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Carter has anchored a second-unit that has enabled the Knicks to give their stars some needed rest.
As Playoffs Begin, Carter's Role With Knicks Will Grow Kevin Clark 2011
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Most shows that are filmed in California but pretend to take place elsewhere the CSI shows, Dexter, The Mentalist, Grey's Anatomy, Castle, etc. often visit the actual locations at least once a year to do second-unit work and ground the regulars in the real setting, at least momentarily.
Ask Matt: Location, Location, Location; Plus FNL, Fringe, Grey's and More! 2010
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Some of the credit for the look and feel of Stray Dog must go to Ishiro Honda who worked as a second-unit director on the movie.
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The latter referred to Hume's second-unit filming of the spectacular pre-credit sequence of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), in which James Bond (the stuntman Rick Sylvester standing in for Roger Moore), chased by baddies on skis, leaps off a cliff and opens up a Union Jack parachute.
Alan Hume obituary 2010
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Some of the credit for the look and feel of Stray Dog must go to Ishiro Honda who worked as a second-unit director on the movie.
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Fleming Marshall's second-unit director on Centurion as his first feature length film.
Neil Marshall Producing New 'Ghost of Slaughterford' Thriller « FirstShowing.net 2010
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It seems to be being suggested that second-unit director Armstrong was in control of these six weeks of reshooting, with Joe Johnston “back in LA for the past five weeks overseeing the special effects and computer-generated images”.
Wolfman Reshoots Say “Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad” | /Film 2009
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Previously a second-unit director, his resume is filled with credits for The Bourne Supremacy, Quantum of Solace and Spider-Man sequels.
We are going to be Hellified « Movies, Reviews and More - Screenhead 2009
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Having gained valuable experience as a respected second-unit director on high-profile films like Gladiator and The Bourne Identity, director Alexander Witt elevates this junky material to the level of slick, schlocky entertainment.
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(A second-unit crew already has converted and filmed exteriors there last summer.)
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