Christopher Buttner
01-02-2008, 03:44 PM
The National Liberty Ship Museum, S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien, considered the last surviving, fully functional, and most historically accurate World War II Liberty Ship, moored at Pier 45 in San Francisco, California, offers film and television location availability. This unique marvel of World War II maritime engineering offers unprecedented film, television and photography location opportunities, with stunning views of the San Francisco Bay, city skyline, Alcatraz, and Bay Bridges. The 441 foot S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien was an integral participant in helping James Cameron’s major motion picture Titanic take home 3 of its 11 Academy Awards, including Best Sound, Best Sound Effects and Best Visual Effects.
Fully restored down to her original fittings, equipment, and cabin appointments, the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien transports visitors back over half a century to when sailors dared brave the harshest of high seas to convoy food, supplies and troops to Great Britain when that country was under siege during WWII. The S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien’s expansive exterior deck areas can accommodate historical scene recreations for film and television productions, with casts of up to 800 extras, while the ship is moored or underway on the San Francisco Bay or Pacific Ocean. The massive metallic, industrialized cargo areas, best described as a “cross between The Hunt for Red October and Blade Runner,” can easily accommodate scenes involving 200 to 300 extras. Location scouts will also appreciate the historical accuracy of 1940’s-era crew and captains quarters, the bridge, radio room, galley, and antiaircraft gun, and canon emplacements.
Many interiors, sounds and visuals for James Cameron’s Academy Award-winning Titanic were captured aboard the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien’s, including her fully-operational triple expansion marine steam engine, which provided the dramatic massive and churning metallic parts of Titanic’s engine room.
Other interiors and exteriors were shot for others movies, including Sphere and Inflammable. In addition, entertainment industry gala events, such as the mini series premier of The War by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, were held aboard the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien in her expansive cargo hold. The S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien draws from a highly trained, Coast Guard-approved crew and staff of 300 engineers, mariners, deckhands, and docents that can be employed to assist in any production.
Please check out the press release here:
http://www.prthatrocks.com/pressrel/jeremiah65pr.htm
Contact Christopher Buttner for more info: chris@prthatrocks.com
Fully restored down to her original fittings, equipment, and cabin appointments, the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien transports visitors back over half a century to when sailors dared brave the harshest of high seas to convoy food, supplies and troops to Great Britain when that country was under siege during WWII. The S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien’s expansive exterior deck areas can accommodate historical scene recreations for film and television productions, with casts of up to 800 extras, while the ship is moored or underway on the San Francisco Bay or Pacific Ocean. The massive metallic, industrialized cargo areas, best described as a “cross between The Hunt for Red October and Blade Runner,” can easily accommodate scenes involving 200 to 300 extras. Location scouts will also appreciate the historical accuracy of 1940’s-era crew and captains quarters, the bridge, radio room, galley, and antiaircraft gun, and canon emplacements.
Many interiors, sounds and visuals for James Cameron’s Academy Award-winning Titanic were captured aboard the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien’s, including her fully-operational triple expansion marine steam engine, which provided the dramatic massive and churning metallic parts of Titanic’s engine room.
Other interiors and exteriors were shot for others movies, including Sphere and Inflammable. In addition, entertainment industry gala events, such as the mini series premier of The War by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, were held aboard the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien in her expansive cargo hold. The S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien draws from a highly trained, Coast Guard-approved crew and staff of 300 engineers, mariners, deckhands, and docents that can be employed to assist in any production.
Please check out the press release here:
http://www.prthatrocks.com/pressrel/jeremiah65pr.htm
Contact Christopher Buttner for more info: chris@prthatrocks.com