ALSAM

Association of Location Scouts & Managers

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On Location in the Homeland

By Deren Getz as told to Jaimie Epstien – November 13, 2005 – NYTimes.com
from ALSAM Location Scout Deren Getz -
Do you remember that restaurant scene in “Quiz Show,” where John Turturo is told to take the dive? It took me weeks to find that place. And it wasn’t even a restaurant. It was the old [...]

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Giving Commercials Their Best Shot

Giving Commercials Their Best Shot
October 26th, 1997 · 5 Comments · News

Giving Commercials Their Best Shot
By DEBRA GALANT – New York Times October 26, 1997
To David Fitzgerald, New Jersey suburbia essentially breaks down into two basic types: Norman Rockwell and Edward Scissorhands.
Montclair and Tenafly are classic Norman Rockwell towns, with stately colonials on shade-dappled yards, [...]

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