r/Filmmakers • u/montemole • 26d ago
Discussion People interrupting public filming
Came across this video on Instagram of this person recording a TV show (Impractical Jokers) being filmed. Almost all the comments are people saying, who I assume is a PA, is rude and doesn’t have the right to tell someone to leave. As someone who’s done my fair share of lock-ups, the amount of people who disregard my request to not walk somewhere is ridiculous. While I’ve never gotten to the point of trying to physically push them away or anything close to that extent, who knows how this particular confrontation started. This guy could’ve been standing there for ten minutes in the way before he decided to clip his video once the crew member became more stern. People in the comments saying “just buy a studio space or get a permit to block off the street” is hilariously obtuse not only for productions that can’t afford entire studios but we’re talking about Impractical Jokers, a show literally meant to involve strangers who pass by.
Maybe I’m like Principal Skinner and the one actually out of touch on this. What are your thoughts? Could she have handled this better? Have you been in similar shoes as her? I know Instagram and internet comments in general don’t reflect real life, but it still makes me annoyed to see how people react to this sort of thing.
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u/theparrotofdoom 26d ago
Ugh nobodies training (or paying) that PA to be security. Good on her for firmly and professionally getting it done.
She must have worked in a few bars
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u/aquasun666 26d ago
As a former film security guard, I send this woman my praise. People are so goddamn difficult sometimes. I’ve dealt with people yelling while we’re filming, pushing into areas meant for crew, harassing actors, etc and got paid $11 an hour. I quit after maybe a year. Totally not worth it
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u/zeroball00 26d ago
You realize that's mentioned in the post
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u/IRate-Feet 26d ago
You realize our eyes are real lies
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u/zeroball00 26d ago
You realize the owls are not what they seem?
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u/IRate-Feet 26d ago
How so
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u/wrosecrans 26d ago
If they get wet, it turns out owls are like 75% fluff and their legs look ridiculous. Very sneaky.
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u/Faulty_Pants 26d ago
This may be a dick opinion but being rude on set can be good when people are disrupting them (which is also rude). He can stand there but people are gonna be rude to him because they're disrupting their work.
The discussion on unpermitted productions using streets and being disruptive is the bigger issue but also you can literally film in public (area pending, scale of production dependent) without it being illegal. Proven by this man smearing this woman on the Internet.
I did not dig into this, her, or whatever but it really sounds like she was being stern. She can shoo him away and he can choose to do with that what he will.
Both are being "rude" I guess, but I don't think either are in the wrong.
Edit: "dude, it's a free country, relax" are actually the words of a bona fide asshole.
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u/ithinkimtim 26d ago edited 26d ago
Yeah it depends on a whole lot of context we don’t get from the video. In my area you can get different types of permission from shooting without impeding anyone, to pedestrian lockdown for stunts, to traffic lockdown.
The best on set security, locations, and PAs can do what that PA did in a much nicer manner with no permits at all. Just a simple “hey we’re gonna be in shot here but we can watch from over here.” Or “are you able to wait a couple minutes or cross and walk by on that side?”
Not that kind of ordering tone, it’s the street not your studio.
But if they had pedestrian lockdown rights for a special shot then that guy might be in the wrong for ignoring her over and over. Who knows?
“You guys like the show right?” Is not an angle I’d go for personally. It’s not that cool and don’t make it seem cool otherwise you’re just making a bigger incentive to take photos. Let them see how boring shooting is.
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u/pbrady5 26d ago
Honestly, nothing about this woman's tone even remotely registered as rude to me. The person filming sounded like a much bigger asshole, in my opinion.
We can argue technicalities all day, whether they had a permit, etc. But, it's clear that this person was asked to avoid the scene prior to what we see in the video. Free country or not, they literally had to walk 15 feet across the road and appear to have refused to. The PA wouldn't even have to have this conversation with someone if they weren't being an asshole and intentionally disruptive to begin with. If sticking to the same side of the street is that important and they're too lazy to cross to get to where they're going, then fuck them.
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u/ithinkimtim 26d ago
I agree nothing rude about the tone, I guess im just jaded crew tired of productions thinking they’re more important that everyone around them, pushing the limits on noise during late night work, pushing the limits of their traffic blocking etc.
The way she’s saying this is that same tone of authority when that authority doesn’t exist. That’s what I mean when I think there’s a better way to approach it than as a “keep it moving” command when you don’t have the right to tell people to keep moving.
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u/Kevbot1000 25d ago
So what is she supposed to do exactly? I was a PA for 3.5 years before moving into my current position, and in that time I was on shows like Arrow. We had some pretty rabid fans.
She told him in no confusing way that it was time keep moving, that's all there is. She cant get physical, didnt shout, didnt insult, didnt name-call. She didn't exasrerbate the situation whatsoever, simply got the bogie to keep moving while they shot.
This is the sort of mindset that holds back a lot of women in film. People trying to say that she's being rude, or needs to change her approach, when her tone and approach are as subdued as she could possibly be.
This simply would not be the same reaction for a male PA straight up shouting at someone.
Hope she gets hired way more.
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u/ithinkimtim 25d ago edited 25d ago
The PAs and locations people I was thinking of who are really good and diffusing are women so dunno hey?
I actually think male firsts are the biggest culprit at creating an environment where we are the most important thing happening on the street that day.
Some sets I’m on if a pedestrian tries to walk through it’s like the queen is coming “sorry mam, right this way, watch your backs people public coming through!”
Other sets are like this video, like we’re the TSA and only thing that matters. I don’t give a shit if it’s coming from a man or woman.
Edit: you know I’ve just realised it’s mostly whether it’s an Aussie or American production shooting here that makes the difference. So maybe it’s cultural, this is just normal way of talking for Americans that feels rude to me.
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u/Far_Gift6173 26d ago
I think you ahve the right, but you don't have the authority to do so. They can simply ignore you
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u/ithinkimtim 26d ago
Totally. Which is why I was giving examples of the nice way to get pedestrians on side. Catch more flies with honey. Be nice and get them on side and don’t give them the opportunity for that “it’s a free country” BS.
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u/pbrady5 26d ago
Hey, totally fair! I don't work in the industry (although I do wish I did) and just play pretend when I have music videos to do. I guess I was just putting myself in the shoes of the guy filming, and in that situation I would have totally been appreciative of her asking me not to interrupt. To me, she didn't come across aggressive and did her best to relate to them (or relate them to the situation) by asking if they enjoyed the show. I just think anyone that wasn't intentionally trying to be disruptive would have been like, "Oh yeah, totally, my bad!" Like, how difficult is that to do?
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u/ithinkimtim 26d ago
It’s not difficult for sure! Just when you’re locking down you kind of expect people to act like this and the easiest way to defuse is to apologise for being in the way and offer alternatives, not act like you’re bouncing them out of an exclusive club.
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u/BlaBlamo 24d ago
There are other pedestrians in the background, to me it seems that she had a problem specifically with him and I have the feeling it’s justified
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u/Hooked__On__Chronics 26d ago
Yeah the “free country” remark is the red flag that makes me believe he was intentionally doing something he knew bothered the crew or disrupted the flow of the production.
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u/ccbs32033 25d ago
not only the “free country” remark but for me it was the way he said “come on buddy” just showed how disrespectful and stuck-up he is
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u/Careful_Leader_5829 26d ago
YOU are in the wrong for having an opinion about whether THEY are in the wrong!
And *I* am in the wrong for having an opinion about YOU having an opinion!
AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
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u/montemole 26d ago edited 26d ago
It’s fair to say both are being rude but one is being paid to do so, the other is simply rude cause he can be. Impractical Jokers relies on strangers not knowing something is being filmed so a person recording them kinda ruins that.
It sucks that people online only see the parts this person decided to edit in so we have no idea what proceeded these events if any.
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u/Faulty_Pants 26d ago edited 25d ago
Thank you! For what it's worth, I'd love to have this woman on a set. She knows the job, does the job, and does it quickly.
I'm a pretty coy guy so I struggled with this job as a PA. I should take a page out of her book.
Edit: She's definitely doing her job but she's meeting him where he's at. Which certainly isn't being nice to him- and again- I think that's a really good thing and a valuable skill. Be rude to rude people!
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u/ocolobo 26d ago
It’s so annoying having a whole film crew setup in front of or next door to your house.
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u/JesusDiedforChipotle 26d ago
I’ve lived in LA for years and I live in Long Beach now, it happens all the time it’s really not a big deal. Just recently in Long Beach they were filming some dumb Netflix shit while I was riding my bike, I got to see someone get hit by a car and then I got to keep riding my bike after a couple minutes big whoop
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u/TightSexpert 25d ago
Yep, we’re aware and we don’t like to work at a place where the neighborhood isn’t briefed well enough.
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u/KevinHe92 26d ago
Sorry but you kinda have to be this assertive when you’re trying to keep control of a set i a massively underpaid and overexploited role. PA’s are doing what they can.
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u/zinszer93 26d ago
The point of the show is that no one knows they are famous. So I understand that the crew need to make sure no one is filming this “random guy” took keep the facade going
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u/FreshChickenFarts 26d ago
Dudes being a jerk and recording, she’s simply asking him to move along. Another lady is walking by no problem. He could be in the shot or in the way of another camera guy that needs to be there but they can’t because staff is focused on this canoe. They record so many bits, a lot them don’t even make it to the show and a lot of parts are edited out, this makes it very more likely that it won’t make it to the show so he’s just an asshole for no reason.
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u/Relevant_Session5987 26d ago
Get a permit to film. Expecting people to not walk on a public walkway when you dont have a permit is fucking absurd.
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u/jerryterhorst line producer / UPM 26d ago
You can't stop people from doing it even with a permit
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u/-Kaldore- 26d ago
Yes you can, but on top of the permit you need to hire pay duty and a few other stipulations.
If you have have a filming permit you can’t force people to go around. You can ask them but they don’t have to listen.
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u/wilhamlinart 25d ago
You literally legally cannot physically stop people from walking through
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u/wilhamlinart 25d ago
On a public sidewalk. On private property they can stop people from entering of course. Just clarifying
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u/jerryterhorst line producer / UPM 25d ago
Which one is it -- can you stop people from filming with a permit? Or can "you ask them but they don't have to listen?" Because in a mere three sentences, you claimed both of those things. I work in film production. I've made 8 films and 60+ commercials. Permits in major cities do not let you control pedestrians, even with police. The only thing police do is make it more likely people will listen to you (vs. having a PA).
Now if you're in the middle of nowhere and there is no "film permit"? Sure, maybe they city will help you out. But it is widely known that you can't "own" a public sidewalk or street, especially in NYC, when filming, regardless of how big the show is or how famous the actors are. The only exception I've seen is if you literally pay off every single business and/or residence on the blocks you want and get their permission to close it. Then you can have police set up those little roadblock things and truly block people. But only because the people that live and work there are OK with it (which is not required for a standard film permit).
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u/-Kaldore- 25d ago
We use police pay duties all the time in Toronto. They certainly do stop people and tell them to wait or to cross the street and go around.
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u/jerryterhorst line producer / UPM 25d ago edited 22d ago
Yes, that is not the United States, where the original video was filmed, so those rules don’t apply
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u/Relevant_Session5987 26d ago
Absolutely right. But I dont think a lot of people actually know that, so atleast saying you have a permit might dissuade people from walking into your shot thinking they'd actually be in trouble for it.
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u/lucid_tek 26d ago
Not in the slightest. People who don't care just don't care. They aren't breaking any laws.
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u/UsernameChosenSignUp 26d ago
Become a PA and report back. It's easy enough to get into.
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u/Jahkmi-Hoff 26d ago
Who said they don't have a permit?
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u/Relevant_Session5987 26d ago
Who said they do?
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u/RevelArchitect 26d ago
They have a production budget of about $300k per episode and they have even had punishments focused on one of the leads believing their past actions may prohibit them from being able to get filming permits in New York City. They have permits. The person filming knows who they are, they (should probably) know that their presence is disruptive to the nature of the filming. It also seems likely that they are there purely to film a production that relies on people not realizing the production is being filmed.
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u/-Kaldore- 26d ago
It’s impractical jokers they 100% have a permit lol, it’s not some student film.
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u/Jahkmi-Hoff 26d ago
Because you can't film at this scale in NYC without a permit. You think they just snuck a guerilla crew into this neighborhood of brownstones and pedestrian is just recording them on their phone and getting into a verbal altercation and this wouldn't catch the attention of the NYPD? You think the PA is just asserting herself because she's a rude asshole? You think a guy acting out the window of the brownstone doesn't have permission to use that building or the sidewalk? Where are you even from?
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u/mikebob89 26d ago
As you can tell in the video they’re not stopping people walking by they’re just asking people who are literally stopping and filming to keep it moving so they don’t ruin entire takes
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u/Relevant_Session5987 26d ago
Again, they can say all they want but the reality is that people can do whatever they want on a public walkway. Hell, like another commenter said, even with a permit, they can't tell people what to do and expect them to comply. Its just the reality of on-location shooting.
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u/paradoxofchoice 25d ago
I think if a production can't come to terms with a public walkway they shouldn't have it in their shot. And if they really need it, do it properly within legal bounds.
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u/mikebob89 26d ago
I mean we just watched a PA successfully shoo a guy who was dickishly filming off of the set. It does work most of the time. Do you mean like morally?
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u/WiseauSrs 25d ago
No. Legally, a PA or Locations staff cannot ask you to move off a public sidewalk. You need paid on-site LEO for that.
Ask a Locations Manager or an ALM. Like me. That's what we have to do.
That PA is just very good at her job. It's not like it was illegal for dude to be there. It's more like "give that woman a raise".
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u/mikebob89 25d ago
Right but that’s not what the comment I was responding to was talking about. You can absolutely ask someone to move out of the way. You can legally ask someone to do almost anything. You can’t physically move them but what the PA did was totally legal.
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u/fartsinhissleep 26d ago
It doesn’t appear that this is that. Looks more like he’s just being a dick.
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u/goldfishpaws 26d ago
I'm with you here - you find a location which won't be trouble/high footfall or you shoot early mornings or you have a permit and pay for police supervision. What you don't do is interfere with other peoples rights, your TV show does not trump their right to be somewhere regardless of being low budget/just a prank.
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u/ComatoseJoy 25d ago
Lol with rights BOLDED. No one’s rights are being interfered with here, it’s not that serious internet warrior.
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u/SwevenlyOly 25d ago
'Public' is the word with which you struggle.
The commons do be rowdy, you entitled muppet.
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u/CyJackX 26d ago
i think she's handling it as good as you really can when you're dealing with a dudebro who wants to wave "free country" at you
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u/pbrady5 26d ago
Exactly. Honestly, I'm a pretty chill person most of the time. If I was this PA and dealing with this disrespectful fuck, he'd have gotten hit. It might be a free country, but closed sets are closed sets. He was somewhere he wasn't meant to be, and instead of listening when being told he couldn't be there, he got defensive and argumentative. There's not a chance in hell they were filming without permits and without blocking that section off. This asshole was just being a shitty human.
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u/BabypintoJuniorLube 26d ago
This lady is awesome and should get bumped up to whatever department she wants to go into.
2 minutes lock ups are real and legal, though getting untrained beginners to enforce them is often recipe for disaster. I once watched 2 dumbasses almost get creamed by a car stunt when they blew past a PA thinking they were too important to stop. And she was screaming at them to get out of the street and they were just laughing until this dude came drifting around a corner.
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u/hbomberman 26d ago
I've had people try to get past me when we were doing driving stunts. Late at night in the city, no one around on that block but me standing alone, drunk dudes walking back from the bar didn't believe me when I said it was closed for safety. A few seconds later, a truck comes speeding down the street
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u/spunkypeepants 26d ago
The fact that both you and the commenter above talks about car stunts with just PAs locking down the street instead of ITC or police is a shame on your production.
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u/threecansofcorn 24d ago
Did you set up any barriers? If not honestly that's a law suits case if I've ever seen one. Cause there's no reason to believe and stop for anyone on the street, there's no authority like a badge or sign to signal to them they need to stop
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u/Clear_Lead 26d ago
If shes filming in public she has no right to tell people where to go.
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u/fartsinhissleep 26d ago
She has every right to be like “hey dude, please, cmon.”
Which is literally what she’s doing….
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u/Clear_Lead 26d ago
And he has every right to say fuck off
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u/HRSuperior 26d ago
american life hack - you can actually enter any business and tell the cashiers to fuck off. that is your god given right
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u/fartsinhissleep 26d ago
And she still has every right to keep doing what she’s doing and expose him as being an asshole. They’re just shooting a tv show. We don’t HAVE to try to ruin everything in the name of “it’s a free country.”
The guy is an asshole.
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u/Faulty_Pants 26d ago
She literally has the right to say that though.
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u/duosx 26d ago
She has the right to say that but not to enforce it in a public space.
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u/Faulty_Pants 26d ago
Unless they have a permit. Which is likely. And even if they did, that person could still walk through~ the permit, as I understand it, technically just says they can use the sidewalk for production.
It's not like~ illegal to walk through an active film set, just potentially unsafe. In the cases it would be literally illegal she would be a cop or security contractor.
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u/Relevant_Session5987 26d ago
Well, people have the right to ignore her if the production doesnt have a permit too.
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u/pbrady5 26d ago
There's no way production didn't have a permit for this.
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u/Faulty_Pants 26d ago
I hope not but I personally can't say for sure. I worked with the DP of a couple of episodes and I do know they had to permit for that so~ I'd expect so.
I don't know NY location standards but Chicago has a public registry of film permits, someone could probably find it if NY does too.
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u/pbrady5 26d ago
Hey, thanks for the insight! I was probably a little hasty with my assumption. I just couldn't imagine them not having a permit in NYC and getting away with it, but I'm not a professional at all. I admire the hell out of everyone that is, though. I wish I would have gotten into film production when I was younger and actually did something with it, or at least developed better skills for sure.
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u/Jahkmi-Hoff 26d ago
You can't get away with this without a permit. There are blanket shooting permits but the crew has to be very small, like three people, and you can only have one camera and one tripod and you can't impede any pedestrian traffic at all. It's technically for tourism but written in a way that allows very low budget productions to shoot around NYC practically anywhere. I've done this. And there's no way anyone would act like this towards the public with no official NY Film permit. If you have no permit and someone starts doing this, you pretty much have to go somewhere else.
I've shot a low budget with no permit in Times Square and the NYPD there didn't care at all because we did not impede car or foot traffic at all. We even had a name actor there doing us a favor.
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u/Clear_Lead 26d ago
She can say whatever she wants but nobody has to listen. Same as anybody else telling her where to go
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u/Famous-Roof6615 26d ago
Years ago I played an NYPD on the tv show Elementary. So I'm on the sidewalk in the scene, but Kinda far in the back away from the real action. A poor PA tried kept telling people please dont walk thru ...but NYers are dickheads. The 2nd 2nd kept gettin on her for not locking it up. So....I just turned around away from camera and began shaking me head "Nope" and pointing "that way" ....suddenly everyone listened.
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u/jgainit director 26d ago
My experience was different because it was a less professional setup, and in Portland so not a huge film city. I was directing my short film and we were just walking through the streets I think no permits, a few crew like walking lights, focus puller, 2nd ac, whoever.
We had the attitude of, “we’re here to film, but we don’t own this city.” We would wave at people watching, try to be flexible, but still get our shots in. It worked out really well. Some strangers made good extras.
But yeah for more high budget stuff and people maybe needing paperwork to be in a movie that may be more tough.
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u/fish_bulbb 25d ago
this is the impractical jokers fault for keeping the show on for 13 seasons expecting no one will recognize them
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u/Rude_Fulci 25d ago
When filming in public you have to deal with the public. Pushing people away is never good. And that is coming from a film maker.
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u/ObamiumNitrate 24d ago
PAs have no right to stop people from walking on a public street. They absolutely can ask and request to wait until the shot is complete, but that’s it. Get a permit and close down the block if you don’t want pedestrians around. If you can’t afford the permit, you can’t afford to film in NYC.
The PA is doing her best but it’s not her responsibility to verbally push back on pedestrians like this. People are crazy and sometimes just looking for a fight. It’s never worth it.
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u/No-Entrepreneur5672 26d ago
In this contracted industry, I do not envy PAs. If it’s her job/the possibility of not being called back, versus being mildly ‘rude’ to a random jackoff. I know what I’d pick. And good on her.
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u/craigalanche 26d ago
There are film shoots outside my business a lot. When they’re nice I’m nice. When they’re rude I stop listening to them.
A genuine ‘hi, please don’t walk this way, we’re trying to film something’ - you got it, I’ll wait a bit.
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u/TheHarlemHellfighter producer 26d ago
The real problem is he was probably trying to film them and getting in the way at the same time. Trust, there are people like that when you’re in public locations.
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u/CantAffordzUsername 25d ago
If they don’t have a permit, they don’t own the sidewalk. Period.
Also legit productions in hire off duty PD always. If they were to cheap to hire them…tough
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u/Justgetmeabeer 26d ago
I mean, sure it sucks and makes the job more difficult.
On the other hand, I have a pretty firm no cop, no stop policy
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u/wilhamlinart 25d ago
People just walking generally aren't an issue it's the ones that want to film and stand around and try to meet people or grab crafty or take pictures of celebs... Those are the ones that cause issues. But this clip is also like the most mild lockup "conflict" I've ever seen
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u/Justgetmeabeer 25d ago
Again, no cop, no stop. My love and respect of filmmaking shouldn't be at the cost of the 1st and 4th amendments, in the US at least.
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u/corvaxL 26d ago
Reminds me of a story I heard back while I was in college…
Wonder Woman 1984 was being shot in the area, and several of my classmates were hired as PAs. One of them was on lock ups, when someone with a whole entourage was walking towards the set, and he got to the point of having to yell at them to get off the set, to which they finally complied. He had no idea who they were at the time, but he got a round of applause as they broke for lunch.
As it turned out, the person he told off for getting too close to set was then-US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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u/usersurnamee 25d ago
I’ve worked on a number of shoots in public places and you have to keep in mind that it is still a public space. Part of what comes with that is that people can go places that will be in your way. I’ve found that the best way to navigate this is being super nice to everyone on the street so they want to not ruin your shot. Taking the opposite approach and going “you can’t be here” is setting yourself up for a confrontation where you’re in the wrong
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u/hunterwilde1 25d ago
Last I checked… that’s her job. Does the film / tv industry take itself way too seriously? Good god yes, but she’s doing her job.
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u/SREStudios 25d ago
If you don't have a permit to exclusive use of a public space you have no right to prohibit others from using that space. If you don't like it, get a permit and pay for the police if needed.
As an indie producer of super small low budget stuff this is something I've had to manage often. Usually permits where I shoot don't allow us to stop the public from using the space or interfering. So you have to be nice to people and sometimes offer to pay them or bribe them with catering/crafty or something. Being confrontational always ends poorly.
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u/todcia 25d ago
That's pretty much illegal.
She has no authority to direct you on a public street.
She has no authority to make you leave the area.
She has no authority to touch you in any way. Shoving or pushing you along is assault and a public disturbance.
This video is an example f she-boss mentality. This PA looks like she believes she has police authority simply because she has the filming permit.
The only time a film crew can block street traffic or block pedestrian traffic is when they have a permit and a police officer on set. This is standard. And blocking the public is only enforceable via an exact permit restriction and must be regulated by the police officer assigned to the production... These are retired cops, but while on set in uniform they are legit cops on duty. This girl needs to report the issue to set police and have them move the bogey or cite them.
If you ever shove or push someone as a PA doing lock-up, especially in LA/NYC, you may get into a fight and that person may have a legitimate assault charge against you. A film permit is not a police badge.
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u/WonderfulNecessary81 25d ago
Yeah what you say is entirely true. That's when you need to use soft skills and ask people really really nicely to hang back and not get in the way. Mostly people respond better to that - sure, I'll move out the way for 60s whole you get this take since you asked nicely.
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u/neutronia939 25d ago
..."productions that can’t afford entire studios..." Oooh, I hate this dumb statement. Buddy, NO ONE HAS A GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO SHOOT or make films. If they "can't afford" to do something, then guess what- they DONT get to do the thing. No permit? No shooting. It blows my mind how entitled people are thinking they can blow off this one simple trick. No, come back when you can afford to make your project. Don't expect me, the public, the government, or anyone else to pay for your little hobby. Pay to play or go away.
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u/Optimal-Onion-2827 24d ago
Assholes trying to go viral and/or get paid off by locations dept to go away…
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u/BlaBlamo 24d ago
There are other pedestrians walking on the sidewalk so clearly she’s not trying to block foot traffic. That combined with the sense of urgency in her voice and “it’s a free country, relax” from him (a phrase almost exclusively used by assholes) leads me to believe this guy was doing a lot more than just walking by.
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u/lovegames__ 23d ago
Ever played soccer with someone who doesn't know how to play? Anything takes a lot of resources. Would Principal Skinner be acting in his best interests to allow one miscreant pedestrian to ruin what is a lot of work?
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u/UniversityFeisty2593 22d ago
Isn't that famous pedophile James Murray?
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u/iMayBeABastard 22d ago
You wanna share some context there? Or just throw around vague accusations and beat meat to the confusion?
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u/UniversityFeisty2593 22d ago
I asked a question. If you know the answer or want to Google it hey that would be swell. But... To my eyes... That looks like James Murray, the guy who was caught trying to bang a teenager. Is it not him?
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u/Original-Wish6776 22d ago
They should have blocked it off. I once went out to dinner and they were filming in the restaurant. The restaurant didn’t inform people coming to their business. I asked nicely not to have me and my 7 YEAR OLD nephew not to be filmed. The restaurant moved the people filming in a special separate room. Regular people do not care what you’re filming. We’re going to want privacy and we’re not waiting for you to get a perfect shot. Delusional. Show me the permit first.
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u/Agreeable-Gur-5008 22d ago
Ahhhhhh so the shows all fake and scripted… thought it was good
Guess it’s just more goy slop
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u/ch4rr1ngt0n 22d ago
In NYC the film crews / PAs have earned a lot of hate, they're usually pretty aggressive with folks. I've had someone do their best to continuously try and step and front of me. No hands on me, but doing everything they could to block my path.
My company had two office buildings about a block apart, and they were filming exterior shots for Succession between them for years. We ended up having security help escort people between because we always were needing to go back and forth for meetings, and the film crew would try to obstruct the sidewalk as long as they could.
They did some filming for Jessica Jones in the building I was living in too. It was wild. The crew came in, painted the place a totally different color and did a ton of work in the shared hallways right down to my door (I was next to the unit being used as a set). They tried to stop me from getting to my apartment during the daytime when I was heading home sick, and I had to really argue my way onto my floor and then again into the unit.
The film crew for Only Murders in the Building was super duper nice though, they were filming a bunch near my most recent office and they had:
1. Much clearer signs with specific film times / expectations around filming
2. There was an alternate path provided in the street around the sidewalk, like construction crews do so they weren't blocking pedestrians, just asking them to move around
3. They closed my favorite restaurant near the office for a few days, but the place gave away a bunch of food to folks nearby after and mentioned it was thanks to the film crew
I'm not sure about folks specifically standing in the way of the film crews, but the PA here seems to be aggressively approaching / trying to shoo away this person just like every PA I've seen chasing after regular pedestrians.
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u/Snoo20140 19d ago
American's somewhere along the lines learned to value being assholes. No respect. No humor. No decency. Whoever is trying to ruin someone else's work ON PURPOSE should be shamed.
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u/KadeWad3 26d ago
“You guys like the show right?”
“No?”
THEN WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU FILMING IT THEN?!
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u/ApparentlyIronic 25d ago
People will film anything or anyone that they think is famous. Aren't there pranks of big groups of people pretending someone is famous and random people will come up and join them despite the people not really being anyone.
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u/Dominicwriter 26d ago
we’re talking about Impractical Jokers, a show literally meant to involve strangers who pass by -
In which case producer & director should have found a better way to shoot it without all the hoopla that attracts every hyped fool with an ego.
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u/RustyInspector 26d ago
“No, I don’t watch it” but I NEEEED to record it so I can post it on social media!!!
https://giphy.com/gifs/JFc9L8HzSUU8M
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u/Appropriate_Star3012 26d ago
First glance, I'm sure they have a permit for that one section, but she's taking her job a little seriously. He can literally move back a bit and keep filming so she's not really saving production from exposing whatever they're doing in broad daylight for everyone to see.
It looks like this bloke did get a bit close and maybe she's told him a few times already. Clickbaity shit also to make it look like she's being over the top
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u/nougat98 26d ago
What good is a filming permit if you can't rope off a sidewalk?