in Louisiana, according to estimates from the state’s Office of Entertainment Industry Development.Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged film commissions, film offices, location-scouting, locations, Loisiana State Film Office, Louisiana, news, Shreveport, USA Today Comments OffMass Film Office bringing the stars to the area – The Daily News of Newburyport
To determine shooting locations, the office works with the movie’s location scout.Posted in content, location scouting - management sydicated news Tagged film, film commissions, film offices, location-scouting, locations, Mass Film Office, Massachusetts, media, movies, Newburyport, news, productions, The Daily News Comments Off
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