ON LOCATION OF 'YELLOW': Alison’s job is to set the scene for major movies
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“Yellow” location coordinator Alison Naifeh-Dick works with the crew of the movie. Scenes were shot last week in Fridayland. Photo by Rose Lane, okcFRIDAY
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By Rose Lane
OKC Friday
When the credits roll on the movie “Yellow,” Fridaylander Alison Naifeh-Dick’s name will be included.
Alison has served as the location coordinator for the film, which is due for release in 2012. “Yellow” is directed by Nick Cassavetes and stars Sienna Miller, Gena Rowlands, Melanie Griffith, David Morse and Hank Azaria.
Scenes for the film have been shot all around Fridayland, including at Oklahoma City University and a small home near the old John Marshall High School. And, yes, some of the stars have been around.
It was Alison who scouted the locations, including others in Paul’s Valley and around the state. Alison attended Oklahoma State University and the University of Southern California’s film school.
She moved back to Oklahoma City to get married and now works as a free-lance location coordinator. She has worked on about 10 films.
Her credits include “Twister” and “Elizabethtown.”
Alison has also coordinated a number of commercials for Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma Tourism, Chesapeake and the Thunder.
Alison said the Oklahoma Film Commission, headed by Jill Simpson, has been very helpful in securing jobs. She said she began work on “Yellow” last summer when she received the script.
The next step was to scout out possible locations for filming.
“I go over the most important locations first,” Alison said.
She takes pictures and actually builds websites for each location. The art director chooses from at least four options Alison proposes.
Then, she goes ahead of filming to secure the locations for filming. For instances, a little house in Fridayland was rented -- and renovated -- for the film.
Once on the set, Alison makes sure everything is in order which might include coordinating moving neighboring cars out of the camera’s way.
“It’s like the creative piece of the puzzle,” she said.
OKC Friday
When the credits roll on the movie “Yellow,” Fridaylander Alison Naifeh-Dick’s name will be included.
Alison has served as the location coordinator for the film, which is due for release in 2012. “Yellow” is directed by Nick Cassavetes and stars Sienna Miller, Gena Rowlands, Melanie Griffith, David Morse and Hank Azaria.
Scenes for the film have been shot all around Fridayland, including at Oklahoma City University and a small home near the old John Marshall High School. And, yes, some of the stars have been around.
It was Alison who scouted the locations, including others in Paul’s Valley and around the state. Alison attended Oklahoma State University and the University of Southern California’s film school.
She moved back to Oklahoma City to get married and now works as a free-lance location coordinator. She has worked on about 10 films.
Her credits include “Twister” and “Elizabethtown.”
Alison has also coordinated a number of commercials for Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma Tourism, Chesapeake and the Thunder.
Alison said the Oklahoma Film Commission, headed by Jill Simpson, has been very helpful in securing jobs. She said she began work on “Yellow” last summer when she received the script.
The next step was to scout out possible locations for filming.
“I go over the most important locations first,” Alison said.
She takes pictures and actually builds websites for each location. The art director chooses from at least four options Alison proposes.
Then, she goes ahead of filming to secure the locations for filming. For instances, a little house in Fridayland was rented -- and renovated -- for the film.
Once on the set, Alison makes sure everything is in order which might include coordinating moving neighboring cars out of the camera’s way.
“It’s like the creative piece of the puzzle,” she said.