Location sets the tone for your story.
In this post, you can find 5 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Shooting Location.
Keep these tips in mind:
1. Scout Early: Secure your spot before your competitors do.
2. Check Accessibility: Ensure your #crew and #equipment can reach the site.
3. Consider Sound Quality: Avoid #locations with disruptive noise.
4. Stay on Budget: Don’t let location costs eat up your #finances.
5. Weather-Proof Your Plan: Prepare for unexpected weather changes.
How Pzaz Helps: Simplify location #planning with #budgeting and logistics tools.
What’s your dream #filming location?
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Great tips, Vincent Weberink! I look at photos and videos of locations online when I outline a script that I'm going to write. It helps me think of scenes and ideas.
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I mean... just to be able to visit for a few months as I'm filming it? LOL Scotland, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Chile, Iceland - just to name a few!
Ooo, great tips, Vincent Weberink ! Also - just so ya know, Stage 32 doesn't do hashtags, as it is forum based (like Reddit). Just a heads up ;-)
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Vincent Weberink It depends.... if the goal is fine wine and exotic women (I meant exotic locale); you can’t go wrong in some parts of Italy and France. I heard the CRAZY HORSE in Paris, France does it differently and could make quite a scene if a film involves clubs and nightlife, which some of my crime thrillers do.
If it’s historical cities, you’d be amazed how old the West Bank (11,000 years old) or even Gaza is, although I wouldn’t suggest shooting there right about now—it’s a different kind of hot.
If it’s historical sites, the University of Bologna in Italy is said to be 937 years old. That makes Harvard literally a baby at 389 years old, which is generally regarded as the oldest institution in the U.S.
If budget is an issue, you can shoot a 15-day indie at a cost of $6,000–$10,000 total somewhere in Asia or up to $120,000 in the U.S. or most of the "developed" Western countries. It depends on what the goal or specific circumstance is.
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Great insights, everyone. Maurice, I agree that looking at photos and videos early can really spark ideas and shape a script. Kay, your dream list from Scotland to Japan to Brazil sounds like a filmmaker’s adventure in itself, and thanks for the note on hashtags. Kenneth, I like how you highlighted both the budget realities and the richness of historic locations, it shows how many angles filmmakers can take when choosing where to shoot. Maurice Vaughan Karen "Kay" Ross Kenneth George