Charles H. Buchholtz writes:
> Of course, if the neighbors don't cooperate, the production companies
> may stop shooting in Philadelphia. If nothing else, they are paying
> wage tax and sales tax, so they are bringing money into the city.
True, but so would, say, a casino, or a strip club. Just
Title: Re: [UC] "Hack" filming in our neighborhood
Out of curiosity, does anyone know how much of a location fee someone in our neighborhood would receive for their place being used for a shoot? I'm sure it varies widely depending on how extensively they take over, but I'm
A while back I met a woman who worked as an on location accountant for
a movie production company. As she put it, movies shot on location
"hemorrhage money". Everyone who claims to be inconvenienced by the
shoot gets paid off. Homeless people who say, "hey, that's my usual
spot!" get paid off.
AM
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Subject: Re: [UC] "Hack" filming in our neighborhood
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:32:13 -0400, Wilma de Soto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> This past Wednesday was the first time I had ever received any notice
> about
> any shoot although the st
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:32:13 -0400, Wilma de Soto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
This past Wednesday was the first time I had ever received any notice
about
any shoot although the street has been filled with trailers a few times
before. Certainly, no letters or door-to-door contact as you stated.
If there
> are serious problems with deliveries, etc., the production coordinators seem
> ready to accomodate. Is this really worth discussing? I'd rather talk
> about wealthy cabdrivers.
>
> Neil Lifson
> - Original Message -
> From: "Jeff Abrahamson&qu
If there
are serious problems with deliveries, etc., the production coordinators seem
ready to accomodate. Is this really worth discussing? I'd rather talk
about wealthy cabdrivers.
Neil Lifson
- Original Message -
From: "Jeff Abrahamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g
Mark Krull wrote:
It must be a hassle but I suppose its bringing in income and its says
that you live in a nice clean block.
(it doesn't necessarily say you live on a nice clean block.
I know of one location on a nice residential block that was
depicted as a crack house.)
not to change th
Subject: Re: [UC] "Hack" filming in our neighborhood
Hi Jeff!
Okay. I admit it; I am a rube.
I have never lived where a television series has been filmed before.
For
that reason and that alone, I would have liked some advanced briefing
on
the protocol applicable to such an event, so
On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:50:51 -0400, Jeff Abrahamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 06:14:19PM -0400, Brian Siano wrote:
I think you're missing the point, Jeff.
Maybe.
I'm hearing people say, "We are inconvenienced because it is hard to
park. But we don't see much economic ben
Hi Jeff!
Okay. I admit it; I am a rube.
I have never lived where a television series has been filmed before. For
that reason and that alone, I would have liked some advanced briefing on
the protocol applicable to such an event, so I would at least know how to
conduct myself.
May I sit outside
On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 06:14:19PM -0400, Brian Siano wrote:
> I think you're missing the point, Jeff.
Maybe.
I'm hearing people say, "We are inconvenienced because it is hard to
park. But we don't see much economic benefit to this."
I would like to put this in context. The inconvenience from fi
On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:20:13 -0400, Jeff Abrahamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
One long block parks about 30 cars if there are no driveway cuts. A
short block parks about 15. So they are taking maybe 135 spaces.
Returning students take far more spaces than this all the time, every
day, nine month
It must be a hassle but I suppose its bringing in income and its says
that
you live in a nice clean block.
-Mark
Wilma de Soto wrote:
Re: [UC] "Hack" filming in our neighborhood
Apparently, they can do that.
There have been a few times this summer where those trailers
Ive only recently moved to the neighborhood and so far my block has been Hack-free, but I wanted to share my prior experience with "Hack".
Last year in Center City my car and those of my neighbors were ticketed and towed twice due to filming. Both times there were no notices posted in advance
Title: Re: [UC] "Hack" filming in our neighborhood
Apparently, they can do that.
There have been a few times this summer where those trailers have been parked on my street (400 S. 45th ) and I have had to ask neighbors what was going on. Also, I know of no official commun
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Subject: Re: [UC] "Hack" filming in our neighborhood
I think the benefits to the neighborhood economy are negligible. Like
you
said, it seems they always cater their foods in, and I doubt seriously
whether they have rented apartments to stay in our humble neighborhood.
S
One long block parks about 30 cars if there are no driveway cuts. A
short block parks about 15. So they are taking maybe 135 spaces.
Returning students take far more spaces than this all the time, every
day, nine months a year. We enjoy the extra space every summer and get
used to its absence in t
Title: Re: [UC] "Hack" filming in our neighborhood
I don't remember any discussion or attempted communication but I did just get a letter (actually, a 1/2 page xeroxed standard form) crumpled in my front door (at 4400 Baltimore) informing me that certain locations (including th
I think the benefits to the neighborhood economy are negligible. Like you
said, it seems they always cater their foods in, and I doubt seriously
whether they have rented apartments to stay in our humble neighborhood.
Shopping (clothes, etc) is probably not in our neighborhood either.
It hasn't b
The parking situation when Hack is filmed is terrible. They don't just take
up one block, they take up 4-5 blocks with all of their trucks and vans. It
makes it very hard to find any parking at all. I noticed on one occasion a
neighbor of mine left his car on the street and went out of town. Ha
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