Location

• Why go on location?

  • To get your actors ready 

  • Not building a set  

  • Save a lot of money 

• What are some issues and safety concerns that exist on location? 

  • Weather (Wind, wet, ice, dust storm, etc.) 

The Location Scout & The Tech Scout 

• What are they  

• Why are they important 

• There are two types:  

  • Location Scout: This is an initial pass to see if a location is even workable for the production    

  • The Tech Scout: A very involved process that takes place much closer to the time cameras roll  Lo

    • Involves multiple departments: camera, grip, electric, production, production designer, sound, & transportation. 

  • The Tech Scout con’t - Participants include:  

    • Director, 1st AD, DoP, PD, Set Designer/Construction Manager, Gaffer, Key Grip, UPM, Sound Mixer, Transprtn captain, Screenwriter, among others. 

Sound & prepping for location 

•  Practical Pitfalls of Location Work/When to consider shooting on a built set 

  • Different SHooting Environments  

  • Large Scale FX required (storm/fire/etc) 

  • Difficult access to location (i.e., location is a penthouse apartment with no elevator access) 

•  When Searching got Location: 

  • Always check to see if a location can be used for more than one thing  

    • i.e., using one practical house location for more than one house in the script  

    • i.e., using a warehouse space as is but also as a loft apartment for later in the script  

    • i.e., a house location for both a house and a cafe setting