Just to recap and explain my absence over the past months, here are some souvenirs from my second consecutive shoot. We are making a big commercial that will run on Thanksgiving Day — if you watch American TV for even a minute on November 22, you’ll certainly see it. If not, I’ll post a copy later this month.
We filmed around New York City and Westchester in the days leading up to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. In fact, we wrapped the evening the storm finally arrived on our shores.
Our first location. This seems like ages ago, an idyllic Fall day in Brooklyn. Now all of these leaves have been blown away by the hurricane. Hopefully the house is still standing.
My director Jeff and I have made commercials together for over 20 years. We’ve shot in New York, California, Chicago, and Rome and the results are always spectacular. He’s one of my favorite creative collaborators and I can’t wait to see his feature film, scheduled to come out next year.
We shot three scenes with large, extended, real families making and sharing Turkey Day. The food styling was extraordinary and cornucopian.
We used real stores, streets, yards and homes as our locations.
Jeff shot with several different cameras, film and digital: 35 mm., a Canon 5D, a Canon C300, and his personal collection of Bolexs.
We filmed a master craftsman as she and her team blew extraordinary glass vases.
We shot a factory scene in a giant warehouse full of old machines from New York’s dwindling manufacturing industry.
On our final Day, we shot high atop the World Trade Center where crews were battening down their gear as the wind picked up. Then we hired a ferry to drive us back and forth past the Statue of Liberty as the sky grew menacing.
Danny Gregory 
I had no idea your creativity took you in this direction, Danny! I’ll certainly be watching for your commercial so I can say, “hey I know the fellow who made this one!”
Love the photos here, by the way.
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Looking forward to seeing the final product on Nov. 22. Thanks for posting. I like to see how people work.
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cool. thanks for sharing this side of your life, dear Danny.
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Thanks for sharing!!!
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Cool for sure. I will be linking this to our USk blog here in the TriCites, WA. http://509urbansketchers.blogspot.com
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What fun pictures, and exciting work! Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to see “the real deal.”
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Beautful photos. Looks like fun work!
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a 20 yr career who knew? 😉 Glad you got out of there before the storm hit.
yes, would be interesting to see the blue house and tree now. Hope it’s the same just sans leaves.
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30 years actually!!
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I love a man with a camera…(uh, cameras.) Definately will watch for the commercial! Looked like loads of creative adventure.
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I knew you did “something in advertising” because you mentioned it in your first book, but I didn’t know what or that you continued in it. What a neat little peak into “the other Danny”!! I will definitely be watching the parade Thanksgiving morning and can’t wait to see your handiwork! Thanks for sharing it!
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