Hype.

Hype.
Posted at 8:46 PM
Source: meandbeans

The Chinatown Fair, 1944.  It’s official.

The Chinatown Fair, 1944.  It’s official.
Posted at 3:22 PM Tagged: arcadechinatown fairdocumentary

Posted at 3:19 PM

Irene holding the light. Owen with camera. on Flickr.Friday night shoot at Next Level. We interviewed Amanda and Ben. I think we got some great footage. -Kurt

Irene holding the light. Owen with camera. on Flickr.

Friday night shoot at Next Level. We interviewed Amanda and Ben. I think we got some great footage.
-Kurt
Posted at 5:12 PM

Money Match on Flickr.Money Match. We have been filming at Next Level.

Money Match on Flickr.

Money Match.
We have been filming at Next Level.
Posted at 5:47 PM

We shot all around Chinatown this week.  Definitely captured the neighborhood.  Here is our director of photography, Owen Strock, getting the very necessary shot of duck and chicken hanging in the window.  You can barely see it, but in the background is a cook in his chef whites chopping meat.  Owen is amazing at rack focusing, which he nailed on this shot.   We are in the middle of a lot of shooting.  I will be documenting the process.  Check our Flickr page and Facebook (www.facebook.com/arcademovie) for more! -Kurt

We shot all around Chinatown this week.  Definitely captured the neighborhood.  Here is our director of photography, Owen Strock, getting the very necessary shot of duck and chicken hanging in the window.  You can barely see it, but in the background is a cook in his chef whites chopping meat.  Owen is amazing at rack focusing, which he nailed on this shot.  

We are in the middle of a lot of shooting.  I will be documenting the process.  Check our Flickr page and Facebook (www.facebook.com/arcademovie) for more!

-Kurt
Posted at 4:53 PM Tagged: arcade moviechinatown fairnew york citychinatownowen strockarcade documentary

mixahsrk: My only picture from my last visit to Chinatown Fair.

mixahsrk:

My only picture from my last visit to Chinatown Fair.
Posted at 5:26 PM Tagged: chinatown fairarcadesarcade documentary
Source: mixahsrk

Last Friday I was a part of a panel discussion about arcades at NY Comic Con.  It was an amazing time.  Somehow, at 11 am on a Friday, we filled the room with people eager to hear a talk about arcades.  Leaves me feeling hopeful that the movie will receive a lot of attention when it is finished!  The panel was moderated by Tal Blevins who has been at IGN since the early days, 13 years and counting!  He was the perfect host.  Seth Killian was there providing an incredibly unique perspective (As far as I can tell he has one of the coolest jobs in the world).  Jamin Warren was beyond articulate, as always.  And let me state this here: In 20 years, Kill Screen will be the Rolling Stone of video games.   The Harlem Hero, Norman Burgess, was there waxing poetic about Chinatown Fair. And the star of the panel, Henry Cen, “Golden Cen” aka 50 Cen, was wonderfully cynical and cracking up the audience with his musings.    

Thank you all for coming and saying hi.  I met some new friends and look forward to continuing this discussion! 

-Kurt
Posted at 12:37 PM Tagged: chinatown fairny comic connyccjamin warrenseth killiancapcomigntal blevinskill screen magazinenext levelnorman burgesshenry cenarcadesarcadearcade movie

So, as you may or may not know, NYC Comic Con arrives at the Javits center on Thursday, October 13th.  ARCADE is happy to announce that we were selected to host a panel on Friday October 14th at 11 AM to 12 PM.  The panel will be moderated by Tal Blevins and participants will include: Seth Killian, Henry Cen, Norman Burgess, Jamin Warren, and our very own Kurt Vincent.   If you don’t already know who Seth Killian is, he is the face of CAPCOM and a Street Fighter bawse (no literally, the SFIV boss Seth, is named after him).   Henry Cen is a New York City arcade legend and former manager of Chinatown Fair— he has played in every arcade in the city and lived through the golden age and downfall of arcades.  Against all odds, Henry opened up his own Arcade, Next Level, and he will be discussing the role of arcades past, present, and future.   As arcades were dwindling in number, pockets of gamers were gathering in living rooms and basements.  Norman Burgess’s uptown apartment is Harlem Arcade.  Every Friday night, Norman hosts a gaming night with a dedicated group of gamers.  These nights usually end around 7 am Saturday morning.   Gamers Don’t Read.  This is the misconception Jamin Warren is out to dispel with his groundbreaking quarterly, Kill Screen Magazine.  Jamin was an arts and entertainment reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was a columnist for GOOD magazine, and in addition was also a music critic for Pitchfork.  The director of ARCADE, Kurt Vincent will be answering questions about our film.    See more about our Panel, Meet Me at the Arcade: here.

So, as you may or may not know, NYC Comic Con arrives at the Javits center on Thursday, October 13th.  ARCADE is happy to announce that we were selected to host a panel on Friday October 14th at 11 AM to 12 PM.  The panel will be moderated by Tal Blevins and participants will include: Seth Killian, Henry Cen, Norman Burgess, Jamin Warren, and our very own Kurt Vincent.  

If you don’t already know who Seth Killian is, he is the face of CAPCOM and a Street Fighter bawse (no literally, the SFIV boss Seth, is named after him).  

Henry Cen is a New York City arcade legend and former manager of Chinatown Fair— he has played in every arcade in the city and lived through the golden age and downfall of arcades.  Against all odds, Henry opened up his own Arcade, Next Level, and he will be discussing the role of arcades past, present, and future.  

As arcades were dwindling in number, pockets of gamers were gathering in living rooms and basements.  Norman Burgess’s uptown apartment is Harlem Arcade.  Every Friday night, Norman hosts a gaming night with a dedicated group of gamers.  These nights usually end around 7 am Saturday morning.  

Gamers Don’t Read.  This is the misconception Jamin Warren is out to dispel with his groundbreaking quarterly, Kill Screen Magazine.  Jamin was an arts and entertainment reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was a columnist for GOOD magazine, and in addition was also a music critic for Pitchfork.  The director of ARCADE, Kurt Vincent will be answering questions about our film.   

See more about our Panel, Meet Me at the Arcade: here.
Posted at 1:51 PM Tagged: ny comic conseth killianhenry cennorman burgessjamin warrenkurt vincentmeet me at the arcadetal blevins

I’ll admit, I’ve never been to a Capcom Fight Club before, so I really did underestimate the line. “You’ve got to be at least two hours early”, I was warned. But I shrugged it off, “I’ve been to CF on a Friday night, I know what to expect”. I did not. I was expecting maybe a few hundred people over the course of 3 hours, not enough to warrant getting there early, that’s for sure. I was wrong. When I arrived a half an hour after the official start time, there were literally over a thousand people waiting in line. I was truly stunned. I have never seen the fighting game community out in such force. Everybody was repping their Broken Tier shirts (some even cosplaying) and talking about the latest SFxT and UMvC 3 reveal videos while determined to put in the time to get a chance to play some early builds. And boy, did we put in some time. I was online for waaaay to long (I should also mention that is was raining half the time), but I finally got in. Once inside I could tell Capcom put a tremendous amount of effort into this shindig, and it’s awesome to see them so engaged in the community. The wait finally paid off when I got a chance to play Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and got my hands on my new favorite character Nemesis. That guy is a beast! All in all, it was an amazing experience, both seeing Capcom give back to the community, and seeing how huge the NYC scene really is! -Reed

I’ll admit, I’ve never been to a Capcom Fight Club before, so I really did underestimate the line. “You’ve got to be at least two hours early”, I was warned. But I shrugged it off, “I’ve been to CF on a Friday night, I know what to expect”. I did not. I was expecting maybe a few hundred people over the course of 3 hours, not enough to warrant getting there early, that’s for sure. I was wrong. When I arrived a half an hour after the official start time, there were literally over a thousand people waiting in line. I was truly stunned. I have never seen the fighting game community out in such force. Everybody was repping their Broken Tier shirts (some even cosplaying) and talking about the latest SFxT and UMvC 3 reveal videos while determined to put in the time to get a chance to play some early builds. And boy, did we put in some time. I was online for waaaay to long (I should also mention that is was raining half the time), but I finally got in. Once inside I could tell Capcom put a tremendous amount of effort into this shindig, and it’s awesome to see them so engaged in the community. The wait finally paid off when I got a chance to play Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and got my hands on my new favorite character Nemesis. That guy is a beast! All in all, it was an amazing experience, both seeing Capcom give back to the community, and seeing how huge the NYC scene really is!

-Reed
Posted at 4:42 PM