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Passaic County Film Commission

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I recently had the opportunity and pleasure recently to work with our own Passaic County Film Commission, which is an economic development arm of the Passaic County, NJ county government.

Passaic County, NJ (I live in Clifton, NJ, which is in Passaic County) is a very viable resource for location scouts, location managers and producers of film, video and photo media, given its proximity to New York City (most, if not all of the county is in the NYC film zone), population density and subsequently, diversity of potential locations and other resources of likely value to production.

The Passaic County Film Commission also sponsors the Passaic County Film Festival.

The film office is headed up by Deborah Hoffman, Director of Economic Development for the county. Deborah, if by no other virtue than her job, knows LOTS of people around the county and is well connected in the local business community. What this translates to is Deborah is the initial point person for “making things happen” if there is interest in making use of production and location resources in Passaic County. Deborah’s contact info can be found on the Passaic County website.

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Links for April 3rd

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These are my links for April 3rd from 13:03 to 23:44:

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

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Nassau County, NY Film Office (NCFO)

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NY Times: Battle of The Film Tax Incentives

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NY Times | Gone With the Cash: Films Go for the Best Tax Breaks | By Lisa W. Foderaro | Published: March 29, 2008 | White Plains, NY

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NYC Film Office Pages Links

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Here are links to the more-often used pages on the New York City Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, Broadcast and Television website. On these pages is lots of info (as well as live forms and instructions) that you need when dealing with MOFTB and New York City film and photo permits

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Dick Cavett at NY Times

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I am probably dating myself, but when I was a kid ( did I EVER think I would use THAT phrase? ;-) The Dick Cavett Show was THE kewlest talk show to watch on tv.

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The Acme

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About The Acme

How The ACME Resource Network came to be

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Location Scouting and Management Handbook

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A while back I reviewed Amazon.com | Location Scouting and Management Handbook | Television, Film and Still Photography| Robert Maier | Books

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P3 Update Magazine

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P3 Update Magazine | About P3 Update Magazine

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Journal of Popular Film and Television

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FindArticles in Journal of Popular Film and Television

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Location Managers Guild of America

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Location Managers Guild of America | Who We Are

“Location Managers and Scouts are vital members of the design team for film, television, commercials, music videos and print advertising.

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NYC MOFTB Online Film Permits Announced

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The New York City Mayors Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting (MOFTB) recently announced a new online film permit system to be implemented in the near future as well as interactive training sessions offered free of charge for the purpose of assisting location scouts, location managers and other production professionals to become familiar with using the new system.

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Writers Strike Latest

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  • New York Times | Cautious talk of an end
  • Associated Press | Oscar Nominees Hopeful Show Will Go On (via Newsvine)
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    Kubrick Week Continues

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    In a previous post, I hereby declared “Kubrick Week” (ok, well, Kubrick Friday at this point, anyway…) here - with no small thanks due the Kubrick-sessives over at Coudal Partners, who I found, quite accidentally, on Michael Heilemann’s Kubrick Page (Michael has such long-standing admiration for Stanley Kubrick as to have named his iconic Wordpress theme (Kubrick) for the late film director.

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    The Field

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    Michael Porte, one of the partners at the helm of the media production community portal, Wheresspot, just sent an email around announcing his latest start-up, The Field.

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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.

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    Shoot Online Publicity Wire

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    Shoot Online has recently announced its Publicity Wire Service.

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    New York State Filming / TV Incentives Kick In: Commercials Up Next?

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    Shoot Magazine (print edition) | or Seeking Deja Vu: N.Y. Looks To Fuel Spot Business (subscription required) | Commercial-making Incentives Hope To Mirror Success of N.Y. Feature Film / Television Program Tax Credits | By Robert Goldrich

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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.
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    How Location Scout Kevin Hodder Got His Awesome Job

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    Budget Travel Online | How Location Scout Kevin Hodder Got His Awesome Job | Read our interview with the location scout for Survivor and Treasure Hunters | Tuesday, August 22, 2006

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    Performers, Unions and Advertising Industry Tentatively Agree

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    Performers’ Unions and Advertising Industry Tentatively Agree on Two-Year Extension of Commercials Contracts
    “Joint Study to be Conducted Over Next Two Years

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    NJ Offering Financial Incentives For Filmmakers

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    From the New Jersey State Film Commission:

    New Jersey currently offers these financial incentives to filmmakers, and the US Government has an incentive program as well:

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    A New York Location Scouting Story

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    New York Times | Lights! Camera! Action! Location Fees! | By LISA PREVOST | Published: February 16, 2003

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    Creative Planet Websites

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    The Creative Planet websites are the online version of all those niche trade magazines you always can never resist subscribing to (free for qualified subscribers!) and often wonder what you were thinking as six months of “Widgets Monthly” piles up unread; the upside of the online versions (if you can stay your trembling hand from subscribing by email) is you can stay up to speed on your own time on the latest technologies (yup, lot-o industrial/gear/tech press releases) online -and no trees died for your sins:

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    About Film Permits

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    About Filming Permits | Information for Production and Property Owners:

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    Scouting Locations EBook

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    Scouting Locations For Film And Television With Digital Images - Microsoft Reader Catalog of eBooks | by Francis Hamit | ISBN: 1595951369

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