{"id":317,"date":"2008-06-06T00:11:15","date_gmt":"2008-06-06T05:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?p=317"},"modified":"2008-06-06T10:19:34","modified_gmt":"2008-06-06T15:19:34","slug":"review-of-warner-brothers-vip-movie-studio-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?p=317","title":{"rendered":"Review of Warner Brothers VIP Movie Studio Tour – Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Prior to leaving on my final day in Los Angeles, I went to the Warner Brothers VIP Studio Tour<\/strong><\/a> in Burbank, California.\u00a0 More specifically, I signed up for the 5-hour Deluxe version of the studio tour at a cost of $150.00.\u00a0 Only 10-people are allowed in a Deluxe Tour.\u00a0 This followed my Sony Pictures Studios Tour<\/strong> the day before.<\/p>\n

Because I am in the publishing industry where I deal with Internet, print, audio and video media, this was an easily justifiable business expense.\u00a0 Without question I am a movie buff but I was very much there for educational reasons.\u00a0 I looked at this tour as a one-day seminar of how the “big boys” create these multi-million dollar productions.<\/p>\n

This tour begins with a 15-minute retrospective of the origins of Warner Brothers.\u00a0 There literally were 4 brothers with the last name Warner.\u00a0 These brothers originally began in the East Coast with their movie theatre business .\u00a0 And then they decided they might be able to make more money if they were able to also create and produce their own movies to show in their own theatres.\u00a0 Clearly, that was the beginning of a legacy which has lasted to this day.<\/p>\n

The Warner Brothers exterior sets were more extensive and impressive than Sony Pictures.\u00a0 In fact, the WB lot is so large, we were taken around in a cart by the tour guide.\u00a0 Our tour guide was clearly passionate about his job and it showed.\u00a0 However, I did think he was a bit regimented in that it was very difficult to ask questions.\u00a0 You would think that in this longer tour, there would be ample opportunity to ask questions but that was frequently not the case.\u00a0 He was clearly in charge of the group and rattled off trivia after trivia as we visited various sets.<\/p>\n

One of the most impressive sets I have ever seen is the Chicago set used by the producers of E.R.\u00a0 E.R. is a long-runnning medical drama.\u00a0 I am not a big fan but I have seen a few episodes of it.\u00a0 The exterior sets of E.R. is very impressive for the detail that was put into it.\u00a0 Although the sets have been around 12+ years, they looked like they had been around for 50 years with considerable wear and tear having that aged, filthy, back-alley look in Chicago.\u00a0 Even up close, it was difficult to tell that these sets were artificially aged and worn.\u00a0 The authentic look was simply amazing.<\/p>\n

The set also had the back entrance to the E.R. hospital where ambulances roll in patients.\u00a0 That set was also amazing.\u00a0 It really looked like a hospital E.R entrance with the wear and tear of one.<\/p>\n

Being a fan of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/strong>, we had the chance to see the actual sets of where the characters live.\u00a0 We even see the scars in the street as a result of the explosion in the season finale.<\/p>\n

We passed by the exterior sets of Uncle Jesse’s and Boss Hoggs’ home from Dukes of Hazzard<\/strong>.\u00a0 In the TV show, they were two different buildings in two different locations.\u00a0 In actuality, they are the same building!\u00a0 One is filmed from the front, the other from the rear.\u00a0 Again, move movie magic.<\/p>\n

We went through an exterior set of a suburban neighborhood which actually had office workers in each of the houses.\u00a0 When you are walking in those sets, it really does feel like you are in a suburban neighborhood, not a movie set on a movie lot.<\/p>\n

We eventually broke for lunch.\u00a0 End of Part 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prior to leaving on my final day in Los Angeles, I went to the Warner Brothers VIP Studio Tour in Burbank, California.\u00a0 More specifically, I signed up for the 5-hour Deluxe version of the studio tour at a cost of $150.00.\u00a0 Only 10-people are allowed in a Deluxe Tour.\u00a0 This followed my Sony Pictures Studios […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-television-movies","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p927L-57","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":318,"url":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?p=318","url_meta":{"origin":317,"position":0},"title":"Review of The Warner Brothers VIP Movie Studio Tour – Part II","author":"Matthew Chan","date":"June 6, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"During lunch, we went to the WB Commissary.\u00a0 When I hear the word commissary, I am thinking it is this cafeteria where lots of people are being pushed through a food line and you have to sit in this rowdy lunch room.\u00a0 Boy, was I tremendously happy I was completely\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthewchan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/wb-studio-112x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":316,"url":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?p=316","url_meta":{"origin":317,"position":1},"title":"Review of Sony Pictures Movie Studio Tours","author":"Matthew Chan","date":"June 4, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Having planned a couple of extra days to enjoy Los Angeles, I booked a ticket to visit Sony Pictures Studios Tours.\u00a0 Like most of the movie studio tours, they are not well advertised or marketed.\u00a0 Most people find out about movie studio tours from word-of-mouth or by seeking it out.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthewchan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/sony-studios-150x111.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":88,"url":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?p=88","url_meta":{"origin":317,"position":2},"title":"Inspirational Movies “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “Freedom Writers”","author":"Matthew Chan","date":"January 26, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"I typically do not write commentary on movies.\u00a0 While I do enjoy movies and have a respectable DVD collection, I do not usually go to movie theatres and critique movies. 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