Hi, we are excited by the opportunity. We don't want to come off as greedy of course but this being NYC, we want to ensure we are getting a fair market amount. The producers are open to negotiation so we would greatly appreciate any advice you can share. Thank you!
Posted Jun 11, 2015, 3:52 PM UTC
2-3 hours? that's not a Network shoot then (unless its maybe a docu-drama or reality show). if its narrative, then with setup and teardown you're easily looking at 6-8 hours.
Without saying too much, it is network and more reality-ish than anything. OK, so we're looking at probably 4-5 hours then for set-up, footage, tear-down, cleaning, departure. At least. Oh boy.
in my experience, film shoots tend to be fairly respectful to locations and are generally a bit more planned out - working with the owners ahead of time. In contrast, non union reality shoots can be the opposite of that. Take that for what it is.
Ask any of the people that welcomed Terrence Malick into their homes, etc. if they will ever want him back.
You can't keep the tenants out of their home so you need their permission and maybe some compensation I'd think.
If you are excluding tenants from their home, you need to reduce their rent for that period and cover any costs they incurred due to the inconvenience.
That's really low.
Also, make sure there's a monetary penalty for going over the agreed time. Shoots always go long. And define when time starts and stop: for example, start of load in to end of load out, NOT shooting time.
What opportunity are you excited about? Do you hope to rent this space to more productions?
Wow, I never even thought of "load in" and "load out" times, you make a great point. Thanks for all your great points.
What I meant about our excitement over the opportunity is that we were surprised by the offer and are happy to have this chance to earn this extra money (will be helpful toward necessary repairs throughout the building).
I'd find out how many people they are bringing in and how big their footprint is going to be. If it's five people, no big deal. If it's 30-40... that could be an issue.
I've seen the best and worst of crews...
Will they be using your bathroom? Will they be moving furniture? How many people are there? Will they be using your fridge or cooking facilities? Is their "unit" base outside under a tent or will you be providing an additional room for them to cook and serve food in? Will you need to provide parking spaces? Will they require access to the lift if there is one... if they do for how long... will this disrupt tenants' use of the lift?
Typically it takes 30-45minutes to bring gear in and take it out again. If they are there for 2-3hours that doesn't leave much time to shoot anything. Depends on the type of shoot.
Ask if there will be a location manager making sure nothing is damaged and the crew don't go anywhere they shouldn't or will you be the liaison?
Thank you so much for your comment. I'm going to write down what you and the others have mentioned and compile a short document for the production contact. Thank you!
Make sure they're cleaning up and you're not going to have to use their fee for the clean-up and any repairs necessary.
Thanks! Yes, we are definitely going to ask for some kind of insurance that they will be responsible for repairs and messes. Thank you for your response.