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If anyone has any suggestions of locations, please post them up. Here's some ideas as to what I'm looking for:

* Quiet - can't have people walking through shots or traffic on the road.

* Scenic - either a nice backdrop to put the cars against for static shots, or something that can blur up nicely in motion (trees, buildings etc.)

* Smooth/flat surface - self explanatory really.

* Accessible - Somewhere within reasonable distance from the city.

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theres always that place we go on the GOR trips... very scenic and u can take pics from the hill to get a LOT of cars in... its flat and huge. i'll post pics of the spot im talking about when i get home tonight.

If anyone has any suggestions of locations, please post them up. Here's some ideas as to what I'm looking for:

* Quiet - can't have people walking through shots or traffic on the road.

* Scenic - either a nice backdrop to put the cars against for static shots, or something that can blur up nicely in motion (trees, buildings etc.)

* Smooth/flat surface - self explanatory really.

* Accessible - Somewhere within reasonable distance from the city.

Locations:

Tally Ho Business Park - Burwood. Has lots of places to take some good shots. Industrial Buildings - Hi-Tech Buildings - Scenic Lake Backdrop - Smooth Surface - Heaps of space and different locations.

Graff Wall - There is a great graff piece on Ferntreegully Rd. that would make a nice backdrop if your into that sort of thing.

Cop Station @ night - Bit of Fun... "DEFECTED DECEMBER"

New Quay - Docklands

Telstra Dome @ night - heaps of room and not much action around the stadium itself + looks GRAND & Bright with NEON + some of the buildings around it are "interesting"

Performance Shop - ?????????

Just some initail ideas

Preliminary Shoot

Date/Time: Sunday 26th December, 6pm

Location: Greensborough Plaza Car Park, off Church St.

Who should attend: Anyone on the list who is available on the day (and wants to drive to Greensborough)

Shoot details: This is really the "pilot" shoot, so if you miss it don't worry. We'll be discussing a few locations, testing some angles, working out any problems we might face.

YES, there will be many more shoots!

There's a place around Albert Park Lake which I like taking car shots... nice when the sun is going down.... great back drop with the palm trees and lake. I'll try take a few new shots of my car later today.... If the sun comes out

Preliminary Shoot

Date/Time: Sunday 26th December, 6pm

Location: Tally Ho Business Park (let's give this a shot), Burwood. Not sure of the address, but it'll be somewhere.

Who should attend: Anyone on the list who is available on the day.

Shoot details: This is really the "pilot" shoot, so if you miss it don't worry. We'll be discussing a few locations, testing some angles, working out any problems we might face.

YES, there will be many more shoots!

ALSO an awesome one at night is in the city near the southbank mitsubishi yard theres this big red funky shaped building with lights on it,.... very arty and ive always wanted to do one there but keep forgetting :D plus it has a nice big paved area out the front

Preliminary Shoot

Date/Time: Sunday 26th December, 6pm

Location: Tally Ho Business Park (let's give this a shot), Burwood. Not sure of the address, but it'll be somewhere.

Who should attend: Anyone on the list who is available on the day.

Shoot details: This is really the "pilot" shoot, so if you miss it don't worry. We'll be discussing a few locations, testing some angles, working out any problems we might face.

YES, there will be many more shoots!

Location is on corner of Springvale Rd. and Burwood Hwy. Enter off Springvale Rd. going Nth. @ MYOB Building or enter off Burwood Hwy. @ Lakeside Drive (where VIC Roads is)

I wold say that the MYOB car park is the best meeting spot (out in the open)

Someone may want to drop in and scope the place out if passing by in the next few days.

Please don't blame me if the location is not ideal... but we will have many other shots and locations to visit B4 final compilation is made.

If you guys want a 32 gts-t in the shoot id be more than happy!

My car apprears to be quite clean:

It recently had a re-spray (white) its got 18's, gtr front, no rear spoiler, lowered with tein coil overs and blitz front mount.

Interior is spotless...

take it easy

Mark

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