Silvercup Studios
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| Company type | Studio |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | Queens, New York, U.S. (1983) |
| Founders | Stuart Suna Alan Suna |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Motion pictures, television programs |
| Website | Silvercup Studios' Website |
Silvercup Studios is the largest film and television production facility in New York City. Located in the neighborhood of Long Island City, in the borough of Queens, the studio complex has been operating since 1983 in the former Silvercup Bakery building. It is owned and operated by brothers Alan and Stuart Suna.
History
During its early years the facility was used mostly for the filming of music videos and commercials, although occasionally scenes for motion pictures were shot there, including Highlander and Garbo Talks. Norman Leigh, well known among New York City filmmakers for his electrical/gaffing work on the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy, oversaw the studio during its first few years.
Over the years, use of the studio's space has shifted toward the production of television series.
Productions
Silvercup was the primary shooting facility for ABC's Hope & Faith, and HBO's Sex and the City and The Sopranos. Other film and television productions that have made use of the studio include:
- 30 Rock
- Analyze That
- Big Daddy
- Big Lake
- Birth
- Black Rain
- Dark Water
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Elementary
- Gangs of New York
- Fringe
- Garbo Talks
- Gossip Girl
- Hide and Seek
- Highlander
- The Impostors
- Jonny Zero
- Julie & Julia
- Just My Luck
- Krush Groove
- Little Children
- Little Nicky
- Mad Men
- Meet the Parents
- Mickey Blue Eyes
- The Michael J. Fox Show
- The Mysteries of Laura
- No Reservations
- Person of Interest
- Private Parts
- Righteous Kill
- The Savages
- Sex and the City
- Two Weeks Notice
- The Sopranos
- Ugly Betty
- Uptown Girls
- What Happens in Vegas
- White Collar
As a location
The building also serves as a location for magazine photo shoots and music video productions. In Spring 2011, the alternative rock band Just Visiting's "Life In A Shoebox" music video featured the band playing on the Silvercup rooftop, and had a shot of the iconic sign. In Fall 2007, an American Express TV commercial starring Tina Fey featured shots of the outside and inside of the studio. The facility can be seen from the New York City Subway's 7, <7>, N and W trains just west of the Queensboro Plaza stop, and is also visible from cars crossing over the Queensboro Bridge to and from Manhattan. It is also the location of part of the final battle in "Highlander", with the character "The Kurgan" destroying the iconic sign during the battle.
Shots taped at the foot of the rear of the sign appeared in WNBC-TV's 1992 "Four New York" image campaign.[1]
Silvercup has a second studio complex, also in Long Island City.[2] and is planning on opening a third location in the Bronx in 2016.[3]
References
- ^ Edd Kalehoff "WNBC 4ny Winter Promo" on YouTube
- ^ "New York-Based Television Programs". Backstage: Ross Reports: Television and Film. backstage.com. 2006-08-24. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Hu, Winnie (6 July 2015). "Silvercup Studios Is Turning a Bronx Warehouse Into Its 3rd Production Complex". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 10 September 2015.