When the cinetrix was but a wee sprog she spent many a happy afternoon throwing down at the block parties in her Nana and Pop-Pop's Queens Village hood. So she's pretty sure that the MOMI/Local 187 IBT/Kaufman Astoria Studios/Mayor's Office shindig this Sunday should be a keepin'-it-real borough affair.
NEW YORK ON LOCATION
All-Day Street Fair and CelebrationSunday, May 20 - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
36 Street between 34 and 35 Avenues in AstoriaPresented by Museum of the Moving Image, Theatrical Teamsters Local 817 I.B.T., Kaufman Astoria Studios, and the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting.
Straight from productions shooting in New York—Step inside 20 film trailers and trucks.
- Featured trucks: star dressing rooms, hair and makeup, wardrobe, camera, electrical, grip, props
- Special effects and stunt demos every hour
- Family workshops all day in the Museum
- Food available from TomKats Movie Catering
- Movie professionals on hand to answer questions
“Careers in Entertainment Production: Paths to Opportunity"
Sunday, May 20, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
In the Riklis TheaterKatherine Oliver, Commissioner for the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting, will moderate a panel discussion with top New York-based production professionals. They include Lamont Crawford, dolly grip (Inside Man, 30 Rock, Munich, Syriana); Tod Maitland, sound mixer (I Am Legend, The Producers, Something's Gotta Give, Meet the Parents); Toy R. Van Lierop, makeup artist (Hitch, The Best Man, Bowfinger, Doctor Doolittle); and Louis Bertini, film editor (Sex and the City, Transamerica, The Naked Brothers Band).
FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION ALL DAY
Moving Image Shop Sale: Due to remodeling of the gift shop and reduced square footage the Museum will be selling a large variety of books, posters and gifts all drastically reduced prices (many below cost!). One Day only.
