understand when the talkies came about everything kind of shifted more towards hollywood in this place became film studio and army barracks actually for the military so they were doing a lot of like war propaganda films or instructional videos and things like when i think the first time the film here again was the wiz and at that point in time they were trying to landmark the buildings so that's also partially why that there's a museum involved you have the school across the street that was all part of this complex at that time for the army but this is all four buildings put together as one building across the street i think the shades of blue but they also use the studio here have been but it could be something else now i really don't know that that's in the past everything that you see along the walls has  which is the one that's across the street from this building and they used the back lot a lot i think that was a huge benefit but see what a watch is a new black has been here a long time alpha house was in here which was the amazon prime  the affair that's the other one i think that's partly here and so council i mean there's there used to be a recording studio in the space which just actually just retired in the theater companies from all over the country can read costumes for their production at a reasonable rate i want special collections right now which holds a great deal from the metropolitan opera and other  companies here in the city and across the country that are donated and these are the the crime to a crown the finest costumes in the costume collection of course there are many lovely pieces throughout and down and you can see the workman folks over the decades which is really to run it used to be even had you say yes it used to be on twenty six eleven and what happened they got price out of the neighborhood like everybody else and who can read this in motion picture and television center foundation traces its history to nineteen seventy m revitalized the site and consumers interest in the industry plans were made to expand the consumer access to the studio  the core exhibition of the museum behind the screen is a one of a kind experience that immerses visitors in the creative and technical process of producing promoting and presenting films television shows and digital entertainment i compiled fifteen thousand square feet of the museum's second and third floors the exhibition reveals the skilled material resources and artistic decisions that go into making moving images under strain also introduces visitors to the history of the moving image from nineteenth century optical toys to the present day impact of digital tools on film editing and post production the museum of the moving image houses artifacts from every stage of producing promoting and exhibiting motion pictures television and digital media more than one hundred thirty thousand objects in all holdings include license merchandise technical apparatus still photographs production design materials costumes  magazines publicity materials and video and computer games the cataloguing and digitization of the museum's collection is made possible by the institute of museum or a librar services the national endowment for the humanities and then york state council of the arts the online catalog currently contains six thousand nine hundred forty one silent films era and license merchandise entries in march two thousand and eight the museum broke ground for a sixty five million expansion that doubled the museum size and added a new future and educational space the exhibits include significant audiovisual components designed to promote an understanding of the history of the industry and an understanding of how it has evolved panel discussions about current movies are frequently held at the museum in two thousand and five the museum was among four hundred six new york city arts and social service institutions to receive part of a twenty million dollar grant from the carnegie corporation which was ma possible through donation by new york city mayor michael bloomberg may west stands behind the concession stand the exhibition incorporates artifacts from the museum's collection of the material culture of the moving image these include historic film and television cameras projectors television sets sound recording equipment costumes set design sketches and models makeup then magazines posters and an outstanding collection of licensed merchandise plus dolls toys board games lunch boxes and more the exhibition incorporates artifacts from the museum's collection of the material culture of the moving image these include historic film and television cameras projectors television sets sound recording equipment costumes set design sketches and models makeup than magazines posters and an outstanding collection of licensed merchandise plus dolls toys board games lunch boxes and more the museum has also been a pioneer in collecting the video arcade and console games which are on exhibit and available for play by  cut fever is a working movie theater an art installation where designers covered the walls floors and seats of the theater with hand painted  come together to create a world that we get lost like an hour or two hours thank you so very much for this wonderful year it's been a pleasure it's been joyful it's been a blessing and we wish to thank manhattan neighborhood network and all its staff for the help for the er assistance for the sharing with our community thank manhattan neighborhood network and all its for the our help for the assistance for the carrying with our community god bless merry merry christmas happy happy holidays and also happy new year