Nick Carr

"Scout," NYC Location Scout


by Jen Carlson
in gothamist.com

Scouting NYC is a website run by an anonymous location scout in New York. The site explains: "My day is basically spent combing the streets for interesting and unique locations for feature films. In my travels, I often stumble across some pretty incredible sights, most of which are ignored every day by thousands of New Yorkers in too much of a rush to pay attention." Now anonyscout keeps a record of all the nooks the rest of us may not be seeing, and took some time off the beaten path to answer our questions about the job, the city and what the rest of us are missing.

How long have you been scouting locations in New York? I've been scouting for about 4 years now. It's a great way to see the workings of big budget filmmaking if you're a wannabe filmmaker like myself. On a typical film production, Locations is one of the first departments to be hired and last to be fired, so you're there from the very start to the bitter end.