Tag Archives: nyc
Old News: NYC DCAS Now Charging $3200 Fee
Heads up, all you Location Scouts / Location Managers and Producers: NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) now charges a $3200 location fee for use of DCAS properties (i.e. courtrooms, other areas inside DCAS buildings such as hallways, offices, etc.).
From the MOFTB website:
Department of Citywide Administrative Services Adopts Rules Governing Filming and Photography in DCAS Properties
It’s Official – $300 NYC Film / Photo Permit Application Fee
Location Scouts / Location Managers and Producers take note (from the MOFTB website):
Important Information Regarding Required Permits, Optional Permits, the New Project Application Fee, and Liability Insurance
Video: Time-Lapse Sunrise
Time-Lapse Sunrise Over NYC from Clifton, NJ 2-12-2010. 8.5 min video compressed to 30 sec. (C) 2010 R. Richard Hobbs nyc.locationscout.us
YouTube – FPSFest 2009 – A Short Documentary Film by (c) R Richard Hobbs
FPS Fest – film.photo.synthesis 11-17-2009
FPS Fest – Film.photo.synthesis | November 17th, 2009 | 6pm | ROOT Brooklyn | 131 North 14th, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York 11222
‘Bored to Death’ on Location – The Local – Fort-Greene Blog – NYTimes.com
Some Blogs by Other NYC Location Scouts
Below is a list in no particular order of blogs authored by other New York City area location scouts:
New nyc.locationscout.us Promo Postcard
Hot off the presses, the new nyc.locationscout.us promo is hittin’ the mail!
The photos on the card are from a location scouting job I did this summer in Red Hook, Brooklyn and a house from my locationfiles.com Locamundo location library in the Houses Locations Album (45953 Montclair, NJ); read more about this home here.
Mayor Bloomberg and NYC & Company Open Travel and Tourism Office … – Canada NewsWire (press release)
The Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting (MOFTB) is also actively recruiting the production of Indian films to New York City. …
New York City DOT – Truck Routes + Other Useful Traffic Links
New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) | Truck Routes | …via Kurt Wittman (Thanks Kurt! 
So… you are a P.A. trying to get a cube truck across the 5 boros OR you are a Producer, Assistant Director or Location Manager trying to get that P.A. where he / she needs to be with that vehicle …or a cargo van with commercial plates …or a tractor / trailer…
Wants to put movie studio in Hudson – The Jersey Journal – NJ.com
An Australian-born cinematographer who has been involved in the making of 30 films is looking to set up a film and TV production studio in Hudson County.
Red Hook
Recently, while doing some location scouting, I had the opportunity to explore the Brooklyn, NY neighborhood known as Red Hook.
I just love Red Hook’s textures and colorful past (present and future… 
so it was hardly “work” having to spend several hours on a gorgeous, clear summer day wandering around Red Hook.
Wikipedia | Red Hook, Brooklyn
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
Manhattan at Night From West Chelsea photo used for nyc.locationscout.us home page header
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Photo Industry Event / Business of Photography
Workshops@Adorama | The Business of Photography: A Panel Discussion with Top Industry Photographers’ Reps with Moderator Louisa Curtis | September 18, 2008
WordCamp New York
OK I guess this officially makes me a WordPress fanboy but I am really psyched!
News: Location For Brendan James | Green
News: Location Services for a music video, Green, by Decca recording artist Brendan James (NYC).
News: Location Scouting | American Buffalo
News: Location scouting for publicity photography for American Buffalo.
Seagram Building 50th Anniversary
Marketwatch | Landmark Seagram Building Celebrates 50 Years | One of New York City’s Biggest Celebrities – 38 Stories Tall and a City Block Wide – Is Showing Great Form on Its Milestone Anniversary | NEW YORK, NY, Aug 26, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) | via Google Alerts
NYCTV
NYC MOFTB News: New MOFTB Rules in Effect
NYC.gov – Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting – Production News | Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting Adopts Permit Rules | July 14, 2008
Watchmen: A Mysterious Discovery in New York
News: Location Scouting / Management: Novartis
Location Scouting and Location Management for photography for a pharma print campaign for Femara (Novartis) (East Hanover, NJ)
News: Location Scouting For Toyota
Location scouting for a still-photography, lifestyle-themed shoot for Toyota
Havana Film Festival New York
Havana Film Festival New York | About Havana Film Festival New York | Celebrating Latin American Cinema
Hudson River Park in New York City
Location Scouting Guerilla Style in Brooklyn
NY Times: Have Camera, Will Trespass, on Brooklyn’s Waterfront | By Sewell Chan | July 31, 2008, 11:00 am
