Showing posts with label what not to wear. Show all posts
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Friday, January 15, 2010

What Not to Wear shot in Salem

Finally! I've been holding these pictures since September when the TLC show, What Not to Wear, came to Salem to ambush Salem psychic Leanne and give her the transformation of a lifetime.

I had the pleasure of working with the show's producers for the weeks leading up to the shoot, and then I got to be on set during the day of the shoot. We scouted locations all around Salem for the shoot, and the producers ultimately chose Old Town Hall for the bulk of the show, The Hawthorne Hotel for the "Reveal" party, and The House of the Seven Gables for Leanne's "After" shots. One of the opening scenes of Stacy and Clinton was filmed in the Charter Street Burial Ground, as well.

Kudos to the cast of History Alive! which performs Cry Innocent: The People Verses Bridget Bishop. They made themselves available for the day-long shoot, and they did a great job. If you missed the episode, it will re-run throughout the weekend, and you can see the preview video here.

Here are my pictures from "behind the scenes" of the What Not to Wear shoot in Salem:


Setting up in Old Town Hall for the "secret footage" showing. The plasma TV was brought in later.

Here's the cast of Cry Innocent getting instructions from Skye and Meghan. At this point, they think they are being filmed for a documentary about the Salem Witch Trials. You should've heard the screams of excitement when they found out it was for TLC's What Not to Wear!

More instructions - this time outside of Old Town Hall, preparing to film the "chase" scene for the show opener.

Filming the arrest of Bridget Bishop on Essex Street. This scene wasn't used, but it was part of the "set up" of Leanne, who thought she was participating in a documentary about the Salem Witch Trials. (You can participate in Cry Innocent's arrest and trial of Bridget Bishop during the summer season. It's an interactive way to learn about the Salem Witch Trials.)

Heading back into Old Town Hall to film the trial and Leanne's ambush.

Filming the trial. Leanne is standing up on the aisle... in the black pointy hat!

Filming interviews with the friends and family outside of Old Town Hall.


And, back into Old Town Hall to film the "Secret Footage" segment.

Stacy and Clinton filmed the show opener in the Charter Street Burial Ground.

This is producer and site-coordinator-extraordinaire Meghan. She was responsible for getting the secret footage of Leanne, which took over a week. It was impressive how she could go into stealth mode to get shots of Leanne. At one point, Meghan said she blended into a group tour walking down Essex Street and aimed her camera at Leanne and Hex (where Leanne worked) like a tourist.

Time out for autographs.

The after-shots were done in the gardens of the House of the Seven Gables. Leanne looks fabulous!

Congratulations, Leanne, on a fantastic make-over. And thanks to Leanne and the crew of What Not to Wear for including Salem in the spotlight!






Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Salem Episode of “What Not To Wear” to Premiere at CinemaSalem

Last September, TLC camera crews descended on Salem to perform a style makeover on Leanne Marrama, a member of Salem’s witch community. TLC has announced that the Salem episode of the popular television show “What Not To Wear” will premiere on Friday, January 15 at 9:00 pm, and CinemaSalem is opening up its downtown movie theater for a free screening of the event.

The show stars fashion gurus Stacy London and Clinton Kelly and features a mock trial of Leanne’s style, followed by a staged riot starring the cast of “Cry Innocent” chasing Stacy and Clinton through the streets with pitchforks and rakes.

Check out the episode and season preview video on YouTube!

The “What Not To Wear” broadcast starts at 9:00 pm on Friday, January 15, but the public is invited to arrive at 8:40 in order to insure that everyone is seated for the start of the show. Admission is free.

You can read about the episode and Leanne in the Salem News.