action!
June 20th, 2008 by jim winsteadWhen a production approached us to film in our space, we tried to be accommodating and worked with them to find a way they could get some of the shots they needed, but not interfere with our ongoing exhibition. At the last minute, the production backed out of using the interior of our space because of problems in securing permission from our neighbors.
But they did actually use our building, particularly the residential entrance that is immediately adjacent to our space, and they also ended up paying us to keep our rolling door up while they got some of the shots they needed.
The production is apparently being run by a producer more used to low-budget fare, and they caused chaos throughout the block as they tried to do this all on the cheap, and probably ended up spending more money than if they had just kept it all on the level.
In the end, it probably wasn’t worth it for us. But it was a good feeling to have even a little money come in the door — that will help offset some of our startup costs.