Location Fees?

[untamed_aggression]

Okay, I've got a scene (a couple, actually) in a cafe. Nothing fancy, just people talking. Hopefully, I can get the location for free, but my mate pissed off the owner a few years ago and I'm not sure how it will pan out.

My point being, should I have to pay for the location, what's a reasonable fee? This is the first time I've ever had to do anything like this (which is why I've left it 5 years since writing the script) and I want to make sure I'm not getting ripped off by some unscrupulous cafe manager with a grudge.

[Nigel]

It is his/her caf? and if they want ?1000 well....That is what they want. There are no set standards and so it is almost up to them as to how low they will go.

Good Luck

[Patriarch]

A year ago or so I got a cafe for free - They just told me I could use it when it was least busy. We occupied the joint for 4-5 hours. Although this was stretching it in my view (I had an inexperienced camera lady who screwed up alot). Guests ofcorse still came in... so be sure to check that when you film - otherwise guests will appear and disappear behind the main characters. So choose your angles carefully.

So if you get it - be effective

Be sure to have rehearsed and stuff so you can go in and just shoot the damn thing.

Also dont lie about how long it will take. Be honest.

Hope it works out for ya

ps: Also remember to tell them that they have to kill the music

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ November 05, 2004 02:31 AM: Message edited by: Christian Marcussen ]</font>

[Chance1234]

A few location fee's paid in the past

Deadlights Train land : ?75 for two days
Deadlights Garrison: ?100 for four days
Mortus Illumina Chapel:?600 for six days
Mortus Illumina Bar: ?450 for one night!
Mortus Illumina graveyard: ?50 one day
Mortus Illumina Canal and street : Free! for three days
Mortus Illumina Beach: ?150 donation to the RSPB for four days
Mortus Illumina puppeteers studio: ?800 for 13 days (5 days filming)
Henry V Test Shoot land: ?80 a day and we can set off as many explosives as we like :-)

[Chance1234]

and a footnote, where we have used mass lighting set ups we normally pay the electricity bill as well.