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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

"ROB THE MOB" - MORE ON DAY 14 OF SHOOT

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DAY 14 of SHOOT in Mill Basin, Brooklyn!

Fishing scene, Andy Garcia and young actor Luke Fave

Raymond De Felitta with DP, checking the monitors

Stéphanie-

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

"ROB THE MOB" - THE MAKING OF... DAY 13

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Shooting at Landi's Pork Store, an authentic Italian-American deli in Mill Basin Brooklyn, was a real pleasure! (Two words: RICE BALLS! gotta try them!)

Onto more serious business...
On DAY 13th of the ROB THE MOB shoot, Andy Garcia joined the crew for an early start at 6AM.
Andy portrays an unshakable Boss who's tenacity and character placed himself at the pinnacle of organized crime in New York, circa 1990's.
Michael Rispoli, the fierce Underboss, shares a handful of scenes with Mr. Garcia. Their interplay is masterly!

A few snap shots below of the day's shoot.

Andy Garcia between takes

Landi's Pork Store in Mill Basin, Brooklyn

Our set inside the deli

Raymond De Felitta with actor Andy Garcia

Raymond De Felitta, Andy Garcia & Michael Rispoli

DP Chris Norr

Setting up the shot (Monitor)

More to come!

Stéphanie-

Monday, May 20, 2013

"ROB THE MOB" - DAY 12 OF SHOOT

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Burt Young + Michael Pitt and a couple mobsters made up our cast for DAY 12 of the ROB THE MOB shoot.

Needless to say they made a brilliant crowd, and kept everybody hovering over the monitors trying to catch a glimpse of the vibrant scenes.

A few snap shots below.

Director Raymond De Felitta watching Burt Young and company on the monitor

Raymond De Felitta discussing the scene with actor Burt Young and his crew

Burt Young, Michael Pitt & Co.

Raymond and Burt

Our set

Night car scene

VIDEO:

If you watch closely you'll be able to catch the action from the monitor... this was at around 2AM Friday, or rather, Saturday morning...Yikes!

Sunday, May 19, 2013

"ROB THE MOB" - THE MAKING OF... DAY 11 PART 2

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DAY 11 + crane.

A crane is most obviously used to view the actors or the set from above or to move up and away from them making the scene feel grand and some times final. Camera cranes go back to the dawn of movie-making, and were frequently used in silent films to enhance the epic nature of large sets and massive crowds.

Our set by the Queensboro Bridge

Picture car and crane

Monitor: shot of bridge

Monitor: shot of picture car

VIDEO... enjoy!

Stéphanie-

"ROB THE MOB" - THE MAKING OF... DAY 11

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DAY 11 was one of our big days in the shoot of ROB THE MOB! The many scenes we shot required a process trailer and a crane.
A process trailer is a trailer towed by a tracking vehicle for the purpose of being used as a moving camera platform. It allows more control for our DP and the use of several cameras, to achieve more difficult movements otherwise not possible.
Watching our crew put this massive piece together was impressive.

Here are some photos ...