Vmedia was involed in the second unitproduction of MILK the movie
CUT AND PASTE THIS LINK BELOW TO VIEW PICS OF THE PRODUCTION SHOT IN SF BETWEEN JAN AND MARCH 2008
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BELOW A VIDEO CLIP WITH SEAN PENN AS HARVEY AT SF CITY HALL SET
WITH EXTRAS PROVIDED BY VMEDIA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOfHfyDGWMA&feature=related
BELOW A CLIP FOR A NIGHT SHOOT OF A PROTEST LEAVING CASTRO STREET TO MARKET STREET, FROM THE MOVIE MILK CUT AND PASTE TO VIEW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QObyt4t9YjY&feature=related
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KCBS)
-- Hundreds of people in San Francisco's Civic Center got a brief
moment of fame by serving as walk-ons in a film about late San
Francisco Supervisor, and gay-rights activist Harvey Milk Sunday.
For many extras the effort was about a lot more than just a shot at
fame. “For the youngsters, who didn’t live during that time, I think
it’s a good history lesson. A lot of the young gays and lesbians have
no idea. They have no idea what happened back then,” said one extra.
The former supervisor was the first openly gay politician to be elected to public office in the U-S.
Milk and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated in 1978.
Crews have been filming the movie, starring Sean Penn, and directed by Gus Van Sant, for several weeks in San Francisco.
Filming began on the long-awaited film Jan. 21 and was scheduled to
continue through March 15, NBC11 learned earlier this year.
SLIDESHOW: View Movie Set Images SLIDESHOW: The Many Faces Of Sean Penn
The Chronicle reported that Sean Penn and production crews filmed their final scene on Treasure Island on Monday.The
Academy Award-winning actor and Bay Area resident Sean Penn starred as
Milk, who is widely credited as being the first openly gay supervisor
in an American city. The entire film was shot in San Francisco, in locations in the Castro and along Market Street.Crews shot several scenes of famous rallies led by Milk with hundreds of local residents being used as extras in 1970's garb.The
sets included Milk's camera shop Castro Camera, the original Aquarius
Records, Toad Hall, and a real estate office with unbelievable home
prices.The filmmakers said they were doing everything they could to be as authentic as possible while making the historical film.Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone were in assassinated in November 1978 by supervisor Dan White.White went to prison for seven years.
CASTRO MERCHANTS NOT PLEASEDWe were glad to see them come and we'll be glad to see them go.That's how some San Francisco merchants felt about the third week of production for the movie.As
the street made its transformation into a 1970s streetscape, some
business owners complained they were losing up to $500 a day.A lack of parking and large crowds were some of the reasons business owners cited.Complaints
even made their way to San Francisco City Hall. Supervisor Bevan Dufty
said he understood why some people complained.He told the Bay Area Reporter he believed the movie would benefit the community in the long run.
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