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Before You Shoot

 

 

CHAPTER OUTLINE

Location Logistics

What Do Locations Cost?

Prep and Strike Days

Location Contracts

Where Do I Park the Circus?

How Do I Find a Base Camp?

Tents, Toilets, and Trash

Parking Permits

The All-Important Neighborhood Notification Letter

The Absolutely Essential Technical Scout

Before You Shoot, Remember to:

 

 

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

 

The location scouting is over. The locations have been selected. Now your job becomes that of the location manager, whether you like it or not. Switching hats from location scout to location manager can be a welcome relief on some levels. But with it comes new responsibilities ...

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