As I was exploring New York City’s cemeteries for my recent article on the Titanic, I ended up shooting a bunch of random graves that happened to catch my eye. I was just looking through the folder of pictures, and I thought I’d share a few of my favorites. First off, this is department store…
Thank you to everyone who came to my event at the Apple Store tonight!! It was great to meet a bunch of you in person, and I hope you enjoyed hearing about my somewhat unusual job. Also: a big apology to anyone that was turned away – they honestly had no idea the turn-out would…
Hey everyone, Join me tonight at the Apple Store Soho, where I’ll be giving a presentation on all things locations! The event begins at 6pm at 72 Greene Street (the Prince Street location is under renovations), and I’ll be talking about pretty much everything, from my first job working for Tom Cruise, to some really…
Last week, I was out scouting a semi-abandoned farmhouse in the outer boroughs dating to the early 1900s. After touring the main house, we came to this barn/shed in the back…
Hey everyone, To coincide with this years Tribeca Film Festival, New York’s Apple stores are hosting a series of events about filmmaking, and they’ve invited me to talk about my work as a location scout! Come join me on Monday, April 23rd, 6:00pm at the Soho Apple Store at 72 Greene Street (the Prince Street…
Below is Part 2 of Scouting NY’s Titanic Guide To New York City. Click here for part 1! As we head uptown to continue the next leg of our tour, be sure to choose a route that takes you past Macy’s in honor of its former owner, Isidor Strauss, who died on the Titanic with…
A few months ago, my girlfriend and I sat down to watch the best movie ever made about the Titanic – and no, I’m not referring to the one rereleased this past weekend in 3D… I think the world is divided into two camps: those who love James Cameron’s Hollywood epic, and those who never…
Last week, I was sent up to scout around Tappan, NY, a beautiful hamlet just over the New Jersey border. Each day, I found myself driving back and forth along a road called Western Highway… …and in the process, passing a gorgeous brick building that appeared to be abandoned. Was it a school, or former…
Quick site update – at long last, I’ve finally updated the Scouting NY Google Map with just about every location I’ve ever written about. Click to check it out… I know I’ve said this before, but I’m going to keep it updated this time, I swear! -SCOUT
As many of you – but not all! – figured out, the pictures from my first trip to New York were actually taken at the NY, NY Casino in Las Vegas (apparently, the biggest give away was how clean the city looked). I wasn’t able to get out to Vegas to take the pictures myself,…