White Collar TV Show Filming This Morning At The Roosevelt Island Historical Society Visitors Kiosk - Star Matt Bomer Leaps Over Bench and Kiosk Railing
A second day of shooting for the White Collar TV program on Roosevelt Island. This morning they were filming scenes in front of the Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) Visitors Center Kiosk and surrounding areas. RIHS President Judy Berdy was there and shares these comments and pictures.
At 7 a.m. this morning a film crew of over 100 appeared on the island. By 8 a.m. they surrounded the kiosk and the scene from White Collar was ready to be filmed.More photos of today's Roosevelt Island Visitors Center Kiosk White Collar film shoot here.
Image From Judy Berdy
Star Matt Bomer practiced leaping over our bench and kiosk railing.
After an hour of planning and rehearsing with a double and technical crew he did it in a few takes.
Images From Judy Berdy
Matt came out between shots and made a donation to the RIHS for a Spiderman poster!
Image of RIHS President Judy Berdy with White Collar's Matt Bomer
The crew was great and considerate. Enjoy the attached photos.
All photos copyright Judith Berdy and RIHS
The White Collar program will also be shooting scenes today at the Roosevelt Island Bridge and the rooftop at Riverwalk's 405 Main Street.
Wonder if they felt the earthquake while filming on 405 Main Street rooftop?
The New York Post reported today on the upsurge in TV production happening in New York City:
That's precisely what New York is doing to LA in the high-stakes battle for TV productions, city officials boasted yesterday.
Standing on the set of the new ABC show "Pan Am," Mayor Bloomberg reported that a record 23 TV series are now filming here.
"It's pretty incredible when you think about it," he declared. "During a time of financial distress, more TV shows are shooting in our city than ever before. So when you start reading stories about people leaving the city or it being too tough to do business here, nothing perfect, but the evidence is we have to be doing something right."
Indeed, all signs point to the $5 billion TV and film industry as a major bright spot in the city's economy....
