New York on Location – ready, set, action! Cut! Cut! Cut! – Kaufman Astoria Studios / Museum of the Moving Image
May 22nd, 2016 by Mr. C
(rain-maker maybe not needed as much – since it’s been raining a lot lately, but yes to artificial snow!)
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It was a great time wandering around NEW YORK ON LOCATION in Astoria Queens NYC today, an all-day Street fair and celebration where they take you behind the scenes of film production so you can see the nuts and bolts of a film shoot. Thanks to the Museum of the Moving Image, Kaufman Astoria Studios, Theatrical Teamsters, the Motion Picture Studio Mechanics Local 52, & probably many other unsung behind the scenes staff that made this all happen! I have to say this is one of the better annual events if not the best that NYC has to offer that can be enjoyed by the whole family and even some of the rough-necks out there! And if that wasn’t enough – adding to the festivities, the Museum of the Moving Image had free admission all day long! By coincidence or not, the Moving Image just opened up the Arcade Classics exhibition where they have for your playing pleasure, 30 classic arcade games released from 1972-1993 that you can get your hands on and play! The classics are all there: Asteroids, Donkey Kong,Pac Man,Space Invaders,Centipede,Qbert,Mortal Kombat,Pong,Breakout…more!
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(Look! I’m flying!)
(Thought this was cute – The father with her leading lady!)
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Some of the highlights of the day included the special demonstrations with the High falls where stunt performers take some daring plunges, the car stunts, the street fighting segment where stunt performers rehearse fights throughout the day, and the fire stunt where performers set themselves on fire. Another popular segment of NY on location was the hair and makeup trailers. Lots of folks were interested in the makeup portion of the set! I dipped in, dipped out of these trailers in order to let the connoisseurs get in on the facial action! Overall, it was fun seeing all the trailers including the stars hangout, production trucks like the grips, cameras, electric, props, wardrobe, & honey wagons! Oh, I didn’t forget our favorite trucks – the movie catering & treats truck!
As with most of our updates, we’ll let the photos do the talking! We can’t wait till next year so we can do this all over again!
Kaufman Astoria Studios
12, 34-12 36th St, Astoria, NY 11106
The Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave, New York, NY 11106
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(Street Fighting segment – demonstrating fight rehearsals)
(The Fall Guys)
(the fire guys)
(Gel lather)
(A focused man or a concerned man!)
(I’m on fire!)
(Makeup time)
(the kids were having a grand time getting done-up,too!)
(Wardrobe trailer)
(The Honey wagons – portable bathrooms & dressing rooms. The cast,directors,and crew have separate rooms. Desi here, Lucy there!)
(The “Stars” trailer)
(The Sound guy)
(The Catering truck)
(The Stuntman and their cars)
(Prepping the road for the drivers!)
(is that a planet chocko UFO up there? – oh, just a drone)
(Astor Room customers enjoying the show from the sidewalk)
(I take a little break myself from the action with a slice of old NY at Rizzo’s Fine Pizza on Steinway Street. Thin & saucy sicilian slice w/ mozzarella cheese. a nice representation of a classic NY slice! I recommend!)
(Camera Dolly setup)
(Smart car – ultimate camera setup)
(Cranes and Super Cranes)
(I almost had a heart-attack upon discovering the neighborhood kids playing stickball on the street where I parked my car)
(It makes perfect sense to learn how to drive in a Corolla before getting in the Ferrari!)
Tags: astoria queens, film, film production, kaufman studios, museum moving image, new york on location, street festival
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