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> there were tens of people who walked by and asked the security people what they were filming. They got one of two answers. The first one was a name for a seri

> there were tens of people who walked by and asked the security people what they were filming. They got one of two answers. The first one was a name for a series that was different than the one I was told. The second answer was "this is a new series with a largely unknown cast". This answer sounded very specific and very rehearsed. I believe this is standard procedure on sets to keep from gathering a crowd, or leaking information about the film prior to marketing release. I’m sure there are other good reasons.

mattlondon 4y ago
Around here in London they always say "it's an independent film" when actually it is Mission Impossible or After Life or Downton etc.
neilv 4y ago
For one shoot in Boston, the crew said "mayonnaise commercial". I don't approve of dishonesty, but I thought that was clever.
- egypturnash 4y ago
  This is one of the stock answers, according to some folks I know who do a lot of this kind of work.
  - j5r5myk 4y ago
    Yes mayonnaise commercial is the go-to industry wide cheeky answer going back decades
djtriptych 4y ago
Interesting. In NYC they invariably post the name of the show on the parking permits they have to publicly post to shut down streets (which I'm guessing 100% of shoot need to do out here). Crowds generally just don't form in NYC though. We see shoots all the time. Coolest one was for The Knick, a turn-of-the-century period piece about a storied hospital, which was filmed on my block the year I moved to NYC (early 2013). There's a beautiful building on the block, the Boys High School in Brooklyn [0], which was used for the hospital exteriors. The Knick is a turn-of-the-century period setting; they covered the entire street in gravel (for weeks), erected gas lamps, etc. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_High_School_(Brooklyn) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_High_School_(Brooklyn)
- j5r5myk 4y ago
  They often use code names on those parking permit signs
  - djtriptych 4y ago
    I've seen abbreviations but never code names as far as I know. The times I didn't recognize a name I was able to google and see a story about it. Now I'll be on the lookout =)

mattlondon 4y ago

Around here in London they always say "it's an independent film" when actually it is Mission Impossible or After Life or Downton etc.

neilv 4y ago

For one shoot in Boston, the crew said "mayonnaise commercial". I don't approve of dishonesty, but I thought that was clever.

egypturnash 4y ago
This is one of the stock answers, according to some folks I know who do a lot of this kind of work.
- j5r5myk 4y ago
  Yes mayonnaise commercial is the go-to industry wide cheeky answer going back decades

djtriptych 4y ago

Interesting. In NYC they invariably post the name of the show on the parking permits they have to publicly post to shut down streets (which I'm guessing 100% of shoot need to do out here). Crowds generally just don't form in NYC though. We see shoots all the time. Coolest one was for The Knick, a turn-of-the-century period piece about a storied hospital, which was filmed on my block the year I moved to NYC (early 2013). There's a beautiful building on the block, the Boys High School in Brooklyn [0], which was used for the hospital exteriors. The Knick is a turn-of-the-century period setting; they covered the entire street in gravel (for weeks), erected gas lamps, etc. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_High_School_(Brooklyn) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_High_School_(Brooklyn)

j5r5myk 4y ago
They often use code names on those parking permit signs
- djtriptych 4y ago
  I've seen abbreviations but never code names as far as I know. The times I didn't recognize a name I was able to google and see a story about it. Now I'll be on the lookout =)