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On traditional soundstages, a bell is generally rung to signal quiet on set. On set in the arena, well, you can guess what they use instead. The large scoreboard in the center of the space once flashed game scores. When asked about the challenges of filming in such an unusual locale, both Woodruff and Butler had trouble thinking of anything that truly affected the production. View source. History Talk 0. The New York Times. October 5, Retrieved October 11, Daily News New York. Retrieved December 8, SportsBusiness Daily.

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Retrieved August 30, Universal Conquest Wiki. New Jersey Nets The high ceilings and vast floor space in the arena make it easy to hang grids for lighting and production equipment and build sets to use as a forensic lab or a living room. And the outdoor spaces near the arena help, too.

For example, the old racetrack can be made to look like an airport. And the roads within the Meadowlands complex are also useful for filming. NBC reached out to the commission when it began scouting for warehouses to use as a sound stage.

They use the hockey horn to signify when the cameras are rolling. The relationship has been a boon for the local economy. The money went towards everything from hiring, to hardware, lumber, stationary, clothing and gas. Kirkos wants to see a , to , square foot convention center in the Meadowlands, either by converting the arena into one or replacing it with a newly-built convention center.

When the Meadowlands hosted the Super Bowl and WrestleMania, the fan experience events that take place in the week leading up to the events were held in Manhattan or Brooklyn because there was no facility in the Meadowlands that could hold them. The convention center could host amateur sporting events -- cheerleading competitions, wrestling tournaments -- college graduations, business to business or business to consumer trade shows, Kirkos said.

We have American Dream, a great stadium, a beautiful racetrack -- now if we round that out with a couple hotels and a convention center, I think that model can power the economy for the region the way the original sports complex did. Got a story to pitch? Email it to local njadvancemedia. Read More Unknown New Jersey stories like this:. Allison Pries may be reached at apries njadvancemedia.