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Location Scouting the Brooklyn Bridge

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*I just uploaded a bunch of digital panoramic photos of the Brooklyn Bridge to Flickr from a recent location scouting job I did for a Helmut Lotti / Crooners music video shoot that was filmed around New York, NY in June, 2006. Here is one of the set.

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Content from Brooklyn Bridge, New York (Brooklyn Boro and Manhattan), NY

Panoramic digital location scouting photos from the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/66qhv4" rel="nofollow">Helmut Lotti / Crooners video shoot</a> produced around New York, NY. All images (c) copyright 2006-2008 R. Richard Hobbs. <a href="http://nyc.locationscout.us" rel="nofollow">nyc.locationscout.us</a>. All rights reserved.

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9 Brooklyn Bridge pano: panoramic digital location scouting photos from a recent video shoot produced around New York, NY.

(c) copyright R. Richard Hobbs New York City area film location scout, film location manager, film location library, location and production services for film, photo, video and tv www.rrhobbs.com.

Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY [?]

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11 Brooklyn Bridge pano: panoramic digital location scouting photos from a recent video shoot produced around New York, NY.

(c) copyright R. Richard Hobbs New York City area film location scout, film location manager, film location library, location and production services for film, photo, video and tv www.rrhobbs.com.

Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY [?]

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10 Brooklyn Bridge pano: panoramic digital location scouting photos from a recent video shoot produced around New York, NY.

(c) copyright R. Richard Hobbs New York City area film location scout, film location manager, film location library, location and production services for film, photo, video and tv www.rrhobbs.com.

Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY [?]

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8 Brooklyn Bridge pano: panoramic digital location scouting photos from a recent video shoot produced around New York, NY.

(c) copyright R. Richard Hobbs New York City area film location scout, film location manager, film location library, location and production services for film, photo, video and tv www.rrhobbs.com.

Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY [?]

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7 Brooklyn Bridge pano: panoramic digital location scouting photos from a recent video shoot produced around New York, NY.

(c) copyright R. Richard Hobbs New York City area film location scout, film location manager, film location library, location and production services for film, photo, video and tv www.rrhobbs.com.

Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY [?]

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2 Brooklyn Bridge pano: panoramic digital location scouting photos from a recent video shoot produced around New York, NY.

(c) copyright R. Richard Hobbs New York City area film location scout, film location manager, film location library, location and production services for film, photo, video and tv www.rrhobbs.com.

Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY [?]

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4 Brooklyn Bridge pano: panoramic digital location scouting photos from a recent video shoot produced around New York, NY.

(c) copyright R. Richard Hobbs New York City area film location scout, film location manager, film location library, location and production services for film, photo, video and tv www.rrhobbs.com.

Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY [?]

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6 Brooklyn Bridge pano: panoramic digital location scouting photos from a recent video shoot produced around New York, NY.

(c) copyright R. Richard Hobbs New York City area film location scout, film location manager, film location library, location and production services for film, photo, video and tv www.rrhobbs.com.

Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY [?]

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3 Brooklyn Bridge pano: panoramic digital location scouting photos from a recent video shoot produced around New York, NY.

(c) copyright R. Richard Hobbs New York City area film location scout, film location manager, film location library, location and production services for film, photo, video and tv www.rrhobbs.com.

Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY [?]

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1 Brooklyn Bridge pano: panoramic digital location scouting photos from a recent video shoot produced around New York, NY.

(c) copyright R. Richard Hobbs New York City area film location scout, film location manager, film location library, location and production services for film, photo, video and tv www.rrhobbs.com.

Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY [?]

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    links for 2008-06-20-2

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    Location Scout | PowFoto
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    Cameras That Phone Home

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    Reuters: Lost cameras “phone home” to catch thieves | Fri Jun 6, 2008 12:27pm EDT

    By Franklin Paul

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - “Alison DeLauzon thought the snapshots and home videos of her infant son were gone for good when she lost her digital camera while on vacation in Florida.

    Then a funny thing happened: her camera “phoned home.”

    …read the rest…

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    links for 2008-06-05

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    Brown Turtleneck Sweater
    Brown Turtleneck Sweater
    RockIt NY
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    Right Arm Productions
    Right Arm Productions
    Ride Creative
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    PUSH - Creative and Media Productions
    PUSH - Creative and Media Productions
    Proper Production
    Proper Production | Locations Props Production
    pix producers, inc.
    pix producers, inc.
    PHOTOGROUP
    PHOTOGROUP - A Full Service Production Company
    PBNY Productions
    PBNY Productions
    Parlay Productions
    Parlay Productions
    oxen productions
    oxen productions
    NYDK Productions
    NYDK Productions
    www.nlpproductions.com
    www.nlpproductions.com
    mission photo production
    mission photo production | mary pratt | complete photo production services locally and around the world
    Frances Manzi Productions, Inc.
    Frances Manzi Productions, Inc.
    llproductioncasting.com
    llproductioncasting.com
    KinoKamera
    KinoKamera
    Leah Mara Productions
    Leah Mara Productions
    Kranky Produktions
    Kranky Produktions
    inna khavinson productions
    inna khavinson productions
    JW Digital
    JW Digital
    Tyler Pappas
    Tyler Pappas
    jbp
    Jessica Brown Productions
    Industry Productions
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    INTRODUCING INDUSTRIAL COLOR
    INTRODUCING INDUSTRIAL COLOR
    GreenpointStudios.com
    GreenpointStudios.com
    Foundation World Inc.
    Foundation World Inc.
    Focus Rental LLC - Focus Photo Equipment Rental New York NYC - Miami
    Focus Rental LLC - Focus Photo Equipment Rental New York NYC - Miami
    MirjamEvers.com
    MirjamEvers.com
    Envy Works, Inc.
    Envy Works, Inc.
    Ennis Inc
    Ennis Inc
    Mark Edward Inc. - Fashion Stylists, Makeup Artists and Production Services
    Mark Edward Inc. - Fashion Stylists, Makeup Artists and Production Services
    Captureforce
    Captureforce // digital capture // digital tech service // digital photo assistant // NY NYC New York
    Resource 411
    Resource 411
    Branching Out Productions
    Branching Out Productions
    Turks and Caicos Productions
    Turks and Caicos Productions
    cindiblairproductions.com
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    BEDNARK.STUDIO
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    a76production.com
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    ajproductionsny, inc.
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    Martha Lazar Casting
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    links for 2008-05-21

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    How to Shoot a (Location) Photo File

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    Sooke Film Society / Film in BC, Canada

    “British Columbia is the third largest film production region in North America. This growth in the film industry has lead the Canadian Government to introduce tax incentives for productions outside of the lower mainland and the Vancouver area. The southwest tip of Vancouver Island and other areas of BC are prime film production locations, taking full advantage of this Government tax break.”

    …read the rest…

    How to Shoot a Photo File: (to International Film Commission Standards)

    “The Film Industry expects location information in the standard location file format shown in the file assembly guide.

    *Film: ASA 400

    Location photofiles must show all aspects of the recommended location. They are not “postcards” showing only pretty views or distinctive features. They are an organized photographic documenting of the entire location including background views and reverses. (Reverses are the location as seen from two opposite viewpoints.) This allows the production company to see all the potential of the location.

    Before you start to photograph the property consider what unique qualities the property possesses. Try to record the uniqueness of the location.“

    …read the rest…

    *nyc.locationscout.us only accepts digital photos in full color, .jpg format.

    From nyc.locationscout.us FAQS | For Property Owners:

  • Information For Property Owners
  • Who Can I Contact to List My Location?
  • For Property Owners: Photo Tips

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    update 5/9/2008 | added map, links, excerpts | original timestamp: February 27, 2006 at 10:43 am


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    Filmmakers Guide

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    Filmmakers Guide

    “Filmmakers Guide is a free directory for production companies Actors, Actresses, Art Directors, Audio Technicians, Boom Operators, Camera Crew, Camera Operators- Cranes, Jibs, Camera Operators- Film, Camera Operators- High Definition…”

    …read the rest…

    Areas of Interest (follow the links on the Filmmakers Guide website sidebar):

  • Crew and Union
  • Digital Format
  • Education and Training
  • Equipment
  • Events
  • Film Festivals
  • Financial and Business Services
  • Organizations and Publications
  • Post Production Companies
  • Production Companies
  • Support Services
  • Talent Services

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    Colorado Production Resource Guide

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    The Colorado Production Resource Guide is a comprehensive portal of production resources available around the state of Colorado, produced and presented by the Colorado Film and Video Association:

    About the CFVA

    “The Colorado Film and Video Association (CFVA) is a professional association of film, video, digital media and multimedia professionals. CFVA was formed in July 1982 and now has over 750 members.”

    About the Colorado Production Resource Guide:

    “The Colorado Production Resource Guide (CPRG) is Colorado’s official production directory, put together yearly the by the Colorado Film and Video Association. The CPRG includes names and contact information for hundreds of people and businesses who work in the production industry. If you are involved with video, film or any other aspect of media production, you should be listed in the CPRG.”

    …read the rest…

      Colorado Production Resource Guide Section Guide Headings:
      * Pre-Production & Development
      * Production Companies
      * Crew
      * Production Equipment / Supplies / Facilities
      * Post Production
      * Location & Specialty Services
      * Support Services
      * Multimedia
      * Film Commissions & Community Profiles

      - Section Index

      - Lister Index

      Colorado Film Commission

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    Links for April 2nd

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    These are my del.icio.us links for April 2nd:


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    Wireless SD Card

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    LifeHacker: Stuff We Like | Add Wireless Sync To Your Camera with Eye-Fi | …via Gizmodo

    “The Eye-Fi secure digital memory card adds Wi-Fi to any camera and supports automatic wireless uploading to your computer as well as tons of different web-based photo sites, from Flickr and Facebook to Picasa and the open source Gallery2.”

    …read more…

    This may be old news to early adapters (the LifeHacker article above is dated 11/1/2007) but it is news to me!

  • Eye-Fi officially announced release of its Eye-Fi Card October 30, 2007.

    • News of gadgets like this make location scouts (like moi ;-) salivate!

    …or at least seriously consider if the product has practical uses and whether it is worth the $99 price tag (or the hassle to return it?) to find out?

    (Wikipedia - Secure Digital Card):

    “Secure Digital (SD) is a flash (non-volatile) memory card format developed by Matsushita, SanDisk and Toshiba for use in portable devices, including digital cameras, handheld computers, PDAs, mobile phones and GPS units, as well as the Nintendo Wii video game console. SD card capacities range from 8 MB to 32 GB as of 2008, although sizes less than 128 megabytes are rarely sold in stores.”

    …read more…

    What is unique about the Eye-Fi Card is that in addition to the storage media, it contains a wi-fi transmitter!

    Manufacturer’s tech specs and requirements:

    Technical Specifications -

  • Wi-Fi Security: Static WEP 40/104/128, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
  • Range: 90+ feet outdoors and 45+ feet indoors
  • Storage Capacity: 2.0GB (1GB is defined as 10^9 Bytes)
  • Power: advanced power management optimizes use of camera power
  • Card Dimensions: SD standard 32mm x 24mm x 2.1mm
  • Card Weight: 0.1oz.

    • Requirements -

  • Eye-Fi Card requires Internet connection to set-up and WiFi network for wireless transfers
  • Eye-Fi Card works with virtually all digital cameras accepting SD memory cards
  • Eye-Fi Card works with 802.11g, 802.11b and backwards-compatible 802.11n wireless networks
  • Eye-Fi software runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X (10.3, 10.4 and 10.5)
  • Eye-Fi software works with Internet Explorer 6 and 7 (Windows only), Firefox 2.0 (Windows and OS X) and Safari 3 ( OS X 10.4 -10.5)

    • …read more…

    Related:

  • Secunia 3/4/2008 Eye-Fi Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
    • feed Eye-Fi
    • User Profile: Dave @ Woot! | Thursday, 2 July 2009, 8:00 am
      We love hearing about how you use your Eye-Fi card. Our new User Profiles allow you to share your Eye-Fi story with us. If you’d like to be showcase. […]
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      Have you thought about using your photos as a means of improving your buying power? Wondering how the pros do it? These 5 tips will show you how to he. […]
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      We love hearing about how you use your Eye-Fi card. Our new User Profiles allow you to share your Eye-Fi story with us. If you’d like to be showcase. […]

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    Studio Daily

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    Studio Daily

    “The Resource for Film, HD, digital production and post news, tools, tutorials, reviews and case studies. Home of Studio Monthly and Film & Video Magazine. | Studio Daily“

    About Studio Daily:

    “Studiodaily.com is a new portal site dedicated to helping film and video pros evolve in their crafts and jobs through access to information on tools, workflow, technique and collaboration. You’ll find hands-on reviews, tutorials, interviews with creatives and step-by-step case studies in the beta version launched in mid-October.

    Designed as a convenient front end to the Access Intelligence titles, Film & Video, Studio/monthly, HD/Studio and DI/Studio – the site provides news five days a week and will soon evolve to offer video, rich media tutorials, ecommerce, and web-exclusive content.”

    Studio Daily includes sub (web) sites Film&Video, Studio Monthly and HD Studio. Studio Daily also publishes a Blog.

    feed The Resource for Film, HD, digital production and post news, tools, tutorials, reviews and case studies. Home of Studio Monthly and Film & Video Magazine. | Studio Daily

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    Digital Journalist and Digital Filmmaker

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    The Digital Journalist | The Digital Filmmaker

    Digital Journalist (Wikipedia)

    “The Digital Journalist is an online magazine about photojournalism.

    Dirck Halstead launched the Digital Journalist in 1997 and is its editor and publisher. The site provides an online venue for visual storytellers covering an unending range of topics. The work, in photography and words, of world-renowned photojournalists, print journalists, and promising young video filmmakers is presented. Among the staff and regular contributors are several Pulitzer Prize winners. It has an average monthly page count of 150-plus, and more than 2.5 million unique visits per issue. The site is ranked within the top 100 metric sites worldwide. The Online News Association has honored The Digital Journalist twice with its top prize.”

    …read more…

    The current issue of Digital Journalist (February 2008) contains a great photo-profile of celebrity photographer extraordinaire Douglas Kirkland titled Douglas Kirkland: “Freeze Frame”.


    Freeze Frame

    Douglas Kirkland. Glitterati, Inc. 2007, Hardcover, 352 pages, $31.34

    3.0

    I recently discovered on Digg a link to a feature story Digital Journalist first published in September 2003 in collaboration with Life Magazine * titled 100 Photographs That Changed the World. 28 of the 100 photographs are featured in the article - the complete collection is available for sale as a hardcover book from Life Books.


    100 Photographs That Changed the World

    Editors of Life Magazine. Life 2003, Hardcover, 176 pages, $12.16

    4.5

    * Life Magazine seems to be more less offline at the moment, but has a long and prestigious photojournalistic history in its own right. (Wikipedia)

    Coincidentally, I have the personal honor of knowing one of the Contributing Editors of Digital Journalist, Roger Richards, who is currently Editor and Publisher of Digital Journalist sister publication Digital Filmmaker.

    Digital Filmmaker:

    “…is dedicated to the art of visual storytelling, uniting the worlds of the photojournalist, the video journalist and the independent digital filmmaker”

    Roger and I both worked part-time together many moons ago at an event photography and photo lab in Fort Lauderdale and keep in touch periodically via email.

    Best wishes go out to Roger and all the Digital Filmmaker and Digital Journalist Teams for continued success!

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      As a child growing up in Michigan in the 1950s, our telephone was connected to elaborate circuitry known as switchboards. The “operator” connected cir. […]
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    Amazon S3 Crash

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    Early this morning when Jungle Disk started throwing errors, I knew something wasn’t right, it wasnt till around 10:30 things were back to normal.

    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

    The 21st century location scout (me) relies heavily on digital and online resources for creating, organizing, presenting, backing up and archiving.

    I use Jungle Disk as an interface to Amazon S3 (Simple Storage System). Amazon S3 is amazingly affordable and scalable.

    Well, today S3 crashed for a couple of hours. I just use it for backups so it was not a mission critical event for me but many high tech businesses rely on the S3 service on the fly, so the outage was an unacceptable situation for them.

    Customers Shrug Off S3 Service Failure

    - RH


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    Photoblogging

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    I am a big fan of the current photoblogging craze - its my personal opinion that the proliferation of photoblogs, vlogs and just plain blogs is proof of the many ways the internet and digital imaging have put a universe of creativity tools and the ability to generate media in the hands of everyman.

    Inevitably, there is a considerable amount of what I consider “junk” but I am also amazed at the beauty and design values of some of the photography available for viewing on the internet, lest we forget “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and depending on the nature of its context, a “good” photo is not, neccesarily, a “beautiful” photo.

    What follows is an unordered list of some mostly New York City-themed photoblogs that I like:

  • http://www.joesnyc.streetnine.com/
  • http://nyc.photobloggers.org/
  • http://photos.mdpny.com/
  • http://www.bluejake.com/
  • http://gowanuslounge.blogspot.com/
  • http://www.industrialnewyork.com/
  • Rion
  • http://www.travisruse.com/
  • Eliot Shepard on Flickr and http://www.slower.net/
  • http://www.forgotten-ny.com/
  • http://bridgeandtunnelclub.com/

    • Some of the sites included above probably don’t qualify as proper “Web 2.0” photoblogs (i.e. Forgotten New York and others…) however they are still online collections of photos that I enjoy.

    I would feel remiss if I didnt mention I have (albeit pretty brief) my own personal photoblog / vlog….

    There are number of free or low-cost photoblogging solutions online, here are just a few in no particular order:

  • PhotoBloggers
  • WordPress get a free blog and skin it with a thumblogger theme
  • MyBlogLog
  • Google around - there are sure to be plenty of attractive options

    • …and of course, as a professional location scout, I am always on the lookout for unique places to present as ideas for clients and for unique ways to present location images, for that matter…

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    News :: Q-spheres

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    Q-spheres HDRi


    Q-spheres Website



    (above) Quicktime output of Q-sphere of Team Q-spheres at Lake Mead, NV, December 2007 (c) 2007-2009 Q-spheres.com


    Q-spheres Las Vegas Session @ Locamundo


    R. Richard Hobbs / nyc.locationscout.us is now a qualified provider of Q-spheres HDRi 3d digital imaging services.

    In association with LocationExchange, Locamundo, and Team Q-spheres qualified associates worldwide, we aim to build on our collective traditional location scouting and location management services skills and location archive assets and resources, going forward to provide an even greater range of services to not only keep pace with, but rather lead the way in rapidly changing digital imaging technologies for the still photography, motion pictures and 3-d gaming and animation industries.

    Our current digital imaging system, developed by Locamundo founder Jo VanHove (Brussels, BE), provides the fastest currently-available methods for generating the highest-quality, full-dynamic-range, 3d, image-based lighting models (lightfields) and HDRi backgrounds. Our worldwide team of expert imaging and production professionals strives to keep abreast of and implement as we might find productive, new developments and available methods - adapting our imaging technologies to provide the highest-standard services and products with regard to not only imaging quality, but with considerations toward efficiency and cost-effectiveness as well.

    Q-spheres can be hired to provide assignment-specific imaging and also maintains an archive of rights-managed post-ready high quality backgrounds and lightfields.

    Please contact us for your next imaging project and let us show you how Q-spheres can work for you!

    Q-spheres Official Press Release, July 2007 (pdf)

    Q-spheres Associates Worldwide (Alphabetically, by company or last name):

    1. Meuleman Manu (brauhaus.be / Antwerp, BE)
    2. Thomas Duchnicki (creativelocation.de / Berlin, DE)
    3. Rickard Molin (fixmolin.se / Stockholm, SE)
    4. John Cody, Dan Uneken (fotofilmvideo.com / Jerez de la Frontera, Spain)
    5. Francoise Huvelle (Q-spheres.com / Buenos Aires, AR)
    6. Scott Clark (iwerken.com / Albuquerque, NM, USA)
    7. Jo VanHove (loc8, locamundo.com, locationexchange.com / Brussels, BE)
    8. Locations Portugal (locationsportugal.com / Lisbon, PT)
    9. Peter Orth (planetorth.com / Los Angeles, CA, USA)
    10. R. Richard Hobbs (rrhobbs.us / New York, NY, USA)
    11. Francesca Carapelli, Leonardo Semplici, Stefano Tinti (scout.it / Siena, Italy)
    12. Mark McMcKennon (scoutman.com / New York, NY, USA)
    13. Frans VanDenBemd (vandenbemd.com / Prinsenbeek (Breda), NL)
    14. Clare Beresford (worldlocations.com / Paris, FR)

    In November / December 2007, I travelled to the Lake Mead, NV area to meet with, along with the rest of Team Q-spheres USA, Jo VanHove and Frans VanDenBemd for an opportunity to familiarize ourselves with and use the Q-spheres digital capture system. During the course of the trip, not only did the American contingent of Team Q-spheres come away with a thorough training in Q-spheres technology and practices, the results of the actual Q-spheres sessions have provided us all with the valuable assets of beautiful lightspheres and backgrounds of the Nevada desert.

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    (above) Actual low-resolution lightfield of Team Q-spheres USA

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    Estimating

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    As a producer or production coordinator, when asked to estimate production costs for a specific shoot, there are almost always some of the basic line items that have to be covered…

    The following laundry list is presented with the caveat that, every production is uniquely different and can, in fact (and often does) change on the fly. The following should be used ONLY as a very basic jumping off point:

    1. assumes the shoot is for commercial / advertising or editorial / corporate still photo shoot with high production values
    2. local (no overnight travel) location shoot
    3. a. specific in some cases to the New York City area
    4. assumes there is professional talent (models) to be involved
  • Note: Does not attempt to cover photographer’s production fees or photography licensing fees.
  • Rates: Fees vary significantly from market to market - if a stable of familiar crew used on past jobs does not exist, best to call as many qualified candidates as possible and get a range of day - rates.

    • Basic Line Items to Consider:

    • Crew

    1. Producer (you!;-)
    a. PrePro Day(s) (research, crewing, coordination…)
    b. Shoot Day(s)
    c. Strike / Wrap/ Returns Day(s)

    2. Location Scout
    a. Research / File Pull Fees / Clearing / Permitting
    b. Location Scouting - Photography / Organization / Presentation / Storage
    c. Tech Scouting with Photographer / Client
    d. Location Management - on set presence on shoot day

    3. Casting Director
    a. Research / Booking Day(s)
    b. Casting Day(s)

    4. Stylist(s) (Wardrobe / Set / Prop Stylist(s) as appropriate
    a.Research / PrePro / Prep Day(s)
    b. Shopping Day(s)
    c. Shoot Day(s)
    d. Wrap / Strike / Returns Day(s)

    5. Hair and Makeup / Groomer
    a. Shoot Day(s)

    6. Digital Tech
    a. Prep / Research / Rental Equipment Pickup / Returns Day(s)
    b. Shoot Day(s)

    7. Assistants
    7a. First Assistant
    a. Research / PrePro / Rental Equipment Pickup / Returns Day(s)
    b. Shoot Day(s)
    7b. 2nd Assistant
    a. Research / PrePro / Rental Equipment Pickup / Returns Day(s)
    b. Shoot Day(s)
    7c. 3rd / 4th Assistant(s)
    a. Shoot Day(s)
    7d. Stylist Assistant(s)
    a. Research / PrePro / Prep / Shopping Day(s) / Returns Day(s)
    b. Shoot Day(s)
    7e. Casting Assistant(s)
    a. Research / Prep Day(s)
    b. Casting Day(s)

    • Talent
    • Location(s)

    1. Photo Location(s)
    a. Prep / Wrap Day(s)
    b. Shoot Day(s)
    2. Casting Studio
    a. Casting Day(s)
    3. Stylist Prep Space
    a. Prep Day(s)
    4. Talent Holding / Equipment / Prop Staging Space(s)
    a. Prep (Staging) Day(s)
    b. Shoot Day(s)

    • Equipment Rentals

    1. Photo Equipment (often as coordinated btn and specified per photographer / digital tech / assistants)
    a. Cameras
    b. Computers / Accessory Hardware
    c. Lighting / Grip

    2. Stylist / Misc Rentals
    a. Steamer(s) / Clothes Rack(s) / Hangers/ Iron/ Ironing Board/ Tools (some items may be part of kit?)
    b. Folding Tables (as may be needed for equipment / props / wardrobe / catering / client workspace)
    c. Folding Chairs (as may be used by idle crew / talent / client workspace)
    d. Golf / Sun Umbrellas / Folding Canopies / Tent(s) (if outdoors)

    • Props / Wardrobe

    1. Possibilities to be either/ or purchase(s) / rentals. Coordinate with Photographer/ Stylist / Client

    • Set / Prop / Model Construction

    1. Set Building is more often related to a studio shoot but probably worthy of mention / consideration here

    2. Prop or Model / Miniature / Mock-Ups

    • Catering / Food Service / Refreshments
    • Transportation

    1. Motorhome (if needed)
    a. Shoot Day(s)
    2. Equipment Truck(s) / Van(s) Rental
    a. Prep / Pickup PrePro Day(s) (if equipment not delivered by vendor)
    3. Crew Transportation (Cabs / Subways / Auto Rentals as might be used by crew - could be mileage paid if crew owns vehicle)
    a. Photo Asst(s) Equipment Rental Pickup / Return
    b. Stylist / Stylist Asst(s) Shopping / Prep / Returns
    c. Location Scout
    d. Casting Director (i.e. Street Casting)
    e. Talent (especially if location is outside Manhattan)
    4. Trucking and Deliveries / Pickups (if not done by crew as may be appropriate)
    a. Product/ Merch (if not arranged by client)
    b. Equipment (Cameras / Computers / Lighting / Grip)
    b. Props / Wardrobe
    c. Couriers (client / crew production hard copy correspondence as may be appropriate)
    d. Catering Delivery / Pickup (often part of Catering Fee from caterer)

    • Misc

    1. Shipping (i.e. hard drives / merch / props to / from client)
    2. Gas / Tolls / Parking
    3. Copies / Printing/ Misc Office Expenses (i.e sundry call sheets / production books / other office correspondence
    4. Long Distance Phone Charges / Faxes

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    Lessons From the Music Industry?

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    I present for your consideration:

    Seth Godin’s Blog | Music Lessons | …via PhotoMatt

    “Things you can learn from the music business (as it falls apart)

    The first rule is so important, it’s rule 0:

    0. The new thing is never as good as the old thing, at least right now.
    Soon, the new thing will be better than the old thing will be. But if you wait until then, it’s going to be too late. Feel free to wax nostalgic about the old thing, but don’t fool yourself into believing it’s going to be here forever. It won’t.”

    …read more…

    Several points raised:

    “0. The new thing is never as good as the old thing, at least right now.”

    “1. Past performance is no guarantee of future success”

    “2. Copy protection in a digital age is a pipe dream”

    Read the rest…

    About Seth Godin

    “Seth Godin:

  • writes the most popular marketing blog in the world;
  • is the author of the bestselling marketing books
    of the last decade;
  • speaks to large groups on marketing, new media and what’s next;
  • and is the founder of Squidoo.com, a fast-growing recommendation website….

    • …You can read his wikipedia bio, reviews of his seminars and what Google thinks of him.”

    …read more…

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    WGA Writers Strike 2007 - 2008

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    Note: The author is a freelance film / photo location scout and location manager and is neither a member of AMPTP or WGA. Any of the opinions expressed are those of R. Richard Hobbs.

    Been missing the latest episodes of your favorite sitcom lately? Got left sitting on the edge of your seat wondering what happenned next on that tv drama you really like? Tired of watching reruns of late night talk shows (except for Letterman - and maybe the Tonight Show- but only as of this week…)

    Any of the above could likely be due to the the ongoing WGA Writers Strike, which began November 5th, 2007. The two primary organizations involved in this dispute are The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP).

    The WGA supplies writers to the AMPTP, who’s members produce the majority of network television shows and major feature films.

    The WGA is a guild. The AMPTP is a trade association.

    The last contract between the WGA and the AMPTP expired last fall and the reasons for the strike involves what the WGA feels are unresolved issues in the new, pending contract (obviously a large amount of detail, discussion and info…), but are largely with regard to compensation to the writers from income to the producers from new media and distribution, i.e. internet and other electronic / digital media.

    If you follow the many sources of news and information about the strike including entertainment industry and production trade publications such Variety and The Hollywood Reporter (Wikipedia has a good overview of the strike as well), you may find the matter is very involved and complicated. This strike involves major organizations and hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. Each side has teams of lawyers and representatives and at least one party has hired a public relations firm.

    Conventional thinking might suggest that if two parties in question cant seem to agree, then an expeditious solution might be to enlist the services of a knowledgeable, but impartial third party to be a mediator or arbitrator, however, at this writing, one or neither of the WGA and AMPTP appear willing to allow the matter to be solved in this manner and there is no law prohibiting the strike since the strike (arguably ;-) does not affect “necessity services”, i.e. public transportation, utilities, etc.

    While I am sure, at the bottom of it all, (except for maybe the lawyers? ;-) everyone would like to see this strike settled as soon as possible altho it also appears to be a wrestling match as well; my bet is, sadly, that the settlement comes down to whichever of the two organizations has the deeper pockets. The settlement of a situation such as this potentially has far reaching effects for both parties as a group and the lack of same adversely affects related industries… on a more personal level the situation I think a lot of people really want to get back to work … so complicated…

    In the meantime, from a selfish point of view, while I am not a a laid-off staff from a show (I am a “non-union” freelance location scout, location manager and photo shoot producer) or currently a crew member on involuntary hiatus from a feature film; overall, there is currently less work for everybody and more people potentially looking to do whatever work might avail itself, so while I am not “directly” affected, a situation such as exists does, in fact affect me, so I just wish we could all just “get back to work”!

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    Photo Plus Expo + Leica D-Lux3

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    The 2007 Photo Plus Expo was this week in New York City.

    It’s always an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and business associates and see if there is anything new and interesting in the way of photo gear.

    Speaking of which, one of my latest pieces of gear is the Leica D-Lux 3 digital camera, which I bought (in addition to Leica’s reputation for fine craftsmanship and innovative engineering and design) on the merits of its ability to shoot 16:9 format.

    Why is 16:9 aspect ratio important to me, you might ask?

    I produce a significant number of panoramic photographs in the course of my work as a location scout, many of which, in the past, have required a considerable amount of time and work in post to assemble using multiple frames of traditionally formatted photographs. For many purposes, the single frame 16:9 photographs from the new Leica will serve to provide sufficient area coverage as to eliminate assembly after-the-fact. Yippee!

     

    2007 Photo Expo, New York City

    Photograph made at the 2007 New York City PhotoPlus Expo using the Leica D-Lux3 Camera, 16:9 Aspect Ratio

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    About nyc.locationscout.us

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    Hi- I am R. Richard Hobbs.

  • I am a location scout and I work in film production, which loosely includes television production, video production and photo production.
  • I am also a location manager.
  • I am also a photo producer; I take care of all kinds of production details, from estimating and bidding to crewing up a shoot, casting and on-set production coordination.
  • I find the interesting back drops, (or locations) you see in movie scenes, tv commercials, televison programs, music videos and corporate videos, as well as in photos used for ads and editorial features in magazines, printed brochures, books and billboards. I also find locations that can be used for various public events, such as art/marketing installations, corporate and personal social events and marketing focus groups.
  • I live and have an office in New Jersey, not far from New York City. Living in this geographic situation has allowed me to get to know NYC and allows me to get there and back quickly and also leaves me a lot of freedom to take advantage of the more suburban flavored location resources of NJ and the lower Hudson Valley. Did I mention I love to travel?
  • Over the more than 15 years I have been doing what I do, I have accumulated a sizable library of locations that can be used for production, nearly 3,000 at last count as a matter of fact. All the photos are digital and are stored online at www.locamundo.com.
  • Location scouting is a somewhat arcane end of the production process and it is tough to say exactly what we do all the time, but we do a lot of different things at different times. What might be doing different under different circumstances. This link may help you understand some of the things we might do. Someties we might “wear several hats”, so to speak and we are always flexible and willing to pitch as needed as long as what is expected of us is understood and agreed upon up front. The bottom line is we always do our best to help you solve your production problems while making an income that affords affords a comfortable lifestyle. Give us a call and let’s see how we can work together!
  • Also, here are some FAQS (Frequently Asked Questions) that might help you understand some of what the locations department might be involved with.
  • Here is my resume of sorts.
  • Please give us a shout and let us help you solve your location challenges!
  • Do you own property that would look great on film? Go here.
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    New Film Commission Director and Filmmaking Tax Incentives in CT

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    Shoot Online | Meet The Commish | Filming Incentive Program Takes Hold In Connecticut | By Robert Goldrich

    “July 21, 2006 — Heidi Hamilton became Connecticut’s Film Division Director last December, after having worked under the previous director. She brings to her position a broad-based background in law and filmmaking.”

    …read more…

    CT Film | Connecticut Digital Media & Motion Picture Tax Credit

    “What happens when you combine majestic shorelines, quiet meadows, old world architecture, bucolic town greens, mill town grunge, skilled crew base and 30% tax credits?”

    …read more…

    CT Film | Welcome Message from Film Division Director Heidi Hamilton

    “…In the closing days of the 2006 session, the General Assembly established tax credits for the production of digital media and motion pictures in Connecticut and renamed the division the Digital Media and Motion Picture Division (effective October 1, 2006). In an effort to encourage increased economic activity in the state and job growth, the legislation calls for a tax credit equal to 30% for qualified digital media and motion picture production, preproduction, postproduction and distribution expenses incurred in the state that exceed $50,000. The production tax credit is among the most aggressive programs in the country and will be administered by the Film Division. On our website you will find detailed information including a pre-application and instructions. Check frequently for updated program information.”

    …read more…

    Connecticut In-State Production Tax Incentive info links:

  • Details
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    New York Location Scouts to Lose Scouting Tag Priveleges

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    MOFTB: Scouting Tag Program Discontinued

    “May 23, 2006- Effective June 30, 2006, the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting will no longer issue production scouting tags and all existing scouting tags will expire. Due to the success of the “Made in NY” tax incentive program, the City has accomplished its goal of attracting increased production business and employment for New Yorkers who work in the entertainment industry. In an effort to balance the needs of production and the communities in which they work, the MOFTB will no longer issue scouting tags. Easing the impact of parking upon neighborhoods will serve to keep locations film friendly, and allow the City to attract even more employment for our local entertainment professionals. The MOFTB will continue to issue tags to essential production vehicles with the shooting permit.”

    Cinematical | NYC Cuts Film Industry Perk | Posted Jun 13th 2006 8:01PM by Christopher Campbell | Filed under: Newsstand

    “Just when the city of New York is enjoying a surge in film production, hopefully cutting down on movies set in NYC but shot in Canada, a new decision is pissing off a lot of people in the movie business.”

    …read more…

    “The Reeler | Tag, You’re Out: NYC Location Scouts’ Parking Perks Revoked | June 13, 2006

    “AM New York’s Chuck Bennett today has the “latest” on the troubles affecting New York’s location scouts, whose liberal, city-sanctioned parking privileges will expire June 30–never to return. The news is kind of old–the Mayor’s Office for Film, Theater and Broadcasting made the announcement May 23–but in case you wanted to hear location scouts bitching on the record, here you go:”

    …read more…

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060614/ap_en_mo/film_scout_parking_2 (dead link) | By SARA KUGLER, Associated Press Writer Tue Jun 13, 8:11 PM ET

    “NEW YORK - Film scouts trolling New York City for its picturesque stoops and street corners won’t be free to park wherever they want now that officials are halting a special parking-permit program.”

    I was interviewed by phone today (but evidently, not quoted by name) by Sara Kugler from WABC-Radio in New York City. Here is some of what we discussed and points I tried to make:

    Looks like we location scouts might be losing our location scouting tag priveleges come July.

    “And what exactly is a location scouting tag privelege?”, you say?

    Well… upon completing a New York City filming permit application at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcast (MOFTB), requesting scouting tag(s) and approval of MOFTB, location scout(s), (for the duration of time allotted on the permit) have considerable leeway and freedom to park anywhere in the five boros in order to see locations with potential for use in their production.

    This is indeed a gift in a city the size and density of New York. Public parking is scarce at best and fraught with not only arcane parking restrictions, but sometimes those arcane parking restrictions are obscured further by the fact that the parking signs that contain those arcane parking restrictiction are, in fact, often absent, whether it be by theft/vandalism, perhaps having been in a spot where an auto accident occurred… there are a lot of reasons a parking sign could be missing in a town the size of NYC.

    The location scouting tag basically gives you the privelege to park wherever you can (with the intention of performing your duties as a location scout), provided you dont place human life in jeopardy (i.e. obvious no-no’s like parking in front of a firehouse driveway, or in an ambulance exitway) and be immune to the city’s ubiquitous “Brownies” (NYPD Traffic Enforcement) and the quite pricy parking citations they are employed to hand out (the last parking ticket I got some years back cost something like $85). If you receive a ticket, you turn it in with your scouting tag- it goes away.

    Doctors and foreign diplomats, as well as some members of the press (this could be an incomplete list) are eligible for many of these same priveleges.

    Alas, reports of abuses as well as the fact (per the excerpted article above) that the city has achieved its filming incentive goals combined with the undebatable fact that parking in New York is scarce in the first place may spell the end to scouting tag priveleges for NYC location scouts.

    I had a scouting tag once; I was working on a feature film, 9A several years go. The shooting schedule was tight, we were facing significant challenges regarding fulfilling locations required by the script, including scouting for night shots (at night) in what most would consider “less than desirable” parts of town; the scouting tag helped. A lot.

    Another argument for continuing the scouting tag privelege in NYC:

    New York is a world-class city. Some of the world’s most famous films (including tv shows, commercials, videos and photgraphs) have been made in NYC.

    As a location scout, one of the reasons you live in the NYC area is to have an opportunity to work on projects of this caliber.

    It is not unreal to assume that you could, in fact, find yourself driving around NYC (showing locations) in the same car together with an Oscar-winning director or acclaimed director of photography, a producer you just read about in a tabloid and a bazillion-dollar net-worth executive producer or financier, with the power between them to give the nod or say no to bringing $100 million or more in jobs or business to the city. (This is “economic development”. It’s good for cities. Production is good at that. And production doesnt pollute the air and water.) Anyway, I am sure you can see the motivation to let these people feel special and get their jobs done quickly and easily.

    In contrast, the film industry has changed a lot in the past few years, nowadays, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of smaller budget films in production in New York each year, thanks to the advent of the internet and digital imaging, which have effectively taken content distribution out of the hands of a few big-money players and put it into the hands of anyone with a passion to tell a story and can afford a camera, a crew, talent and their locations. Individually, these types of productions dont always spend that much, but as the sum of the parts, this group represents a sizable chunk of change in New York’s annual production income. It is this group that will be most affected by the scouting tag change, as they will have to figure into their budgets that their scouts will either have to pay for parking or for parking tickets. New York is already a fairly expensive town just to exist in, period; discontinuing the location scouting tag privelege could be one of many ways that production might have an incentive to go elsewhere. This is what is known as “runaway production”

    It’s a couple of more weeks till the scouting tag priveleges are scheduled to go away. It’s been good.

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