Just in case you haven't noticed, there's a whole lot of filming going on in Boston.
While Cambridge homeboy Ben Affleck filmed scenes for his blue-collar heist flick "The
Town" at Twin City Plaza on the Cambridge-Somerville line located at 22 McGrath
Highway on Tuesday, Sept. 29, crews have separated into two units to film scenes in a
slew of locales including Somerville and the North End over the next few weeks.
For example, unit No. 1 of "The Town" is filming at the Somerville Hospital located at
230 Highland Ave. on Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4.
Also on Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4 from 6 a.m.-8 p.m., unit No. 2 is
scheduled to film on the Charlestown Bridge including Commercial St. from Henchman
to N. Washington.
Many of the larger made-in-Boston films, like Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness" and
"Surrogates" with Bruce Willis, had two units working at the same time.
On Thursday, Oct. 1, there's a soccer game scheduled for "The Town" which overlaps
with unit No. 2 filming from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. on at N Bennett, Tileston, Wiggin and Unity
streets in the North End.
Confused? Don't fret.
Film requires hours of b-roll footage which involves a lot of exterior shots that may or
may not involve actors. The Charlestown Bridge shot, for example, could involve a
stunt double or doubles driving a get-away car while crews film a scene with a principal
actor at the Somerville Hospital.
Unit No. 2 footage in the North End includes scenes slotted for the Pizzeria Regina on
Thacher Street and New Spin Laundry on Salem Street which will be transformed into
one of the banks under siege. Unit No. 1 is scheduled to return to the same locations
to film later in the month.
Location scouts generally secure a locale which is revisited in the future. Case in point,
crews with "The Town" are scheduled to return to Twin City Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
While Cambridge homeboy Ben Affleck filmed scenes for his blue-collar heist flick "The
Town" at Twin City Plaza on the Cambridge-Somerville line located at 22 McGrath
Highway on Tuesday, Sept. 29, crews have separated into two units to film scenes in a
slew of locales including Somerville and the North End over the next few weeks.
For example, unit No. 1 of "The Town" is filming at the Somerville Hospital located at
230 Highland Ave. on Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4.
Also on Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4 from 6 a.m.-8 p.m., unit No. 2 is
scheduled to film on the Charlestown Bridge including Commercial St. from Henchman
to N. Washington.
Many of the larger made-in-Boston films, like Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness" and
"Surrogates" with Bruce Willis, had two units working at the same time.
On Thursday, Oct. 1, there's a soccer game scheduled for "The Town" which overlaps
with unit No. 2 filming from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. on at N Bennett, Tileston, Wiggin and Unity
streets in the North End.
Confused? Don't fret.
Film requires hours of b-roll footage which involves a lot of exterior shots that may or
may not involve actors. The Charlestown Bridge shot, for example, could involve a
stunt double or doubles driving a get-away car while crews film a scene with a principal
actor at the Somerville Hospital.
Unit No. 2 footage in the North End includes scenes slotted for the Pizzeria Regina on
Thacher Street and New Spin Laundry on Salem Street which will be transformed into
one of the banks under siege. Unit No. 1 is scheduled to return to the same locations
to film later in the month.
Location scouts generally secure a locale which is revisited in the future. Case in point,
crews with "The Town" are scheduled to return to Twin City Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
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Ben Affleck's 'The Town' is taking over the town
by Roland Hansen
by Roland Hansen
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