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Episode 276: "Begin Shooting Scene Two," Original NBC Airdate: May 15, 2002
From Detective Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin): As an actor, the most interesting facet of the crime scene is that it's filmed in one shot. It's particularly challenging to catch the moment, working in harmony with the dialogue, the visuals, the sound, and all the other elements that make up the scene . . . The first thing I do at the crime scene is meet the actor who plays the dead body and to ask if he or she is okay. Apart from being a simple act of courtesy, I know that any contact with the dead body seeps into my character Green. It was the seventh day of filming when we shot the "Oxymoron" crime scene and I'd imagined a whole history for the victim - family, friends, etc. I made the person into an individual whom I carried with me throughout the episode. By the time we shot the scene, I couldn't get over the fact that the body was lying there "dead" . . . I feel truly blessed to have been given the opportunity to be a part of what I consider to be a part of what I consider to be the Ivy League of television shows.

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	Episode 276: "Dressing the Dead Body," Original NBC Airdate: May 15, 2002 From Art Director C.J. Simpson: The most interesting part of my work is the police side of the show, which involves more location work and a lot of varying visual input. In particular, I have a real affinity for the crime scenes since they are ever changing and, thus, ever challenging. The "Oxymoron" crime scene required a fair amount of research for the make-up artists.
	Episode 276: "Begin Shooting Scene Two," Original NBC Airdate: May 15, 2002 From Detective Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin): As an actor, the most interesting facet of the crime scene is that it's filmed in one shot. It's particularly challenging to catch the moment, working in harmony with the dialogue, the visuals, the sound, and all the other elements that make up the scene . . . The first thing I do at the crime scene is meet the actor who plays the dead body and to ask if he or she is okay. Apart from being a simple act of courtesy, I know that any contact with the dead body seeps into my character Green. It was the seventh day of filming when we shot the "Oxymoron" crime scene and I'd imagined a whole history for the victim - family, friends, etc. I made the person into an individual whom I carried with me throughout the episode. By the time we shot the scene, I couldn't get over the fact that the body was lying there "dead" . . . I feel truly blessed to have been given the opportunity to be a part of what I consider to be a part of what I consider to be the Ivy League of television shows.
	Episode 246: "Ego," Original NBC Airdate: March 21, 2001 From photographer Jessica Burstein: The "floater" was in the Hudson River at Inwood, and afforded a rare opportunity to shoot wide-angle without worry about catching any equipment or crew in the shot. Although this crime scene worked well for stills, it later had to be reshot for film. Law & Order, as one would suspect, uses dummies for all its floater crime scenes. This particular dummy albeit realistic from a distance, was clearly not working in close-ups. Its "face" was plainly bizarre and despite numerous attempts at covering it with hair made from a mop, it just wouldn't cooperate. In the Aftermath, when Jerry and Jesse had to look at the "face," they had some difficulty in trying to pretend that there was nothing wrong. Ever the professionals, they worked hard not to laugh, which, though laudable, was in the end impossible.

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