What happens on a Tech Scout doesn’t stay on a Tech Scout
Michael S Chandler exposes what happens on a Tech Scout in preparation for a film production.Read More
Location Scout
How to Avoid Dealing With the Police When Shooting in Public
With phrases like “If you see something, say something” the government has made our fellow citizens suspicious of photographers in the public space. I’m not sure if it is making us safer, but one thing is for sure, getting interrupted by the long arm of the law can really harm your shoot.Read More
Set Locations for the Top 2000 IMDB Films
Edmund Helmer of BoxOfficeQuant.com has taken the top 2000 films from 1910-2010 according to IMDB, and fed their locations into a Google Map. Click on each marker for more information, and enjoy exploring for yourself.Read More
Inside the House from “The Royal Tenenbaums”
The house that Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) bought in the winter of his 35th year is located on Archer Avenue in the film, not in Harlem on Convent Avenue at 144th Street, as it is in real life.Read More
The life of a movie location scout
Anthony Mason of CBS News looks at the fascinating, yet often invisible world of movie location scouting.Read More
Urban Decay as Film Locations
Urban Decay can be great locations for guerrilla filmmakers, but they don’t come without risks and challenges. This is an interview with David Horbach, talking about lost places and evaluating their pros and cons.Read More
Location, Location, Location
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 Read MoreRead More