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On location with “Brooklyn’s Finest,” bodega edition

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In the summer of  ’08 I was lucky enough to spend a day on the set of a Richard Gere/Ethan Hawke movie, Brooklyn’s Finest,  for my other blog Filming In Brooklyn.   I’m reposting what came out of that visit in anticipation of the movie’s March 5th release.  You can see the first one here.

This was originally posted on Filming In Brooklyn on July 4th, 2008.  I’ll be posting another one each evening for the rest of the week.

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Yesterday we posted pictures of a scene being shot for Brooklyn’s Finest, of Richard Gere’s cop hearing a gunshot and running into a bodega. After several takes of that shot, they then shot the scene from inside the bodega, looking out to where Mr. Gere’s character was drinking a bottle of water before the gunshot.

Here’s the bodega as they get ready to light it.

Antoine Fuqua, location shoot, Brooklyn's Finest

All of the equipment had to be relocated from across the street.

Brooklyn's Finest, Antoine Fuqua

Antoine Fuqua, location shoot, Brooklyn's Finest

This is Mr. Gere’s stand-in, taking Mr. Gere’s place during the lengthy lighting process.

Brooklyn's Finest, Antoine Fuqua, Richard Gere

Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get inside during the shoot, because it was cramped in there and absolutely nobody was allowed in who didn’t need to be there. But here’s a peek inside during the set-up (that’s director Antoine Fuqua second from the right, in the baseball cap).

Brooklyn's Finest, Antoine Fuqua

It was during this set-up that Mr. Fuqua took the time to answer some questions for Filming In Brooklyn. We’ll be posting that interview tomorrow.

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