Suspend your disbelief

Every once in awhile, living in New York City, I'll come across a location film shoot. It doesn't happen often enough to cease being a novelty, however. It's even more amazing when the film set comes to me! Recently I looked out the window at work to see this site:



I recognized the cars from a previous filming session from a few months ago. It's for an HBO drama, set during prohibition in Atlantic City. Apparently the rector's home next to the church down the block is one of the houses in the show, although probably not a frequently shown location.

We got to watch a couple of guys drive the cars off of the flatbeds. It was quite a contrast to see the antique cars juxtaposed with the modern trucks.



Last time they were filming, we got to see some of the actors, dressed in period clothing. This time, they were doing a night scene, and weren't starting to film until 8 pm, so I didn't get to see anyone.

Even more impressive, to me anyway, than the cars was the giant softbox light they were hoisting up. Imagine being able to light up the sky!