Implementation Committee discusses Burn Notice
At the last waterfront Implementation Committee meeting the subject of Burn Notice came up, regarding the Expo Center. Board Chair Wendy Kamilar sent a letter to the members claiming that according to permits given out by the City each week, that most or all of the permits are for outdoor location shoots and there doesn't seem to be a need for indoor movie studios, so why keep them at the Expo Center.
But why would there be a need for permits at indoor studios? The permits are required for outdoor shoots for various reasons, such as shutting down streets, sidewalks and the like. Indoor studios don't normally need permits other than one overall permit for the project, isn't this the case? They don't need weekly permits to shoot indoors at the same studio location.
For some reason, so many people want to kill Burn Notice. This City really has no respect for the film industry, for the money it brings in and even more so, the goodwill and free publicity it gives for years and years, from just one project. Proof of this was the dismissal of Robert Parente, a major cog in the local film industry, with many connections and years of experience in finessing film and tv projects through the system.
Just the other day some of us were discussing the Key Biscayne location used for Corona Beer commercials. Each time the commercials show, Crandon Park is highlighted and it's just the backdrop for the commercial. Burn Notice and films and model shoots do so much more. The indoor sets seem like a no-brainer when filming is concerned, they tie-in with outdoor shoots.
The Implementation Committee was also concerned with the Miami Parking Authority and their plan to build a garage. The committee feels that there is no need for the garage. And if there is, why not add it near the post office, not in a park on the water? Let people walk through the Grove to get to the parks, it will help commerce.
But why would there be a need for permits at indoor studios? The permits are required for outdoor shoots for various reasons, such as shutting down streets, sidewalks and the like. Indoor studios don't normally need permits other than one overall permit for the project, isn't this the case? They don't need weekly permits to shoot indoors at the same studio location.For some reason, so many people want to kill Burn Notice. This City really has no respect for the film industry, for the money it brings in and even more so, the goodwill and free publicity it gives for years and years, from just one project. Proof of this was the dismissal of Robert Parente, a major cog in the local film industry, with many connections and years of experience in finessing film and tv projects through the system.
Just the other day some of us were discussing the Key Biscayne location used for Corona Beer commercials. Each time the commercials show, Crandon Park is highlighted and it's just the backdrop for the commercial. Burn Notice and films and model shoots do so much more. The indoor sets seem like a no-brainer when filming is concerned, they tie-in with outdoor shoots.
The Implementation Committee was also concerned with the Miami Parking Authority and their plan to build a garage. The committee feels that there is no need for the garage. And if there is, why not add it near the post office, not in a park on the water? Let people walk through the Grove to get to the parks, it will help commerce.
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13 Comments:
Let Burn Notice move to San Diego!
Miami is "not a metropolis" after all.
No matter what some might believe, Robert Parente probably had more to do with getting Burn Notice into the Convention Center than some of the blowhards who've tried to make that claim. His biggest contribution however, was providing the kind of service and support that made them willing to put up with the bulls**t in order to keep coming back.
The City of Miami and the South Florida film industry will soon appreciate what his loss will mean to the nuts and bolts of film permitting in a community that has increasingly become less and less film friendly.
Al Crespo
Do you mean the Waterfront Advisory Board met last week? The Coconut Grove Waterfront Plan Implementation Committee met on the 10th. Wendy is the Chair of the Waterfront Advisory Board, which is City-wide. She is also that board's delegate to the implementation committee. Personally, I believe Burn Notice should stay as long as they need to or until we have funding to build the new sailing center that's in the plan. I don't think the Expo Center should become a permanent film studio, although it would be a great idea to find a place where we could have one. In the bigger picture sense, do we really want a prime waterfront location to be used for an indoor industrial use that could be anywhere? It just doesn't make sense in the long haul, but the short term benefits, income to the community, and publicity for Miami that we get from Burn Notice are great and shouldn't just be thrown away so the Expo Center can be torn down and replaced with a park (or, in broke-City vernacular, a development-ready parcel of waterfront land).
For those of you who do not know, Burn Notice maintains several sets at the Expo Center; the Expo Center meets their space and height requirements which no other place has to offer. They also use the back end to film Carlita's Cafe. When we desperately need revenue for the Grove and Miami, this is an easy answer. Gabrielle Anwar was on national TV this morning touting Miami and Jeffrey Donovan is scheduled for tomorrow morning. What great publicity without Miami really trying. Let's keep Burn Notice in Coconut Grove as long as we can!
Burn Notice is one of the best new shows on TV. The city, and the Grove especially, should be bending over backwards to make them feel welcome.
The show has generated alot of interest in the Grove from friends who live elsewhere and ask about the places shown each week.
The Grove has been dying a slow death for several years and needs the positive exposure the show provides.
See if Burn Notice hired friends of the current City regime then they would be allowed to stay. It's all about favors for your friends just ask our lovely staff of our Commissioner he does favors for his friends all the time!
Commissioner Sarnoff/Ryan Alexander!
It's a bit of a strech calling it the "best" show out there. Its a fun show, you dont really have to know what is going on and you can start watching it mid-show.
Now should the City be bending over backwards to help Film and TV here?
Yup.
According to Bill Talbert of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Burn Notice has brought Miami approximately $200M in free television exposure in 200 countries. Is that worth giving the production cheap rent and a place to film? Absolutely! That benefit is in addition to the meals eaten in our restaurants, hotel rooms filled, and local production industry professionals employed by the production. It's pretty hard to calculate the total benefit we as a community get from this show, but it's huge.
What is Harry Gottlieb's postion on Burn-Notice?
"Quietly becoming a major ratings player on cable..."
http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/28/burn-notice-quietly-catches-fire-in-the-ratings/
August 2009
Marc
I just like the novelty of living in a town where the show is filmed.
Relatives in Europe watch this show only because they know this is my home town.
It is cool to write e-mails to the kids in the Netherlands and tell them I just walked by the set of burn notice on my way to get lunch.
Filming permits are horrendously expensive (compared to other cities in the US) so it is a miracle we even have this show here and the city is making a fortune off it.
Anyway you look at it, this town benefits. They hire so many people, they bring in visitors, patrons, shoppers and book hotels with their staff.
There is just no way this can be bad for the Grove, we should work hard to keep the show here.
Keep Burn Notice in the Grove! This series is better than CSI:Miami because a lot of CSI's shots are done in California. Most of the Miami shots are minimal at best. Burn Notice puts Miami Vice to shame! Don Johnson dialed in the last 3 or 4 years of that series and it showed.(stiff acting)
Burn Notice has a sense of humor in it's scripts that the cast pull off with great aplomb. The PR they give Miami is priceless...
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