sonyactivision

Mon, 19 May 2008 17:37:44 -0500

Woody Allen and Larry David? Canada and California must be grateful New York is getting this business.

pixie52

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:09:55 -0500

This is great news; filming in NYC has a ripple effect that boosts non-film-related businesses as well. The "pushy production assistants stopping you on the sidewalk" made me chuckle. Years ago when I started as a (very polite) production assistant I had to stop people from walking under a crane swinging a large i-beam around Lincoln Center. There was going to be a camera suspended from the crane and they were practicing the crane moves to get the correct trajectory. As I asked people to walk around the coned-off & taped-off area, so many people yelled at me! I simply pointed upwards and told them I was concerned for their safety. Still many people ignored me and stepped over the cones and tape; I'm quite sure they would have sued if the cable had snapped or some other misfortune had occurred. It's good to be reminded as the NYT article stated, usually those PAs are trying to keep the public from harm as well as allow the filmmakers to get their job done. As a union member and veteran film professional, I can attest that safety is a huge concern and even though it's an inconvenience (and we apologize for that) often pedestrians are being diverted temporarily so they don't meet an unfortunate end with some dangerous equipment.

TSOL

Mon, 19 May 2008 14:12:32 -0500

Make New York a right-to-work state and you'll see plenty of film and video shot here. Maybe even some manufacturing will move back to the state despite being chased out by Albany!

matty

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:43:30 -0500

This is good for the city because it's as if it needed more attention in Hollywood. I mean, I almost forgot new york existed for a minute there.

Gothamist: More Movie, TV Productions Lured Back to NYC

sonyactivision

pixie52

TSOL

matty