Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted June 26, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted June 26, 2011 I decided to take an offer to shoot a TV series in NYC, a six-month job. I've previously declined such offers but with the industry in Los Angeles being so slow right now, it seemed foolish not to take the job. It's a series called "Smash" for NBC/DreamWorks, a number of people involved in "United States of Tara" are connected with this one, hence how I got involved. It's sort of a backstage musical, a look at the creation of a Broadway show from the perspectives of various key people. The pilot was beautifully shot by Shelly Johnson, ASC on the ARRI Alexa. I'll probably be living and working in the north end of Brooklyn. This is a big deal, moving somewhere for half a year. My wife and two dogs are moving with me, which is a first, but this is the longest out-of-town shoot I will have done to date so it will be nice to have them around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted June 27, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted June 27, 2011 Nice and congrats David. NYC is alright I suppose. Hopefully if it's in the summer (especially later on) the humidity won't kill you too much. Welcome to the East coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Welcome to NYC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Borowski Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Haha, thought this was a student post, quite a surprise to see it is you David. You MUST join the never-ending attempt at beers, meetup in NYC. Think the thread has been running at least three years. . . without success. I know going from Eastern Region to LA you have to get on a roster, proving experience. Would you be willing/able to explain how the reverse procedure works of changing regions? Had a chance to see an Arri Alexa up close at ACVL this past week. Beautiful, sleek camera (although I'd still take 5213 or '19 (or Eterna/VIvid)over it any day if I could!) Any particular reason for a slowdown in LA this time of year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted June 28, 2011 Author Premium Member Share Posted June 28, 2011 I'm not changing regions, I'm being treated as a non-local, which means I get a housing allowance, travel, I get paid for a few hours on weekends off as idle days, etc. I don't know why it's so slow in Los Angeles right now; I guess those tax breaks are still working in a lot of other states to draw people away. This show is actually set in NYC so it makes sense to shoot it there. One of the big rental houses told me that studio features have gone down almost 50% in the past three years according to their books, and that's not just in Los Angeles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Holland Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 David will you still shoot the rest of the series on Alexa ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie bonfanti Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 One of the big rental houses told me that studio features have gone down almost 50% in the past three years according to their books, and that's not just in Los Angeles. yes, they're all being shot in London these days! Arri and Panalux London are having a cracking time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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