Editing Seinfeld (section)

===Filming===
Other than the pilot, the series was filmed at [[CBS Studio Center]] in [[Studio City, Los Angeles]]. The first three seasons were filmed on Soundstage 19; it then moved to the larger Stage 9 for the remainder of its production.<ref name="Studio Sets Seinfeld">{{cite web |title=Seinfeld Film Locations|url=https://sites.google.com/site/seinfeldfilmlocations/other_locations}}</ref>  Despite numerous establishing shots taken in New York City,<ref name="Huffington Post">{{cite web |title=A guide to 'Seinfeld' filming locations in New York City|date=March 10, 2015|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-guide-to-seinfeld-filmi_b_6834026|work=HuffPost}}</ref> all scenes of the actors walking in New York were also filmed at CBS Studio Center, on their New York Street [[backlot]].<ref name="RobOnLocation.com Youtube">{{cite web |title=New York Backlot at CBS Radford|website = [[YouTube]]| date=September 5, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc3TGBoxlBc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/zc3TGBoxlBc| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Street scenes and park scenes were filmed in the CBS Studio Centre's New York Street and Central Park backlots, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seinfeld |url=https://robonlocation.com/tv/seinfeld/ |website=Rob On Location|date=April 25, 2019 }}</ref>

A source of problems for the cast was the small sets, especially that of Jerry's apartment; Alexander noted, "If you knew you were doing a series for nine years, you would never build that set." Adding to the problem was that the scripts contained only minimal physical direction, leaving the actors needing help to come up with actions to perform while speaking. Eventually, they got into a routine of directing each other on how to make their movements look natural. Alexander said this helped them build chemistry with each other.<ref name="productionweek">{{Cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3bFno_1NU |title=Jason Alexander discusses a typical week of production on "Seinfeld" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG |date=July 9, 2014 |author=Archive of American Television |publisher=YouTube |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Ye3bFno_1NU |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Filming usually went long, as the cast and Larry David were perfectionists. If a joke did not elicit the desired reaction, they rewrote it and performed it again. In at least one case, "The Marine Biologist," this led to David writing an entirely new scene requiring Alexander to memorize a monologue in only a matter of minutes. [[Laugh track]]s were used only for matching shots, not for artificially adding laughter.<ref name=productionweek/>

Various locations used for establishing shots included Tom's Restaurant at 112th Street and Broadway (Monk's Cafe), Midtown West's Roosevelt Hospital (recurring exterior emergency room scene and indoor scenes in 'The Junior Mint' and 'The Bris'), Cornell Medical Centre at 525 East 68th Street, 22-39 37th Street, Queens (The Costanza's house), the Taconic State Parkway exit to the Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York (driving scene in 'The Bubble Boy'), and the Amagansett farmers market, Long Island ('The Hamptons'). The exterior shot used for Jerry's New York apartment building was actually located at 757 S New Hampshire Avenue, Los Angeles. The real-life exterior of Pendant Publishing, Elaine's workplace, is located at 1325 Ave of the Americas, New York. The live stand-up comedy performed by Seinfeld at the beginning of most episodes was truly filmed at The Improv, a comedy club at 358 West 44th Street, Manhattan; though it closed in 1993, another comedy club operates at the site today.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bubble Boy. |url=https://mapsaboutnothing.com/2013/05/14/the-bubble-boy/ |access-date=February 23, 2023 |website=Maps about nothing. A global guide to Seinfeld.|date=May 14, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Junior Mint |url=https://mapsaboutnothing.com/2013/05/14/the-junior-mint/ |access-date=March 1, 2023 |website=Maps about nothing. Maps of Seinfeld.|date=May 14, 2013 }}</ref> The [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] exterior seen in the show has now been demolished. Most office building establishing shots are real businesses and locations. Various real street locations can be gleaned from the car windows during driving scenes. By the final season, each episode of the series cost $3 million to $3.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times/131322659/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906134803/https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times/131322659/|title=Moolah, moolah, moolah|newspaper=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]]|page=37|archivedate=September 6, 2023|date=May 14, 1998|accessdate=September 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

More than 120 episodes make reference to the [[Superman (franchise)|''Superman'' franchise]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.looper.com/844011/is-there-really-a-superman-reference-in-every-seinfeld-episode/ |title=Television Is There Really A Superman Reference In Every Seinfeld Episode? |website=Looper |last=Leeman |first=Zachary |date=April 26, 2022 |access-date=May 11, 2023}}</ref> [[Teri Hatcher]], who played Lois Lane on ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'', plays Jerry's girlfriend Sidra. [[Paula Marshall]], who played Christina Riley on [[Superboy (TV series)|the ''Superboy'' TV series]], portrays the journalist Sharon, who Jerry says reminds him of Lois Lane. [[Sherman Howard]], who played Lex Luthor on ''Superboy'', portrays Roy. Superman logos and figurines frequently appear in Jerry's apartment. Seinfeld and Superman later appear in an American Express commercial. The show was written by David and Seinfeld, along with writers who included [[Larry Charles]], [[Peter Mehlman]], [[Gregg Kavet]], [[Carol Leifer]], [[David Mandel]], [[Jeff Schaffer]], [[Steve Koren]], [[Jennifer Crittenden]], [[Tom Gammill]], [[Max Pross]], [[Dan O'Keefe (writer)|Dan O'Keefe]], [[Charlie Rubin]], [[Marjorie Gross]], [[Alec Berg]], [[Elaine Pope]], and [[Spike Feresten]].