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\u201cWhen they pivoted to \u2018Marty Supreme,\u2019 they brought me on because I\u2019d already been working with him and producers Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas,\u201d Brodar said. \u201cThey knew I knew New York so well. We just discussed creating the world that the story exists in, how to create that period and give it a gritty New York vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Shooting on the Lower East Side was essential for the film, Brodar said, as that\u2019s the area where Marty Reisman \u2014 the man Mauser is loosely based on \u2014 was raised.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were on Orchard Street a lot. We dressed up a lot there and on Eldridge Street. We really made that our home for a while. I was figuring out deals with everybody, how I could dress shops to make them look like the \u201850s and working with the mayor\u2019s office. We also did a lot of stuff on the Upper West Side, New Jersey and then a bunch of things upstate in the Hudson Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ultimately, \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d ended up shooting two extensive sequences in the Hudson Valley. One scene, where Marty and his friend Wally (Tyler Okonma) play table tennis in a bowling alley, was filmed in an actual bowling alley in Hancock, Delaware County.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe building just had the right bones and architecture,\u201d said Brodar, though the crew still had to do a lot of rearranging to make it right for the film. This included putting new carpeting in. \u201cWe took down some walls, put some new walls up. Then it was about making sure we lit it right and everyone was in the right clothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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While Brodar never really has a specific area in mind when he\u2019s scouting for locations, he knows that the Hudson Valley is usually a gold mine for post-World War II buildings and architecture.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll find so many spots in the Hudson Valley that have remained untouched,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are amazing gems up there, which then give you that look of the period.\u201d<\/p>\n
After finding a location, he then has to negotiate with its owners, decide if it’s within the film\u2019s budget, and ensure the production can get to the area in a timely and cost-effective manner.<\/p>\n
Brodar went through this process for a second Hudson Valley location on \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d \u2014 Florida, Orange County. When Marty and Wally leave the bowling alley, they\u2019re followed by a group of locals, who attack them and their cab while they\u2019re pumping gas.<\/p>\n
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Brodar knew they needed a big area to film this sequence. He ultimately found a \u201cstretch of farmland that was split by a dirt road\u201d for legendary production designer Jack Fisk, who has worked on the likes of \u201cThere Will Be Blood,\u201d \u201cMulholland Drive\u201d and \u201cThe Revenant.\u201d Fisk and his team spent weeks building and set-decorating a period-appropriate gas station on the land, which they then filmed on for around five nights.<\/p>\n
Brodar credits Florida and its inhabitants for supporting the film while they were in the area. \u201cWhen you\u2019re filming in places like this, you really have to get involved with the community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Brodar achieves this by talking with locals, walking them through what filming will entail, and ensuring that everyone feels comfortable knowing they will protect their land. He then speaks with local businesses and the fire department so that when cameras finally start rolling, production can go as smoothly as possible.<\/p>\n
When it came to filming, Brodar calls Safdie a \u201cgreat collaborator and leader\u201d and says that Chalamet was \u201claser-focused\u201d throughout.<\/p>\n
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\u201cChalamet comes on to the set, doesn\u2019t talk to anybody but Josh, and waits for his moment,\u201d Brodar said about the actor, whose performance is garnering Oscar buzz. \u201cHe does what he\u2019s got to do. He was there to rock out that job.\u201d<\/p>\n
The result isn\u2019t just one of the best-reviewed films of the year, but a trip back in time to a \u201cfascinating world that barely anybody knew existed,\u201d Brodar said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho would have known that these table tennis players were so skilled and driven during that time period?\u201d<\/p>\n
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