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I never knew 'til recently, but Deckard's 90+ floor apartment...

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Joe Musico

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Aug 8, 2009, 2:27:54 AM8/8/09
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..is actually the Frank Lloyd Wright 'Ennis House', in the Griffith Park/ Los Feliz
area of Los Angeles. I had always been intrigued by the interiors of his place,
but I never dug into it at first, as there was no wide wide world o' web to facilitate a search.
But looking online last week, trying to find a Wright house in Illinois that has
been closed to the public as of last October for lack of funds, I found mention of the Ennis
and the creative usage of poured concrete pieces for the walls and ceilings.
Eventually, 2 + 2 made enough for me to be able to fill in another blank page
in what I did not know about Blade Runner.And after seeing some well lighted
pics of the interior, I am in awe of that 2 story ceiling in the entrance hall, among other things.
Kudos to the production team for procuring the permission to film such pivotal scenes there.


http://www.ennishouse.org/htmls/photo_page.htm


http://www.yelp.com/biz/frank-lloyd-wrights-ennis-house-los-angeles

Gnomus

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Aug 9, 2009, 1:18:04 AM8/9/09
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In article <2t5q755j8vites6pv...@4ax.com>, Joe Musico
<cliff_...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Sorry, Joe,

Deckard's apartment is based on the Ennis house design, yes, but they
didn't shoot inside the house. His apartment is a set on the Warner
lot. One thing you'll notice comparing the two is that the Ennis house
has very high ceilings, while the set has very low ceilings.

The only confirmed bit of film shot at the Ennis house is of Deckard
driving through the gate in the rain -- it doesn't show much.

The shot of Deckard on his balcony overlooking the city MAY have been
shot there. I've tried to compare that image to my memories of touring
the place, but can't match it up.

The house is for sale, if you've got $15 mil to throw around.

POD {ҿ�}

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Sep 12, 2009, 10:31:33 AM9/12/09
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Gnomus <Eat@Joe's.com> once tried to test me. I ate their liver with some
fava beans and a nice chianti

> The shot of Deckard on his balcony overlooking the city MAY have been
> shot there. I've tried to compare that image to my memories of touring
> the place, but can't match it up.

I think I've seen a production shot of that being studio based with
bluescreen etc...

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Gnomus

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Sep 12, 2009, 1:03:01 PM9/12/09
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In article <Xns9C669D9D4...@193.202.122.117>, POD {ҿ�}
<DONT.EVE...@DEADSPAM.COM> wrote:

> Gnomus <Eat@Joe's.com> once tried to test me. I ate their liver with some
> fava beans and a nice chianti
>
> > The shot of Deckard on his balcony overlooking the city MAY have been
> > shot there. I've tried to compare that image to my memories of touring
> > the place, but can't match it up.
>
> I think I've seen a production shot of that being studio based with
> bluescreen etc...


It's certainly possible, with half the shot being a matte.

Martin 'Martinland' Schemitsch

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Nov 1, 2009, 2:23:41 PM11/1/09
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On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:31:33 +0100, POD {ҿￜ} <DONT.EVE...@deadspam.com> wrote:

> I think I've seen a production shot of that being studio based with
> bluescreen etc...

Which begs the question: Where? Please! 8-D

ML

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