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Post by rambabe on Jul 29, 2010 22:48:45 GMT -5
First SVU Production Blog for Season 12. It's dated July 23rd but I just saw it today. It's an introduction to the new Season with 2 pics: One of Meloni & one with Ice-T & Belzer. www.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/production-blog/By SVUMac on July 23, 2010 3:31 PM Hello everyone! We are back and shooting has already started. You can look out for the start of Season 12 on September 22. It's been a busy hiatus and a lot of stuff is changing here at SVU. Over the rest of the summer I'll be filling you in, so come back to this site for updates! As always, the start of the season is always crazy, but I didn't want to leave you empty handed. So I snapped some shots on the first day of filming for you. Enjoy: pics follow
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Post by rambabe on Sept 1, 2010 12:42:21 GMT -5
New Production Blog Entry August 31st, 2010 Anxious to see the new set? www.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/production-blog/New Location By SVUMac on August 31, 2010 6:41 PM If you've been following the news, it will come as no surprise that we've built an entirely new precinct set this season. As sad as it is, we had to say farewell to our former set that housed us for 11 seasons. I don't think anyone will be upset to see our new look. Here at the SVU Production Blog, I give you the very first look inside our new precinct, only about 65% done. What do you think of the space? Thoughts? Leave me some comments. We want your feedback! You'll notice that the setup is very different. Any guesses where Stabler and Benson's desks will go? Season premiere with BACK-TO-BACK episodes starts on 9/22 at 9/8c!!!! Click on link for vid.
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Post by rambabe on Sept 16, 2010 12:41:45 GMT -5
Production Blog updated 09/15/10 www.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/production-blog/ Hello yet again! By SVUMac on September 15, 2010 4:03 PM Answer to the question of where Stabler's and Benson's desks will be: they will now be right outside the door of Cragen's office. That's the complete opposite end of the squad room from cages. They will also be turned the opposite way as they were in the old squad room. Let me get right to answering some of your questions from my last post: Q: Are we reusing the old Law & Order sets or have those been torn down? A: Our new squad room replaces all DA sets and the L&O squad room. We have kept some pieces of those sets to be incorporated into ours (i.e. the elevators, stairs, some windows, etc.) but all the major things have been replaced. However, we are using the original courtroom set from L&O, and for the time being we are also using the hospital sets. So some of the old, and some of the new will be around in Season 12 of SVU. Q: Where is the ADA's office in the new set? A: There is no ADA's office in the new precinct set. Just like in our old space for SVU, the ADA's office is on a different set. However, that too will be new this year. Lastly, wanted to give you some on set photos of our very first scene in our brand-new sets, shot yesterday for Episode 5, called "Wet." 3 pics follow including a real cute pic of Belzer and his dog Bebe who is sitting under the Belz' desk! As always, ask some questions. Curious about anything from the photos? Have any other comments or thoughts? Post them! ABOUT A WEEK AWAY FROM SEASON 12!!!
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Post by Finaddict on Sept 16, 2010 19:29:41 GMT -5
I am looking forward to seeing the new set. Informative blog.
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Post by JrBenson on Sept 17, 2010 7:18:03 GMT -5
Oh boy...sounds like someone's gotten into to much trouble lately that they have to sit that close to Cragen's office. Reminds me of my elementry school days...
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Post by rambabe on Sept 25, 2010 12:56:04 GMT -5
2 recent Production Blogs Sept. 22nd-More pics of the new set and some questions answered. Keep in mind this was before Locum/Bullseye aired. Sept.24th-This is a Mariska blog about the the rape kit backlog and the upcoming episode BEHAVE which deals with this subject. It's titled Making A Differencewww.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/production-blog/
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Post by Finaddict on Sept 28, 2010 18:34:29 GMT -5
I am so glad this episode will bring much needed attention to this issue. Mariska is doing all she can to help.
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Post by rambabe on Oct 15, 2010 12:58:39 GMT -5
Last 2 Production Blogs By SVUMac on October 6, 2010 2:48 PM Hi! Quick thanks to Mariska for her powerful blog post from last week. It was a very important episode to her and all of us here at SVU. Again, for more information and to help, visit endthebacklog.org/I think Jennifer Love Hewitt's performance last week was one of the best I've seen in the seven seasons I've been on the show. Here's a quick behind-the-scenes photo grabbed during a lighting set up. For the rest of the article and photos go to: www.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/production-blog/Special PropsBy SVUMac on October 13, 2010 9:30 PM Happy Wednesday. Tonight's episode "Wet" had some psychedelic props that needed some special attention. pics of mushrooms follow: These guys need some extra work, as they were supposed to be rare South American specimens. We didn't want them to look like ordinary mushrooms from a field. And obviously we couldn't get our hands on the real ones. So with the magic of TV (and our hard working scenic and props departments) we made them unique on our own. We changed these: pics Into these: more pics Our scenic hand painted the tops of all these mushrooms red and our props crew inserted the white specs, which are just white sprinkles used on top of cakes! This episode also challenged us with a different obstacle as well. When watching the show tonight, the episode will open near a very famous fountain here in NYC. However, shooting restrictions prevented us from actually being in the water of the actual fountain. Did that stop us? Nope, we took a different approach: pics of fountain We decided to shoot all of the exteriors at the actual fountain, and then when we had to be in the water, we built an indoor replica of it at our stages, with living plants and all... Keep an eye out tonight during the opening of this week's show, and see if you can tell the difference. Have a good week and enjoy tonight's show!!!
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Post by rambabe on Oct 23, 2010 12:32:46 GMT -5
New Production Blog Oct. 20th, 2010 www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit/production-blog/questions-answered-1/Happy Wednesday! New episode tonight at 10/9c! Wanted to get to some long overdue responses to some of your questions. Thanks for the comments and questions, and please keep them coming. Also, SVU hit a milestone this week. We now have 1 million fans on Facebook! If you haven't yet joined, help us on our way to 2 MILLION: www.facebook.com/#!/lawandordersvu Onto the questions: How often do you film "on location"? from daisymaemegan It takes about eight days to film an episode, and depending on what the script calls for, the number of days on locations varies. We've done two out of the eight days and we've done seven out of the eight days. All depends on the script, and how many exterior locations there are. Has the cast become like a family? From caseblaze Of course! Working so many hours together, day after day, year after year, the cast has gotten very close. They're always laughing and joking around. The other day, when we were filming a new "live-action opening," it was the first time in a while that the entire cast was on set together. They couldn't stop chatting and cracking jokes. Where is the room Olivia and Elliot secretly hook up in? from linlin606 It's a secret. Are any of the episodes based on true events? From jmm782 In the writer's office, there are research binders of newspaper articles and magazine clippings to give the writer's ideas. Many times, our showrunner Neal Baer will have an idea in mind. Then the writers will research that topic, looking at recent and old news stories, for some script ideas. How many crewmembers work on set? From amandabowman There are about 200 crew members in about 20 different departments: writers, producers, camera, grip, electric, make-up, hair, costumes, wardrobe, art, construction, set dressers, property, sound, set decorators, accounting, transportation, locations, production office, post production, assistant directors, and catering/craft service! And yes, that cute dog from a previous post is Richard Belzer's cute dog, Bebe. He's French, you know.
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