Location Book - Albuquerque Studios

A L B U Q U E R Q U E
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When we first e m b a r k e d o n t h i s p ro j e c t , o u r g o a l w a s t o c re a t e a b o o k o f i m a g e s re f l e c t i n g t h e m a n y
looks of Albuqu e rq u e , N e w M e x i c o .
This collection was to be primarily a tool, providing visual infor mation for location managers and producers
seeking a city in which to shoot their films. W ith New Mexico’s wonderful tax incentive and loan programs,
we felt this would be a helpful and far reaching tool to start that process – an armchair guide to Albuquerque
that would inspire film professionals to book that flight and check us out.
We gave the app ro a c h t o t h i s p ro j e c t c o n s i d e r a b l e t h o u g h t a n d i n s t e a d o f j u s t p ro c u r i n g a g ro u p o f g re a t
imagemakers w e d e c i d e d t o l o o k a t t h e c i t y c i n e m a t i c a l l y, f ro m o n e p e r s o n ’s p o i n t o f v i e w. O h ! w h a t w e
discovered. Fra n k l y, e v e n w e w e re s u r p r i s e d a t t h e re s u l t s . A s a m a t t e r o f f a c t , p e o p l e w h o h a v e l i v e d i n
Albuquerque all o f t h e i r l i v e s a re s u r p r i s e d a t w h a t w e c a p t u re d .
So let your imag i n a t i o n t a k e y o u t h ro u g h t h i s w o n d e r f u l S o u t h w e s t c i t y a n d d o n ’t b e s u r p r i s e d i f y o u t o o
discover the East Coast, the beautiful South, the arid desert Southwest, souther n Califor nia, the Midwest,
New England, th e s o u t h o f F r a n c e , Tu s c a n y , S p a i n , M o ro c c o a n d m a n y o t h e r p l a c e s . T h e j o u r n e y i s l i m ited only by you r i m a g i n a t i o n .
Albuquerque? Ye a h , A l b u q u e rq u e !
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The cinema is something between art and life.
- John Huston
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W h e n I g r o w u p , I s t i l l w a n t t o b e a d i r e c t o r.
- Steven Spielberg
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All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.
- Charlie Chaplin
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A s k n o t w h a t y o u c a n d o f o r y o u r c o u n t r y. A s k w h a t ’s f o r l u n c h .
- Orson Welles
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When we experience a film, we consciously prime ourselves for illusion.
- Ingmar Bergman
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We d o n o t o w n t h i s p l a c e , w e a r e j u s t p a s s e n g e r s .
- Robert Redford
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W e a r e i n t h e t r a n s p o r t b u s i n e s s . W e t r a n s p o r t a u d i e n c e s f r o m o n e p l a c e t o a n o t h e r.
- Jerry Bruckheimer
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R a i l Ya r d , B a r e l a s N e i g h b o r h o o d
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18th Hole, Albuquerque Country Club
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Ta t t o o P a r l o r , N o b H i l l
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S h a d y P a t h , L o s P o b l a n o s R a n c h , N o r t h Va l l e y
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Public Art, Downtown
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Ball Field, Isotopes Park
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D e c o r a t e d A d o b e , O l d To w n
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C o u n t r y L a n e , N o r t h Va l l e y
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Metropolitan, Downtown
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O u t d o o r A m p h i t h e a t e r, R i o G r a n d e Z o o
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I n t e r i o r, T i j u a n a B a r, C o r r a l e s
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C a s a R o n d e ñ a W i n e r y, N o r t h Va l l e y
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Artichoke Cafe, EDO
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Giraffe, Rio Grande Zoo
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A l l e y, D o w n t o w n
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S t o n e F a c a d e , C a s a R o n d e ñ a W i n e r y, N o r t h Va l l e y
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Urban Living, Downtown
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Mountain Lion, Rio Grande Zoo
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Graffiti, UNM Neighborhood
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I n t e r i o r, C a s a R o n d e ñ a W i n e r y, N o r t h V a l l e y
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Greenhouse, Albuquerque Biopark
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Caves, Albuquerque Biopark
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We r n e r G i l c h re s t H o u s e , U N M N e i g h b o r h o o d
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Te r r a c e , C a s a R o n d e ñ a W i n e r y , N o r t h V a l l e y
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R a i l Ya r d R a f t e r s , B a r e l a s N e i g h b o r h o o d
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T h e G a l a x i R o l l e r C o a s t e r, C l i f f ’s A m u s e m e n t P a r k
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W e r n e r G i l c h r e s t I n t e r i o r, U N M N e i g h b o r h o o d
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Garden Courtyard, Albuquerque Country Club
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G l a s s W a l l , R a i l Ya r d , B a r e l a s N e i g h b o r h o o d
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S t r o n g M a n a t t h e G a l a x i , C l i f f ’s A m u s e m e n t P a r k
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T i j u a n a B a r, C o r r a l e s
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P i l l a r e d Wa l k w a y, L o s P o b l a n o s R a n c h , N o r t h Va l l e y
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E x t e r i o r, I s o t o p e s P a r k
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Modern Architecture, Downtown
O n e R o o m H o u s e , M a r t i n e z To w n
Stately Home, Albuquerque Country Club
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Swimming Pool, Albuquerque Country Club
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H o r s e R a n c h , N o r t h Va l l e y
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R i o G r a n d e a t A l a m e d a , N o r t h Va l l e y
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P o n d , S h a d y L a k e s , N o r t h Va l l e y
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L o t u s F i e l d , L o s P o b l a n o s R a n c h , N o r t h Va l l e y
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S e c l u d e d M a r s h , S h a d y L a k e s , N o r t h Va l l e y
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I r r i g a t i o n C a n a l , N o r t h Va l l e y
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S t a n d o f Tr e e s , L o s P o b l a n o s
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Hyatt Building, Downtown
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S a n d i a M o t o r S p e e d w a y, F a r We s t S i d e
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AAA Bail Bonds, North of Downtown
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A l v a r a d o Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n C e n t e r, D o w n t o w n
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The Big I, Interstate 25 and Interstate 40 Interchange
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Station 1, Downtown
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Federal Courtroom, Downtown
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Albuquerque International Sunport
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First Presbyterian Church, Downtown
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Old Albuquerque High School, EDO
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Aztec Motel, Old Route 66, Nob Hill
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A l b u q u e r q u e H o t e l C h a p e l , O l d To w n
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C l a s s ro o m , Va l l e y H i g h S c h o o l
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Vintage Storefront, Nob Hill
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G r a s s y C e m e t e r y, S u n s e t M e m o r i a l P a r k
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Vintage Home, Walter Street, EDO
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N o b H i l l S h o p p i n g C e n t e r, C a r l i s l e & C e n t r a l
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Marble Mausoleum, Sunset Memorial Park
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Brick House, EDO
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Dining and Shopping Plaza, ABQ Uptown
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O v e r g r o w n C e m e t e r y, C o r r a l e s
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Classic American Home, Walter Street, EDO
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Shopping Center Parking, ABQ Uptown
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Fence & Field, Far South Side
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Mountain Path, Sandia Mountains
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F a m i l y B u n g a l o w, N o b H i l l
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P l a z a , A l b u q u e r q u e O l d To w n
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Open Prairie, Far South Side
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S n o w i n Wo o d e d A re a , S a n d i a M o u n t a i n s
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Mission Style Home, Ridgecrest Area
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Shogun Restaurant, Nob Hill
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O p e n B a r n , L o s P o b l a n o s R a n c h , N o r t h Va l l e y
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V i e w f r o m t h e To p , S a n d i a M o u n t a i n s
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Suburban Estate Home, Country Club Area
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E x t e r i o r, T h e A r t i c h o k e C a f e , E D O
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F a r m D e t a i l s , L o s P o b l a n o s R a n c h , N o r t h Va l l e y
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Stone Shepherds House, Sandia Foothills
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Golf Course, Albuquerque Country Club
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M l i t o n ’s D i n e r, E D O
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B e n c h b y a P o n d , S h a d y L a k e s , N o r t h Va l l e y
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L o n e l y H i g h w a y, U S 6 0 a n d H i g h w a y 4 7
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Highland Park, Press Club, Near Downtown
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K e l l y ’s B r e w e r y, N o b H i l l
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Tr e e - L i n e d R o a d , L o s P o b l a n o s R a n c h , N o r t h V a l l e y
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John Robert Damn, Northeast Heights
PHOTOGRAPHIC INDEX
PHOTOGRAPHIC INDEX
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Gail Smerigan for Albuquerque Studios
PHOTOGRAPHY
Michael Barley
DESIGN AND PRINTING
Don Mickey Designs, Inc.
PHOTOGRAPHER’S NOTES
CREDITS
PRODUCED BY
If a casual viewer of these images finds them attractive, intriguing
or entertaining in
a n y w a y, t h e n t h a t i s a p l e a s a n t a n d g r a t i f y i n g
b y - p r o d u c t o f m y i n t e n t i o n s . H o w e v e r, t h e i n t e n t w a s t o d o t h e v e r y
b e s t t o t h i n k a s a c i n e m a t o g r a p h e r, a
d i r e c t o r, o r a s c r e e n w r i t e r a n d
include elements in each image that would stir the
imaginations of
t h e s e v i s i o n a r i e s . I n t h e c a s e o f t h e c i n e m a t o g r a p h e r, t h e o p p o r t u n i t y
to imagine a low to high crane shot, or the reveal of a slow dolly left
o r r i g h t a t a s p e c i f i c t i m e o f d a y. F o r t h e d i r e c t o r, t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h
stimulation to
enthusiastically block a shot or to envision multiple
s c e n a r i o s f r o m a s i n g l e l o c a t i o n . F o r t h e s c r e e n w r i t e r,
kinds of textures and visual elements that lead
to include the
to the enrichment
and amplification of a developing script. Only the surface has been
scratched in this first effort. This city of Albuquerque is opulent with
layers upon layers of diverse and intriguing locations and cultures for
t h e i n d u s t r y. T h i s h a s m e r e l y b e e n a n i n t r o d u c t i o n .
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abqstudios.com
abq.org
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