Samsung Commercial

I was not fooled this time. Rabbit Content took over the ground level of The Medallion apartment complex to stage another mock apple store phone launch. This is of course promoting the Samsung Galaxy II smart phone. Shooting took place during the day only. But it always  tricks pedestrians passing by into thinking Apple has launched another location. In the end Apple is getting some mileage out of these spots indirectly.

Mock Apple Store Downtown

Walking by there the night before, unaware of the shoot, I was all smiles thinking we were getting an Apple Store downtown. But then I was wondering why I hadn't heard anything about it. I was equally annoyed when I found out this morning that Epoch Films was shooting another Samsung Galaxy II commercial mocking Apple. People were set up as camping out in front of the store for some big event. I linked a previous commercial below, which :03 in you can clearly see the 9th Street sign, even though the chyron says "Boston, MA". This one is on 5th Street in between Main and Spring.

RINGER

Scenes for Ringer, the new CW show starring Sarah Michelle Gellar were being filmed tonight on Spring St. Gellar plays a woman on the run from the mob. The video clip show her quickly getting into the limo.

McDonalds

In comparison to the The Dark Knight Rises set just blocks away this small production for a company know all over the world was shooting on Hope between Wilshire/6th. 

The Batwing all by its lonesome...

it was as if they set it up specifically for me to shoot. A hundred PA's on set, a couple dozen security guards, off duty LAPD, and somehow they didn't think anyone would walk underneath Grand/4th and see that??  Ooohh....the security guard was pissed. It was too late. Plus last time I checked the sidewalk was ok to walk on and still public property. Am I wrong?