[Movies] More Details on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Filming in New York
Posted by Larry Csonka on 03.13.2013
From the Wall Street Journal…
- The Wall Street Journal has posted the following details about the New York filming of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Here is what the Journal posted…
The production sprawls over about 300,000 square feet at four facilities in Long Island and Brooklyn.
The movie began shooting Feb. 1 and will take 151 days to shoot, but just a few dozen will take place on locations in the city and upstate. They will spend one day filming in the real Times Square, but 50 to 65 days shooting on Long Island.
The film is being shot at Marcy Armory in Brooklyn, as well as at Long Island's Gold Coast Studios and Grumman Studios, both in Bethpage.
The set hints at life beyond high school, including a Columbia University dormitory room that appears to be outfitted for female freshman, with sparkly sneakers and film-noir posters.
To recreate the effect of Times Square's flashing lights, the producers brought in 16 cranes with lights and green screens. But at least one of the film's 40 sets thrusts back to an earlier time. The subway station the crew constructed in about six weeks features skylights and Art Deco columns that most closely resembled a station under City Hall that closed in 1945.
Spiderman will go to Rochester to film a chase scene because speed laws upstate aren't as restrictive as New York City's.
