nickcarr
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Water Tower
Fbf to the unexpectedly perilous water tower at my old building in Brooklyn at 132 N 5th. If you ever attended a roof party there circa the late-2000s, it was basically a rite of passage to at some point attempt a drunken climb up the 30′ ladder. Only there was a surprise waiting at the…
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In The Bedroom
Some time ago, I was scouting a woman’s house for filming, an “Anywhere USA” 2-story in the Valley. After taking pictures of the first floor, I asked if I could grab a few photos of the master bedroom, which we’d previously discussed – and suddenly, she seemed reluctant. People understandably are often uneasy about letting…
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Companion
Last week, I was scouting desert backroads and thinking how lonely location scouting can sometimes be, when I looked up and saw I had a companion! About a hundred yards so off the road, I saw a bobcat. He didn’t seem to notice (or care about) me, so I quietly drove alongside and watched as…
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On Movie Location Scouting and Socks
This is ridiculously hyperspecific to my particular profession, but one of my favorite work occurrences as a movie location scout is when we take the director and VIPs to visit The House Where You Have To Take Off Your Shoes. Some background on what the heck I’m talking about – Location scouting works like this:…