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The spectacular view from Torrey Memorial in Harriman State Park, NY, named after Raymond H Torrey (Wikipedia):

Raymond Hezekiah Torrey (July 15, 1880 – July 15, 1938) was the author of weekly columns, Outings and The Long Brown Path in the New York Evening Post in the 1920s and 1930s. The column played a major role in the development of the 2,100-mile (3,400 km) Appalachian Trail, the Long Path and the popularity of hiking generally. He was a founding member of the New York – New Jersey Trail Conference and one of the authors of the first edition of the New York Walk Book. He had extensive scientific knowledge, writing about everything from the short-billed marsh wren to marine fossils and lichens; he could identify over 700 plants. He was secretary of the Association for the Preservation of the Adirondacks, and also secretary of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society.

 

 
Memorial to Torrey on the summit of Long Mountain in Harriman State Park (Wikipedia)

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Yahoo! Search: Breakneck Ridge Hudson Highlands State Park

• Hudson Highlands State Park – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
  Hudson Highlands State Park is a non-contiguous state park in the … The park’s best known trail makes a steep, rocky ascent up Breakneck Ridge. …
• Hudson Highlands – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
  Breakneck Ridge is to the left, Storm King Mountain to the right with … Their efforts paid off in the first of several state parks that now blanket. […]
• Hiking Breakneck Ridge in Hudson Highlands State Park (Metro … |
  All about Hiking Breakneck Ridge in Hudson Highlands State Park. Enjoy hiking the Breakneck Ridge trail, accessible via metro-north train from New Yor. […]

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Manhattan at Night From West Chelsea Panorama

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Location Scouting Notes:

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“Nathan Kensinger generally does not ask for permission when he photographs the decaying remnants of Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront. Since 2003, he has wandered into shuttered factories, padlocked basements and forbidding warehouses. He often goes along with other photographers who have an adventurous bent. He hasn’t been arrested, yet, but he doesn’t want to tempt fate, either.”

…read more…

In reality, there is quite a bit more to location scouting than just “getting in” a location – in fact, that is just the beginning … Location Scouting at Wikipedia …but, then, the Times story wasn’t really about location scouting anyway, altho, it is mentioned that Nathan is a location scout for Law and Order…

That said, there is no intent to detract from the motivation and beauty of Nathan’s photography, which is quite impressive!

Of Likely Further Interest:

NYT > New York

• Stop Raiding the Ivory Tower | Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 4:00 am
  New York’s public universities should be able to control their own tuition rates and have the freedom to raise additional revenue.
• N.Y. Bill Limits Police Data on the Frisked | Saturday, 24 July 2010, 4:00 am
  Some wonder how a New York State law barring the police from keeping computerized records on people stopped on the street and released will be enforce. […]
• Government Agencies Plan Huge Goose Elimination | Saturday, 24 July 2010, 4:00 am
  A report explains that captured geese would be placed in turkey crates, euthanized with methods approved by the American Veterinary Medical Associatio. […]

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“If there is a signature view of Dumbo, this is it: standing on Washington Street and looking Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on a proposal to designate Dumbo as an official historic district. Here is a slide show of images from the streets of Dumbo.”

…read more…

The DUMBO area of Brooklyn is currently one of the most sought after areas of New York City by location scouts / producers / directors / photographers for filming and photography. It’s HOT.

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What’s very kewl too is there are lots and lots of places to view the NYC skyline from many angles.

Manhattan Skyline, NYC (c) nyc.locationscout.us

NYC Rooftops and Views contains some examples of some great cityscape locations available for film, photo, video and events.

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…via Wheresspot Blog – One writer’s take on why they’ve gone on strike:

Other links from the AMPTP WGA Strike Frequently Asked Questions page to other pages on the AMPTP site that represent news and presumably, AMPTP’s views:

1. Negotiation News
2. Our Proposals and Statements
3. Dollars and Sense
4. Video

Video on YouTube from the AMPTP website:

5. Google News Search Results – WGA Strike
6. Shoot Online Search Results: WGA Strike
7. Hollywood Reporter Online Search Results: WGA Strike
8. Variety Online Search Results: WGA Strike
9. Variety Online link: “Click Here For All WGA Writers Strike Coverage“
10. MSNBC Search Results: WGA Strike
11. Yahoo News Search: WGA Strike

Feedmysearch blog

Turn your usual Google searches into tiny rss feeds. Get instant updates whenever a new result appears significantly on Google Works with web,news,video,blog,local,books,image,patent searches. Currently down and asking for your help.

Feedmysearch needs your opinion, help and advice 25 Oct 2009, 10:22 pm

Dear feedmysearch user,Feedmysearch would require some serious server upgrade and a bit of development to be back online. However it seems hard to monetize and without monetisation, no future ! You ‘re welcome to express any opinion, advice, partnership proposal ! And feel free to forward it to whoever you think might have a say. [...]

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]]> http://rrhobbs.com/writers-strike-2007-2008/feed/ 0 33.320660 -95.588783 http://rrhobbs.com/tha-hotspots-2008/ http://rrhobbs.com/tha-hotspots-2008/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:53:54 +0000 R. Richard Hobbs http://rrhobbs.com/tha-hotspots-2008/ Continue reading →]]> International Herald – Tribune | top 10 world-wide locations to visit in 2008

1. Laos
2. Lisbon
3. Tunisia
4. Maritius
5. Mid-Beach, Miami
6. South Beach, Miami
7. Maldives
8. Death Valley
9. Courchevel
10. Libya

…read the rest and all 53 IHT picks…

NYT > Travel
• Next Stop: A Dining Explosion in a Tiny Basque Town | Saturday, 31 July 2010, 12:51 pm
  In northern Spain, apprentices of acclaimed kitchens have struck out on their own, creating exciting food that’s not just for the rich.
• 36 Hours: East Hampton | Saturday, 31 July 2010, 5:23 am
  A raft of luxurious boutiques and restaurants have opened, and beloved old hotels and barrooms have been renovated.
• Journeys: British Dorm Rooms Substitute for Hotels | Saturday, 31 July 2010, 5:15 am
  At more than two dozen universities in 20 cities in Britain, dormitories are transformed into bed-and-breakfasts during school breaks.


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]]> http://rrhobbs.com/tha-hotspots-2008/feed/ 0 48.883621 2.272240 http://rrhobbs.com/wga-writers-strike-2007-2008/ http://rrhobbs.com/wga-writers-strike-2007-2008/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:44:01 +0000 R. Richard Hobbs http://rrhobbs.com/wga-writers-strike-2007-2008/ Continue reading →]]> 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”!

AMPTP

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]]> http://rrhobbs.com/wga-writers-strike-2007-2008/feed/ 0 http://rrhobbs.com/instant-campy-classic-the-cartoon-dump/ http://rrhobbs.com/instant-campy-classic-the-cartoon-dump/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:18:47 +0000 R. Richard Hobbs http://rrhobbs.com/?p=92 Continue reading →]]> 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!

The Mighty Hercules, which I remember from my youth (it was old then) has a place here, methinks.

The Cartoon Dump series, which is an ongoing monthly podcast originating at the Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood, CA, can be viewed at Cartoon Brew Films.Still waiting to see the Buf Badger character, she is on the Cartoon Dump website but she is not in any of the two episodes I have watched so far. She looks hawt!

Trivia: Moodsy, The Clinically Depressed Owl is played by the show’s creator, Frank Coniff.



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]]> http://rrhobbs.com/instant-campy-classic-the-cartoon-dump/feed/ 0 33.320660 -95.588783 http://rrhobbs.com/kewl-vid-on-thelotcom/ http://rrhobbs.com/kewl-vid-on-thelotcom/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:32:11 +0000 R. Richard Hobbs http://rrhobbs.com/?p=58 Continue reading →]]> 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.

The Lot “is a wrap”.

Sometimes talent and inspiration shines as this video on thelot.com does.

The short film, shot in film noir-ish black and white, is titled Moon Cake and was directed and produced by University of Michigan film student Marty Stano. The film is set to a catchy obscure pop song the title and band I have not yet been able to place other than a comment for the film that alludes to a bootleg record called Rabbit’s Moon, all of which adds to the intrigue.

The film was produced for less than $500 and it’s like a train wreck- I cant look away! I delight in replaying the video over and over! It’s this grungy avant-gard wonderful five minute, forty-five second bit of film wack and it’s just lots of fun to watch.

The Lot is a new tv joint by reality tv kingpin Mark Burnett and producer-director Steven Speilberg (who needs no introduction) whereby filmmakers submit films online for consideration for a $1 mil development deal prize with Dreamworks.

The Lot has been all the chatter recently over on the Wheresspot Board, wherein a number of participants have submitted film projects to The Lot.

Update 3/1: Music mystery solved - The song is It Came in the Night by Andy Arthurs/A Raincoat from around circa 1976. This page pretty much tells it all. Also, see a reference to the music used in this video here.

Update 3/5: Up to now proving ignorance of certain aspects of film school curriculum, it has come to my attention that the music used in Moon Cake is the same score used in one release of director Kenneth Anger’s classic avant-gard short film, Rabbit’s Moon.

Anecdote: There have been several releases of Rabbit’s Moon, the most recent release, on The Films of Kenneth Anger, Volume One, in fact uses a number of ’50′s doo-wop titles as the score for Rabbit’s Moon.

I know all these things now because the intrigue compelled me to order the The Films of Kenneth Anger, Volume One DVD online to check out Rabbit’s Moon!

The Japanese folklore of the Rabbit In The Moon, (the view from Earth of the surface of the Moon is different in the far east than that visible in the western hemisphere and to many resembles a rabbit- part of the celebration of this lore is having children put out rice cakes for the rabbit;-) is present in many areas of film and music around the world including a house music trio from Tampa, FL named Rabbit In The Moon.

There are certainly similarities in the style of cinematography used in Marty Stano’s Moon Cake and Kenneth Anger’s Rabbit’s Moon, in fact, now having more background about both films I daresay Moon Cake draws a heavy influence from Rabbit’s Moon, but dont feel the results have been presented in a way that could be construed as plagiarist or improper. Instead, I might suggest that Moon Cake pays tribute to Rabbit’s Moon in a very flattering way.

Now, all of a sudden I’m a film reviewer- and here I thought I was just a location scout


Moon Cake Screenshot

Rabbit’s Moon Screenshot


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