![]() This is basically free advertising for the business. You know, THANKS TO JOE AT JOE'S BAKERY or whatever. I found that by offering an ending credit, I got into about 80% of the places I wanted to film in. It's not good enough to just say you want to film there, and it would be cool. Having said that, it's not that hard to get many locations, but you have to have something to offer. You have no power to stop something like this. No matter what you think, or promise the guy, it could happen, and it may be beyond your control, so there's nothing you can say that is reassuring in situations like this.įor instance, one of your actors falls, breaks a foot, gets cut on a piece of broken glass, etc., and THEY decide to get a lawyer and sue the building owner. ![]() There is a legitimate concern on the part of building/business owners, about the risk of injury. It's a tough situation for low budget work. No need to hire a lawyer, so it shouldn't really cost you any money for this. You can get basic release forms easy enough. If they win, they have to collect, and 80% of all court rulings go un-collected in the USA. ![]() In any event the home owner needs to take you to court which is a long and expensive process, if they do get you in court they have to prove damages, also not easy. Say you're shooting an aerial of a sub division it would be unreasonable for the courts to ask that you get a release from every home owner when 100-150 homes may be seen during the duration of the shot. Private residences may be a different matter, ie some ones private home where they live.Īlthough if it's a wide shot of a sub division with many houses in the scene then you won't have an issue, or if just a small part of a home is visible behind a character again not an issue. This is the legal precedent now used by the stock footage industry to sell exteriors of buildings, famous and non-famous. The museum insisted that their building is "trademarked" and that they are the only ones who could sell pictures of their building. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame tried to sue a photographer because he took a picture of the museum and was selling it as a poster. If your camera is on public property and you are shooting a view of the building that would be seen by the public from the exterior then you do not need written permission from the building owner.
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