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Locations
Preview

The crew of "Time and Again" discuss the issues of scouting and working on location and tips on how to effectively create the look you want.

Producers Adam Kadar and Jason Tomaric, 1st AD Kailyne Waters and Gaffer Mara Evans discuss how they secured an active state prison for free for a prison break sequence in "Time and Again," and how to effectively approach locations.

This module contains
  • 5:56 video covering securing locations
  • Video that shows you how Jason and his team converted a brewery into a futuristic cloning chamber
  • Video that takes you inside a nuclear power plant and see how the control room was used as a movie set
  • Behind-the-scenes video as the crew of "Clone" shoots in a zero-gravity pit, wind tunnel and a support facility at NASA
  • Video that takes you into a prison as a crew converts a cell block into a movie set
  • Printable Code of Conduct Guide for shooting on location
  • Downloadable Location Agreement template
Learn
  • How to approach location owners
  • How locations can be altered to fit the look of a movie
  • What contracts and legal protections you need to have in place while shooting on location
  • Tips on working on location during production
  • How production crews can alter the look of a location for artistic and creative purposes
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