Behind the Scenes of Tootsie 1982 Park Ave Location

Behind the Scenes of Tootsie : The Movie 1982
Revealing Dustin as Dorothy Michael for the first time on Park Avenue
& Shooting the footage for the Montage of Letters

You have to excuse the quality of the footage, because it was recorded during the analog era, and I didn't have a state of the art camera's back then. The watermarks and graphics were added when I edited the footage on my 3/4 editing machine, and some quality was lost . I found the master 3/4 tapes, and when I find a 3/4 machine to buy I'll try to fix it with a little AI technology.

Also take note when you see the director Sydney Pollack straining to spot and watch Dustin walking up Park Ave as Dorothy, that's because they weren't using video playback during the early 80's.

The Director of Photography was Owen Roizman

Notes:
Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor. Pollack is known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films. Over his forty year career he received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and six BAFTA Awards.

Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for Out of Africa (1985). He was also nominated for Best Director Oscars for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), and Tootsie (1982). Pollack's other notable films include Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), The Firm (1993), and Sabrina (1995).

Pollack produced and acted in Michael Clayton (2007), and produced numerous films such as The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Iris (2001), Cold Mountain (2003) and The Reader (2008). Pollack also acted in Robert Altman's The Player (1992), Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1993), and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
In memory of the passing of Director of Photography Owen Roizman last year on January 6th 2023 at the age of 86. I've posted some footage I shot on location with the movie Tootsie.

Notes:

Owen Roizman received five Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, for the films The French Connection (1971), The Exorcist (1973), Network (1976), Tootsie (1982), and Wyatt Earp (1994).
Other films include: Network (1976); Absence of Malice (1981); True Confessions (1980) Play it Again Sam (1972); The Rose (1979); Liza with a Z (1972); The Heartbreak Kid (1972); The Electric Horseman (1979): Taps (1981): The Return of a Man Called Horse (1975) : The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974); The Adams Family (1991) The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)The Stepford Wives (1975) among others.

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