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Post by rambabe on Jan 15, 2010 12:27:25 GMT -5
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Post by rambabe on Jan 21, 2010 13:52:21 GMT -5
Production Blog was updated Jan. 21st. www.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/production-blog/By SVUMac on January 21, 2010 9:52 AM HEY! If you haven't heard the big news, SVU will be returning to 10pm after the Winter Olympics are over. However, we are staying on Wednesday (not back to Tuesday). So tell all your friends! Also, if you have a few minutes, check out this article written by our showrunner Neal Baer on "How 'SVU' Predicts the Future." Today I wanted to take you behind the scenes to the Graphics Department. Often during the show we refer to the "Ledger" which is our version of a NY newspaper. Courtesy of Dylan and Dan in graphics, here are some shots of those papers. Why don't you tell me what shows these covers are from? 3 covers of "The Ledger" follow.1.Anyone guess what episode this was from? Notice the detail in that our writers also write the snippet on the cover that is usually never seen/read on camera. Yes that is a young Stabler. Graphics photoshopped his head on a cop's body. The "younger" Christopher Meloni photo we used was provided for us by his mom! Do you recognize the other actor's head we photoshopped as well? 2.What episode is this one from? Hint: Fin was pushing to have a girl from his case on the cover and the next day when he gets the paper Koko the Panda was on the cover instead. Any guesses? 3.Last one, what episode? Hint: It's not from this season and the girl (who went to the Morewood School) killed another girl by stabbing her with some form of writing utensil on the Staten Island Ferry. Hit me up with your guess!
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Post by rambabe on Feb 5, 2010 12:09:40 GMT -5
Production Blog was updated Feb.4th. Answers to the questions on the last blog regarding "The Ledger" covers are answered. Hey Now! By SVUMac on February 4, 2010 6:16 PM Answers to the Ledger covers: Solitary, Anchor, and Hothouse. Seems like you all knew them without even needing the hints. Next time I'll be sure to make it harder. Getting to some of your comments/questions: Crazywomanjen said: Enough with the pre-emption and repeats! The Olympics are coming soon enough, so why deprive us of new SVUs in the meantime??? I hear you, but just think: after the Olympics are over you'll have brand new episodes of SVU all the way through mid-May! Maybe you'll even get TWO new episodes in one night (wink wink)... Cutipie117994 asked: Do the characters like Elliot or Olivia (or the rest of the cast) have birthdays? If so, is it the actors' actual b-day or just some random day of the year? They do have birthdays in their character arcs. However, since I've been here we haven't addressed them in the show really (other than a mention of their age here and there). The dates are not the actors' real birthdays. I'll leave you with some insider news: We are currently shooting episode #16 where we say goodbye (for hopefully not too long) to one of our characters. Any guesses??? Lastly: Mariska Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation is working to heal, educate and empower survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. Help them secure a $250,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project to help those impacted by violence and abuse. Visit www.refresheverything.com/votejoy to vote today! www.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/production-blog/
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Post by JrBenson on Feb 5, 2010 14:20:45 GMT -5
Alex - just cuz Sharone Stone is coming. So it's pretty obvious.
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Post by Finaddict on Feb 5, 2010 20:02:55 GMT -5
Yep, def initely Alex.
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Post by mad4svu on Feb 24, 2010 21:45:56 GMT -5
Blog has been updated
New Time! By SVUMac on February 24, 2010 2:11 PM Hello everyone,
We return to new episodes in a week. Remember, on Wednesday March 3, there are TWO new episodes of SVU back-to-back, starting at 9/8c. From that point on, a new episode will air at our NEW time, 10/9c on Wednesdays.
Even though new episodes haven't been airing, we haven't stop shooting them. We are currently shooting Episodes 18 and 19 in tandem as we speak. We've also started to prep Episode 20, which is Sharon Stone's premiere episode. Get ready for a hot episode, I promise! (It is called "Torch.")
It's been a while since I've given you some pictures, so I figured you're overdue for some new set shots. We often do some preproduction video shoots in which we have a little amount of time to shoot a lot of stuff. So when our production designer Dean Taucher is creating the sets, he often incorporates numerous sets into one. With set dressing alterations, you can see how we took what is supposed to be a mattress commercial set and transformed it into three different mattress commercial sets in a short period of time.
Keep your eyes open for these sets in Episode 18!
Just want to hit one quick question:
Ladybug asked: How come the back-to-back new episodes are playing out of order with Ep. 14 and Ep. 16?
The thing with our show and with all the Law & Orders is that they usually don't need to be aired in shooting order. So we can really air our episodes any way we want. Sometimes there are constraints with doing something like that. For example, when Christine Lahti was here, her character had a four-episode arc so we had to stick to a specific airing order for that arc to work.
Come back early next week for a new post!
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Post by Finaddict on Feb 25, 2010 17:54:25 GMT -5
thanks for the updated blog, mad4svu.
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Post by rambabe on Mar 10, 2010 18:37:02 GMT -5
Production Blog was updated March 10th. Go to the blog page for a few pics. www.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/production-blog/Marking ActorsBy SVUMac on March 10, 2010 12:13 PM Charlie from the camera department was nice enough to help us out again. Today he took some time to explain what a "mark" is. Ever hear an actor say, "I missed my mark...?" Well, thanks to Charlie you'll now know what that means. Welcome back to Charlie's Camera Corner. Marking actors is a critical and very important part of blocking and shooting a scene. We place marks on the floor during rehearsals for all the actors every time they stop, make a move, walk and talk, or deliver a line of dialogue. Actors rely on these marks to remember where to stand during each take throughout the scene. The camera department uses the marks for focus and zoom measurements. The DP or Cinematographer uses them for lighting purposes. Each Actor/character on SVU has a different and very specific marking color: Chris Meloni/Stabler = BLUE Mariska Hargitay/Benson = Pink Dann Florek/Cragen = Orange Ice-T/Fin = Red Richard Belzer/Munch = Green Stephanie March/ Cabot = Yellow These different colors make things easier and blocking and rehearsing less confusing for each actor as they will automatically know their own color and hit their marks. Sometimes you have a scene with numerous actors, actions, movements, and lines. It's easy for things to get confusing fast. The marks we lay down act as a road map that is used to help the cast and crew get through a scene faster. Special thanks to John and Scott from the Camera Department for their cameos! NEW EPISODE TONIGHT - "Confidential," 10/9c Let's make it a Trending Topic on Twitter!
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Post by rambabe on Mar 27, 2010 12:23:07 GMT -5
Here are the Production Blogs for March 17th & 24th. The Blog on March 17th is all about the "Enough Project." Enough Project: Congo's Women on the Front Lines of a War for Wealthwww.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/production-blog/The Blog on March 24th has a few more set pics including Sharon Stone's chair. Happy Wednesday!Here's behind-the-scenes shots to get your SVU day going... pic of Sharon Stone's chair... As you can see we are shooting in the courtroom today, so naturally our ADA is present. Thank you for all the great feedback from last week's show. I really want to thank Sylvie Maunga for the great blog post last week. Let's do some Q&A today: iKatt asked why has SVU moved to 10/9c and what show got bumped? We moved back to 10pm once The Jay Leno Show stopped airing. Nothing got bumped. We went back to 10pm because that was our time slot up until this year. Summer asked how do you guys pick the guest stars to play a role in an episode? Well that's a team effort. We have an amazing casting director, Jonathan Strauss, who along with Neal Baer (our show runner), Ted Kotcheff (our executive producer) and our shooting directors, come up with amazing talent from the actors' pool. Sometimes we have actors in mind before we write a script and sometimes actors come to mind after the character has been written. For more information relevant to casting, feel free to ask Jonathan Strauss on twitter: @jscasting Don't forget to watch an all-new SVU 10/9c on NBC TONIGHT!
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Post by rambabe on Apr 9, 2010 19:07:06 GMT -5
Here are the Blogs for March 31st & April 7th. April 7thNew SVUIt's Wednesday again, and you know what that means: another new SVU tonight! Today Andrew from the sound department and Charles our sound mixer were nice enough to explain some things from the sound side of the show. So without delay, here's Andrew's Audio Arena (not to be confused with Charlie's Camera Corner...) Charles, our sound mixer, relies on me to set up the "sides" for him in the morning. Each actor has a color assigned to him/her just like he/she has marks. I use highlighters to indicate which actor is speaking and then I set the sides up on his cart so he can view them while he is mixing. In the morning I set up all the comteks for producers and the director to listen to the actors. The dialogue is critical in this show and so is the timing, so the director and script supervisor must be able to hear what's going on at all times. When an actor's dialogue can't be recorded effectively with a boom mic, I will place a wireless microphone on the actor's body to help enhance the sound so it won't be so "empty" when you watch the show. If the boom mic can't get close, a well-hidden wireless mic can! Lastly, a few weeks back Charlie from the camera department mentioned what the slate is and how the camera department uses it. It's actually a very integral part of production for the sound department as well. Editors use the time code to sync the video and the audio. Before every take the "clap" sound, plus the image of the slate "clapping" is what the editors use to identify and match the start of the scene. Enjoy "Conned" tonight at 10/9c Remember to follow these names on Twitter: : @nealbaer @svumac @jscasting @nbcsvu @mickbetancourt @finallevel Go to the blog for several pics.March 31stBack To The 70'sI hoped you liked the sneak peek of some of the "Mattress Maestro" commercials we posted earlier this week. If you haven't seen them yet, just look at my earlier posts. Those videos were the product of what I posted about a few weeks ago, you can see it here: www.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/production-blog/new-time/I think the sets turned out pretty great, what do you think? How does the "Mattress Maestro" relate to SVU??? Tonight all will be revealed at 10/9c in SVU's "Bedtime." We had some great guest stars for this one, led by Ann-Margret and Jaclyn Smith. Meeting one of the original Charlie's Angels was awesome. She was so sweet and a pleasure to work with. I was also able to be on set for Ann-Margret's first interrogation scene. WOW! You are in for a treat tonight. Her acting left some of our most seasoned crew members in awe, and it was a delight for us SVU-ers to watch her. In addition, we had some great cameos by Morgan Fairchild, Susan Anton, and Renee Taylor. Morgan Fairchild was nice enough to share one of her own behind-the-scene photos for us to enjoy. Spoiler alert! Part of this week's story revolves around gorgeous models from the 1970s. It wasn't hard to find beautiful photos of our ladies from back in the day, and we were able make them into headshots and use them in the show. Here are two of them: Go to the blog for a pic of Chris with Morgan Fairchild in addition to the 2 pics mentioned.
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Post by rambabe on May 4, 2010 12:04:28 GMT -5
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Post by Finaddict on May 4, 2010 19:53:19 GMT -5
it is fascinating to see the detail they did on that set for the burned out place..Yikes..hard work.
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Post by JrBenson on May 6, 2010 5:23:18 GMT -5
I've always wanted to do that sort of thing since I was a kid.
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Post by rambabe on May 15, 2010 11:33:53 GMT -5
Production Blog was updated 5/12/10. It's mostly set pics. www.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_V...roduction-blog/Hey EveryoneSo shooting for Season 11 has come to an end. There are only two more episodes to air (tear). And Sharon Stone's back in action tonight. Do you ever wonder what happens at our stages for the short periods of time when we aren't shooting? Took a minute today to walk the sets and snap some photos for you to see what's happening here at SVU. Check it out: The sets that don't need any work done on them (i.e. repairs, remodeling, painting, etc.) we just cover up and protect. For example here are photos of the squad room, Cragen's office, interview room and the morgue. Here are some sets we are doing work on. The courtroom and interrogation room floors needed to be redone. Courtroom's floor is basically done and the paint is just drying: Interrogation room floor is just starting. I know it looks strange with no walls up, but I promise it is the interrogation room. Enjoy tonight's show, "Wannabe"!
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Post by rambabe on May 22, 2010 18:47:36 GMT -5
Production Blog was updated 5/20. More pics again. www.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/production-blog/-season-finale-tonight/Season Finale Tonight!
We've reached the end of our 11th season! It's been a great season to work on. We've had some amazing actors/actresses and some great storylines to follow. With the airing of tonight's episode "Shattered," Law & Order: SVU will have aired it's 248th episode! The graphics department was kind enough to show a fun graphic they created for tonight: Pic of graphics that were on the van.
What happened? Was anybody inside? Where did we find this van? Tune in at 10/9c tonight! Some insider info: When shooting this episode, we were on the morgue set for almost four full days of filming. Something is going to happen in the morgue, people!!! I'd love to open a discussion with you all about a few things: 1) Actors you loved/hated from this season? 2) Episodes you loved /hated? 3) What you want to see in Season 12? Please post some comments with your thoughts and I will respond. Lastly, for those of you who are still interested in the happenings here at the stages, here's some photo updates of the construction: 2 pics follow.
I look forward to hearing some of your questions/comments!
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