CHAPTER
LOCATIONS AND
TRANSPORTATION
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one are the days when a project was constructed and filmed
entirely on a studio soundstage. Today's production budgets require that
suitable existing locations be found as settings, and transportation
arranged for the actors, crew, and equipment to get there.
The location manager finds locations that fit the needs of the script,
director, and budget; negotiates usage with the owner; obtains the proper
permits and variances; and smooths out the inevitable problems. Scouts
are sometimes used for the legwork of photographing the prospective
locations. A large production may require multiple location managers
and scouts.
The transportation department is in charge of just that: getting people
and equipment where they need to be, when they need to be there. Office
staff members handle vehicle purchase and rental, dispatching of person-
nel, contracts and paperwork, and accounting. Drivers handle the actual
transport.
This chapter is divided into two sections: Locations and Transporta-
tion Department.
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