Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts
Sunday, November 14, 2010
St Andrew's Priory = Desmond's Monastery
This is another location that was used for more then one scene. It was used for both Desmond's Monk Abby and for Daniel Faraday's Cambridge.
Ala Wai Canal = Place where Jin & Sun first met
This and the Honolulu Convention Center/Australian Airport was around the corner of each other. The Sun was going down when I was there so the conditions weren't the same as on the show, but it is a very nice little path that goes along the water.
Honolulu Convention Center = Australian Airport
The Convention Center was locked up, but I was able to take a few pictures of the escalator that served as backdrop for when Sun was thinking of leaving Jin, Jack yelling at the booking lady about the loss of Christian's casket, Malkin's daughter Charlotte meeting Eko and other flashback scenes. Its also the escalator that Lcoke went up during his drug induced dream in season 3.
Honolulu Airport = LA X
It was sad to leave Hawaii, such a wonderful place to visit. This is the pick-up, drop-off place that was shot as the LAX pick-up, drop-off place. The also shot inside the building. 
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
“LOST” on the North Shore
March 10th, 2009 SPOILER ALERT!
Filming for the penultimate season of “LOST” is nearing an end, with about a month left of production to shoot the last two episodes. Location shoots tend to dwindle as the season finale nears, so I’m glad for any tidbit that surfaces these days. Fortunately, thanks to a couple of fans — one a long-time local spotter, the other an extraordinarily lucky visitor — we’ve got more than a tidbit to report this week.
First from Yoshi a brief account of filming out at Camp Erdman yesterday. “They were filming a scene where Locke brought a boar to Richard Alpert with Ben, Sun, and Juliette following,” he writes. “They had tents along the beach with some fish hangers. Locke brought the boar around his shoulders and set it in front of Alpert as if it were an offering of some sort.” His description of the beach settlement jives with other reports of a new beach camp on that stretch of shore, suggesting that it’s where Alpert and the indigenous “hostiles” lived (or pretended to live?) prior to overrunning the Dharma Initiative.
Secondly, visiting fan Matt S. spent today wandering around the North Shore, and (with the help of a particularly talkative crewmember) visited not one, not two, but three separate location shoots. First, he saw the same beach camp Yoshi saw, and watched from afar as they filmed a scene with Terry O’Quinn, Michael Emerson, Nestor Carbonell and Yunjun Kim. Incredibly, when O’Quinn took a break from filming, he paused to chat with and take a photo with Matt S.
Next they were off to Haleiwa, several miles east, to a stretch of sand near Jameson’s By The Sea. Here, security was tighter, and apart from catching a glimpse of Naveen Andrews and Zuleikha Robinson, there wasn’t much to see.
Filming for the penultimate season of “LOST” is nearing an end, with about a month left of production to shoot the last two episodes. Location shoots tend to dwindle as the season finale nears, so I’m glad for any tidbit that surfaces these days. Fortunately, thanks to a couple of fans — one a long-time local spotter, the other an extraordinarily lucky visitor — we’ve got more than a tidbit to report this week.
First from Yoshi a brief account of filming out at Camp Erdman yesterday. “They were filming a scene where Locke brought a boar to Richard Alpert with Ben, Sun, and Juliette following,” he writes. “They had tents along the beach with some fish hangers. Locke brought the boar around his shoulders and set it in front of Alpert as if it were an offering of some sort.” His description of the beach settlement jives with other reports of a new beach camp on that stretch of shore, suggesting that it’s where Alpert and the indigenous “hostiles” lived (or pretended to live?) prior to overrunning the Dharma Initiative.
Secondly, visiting fan Matt S. spent today wandering around the North Shore, and (with the help of a particularly talkative crewmember) visited not one, not two, but three separate location shoots. First, he saw the same beach camp Yoshi saw, and watched from afar as they filmed a scene with Terry O’Quinn, Michael Emerson, Nestor Carbonell and Yunjun Kim. Incredibly, when O’Quinn took a break from filming, he paused to chat with and take a photo with Matt S.
Next they were off to Haleiwa, several miles east, to a stretch of sand near Jameson’s By The Sea. Here, security was tighter, and apart from catching a glimpse of Naveen Andrews and Zuleikha Robinson, there wasn’t much to see.
Undeterred, Matt S. moved on to the last stop, a convenience store and bakery in Waialua. It was the Paalaa Kai Bakery, made up to look like… someplace else. There were no familiar faces at this shoot — just a couple of little girls, hanging out on a truck, then going into the store. But one of the little girls? She was playing a very young Kate Austen. http://www.hawaiiweblog.com/2009/03/10/lost-on-the-north-shore
Friday, October 31, 2008
Local actors get splashy roles on small screen
By Katherine Nichols
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 31, 2008
Two popular television shows this week featured former Hawaii residents. Actor Blake Kushi landed a guest-starring role on ABC's Emmy Award-winning "Pushing Daisies," playing a manager of a Chinese restaurant. Born and raised in Hilo, Kushi graduated from Waiakea High School and received music and theater degrees from the University of Hawaii-Manoa. His background includes improv work and stints at Manoa Valley Theatre, Diamond Head Theatre and Kumu Kahua Theatre. Living in Los Angeles for four years helped Kushi earn gigs on cable TV and a role in a feature film about Bruce Lee. But this was his first network job.
Kushi isn't Chinese, but that "wasn't a problem for me or the director or anyone on the production," he said via phone. "It was a nonissue. The only part that worried me was having lines in Mandarin Chinese." Thankfully, they provided a dialect coach during the six-day shoot in August.
Kushi anticipates this will be a stepping stone for his career. "I'm hoping to build upon this and have a stronger resume so I can be considered for bigger roles."
In the incomprehensibly zany household of Jon and Kate Gosselin, Jon (originally from Hawaii) and Kate prepared to travel to the islands to renew their vows with their twins and sextuplets (nice touch: he wore a kukui-nut lei throughout the episode). And, yes, they needed a bus to get to the airport! Stay tuned for the next installment of "Jon and Kate Plus 8," which airs on TLC. Check listings at http://tlc.discovery.com/ ...
How about a reality show that tests your filmmaking and blogging skills -- in two languages? "Aloha Challenge," a seven-episode educational series that premieres at 8 p.m. next Friday on KIKU-TV, starts with eight semi-bilingual college interns. Four hail from Japan; the others are American. To win the grand prize of $10,000 and the title of "Top Producer" in a competition to produce the best blogs and short films about Hawaii, teams must collaborate and communicate while barely speaking each other's languages. High school students also are involved.
"Aloha Challenge" has multicultural, bilingual and multimedia qualities, according to Lorenzo Wyatt, the show's executive producer and host. Wyatt, who lived in Japan for several years and recruited students to come to Hawaii to participate, also wrote an English/kanji curriculum to accompany the show. "If you give students something to do where they have to problem-solve, it means you're going to have to explain things you don't have the language for," Wyatt said. The first episode deciphers the complex game and introduces the players. From then on, personalities and plenty of drama emerge. Said Wyatt: "We could not have gotten a better group of students for this production." Visit http://www.alohachallenge.tv/. ...
I stumbled upon the "Lost" crew filming a New York City scene in downtown Honolulu this week. Taxis were adorned with N.Y.C., and extras wore suits and coats in various shades of gray and black. Stars included Terry O'Quinn (John Locke) and Malcolm David Kelley (Walt) -- together! It got me excited for the new season, which can't come soon enough.
Contact Katherine Nichols at knichols@starbulletin.com.
http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20081031_local_actors_get_splashy_roles_on_small_screen.html
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 31, 2008
Two popular television shows this week featured former Hawaii residents. Actor Blake Kushi landed a guest-starring role on ABC's Emmy Award-winning "Pushing Daisies," playing a manager of a Chinese restaurant. Born and raised in Hilo, Kushi graduated from Waiakea High School and received music and theater degrees from the University of Hawaii-Manoa. His background includes improv work and stints at Manoa Valley Theatre, Diamond Head Theatre and Kumu Kahua Theatre. Living in Los Angeles for four years helped Kushi earn gigs on cable TV and a role in a feature film about Bruce Lee. But this was his first network job.
Kushi isn't Chinese, but that "wasn't a problem for me or the director or anyone on the production," he said via phone. "It was a nonissue. The only part that worried me was having lines in Mandarin Chinese." Thankfully, they provided a dialect coach during the six-day shoot in August.
Kushi anticipates this will be a stepping stone for his career. "I'm hoping to build upon this and have a stronger resume so I can be considered for bigger roles."
In the incomprehensibly zany household of Jon and Kate Gosselin, Jon (originally from Hawaii) and Kate prepared to travel to the islands to renew their vows with their twins and sextuplets (nice touch: he wore a kukui-nut lei throughout the episode). And, yes, they needed a bus to get to the airport! Stay tuned for the next installment of "Jon and Kate Plus 8," which airs on TLC. Check listings at http://tlc.discovery.com/ ...
How about a reality show that tests your filmmaking and blogging skills -- in two languages? "Aloha Challenge," a seven-episode educational series that premieres at 8 p.m. next Friday on KIKU-TV, starts with eight semi-bilingual college interns. Four hail from Japan; the others are American. To win the grand prize of $10,000 and the title of "Top Producer" in a competition to produce the best blogs and short films about Hawaii, teams must collaborate and communicate while barely speaking each other's languages. High school students also are involved.
"Aloha Challenge" has multicultural, bilingual and multimedia qualities, according to Lorenzo Wyatt, the show's executive producer and host. Wyatt, who lived in Japan for several years and recruited students to come to Hawaii to participate, also wrote an English/kanji curriculum to accompany the show. "If you give students something to do where they have to problem-solve, it means you're going to have to explain things you don't have the language for," Wyatt said. The first episode deciphers the complex game and introduces the players. From then on, personalities and plenty of drama emerge. Said Wyatt: "We could not have gotten a better group of students for this production." Visit http://www.alohachallenge.tv/. ...
I stumbled upon the "Lost" crew filming a New York City scene in downtown Honolulu this week. Taxis were adorned with N.Y.C., and extras wore suits and coats in various shades of gray and black. Stars included Terry O'Quinn (John Locke) and Malcolm David Kelley (Walt) -- together! It got me excited for the new season, which can't come soon enough.
Contact Katherine Nichols at knichols@starbulletin.com.
http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20081031_local_actors_get_splashy_roles_on_small_screen.html
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