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They finally arrive

Posted February 17, 2010

Good morning, Upper West Siders. Gossip Girl here.

Spotted: The Gossip Girl entourage, but none of our favorite Upper East Siders [yet].

Yours truly was awoken to the sounds of people yelling “Back to first position!” and since I am production assistant, I knew that there was a film crew nearby.

I opened up my window shades and saw that the film crew is right outside my window! They are filming at the moment on 116th St. between Claremont and Broadway.

You will be getting photos later.

XOXO

Gossip Girl

UPDATE 1: Leighton Meester is on set. For all those people who know that my favorite show is Veronica Mars, this is the person whom I want most to see.

UPDATE 2: You know what is one of the most awesome phrases for a filmmaker to hear? “Check the gate!” It means to check the camera and that they can move onto the next shot. So they are heading to Riverside Drive now.

UPDATE 3: Yay for me failing Film 101! I was in one of the shots and didn’t know it until one of the extras came up to me and said, “You’re in the shot! Move!” But we got some … okay pics. No close up, but you can definitely see Leighton and two co/guest stars who I believe are named Desi and Lucy (after searching the different trailers). They are currently filming a scene where they walk past Patrick Dempsey’s Enchanted apartment.

Gossip Girl filming postponed [again]

Posted February 16, 2010

Hey there, Upper West Siders. Gossip Girl here.

Spotted: Nobody.

For the second time, filming for the hit CW show has been pushed back. They were set to film last week but the weather caused them to delay the shoot. Production was pushed to Tuesday, February 15 and again they have not arrived.

Rumor has it that the Gossip Girl crew will be filming tomorrow, Wednesday, February 17 on Riverside Drive around 116th St. We’ll see if that’s true tomorrow. With it snowing again, I’m becoming more and more skeptical.

If they do plan to film here on Wednesday, we should see the effects of it tonight with the white wagons and trailers parking in the area this evening in preparation for tomorrow.

XOXO

Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl returns to campus

Posted February 13, 2010

Hey there, Upper West Siders. Gossip Girl here.

Spotted: Signs claiming that our favorite Upper East Siders are returning to campus.

Posts on Broadway say that production will film on Tuesday on Riverside Drive around 116th St.

Is S. transferring to Columbia? And will B. leave her NYU subordinates for the Ivy elite?

You know you love me.

XOXO

Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl goes to college

Posted February 8, 2010

Hey Upper West Siders. Gossip Girl here, and I have the biggest news ever. One of my many sources sent this in.

Spotted: Upper East Siders on the wrong side of town.

The Gossip Girl entourage of white wagons is parked on Claremont Avenue in preparation for filming on Tuesday, February 9, 2010.

Is N. finally coming to college? And will any female freshmen catch his eye?

You know you love me.

xoxo
Gossip Girl

HBO series filming on Claremont

Posted January 20, 2010

“Boardwalk Empire,” an HBO TV series directed by renowned filmmaker Martin Scorsese, is filming on Claremont today only.

The sleuthing required to find this was very little. When filming in a public area, all production companies must post signs stating the name of the production and its company as well as the dates that it films in the location. Occasionally, an alias is posted for the show title so as to detract from on-lookers.

That was what I thought had occurred this time. “Boardwalk Empire” doesn’t sound like it would take place in a cold climate, but it was in fact the real name of the show. The series itself is supposed to take place in Atlantic City, where there is a popular boardwalk, so I was obviously mistaken.

According to the Internet Movie Database, the show “Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.”

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CC senior in the ‘Millionaire’ hot seat

Posted January 12, 2010

Matt Velazquez, CC ‘10 and a former Spectator sports editor, will be competing on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” on January 13 and 14 at 12:30 p.m. on ABC.

Did you study up or, like a true Columbia student, just wing it and hope for the best?

I decided that there was no practical way of studying so I just did a lot of Sporcle and hoped for the best. I’ve never been much of a studier anyway, so this strategy was pretty true to my character.

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