Tag Archive for 'views'

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


NY Times: Historic Streets of DUMBO

New York Times: Slide Show: Historic Streets of Dumbo | By David W. Dunlap | October 31, 2007, 12:48 pm


Manhattan Skyline, New York, NY

Hardly anyone, leastly a location scout ;-) would argue that New York City has a boring skyline!


Writers Strike 2007-2008

Some material, in no specific order, I’ve found around the internet regarding the currently on-going WGA Strike:


Tha Hotspots 2008

International Herald - Tribune | top 10 world-wide locations to visit in 2008

  1. Laos
  2. Lisbon
  3. Tunisia
  4. Maritius

WGA Writers Strike 2007 - 2008

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.


Instant Campy Classic- The Cartoon Dump

The Cartoon Dump | Spoof on hosted children’s tv show format that features host(s) interacting with the viewing audience and introducing presentations of (very often, very “awful”) cartoons - the twist is these twisted minds celebrate the “awfulness” and are (tongue-in-cheek) pretty darn awful themselves! Meet Compost Brite and Moodsy, The Clinically Depressed Owl!


Kewl Vid on thelot.com

Update 7/2/2008 | A short clip from MoonCake, a short film by Marty Stanos, is available on Youtube (below). Marty is obviously very busy these days shopping and showing the film.


Irish Castles

The Times Online - Irish Castles | December 10, 2006 | In defence of Irish castles - Where can I get to quickly?


DigiNewYork is ONLINE

DigiNewYork, a spinoff of Lee Rickler’s DigiLondon, a GoogleEarth / GoogleMaps / Wikipedia mashup, is now live and online.


NJ Offering Financial Incentives For Filmmakers

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:


Movie Maker Magazine Article

Note: The following is a draft of “Securing A Great Location”, published in Moviemaker Magazine’s 2005 Beginner’s Guide To Making Movies


For Property Owners: Photo Tips

RICH’S QUICK GUIDE TO POSTING PICTURES TO A WEBSITE

also here: http://rrhobbs.com/postingyourpics.html


Yahoo! Movies

Yahoo! Movies: Read Movie Reviews, Find Showtimes and View Trailers


NY Film Locations

Photography and Film Locations and Descriptions - I LOVE NEW YORK - The Official New York State Tourism Website:


Location Management, Inc.

Location Management, Inc. - Location Scouting Services