Filming in Cleveland?

[Morg]

just heard on my channel 3 news that they are staying longer, until Tuesday. They were going to be done tomorrow but looks like they like Cleveland

 

[Spider-Ranger]

So are they going to film other stuff than the armored car thing in Cleveland??

 

[Visionary]

I wonder if they'll come to New York at anytime during the filming of the movie, hmmm...I wonder.

 

[SpiderSangre]

In case ya missed it on the front page... here's my little dittie.

I decided to check out the Spider-Man action on Euclid today, and we saw much of the same armored car street scene stuff that's been thoroughly described on the Hype. We left the crowd and decided to walk down to see the rest of the Euclid Avenue redo, and right near the intersection of Ontario another armored car moves into position. A Sandman stunt double quickly jumps on top of it and starts pounding on the roof in slow motion. Then a guy in white covered bathrobe comes out of a white van drops the robe and it's the wallcrawler. He climbs on the armored car and does a few slow motion punches against the Sandman double. It lasted all of two minutes.
All I can figure is that it must have been a lighting test for the CGI so that it would match. The Sandman stunt double, dressed in the same garb as the promo pics, looked more like Flint Marko than Church. I was like twenty feet away without a stinkin' camera. Ah well, it was pretty kickin' for a lunch break.

 

[Visionary]

Somebody has to have pics of that.^

 

[SpiderSangre]

There was one older woman snappin pics, but I doubt she's a blogger.

 

[Visionary]

Oh she has a blogger alright, but I sure as hell don't want to see it.

 

[burke122101]

Well, guys here's the scoop from Friday. First of all, Scott Stokdyk is no where to be found so far, but we've been getting a bunch of clues as to what the CGI will be and from what camera angles from the other stunt drivers. For example, the scene that involved the car spinning on the crane was shot with a camera rigged of the side of the truck called the 'bay-bomber' and they sent the camera directly under the hanging Ford Taurus. That is going to be Spidey's point of view. I guess they are going to CGI him swinging underneath of it! They also used a huge jib that was on the back of a flat-bed semi to get a really high angle shot and then they swept the camera down towards the camera as they closed in on the armored car. The extras on the sidewalk were told to react to the camera on the end of the jib as if it were Spiderman swinging. On a side note, Spidey made an apperance today for a group of school kids coming out of the Ohio theater. He jumped up on top of the van he was riding in and began posing and waving to the crowd. Since I was parked down at that end of the street (I was with a group of drivers waiting to be brought into the action), I walked over and got my picture taken with him!!! He stayed up there for almost 25 minutes taking pictures, posing, and waving for the crowd. It was a great PR gesture. Also, if you saw the video clip on the message board, my car is the light blue car that comes into picture right after a taxi that appears right before the edited cut. Big crash scene set up for tomorrow. If you're fromt the area, you really need to come down and see this. They're going to ram the armored car broad side into a green garbage truck! That's going to be really cool. I won't be able to give anymore updates until Monday night, so have a great weekend everybody.

 

[Visionary]

Well, guys here's the scoop from Friday. First of all, Scott Stokdyk is no where to be found so far, but we've been getting a bunch of clues as to what the CGI will be and from what camera angles from the other stunt drivers. For example, the scene that involved the car spinning on the crane was shot with a camera rigged of the side of the truck called the 'bay-bomber' and they sent the camera directly under the hanging Ford Taurus. That is going to be Spidey's point of view. I guess they are going to CGI him swinging underneath of it! They also used a huge jib that was on the back of a flat-bed semi to get a really high angle shot and then they swept the camera down towards the camera as they closed in on the armored car. The extras on the sidewalk were told to react to the camera on the end of the jib as if it were Spiderman swinging.

This sounds interesting.

Big crash scene set up for tomorrow. They're going to ram the armored car broad side into a green garbage truck! That's going to be really cool.

I hope soemone video tapes this with pics too.

Thanks for the report.

 

[not_a_victim]

Because whoever he is, he needs to be recognized, for the stunts he is performing, but also for his meet and greet with the kids that he did.

 

[SweetHenrietta]

Hell yes, that guy is a "class act" as my boyfriend called him today. Not only does he look amazing as Spidey but he was GREAT with the fans, especially the doe-eyed little children. He didn't even have to be approached, he just walked up to the fans to greet them and pose for pictures. This man needs more recognition!

 

[Nebins]

I'm guessing the only way to find out will be in the credits

 

[not_a_victim]

I just got done looking at more pics of his encounter with the kids. He is WAY taller than TM. He has huge (for his size) shoulders. He should be in the costume ALL THE TIME unless Tm has to be in it.

 

[GoldGoblin]

Has the stunt double taken his mask off at all?

 

[not_a_victim]

I'm guessing the only way to find out will be in the credits

I bet if we put the word out, SOMEONE can get it to us.

 

[Nebins]

maybe someone who is in Cleveland...one of our sources for all the great pics

 

[Wams]

Because whoever he is, he needs to be recognized, for the stunts he is performing, but also for his meet and greet with the kids that he did.

Chris Daniels is wearing the suit...

 

[TromaFreak64]

Something interesting from my work

What Two Things Do "points" and Spider-Man 3 Have in Common?

04/28/06--Who would have thought that "points from National City, the "best banking rewards program around" will have product placement in the upcoming Spider-Man 3 feature?
What Two Things Do "points" and Spider-Man 3 Have in Common?
1. Product placement.
Who would have thought that "points from National City, the "best banking rewards program around" will have product placement in the upcoming Spider-Man 3 feature?
As filming for the upcoming Columbia Pictures feature length film starring Tobey Maguire continues through this weekend in downtown Cleveland, National City and "points" will figure prominently. "points" merchandising in the National City Tower windows on the Euclid Avenue will visible as the action takes place on the National City plaza.

While the story takes place in New York, Cleveland was used as a more cost-efficient and accessible location for specific action scenes. The National City Plaza has been turned into a New York street scene complete with a subway station, newspaper stand and "knockoff handbag vendors."
The second unit Art Director specifically mentioned the "points" graphics are visually strong and help convey a sophisticated, Manhattan-like feel to the retail street scene.
While the film doesn't debut until May, 2007 and lots can happen during the editing process, there's anticipation that "points" will also make a national debut along with Spiderman. No guarantees but stay tuned.
2. Checking account sales.
Due to the unique and rewarding nature of the "points" program, crew members and staff from Columbia Pictures were directed to open their checking accounts at National City during the production and filming phases. Spider-Man 3 has proved to be very good business for National City.
The ad to the right appears in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Fri., April 28 and Sun., April 30 in appreciation for providing such a wonderful and fun opportunity for National City and the City of Cleveland.



www.nationalcity.com/points
For anyone who is curious about what points is all about



National City Corporation , headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the nation's largest financial holding companies. The company operates through an extensive banking network primarily in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania, and also serves customers in selected markets nationally. Its core businesses include commercial and retail banking, mortgage financing and servicing, consumer finance and asset management. For more information about National City, visit the company's Web site at NationalCity.com.

 

[Nebins]

Any reason for the extension?

 

[burke122101]

No extension in filming! We officially wrapped up filming Saturday evening around 8:30PM. As for the Spidey stunt double, he is an EXTREMELY nice guy and apparently a hell of a gymanist.

 

[LeighAngela]

I'm an extra (er was, and yes filming is complete). It was only the armored car chase stuff, just that one scene. Hard to believe one 10 minute (if that) scene takes a week to film. I saw three different armored cars. One was flipped from right side up onto it's side yesterday, that was great! Us extras were placed and waiting. Most of us were sitting and talking. But I noticed the crowd of production people had vanished from the truck, so I was looking and wondering, when all of a sudden BAM! The truck jumped up, flipped, and landed on its top. All the extras were taken by surprise, as no "here we go," "action," "rolling" or anything was called out!

The 2nd armored car had an accidental dent in it from a crash that was not supposed to happen. I believe a total of 8 extras had their cars damaged during filming. They were all given insurance forms to fill out.

I heard the name of the man in the suit, and it sure didn't sound like "Chris Daniels." I of course conveniently forgot his name. And the increase of muscle tone once Peter got in the suit was very obvious to me in the first two films, so that's nothing new.

Spiderman came into the extras holding room to take shots with us, but then we got called out on set and only half the extras got to meet him. Darn. I was one that missed out.

Two extras were kicked out for filming and taking photos. I don't understand why you wouldn't play by the rules given a fun opportunity like this, so I don't feel sorry for them a bit. Especially since one of them was asked if he was doing this and outright lied to the production people, as if they were idiots and he was smarter than them. Jerk.

Yesterday I saw Spiderman on bungee cord flipping and bobbing in the sky from a crane. It made me feel like a 5 year old, I was so giddy.

As they were filming the last scene last night, the street lights had just come on. A production man said if they didn't finish that night, they would re-shoot the scene in New York. It seems like they finished it though.

 

[onetallmensan]

I heard about this site from one of the crew members yesterday, pretty wild that there are so many fans devoted to Spiderman. I got to be an extra too the final two days of shooting and like LeighAngela figured I wouldn't hear back from them. Filming did wrap, and Euclid avenue was reopened back to traffic by 9pm. Since I live downtown I am going to walk over to Euclid with my camera around 6pm to check out the thank you party the Cleveland Film Commission is having and get some photos of the set.

I read through many of the intial posts on this thread realating to filming in Cleveland, and I am really glad they did. I loved the experience and hope future films bypass New York or Vancouver to film in Cleveland. I hope it will be a great movie when it comes out, and hopefully the die hard fans here will be happy with it too.

 

[Nebins]

Guess the extension was precautionary just in case they didn't finish. So sad no more updates for a while now.

 

[Cnizzel]

Hey for the other folks that were extras, When are we gettin paid? Haha, I need my money.

 

[POWdER-man]

Came across this...

Spider-Man 3' fans poke around props at wrap party
Monday, May 01, 2006
Julie E. Washington
Plain Dealer Reporter

Spider-Man has swung out of town, but he left some of his toys behind.

Clevelanders strolled Euclid Avenue between East 18th Street and Public Square on Sunday to see props that were used during the recent filming of action scenes for "Spider-Man 3." The sightseers were taking part in the Spider-Man Community Wrap Party and Set Walk, sponsored by the Cleveland Film Commission.

Shooting on "Spider-Man 3" wrapped Saturday, and Euclid Avenue was open to traffic on Sunday. Filming started April 21.

Sightseers gathered around a battered armored truck, parked near the Halle Building, with a large hole blasted in one side and the back doors missing. Parents posed their kids next to the hole for pictures and aimed camcorders at the stunt vehicle.

A banged-up sanitation truck also attracted attention. Glass and car bits were strewn in the street, marking the place where stunt car crashes had taken place.

Film fans also saw signs and beautification efforts put in place by the film's art department, and local artwork decorating empty storefront windows. Flannery's Pub, Vivo, and Pickwick and Frolik offered food and drink specials for the wrap party, and there was free music at the House of Blues.

The wrap party event was only part of the weekend's superhero festivities. The film commission and the Great Lakes Science Center offered free showings of "Spider-Man 2" over the weekend.

Traci Clark, 33, and her 6-year-old son, Chancellor Culp, didn't see any of the actual filming, "so today we thought we'd come and see what's left before they take it all away," Clark said.

Chancellor clutched a well-loved Spider-Man doll as he excitedly ran around the sanitation truck. Clark, who lives in Cleveland, said that having a Hollywood film crew in town was exciting for the city.

"You can feel that Cleveland's turning around," she said. "I'm hoping many more films will come here."