nickcarr

  • The Library

    The Library

    I recently posted about how Columbia University’s wood-paneled lecture hall is THE go-to lecture hall for filming locations; for libraries, it’s the Brooklyn Historical Society. As a location scout, you walk in and just go: “OK. We’re done.”

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  • Bribe

    Bribe

    I was scouting a liquor store once, and as I was leaving the owner said, “I hope you decide to film here,” and shook my hand with a sly wink – and slipped me one of those tiny bottles of Jack Daniels. I sometimes wonder if this was smallest attempted bribe in Hollywood history.

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  • Alimony Road

    Alimony Road

    “It’s Friday night and I’m driving down Alimony Road” sounds like the start to a bad country song…and is also what I’m literally doing right now.

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  • Don’t Turn On The Lights

    Don’t Turn On The Lights

    I was scouting an old military fort once to get some creepy tunnel locations for a horror movie. The first tunnel (one of the best in the NYC area imo) was well lit… But after a point, the electricity didn’t work, and we were left in total darkness as we explored the maze of rooms.…

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