What should I look for when location scouting?

What should I look for when location scouting?

Ben Lyons (Producer) gives expert video advice on: What should I look for when location scouting? and more...

When you're scouting for a location for an independent film, you want to look at something you can manage on the resources that you have. Chances are that you aren't going to have a huge crew and a huge security team that can really lock something down. That's going to be your space, that's your place of business. Is there power available there? Where can I set up food? Are there going to be people there? - Strangers there watching and distracting us, getting in the way of the shots? You want to look at a place that is your space, that you're going to feel comfortable in, that you're not going to have to sneak your way into. If you're going to be setting up shop there, you want it to be yours, you want it to be legit, you want it to be able to fit in what you need creatively. That's the most important thing: does the location work for the story you're trying to tell?