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General News: Filmmakers to Shoot Movie in Village
March 27, 2012
By Charlie B. Scirbona
An independent film will be closing down part of the Boulevard in the village of Cornwall-on-Hudson to shoot a scene this coming Saturday.
The movie, called Potter’s Field, is about a man who has recently died and is struggling to give up his memories of life and move on to the afterlife. It features actor Jason Abrams and Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts.
The production is being shot in various locations throughout the Hudson Valley and focuses on Bannerman's Island, which plays a strategic role in the film's theme. The film’s director, Ted Schaefer, said that he chose to shoot in the village because of the area’s natural beauty.
“We originally wanted to shoot the scene out on Route 218, but we ran into an issue with closing that road,” said Schaefer. Instead he decided to ask for permission from the village to close the Boulevard so he and his crew could shoot on the stretch between the Nature Museum and Maple Road. In his letter to the village he asked for permission to close the road from 10 am to 12 midnight, with a break from 5-to-7 pm when the road would reopen.
The project is sponsored by a non-profit, HAGUA which stand for Hermanos y Amigos de Guatemala. The non-profit was originally setup to help people in Guatemala who were affected by Hurricane Stan in 2005. It now works to provide help victims of natural disasters, as well as aid people who’ve just arrived in the U.S.
Schaefer also used the website Kickstarter to raise $5000 for the film.
The Village board approved the request Monday, with the condition that Schaefer cover any cost related to closing the road as well as a $200 one-time permit fee to shoot the film in the village.
The board has been working on setting up a permit for companies to shoot films in the village. The board voted to hold a public hearing on the permit law for April 16. However some of the final details, including set fees for the permit, still have to be addressed. Village Mayor Brendan Coyne has been pushing for the law. He said the permit could provide a good source of revenue for the village as well as make the village a more lucrative place for film companies to come to. .
To find out more about Potter’s Field and the film's producers and director, visit the film’s Kickstarter page at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tedschaefer/potters-field.
Or see their Kickstarter presentation right here:
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I would hope that any proposed law would be nuanced enough to differentiate between the apparently shoestring budget of "Potter's Field" and a full-on studio production such as "Michael Clayton". Also, be careful what you wish for. Large scale film production is usually very disruptive to the daily routines of communities as large as New York City and as small as Cornwall-on-Hudson. As our area lies outside of the allowable travel zone from NYC, it's unlikely that we'll ever be overrun with film productions. However, that doesn't mean a structure shouldn't be in place. It's worth noting that its been tried before, and has been met with a big ho-hum.
posted by Rick Gioia on 03/27/12 at 9:39 PM
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As a resident and property owner in Brooklyn, New York, i can attest to the inconveniences of a film shoot on my street. I have been more than once prevented from getting to my apartment because of film companies shooting on my street. The arrogance of these people in stopping me from going to my apartment is rooted in the belief that the local government has given them carte blanche in restricting my freedom of access to the street on which i maintain a residence. Ladies and gentlemen, it could happen to you in the village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, if you do not carefully monitor and advise the actions of this village board of trustees.
posted by dave house on 03/29/12 at 12:32 PM
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