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2007-09-25 Home Front: Culture Wars
Marines Denied Permission To Film Commercial in San Fran.
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Posted by Frank G 2007-09-25 09:35|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top

#1 filming during rush hour on one of the busiest streets in America, good luck with any city.
Posted by Unavique Panda8625 2007-09-25 09:46||   2007-09-25 09:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Nuke the site from orbit.

It is the only way to be sure.
Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader  2007-09-25 10:00||   2007-09-25 10:00|| Front Page Top

#3 What is Stefanie Coyote's address ?
Posted by wxjames 2007-09-25 10:03||   2007-09-25 10:03|| Front Page Top

#4 filming during rush hour on one of the busiest streets in America, good luck with any city.

It's actually pretty common.
Posted by lotp 2007-09-25 10:07||   2007-09-25 10:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Always glad to help. This site seems to have an address and a fax number.
Posted by Bobby 2007-09-25 10:18||   2007-09-25 10:18|| Front Page Top

#6 If this country ever gets to the point where it starts killing it's own, it will start in SanFran.
Posted by Mike N. 2007-09-25 10:21||   2007-09-25 10:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Ms. Coyote (also known as Stefanie Lee Pleet)

See Here
and Here
Posted by Mullah Richard 2007-09-25 10:22||   2007-09-25 10:22|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm tellin ya. When the big one hit's, I hope the Pentagon got their "we're kinda busy" excuse ready.
Let the homeless and Dykes on Bikes clean it all up...
Posted by tu3031 2007-09-25 10:24||   2007-09-25 10:24|| Front Page Top

#9 tu,

Hadn't thought of that. Perfect.
Posted by jds 2007-09-25 10:34||   2007-09-25 10:34|| Front Page Top

#10 Oh, are you a location manager and intimately connected to the film world?
Posted by Vespasian Greans8866 2007-09-25 11:01||   2007-09-25 11:01|| Front Page Top

#11 lotp,which citys would those be, New Orleans or Albuquerque since those states have good film incentives, but I cant think of any others, esp any BIG city with crushing traffic.
Posted by Vespasian Greans8866 2007-09-25 11:03||   2007-09-25 11:03|| Front Page Top

#12 like San Diego, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle....but those aren't big cities in the first world on the west coast, are they, VG? Meh.
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-09-25 11:12||   2007-09-25 11:12|| Front Page Top

#13 I've pretty much given up all hope on SF politicians ever since they turned down home-porting the USS Missouri. It's a beautiful city with some of the best restaurants in the world but a bunch of real nutjobs run the joint.
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2007-09-25 11:14||   2007-09-25 11:14|| Front Page Top

#14 Frank, what do you mean?
Posted by Vespasian Greans8866 2007-09-25 11:21||   2007-09-25 11:21|| Front Page Top

#15 all of the Cities listed above have commissions and boards that facilitate filming in their town's as SF does. They WILL close down important streets for a short time (the Marine's ad would close one lane only - if you read it). It is obviously a political, not economic or traffic safetydecision, since they allowed it IF the Marines weren't in it/on site during the filming. Correct?

He says Film Commission Executive Director Stefanie Coyote would only allow the Marine's production crew to film on California Street if there were no Marines in the picture. They wound up filming the empty street and will have to superimpose the Marines later.


So, your point was what, again?
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-09-25 11:26||   2007-09-25 11:26|| Front Page Top

#16 My point is, you have NO experience permitting a film shoot in a big city. Seattle would never allow it, Portland probably would, LA mabey, San Diego, mabey. butthe point is those cities arent Iconic like SF is and the producers probably would pick LA or San Diego as their downtowns are rather nondescript, Portlands is somewhat "big city looking" but rather small, and Seattle, NO WAY. I am a location manager for films, Frank.
Posted by Vespasian Greans8866 2007-09-25 11:30||   2007-09-25 11:30|| Front Page Top

#17 
From Mullaha Richard's link:
PO Box 319
Larkspur, CA 94977

Mail the road kill.
Posted by 3dc 2007-09-25 11:31||   2007-09-25 11:31|| Front Page Top

#18 Chicago closes off the whole loop for filming. What's the problem?
Posted by 3dc 2007-09-25 11:32||   2007-09-25 11:32|| Front Page Top

#19 Thats Chicago,they're pretty cool in shytown, unlike the "stick way up their ass" West coast cities,esp SEATTLE, and I bet they dont do it during rush hour
Posted by Vespasian Greans8866 2007-09-25 11:35||   2007-09-25 11:35|| Front Page Top

#20 really, and I work downtown San Diego and have seen streets closed for filming, downtown rush hour. It's called "detours". The fact that you refuse to acknowledge they would allow the filming/lane closures if the Marines weren't actually present says all I need to know, thx for playing, HAND
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-09-25 11:35||   2007-09-25 11:35|| Front Page Top

#21 with NO people present, they dont have to close down the street, which was one of her reasons for denying the permit, the fact that she doesnt like Marines and snubbed them is chicken shit on her behalf
Posted by Vespasian Greans8866 2007-09-25 11:38||   2007-09-25 11:38|| Front Page Top

#22 and typically California cities are very "Film Freindly" as that industry is "old Hat" in Cal. esp S. Cal.
Posted by Vespasian Greans8866 2007-09-25 11:39||   2007-09-25 11:39|| Front Page Top

#23 too bad "Hand" is the best argument your capable of, how was it just stated "astonishingly uneducated."
Posted by Vespasian Greans8866 2007-09-25 11:45||   2007-09-25 11:45|| Front Page Top

#24 
What are the chances they'd allow a comercial starring Iranian Pres Mamon Immadinnerjacket??
Posted by macofromoc 2007-09-25 12:06||   2007-09-25 12:06|| Front Page Top

#25 VGetc., I've lived and worked in the Bay area and we continue to have a home there. It's Mr. Lotp's family home, with immediate family members in the Richmond district, Telegraph Hill, Marin couny and across the bay.

I've watched filming happen during rush hour in the banking district. Including a promo shot for an organization I was with.

And you? Your intimate familiarity comes from ... ????
Posted by lotp 2007-09-25 12:28||   2007-09-25 12:28|| Front Page Top

#26 What are the chances they'd allow a comercial starring Iranian Pres Mamon Immadinnerjacket??

As an enemy of the United States and someone who hates Bush, they'd probably cheer him on wildly.

/Hyper-Cynical
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2007-09-25 12:28||   2007-09-25 12:28|| Front Page Top

#27 lotp, I permit film shoots and run the locations for a living.
Posted by Vespasian Greans8866 2007-09-25 12:32||   2007-09-25 12:32|| Front Page Top

#28 C'mon now, leave us not gang up on the new kid in the schoolyard. He had a point, and some important perspective, but also acknowledged San Fran did it for spite (#21), so let's not go all Democratic on him, O.K.?

They would've allowed it if they were not so rabidly anti-military. Can't we all just agree on that, and just be friends? [snigger]
Posted by Bobby 2007-09-25 12:54||   2007-09-25 12:54|| Front Page Top

#29 All I know is in Boston, they let them film just about anywhere at anytime. I know, since I've sat in the traffic jams.
Classic Boston film moment. 1994, "Blown Away". They blow up a ship on the East Boston waterfront at 5PM on a Friday night without advising the rest of the city. Pretty good bang, considering it took out about 8000 windows in Eastie, and causing the rest of the area to think that we'd been nuked.
Posted by tu3031 2007-09-25 13:04||   2007-09-25 13:04|| Front Page Top

#30 tu3031 : since 1994, cities are more film Savvy though I cant speak for Boston, alot of these Locations film "deals" are money driven, if you're willing to pay the BIG bucks, I mean BIG, sometimes they'll let you do anything, that "blown Away" explosion sound irresponsible at best. And a great way to clue the city in on policing film shoots much more closely.Also, there are plenty of irresponsible film production companies out there that will do whatever they want despite what specific permissions were given by the city.
Posted by Vespasian Greans8866 2007-09-25 13:22||   2007-09-25 13:22|| Front Page Top

#31 Like I said, pretty good bang...

The final explosion was the largest on film by amount of explosives used (the opening napalm scene from Apocalypse Now is the largest by area covered). No-one was injured filming the scene, but the explosion caused $1 million in damages, and the concussion from the blast shattered thousands of windows in the Boston Harbor area, as well as 30 blocks away.
Posted by tu3031 2007-09-25 13:31||   2007-09-25 13:31|| Front Page Top

#32 These are San Francisco's kind of people!

For this vermon they will shut down a street in a heartbeat. There is some great material here for the Rantburg snark galery.
Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2007-09-25 13:53||   2007-09-25 13:53|| Front Page Top

#33 It was enough to knock the Irish off their bar stools.
Posted by wxjames 2007-09-25 13:53||   2007-09-25 13:53|| Front Page Top

#34 I know it's not the main street in SF or Seattle, but many's a time that the only direct way onto beautiful Whidbey Island is via the scenic Deception Pass Bridge and it gets shut down routinely for car commercials. and the Marines are only a few minutes away. (not counting the 2 ferries, and pointedly ignoring the opportunity to make a fairy comment about SF)
Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-09-25 13:58||   2007-09-25 13:58|| Front Page Top

#35 Deception Pass is a pretty amazing place, what a pain to have them shut it down all the time, I hope Island and Skagit counties are charging fees in accordance with the inconvenience to their citizens.
Posted by Vespasian Greans8866 2007-09-25 14:18||   2007-09-25 14:18|| Front Page Top

#36 Not a bad idea.

Perhaps Fred should also charge you fees for every time you change the 'nym you use here. It would help pay for the bandwidth ....
Posted by lotp 2007-09-25 15:07||   2007-09-25 15:07|| Front Page Top

#37 This reminds me of the Saturday Night Live commercial parody of Garrett Morris dressed in a US Marine uniform, approaching men on the sidewalk who don't want to talk to him, then finally one who does, who is obviously gay, and the two of them walk off together. "Marines. We're looking for a few good men."

But seriously, why bother to even ask in San Francisco? At the first sign of refusal, the Marines should have given a press release throughout all the 'red' parts of California, pointing out the obvious.

It wouldn't bother the SF Moonbats, who are proud of their bizarre behavior, but it might have some influence of companies already considering leaving.
Posted by Anonymoose 2007-09-25 16:51||   2007-09-25 16:51|| Front Page Top

#38 No. More. Fleet. Weeks.

Why the Navy patronizes this port, I'll never know.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-09-25 17:07||   2007-09-25 17:07|| Front Page Top

#39 VG chew on this.

Captain Greg Corrales commands the police traffic bureau that works with crews shooting commercials, TV shows and movies in the city. He’s also a Marine veteran and his son is serving his third tour of duty in Iraq.
He says Film Commission Executive Director Stefanie Coyote would only allow the Marine’s production crew to film on California Street if there were no Marines in the picture. They wound up filming the empty street and will have to superimpose the Marines later…
Posted by Icerigger 2007-09-25 17:22||   2007-09-25 17:22|| Front Page Top

#40 Why the Navy patronizes this port, I'll never know.

Thousands upon thousands of extremely lonely women make for one helluva shore leave. San Francisco is legendary among sailors as a liberty port.
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2007-09-25 17:26||   2007-09-25 17:26|| Front Page Top

#41 Zenster nails it. Visit the Financial District on any weekday - a target rich environment like you wouldn't believe. Warning: If you're married, don't go. Just don't.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2007-09-25 19:09||   2007-09-25 19:09|| Front Page Top

#42 lopt, perhaps it would be better for civil discouse rather than just directing me to the travel america tourist site, or is fred to chicken to actually discourse , apparently he'd rather just try to bully me , probably like he's done for his entire life
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