I worked a couple of nights last year on a commercial that was shot in and around a swanky but tacky (for which we decided to create a new term: swacky) hotel in the Meatpacking District. It was definitely a place for scenesters, not only because it had a cool, modern design and was in the Meatpacking District — by far the best part of town in which to spot drunk Europeans, it’s like their mating grounds — but because there were two nightclubs inside the hotel itself. Our crew was filming in the one on the penthouse floor part of the time, so it wasn’t open, but the one in the basement was. At around 4 am, we were stationed right outside the entrance to film some scene involving a guy walking past two gorgeous twins who were practically naked aside from their four-inch heels (it was, of course, a beer commercial), so we got to see a plethora of drunk/high people emerge from the place and try to make their way into cabs, limousines, or just shakily down the street and off into the night.
Regret vs. Repent
Regret vs. Repent
Regret vs. Repent
I worked a couple of nights last year on a commercial that was shot in and around a swanky but tacky (for which we decided to create a new term: swacky) hotel in the Meatpacking District. It was definitely a place for scenesters, not only because it had a cool, modern design and was in the Meatpacking District — by far the best part of town in which to spot drunk Europeans, it’s like their mating grounds — but because there were two nightclubs inside the hotel itself. Our crew was filming in the one on the penthouse floor part of the time, so it wasn’t open, but the one in the basement was. At around 4 am, we were stationed right outside the entrance to film some scene involving a guy walking past two gorgeous twins who were practically naked aside from their four-inch heels (it was, of course, a beer commercial), so we got to see a plethora of drunk/high people emerge from the place and try to make their way into cabs, limousines, or just shakily down the street and off into the night.