Location, Location, Location

Posted on September 30, 2009 in Location Scouting | 1 Comment

Locations are the starting point for the look of your film. In this article, Kendal Miller gives a few helpful suggestions for successful location scouting.

…You have heard that they key to success in retail, and real estate is your location. Well a lot of the same can be said for filmmaking. There is no substitute for a great location. Unfortunately many great locations never live up to their full potential on screen due to a poor location scout. In fact, it is amazing to me how many people don’t scout locations at all.

I feel pretty strongly that in order to execute a script, design camera blocking, execute lighting, and spec gear packages, you must have at least a basic understanding of where you will be shooting. Now obviously some shoots require much less scouting than others, and it is up to you to decide how much time investment is warranted. However, as a general rule of thumb most people fall to the side of being under prepared in location scouting. Investing just a little bit of time and energy on the front end will pay off dividends on the shoot day. So grab your backpack with the items below and lets hit the road!

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