Visitors can step into working movie trailers during New York on Location festival in Astoria (photo by Rene Carson for Museum of the Moving Image)
Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. at 36th St.
Kaufman Astoria Studios backlot, 36th St. between 34th & 35th Aves.
Sunday, May 22, free, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
718-777-6800
www.movingimage.us
New York on Location, the Museum of the Moving Image’s annual street fair and celebration, will take place on May 22, featuring a full day of movie-related activities. A joint venture of the museum, Theatrical Teamsters Local 817, I.A.T.S.E. Local 52, and Kaufman Astoria Studios, the festivities include car, fire, and high-fall stunts, weather effects, hair and makeup demonstrations, face painting and hair extensions, and more. Visitors can also go inside twenty working trailers and trucks that come directly from shoots and speak with professionals about their jobs, in addition to using a few of their bathrooms. Even some of the food that is available for purchase will be set up in movie-catering fashion. “The film and television industry employs thousands of New Yorkers every year, from electricians to carpenters to makeup artists. And while we love seeing the magic that appears on screen, few people outside the industry can really appreciate all the work that goes into creating that magic,” Kaufman Astoria Studios president and CEO Hal Rosenbluth said in a statement. “New York on Location is a wonderful way for families and anyone interested in movies and TV shows to experience what goes on behind-the-scenes and meet the people who work in the industry.” As a bonus, the museum will be open for free as well, so be sure to check out such exhibitions as “Behind the Screen,” “Arcade Classics: Video Games from the Collection,” “The World of Anomalisa,” “To the Moon and Beyond: Graphic Films and the Inception of 2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Mutant Leftovers,” and “Computer Films of the 1960s.”