nickcarr
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House by the Cemetery
Once back in my NYC scouting days, I was working on a TV show that was planning to shoot at a cemetery in Brooklyn. As we were scouting it with the director, an apartment scene was abruptly added to the day’s work, and I was given an hour to find a cleared option for them…
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Staging A Murder
One thing I love about scouting on crime shows is when they’ll ask the locations department for fresh ideas on where to stage a murder. I’ve always thought the maze of tires you find at mom-and-pop auto repair shops could make a pretty solid option…
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Iconic LA Filming Location #542: Hillcrest Road @ Carmelita
Single-handedly responsible for making movie-goers around the world think this is what all LA streets must look like.
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The Mysterious POV
Here’s another example of how hard it is to shut off the location scout part of my brain when watching old movies. I’m watching Pickup on South Street, the 1950s noir I mentioned yesterday. Set in NYC, it was actually filmed in LA, as seen in this shot staged on Grand… Like most films of…