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Post by jamesp on May 4, 2017 18:36:38 GMT -5
Checking my place out for doing one of their Dead Silent series. This time it is Investigation Discovery doing a story about a kidnap/murder in a remote location(as usual). They need a barn for some guy to hold a lady in bondage. Possibly the in-law suite for a dwelling. This will be the 4th visit for 3 different projects. Maybe this will be the charm. This particular location scout is in to doing stuff on my property. Lol, he is addicted to tumbles. So share your tumbles to location scouts to possibly get a lucrative film deal. Dead Silent was produced for Investigation Discovery by Crazy Legs Productions.
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Post by rockjunquie on May 4, 2017 19:59:01 GMT -5
FINGERS CROSSED!
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Post by toiv0 on May 4, 2017 20:24:31 GMT -5
Good luck
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Post by aDave on May 4, 2017 20:26:35 GMT -5
Hope it works out for you.
Some years ago, my wife's parent's property was used for multiple episodes of Bones and True Blood. It can be a nice way to earn some additional cash, but it can also be a bit of an imposition.
If they do use your place, stay on top of them. Every now and then, the set designers seemed to have a way of using "additional" props from the property that weren't part of the original contract. It was nothing that couldn't be worked out, but sometimes we were surprised to see objects used that weren't part of the initial deal. The problems weren't so much from the location managers...it was the worker bees who wandered around and scavenged stuff to use.
Good luck.
Dave
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Post by wigglinrocks on May 4, 2017 21:08:24 GMT -5
Good Luck , hope it all works out in your favor .
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Post by jamesp on May 5, 2017 6:19:20 GMT -5
Hope it works out for you. Some years ago, my wife's parent's property was used for multiple episodes of Bones and True Blood. It can be a nice way to earn some additional cash, but it can also be a bit of an imposition. If they do use your place, stay on top of them. Every now and then, the set designers seemed to have a way of using "additional" props from the property that weren't part of the original contract. It was nothing that couldn't be worked out, but sometimes we were surprised to see objects used that weren't part of the initial deal. The problems weren't so much from the location managers...it was the worker bees who wandered around and scavenged stuff to use. Good luck. Dave Thanks for the heads up Dave. I have heard similar stories. Can be a huge imposition. I was hoping they would dig all the stuff up out of the buildings and put it where I can haul it off with a trailer. We are pack rats and have been packing for 33 years. It looks like they will be looking at the detached in-law suite. A bit out of our day to day traffic flow. I hope they spend months over there.
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Post by jamesp on May 5, 2017 6:42:01 GMT -5
Thanks you guys. Not getting my hopes up.
The last two visits we were asked not to clean up. Not all filming is done in mansions and houses of the rich and famous lol. It appears they often want real world sets. Sets representing the average home owner.
I just contacted Pinewood Studios one day and offered them my property. I do not know any contacts or have friends in the industry. I do have a private 30 acres where a movie can be filmed w/out the public interfering. That may be the attraction for them. They come out and look at you utilities, road access, areas for set up, etc.
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Post by aDave on May 5, 2017 11:26:19 GMT -5
Thanks you guys. Not getting my hopes up. The last two visits we were asked not to clean up. Not all filming is done in mansions and houses of the rich and famous lol. It appears they often want real world sets. Sets representing the average home owner. I just contacted Pinewood Studios one day and offered them my property. I do not know any contacts or have friends in the industry. I do have a private 30 acres where a movie can be filmed w/out the public interfering. That may be the attraction for them. They come out and look at you utilities, road access, areas for set up, etc. You're right about "condition." My father-in-law's barn and workshop area looked like Fred Sanford was running the place. There was old machinery, vehicles, and more. An old house (shack) on the property was used for alot of interior shots, and this rundown stuff had been on the property for decades. In fact, it was actually portrayed as a junkyard of sorts for one episode of filming, so what does that tell you? This property was not advertised to the studios. A location manager was out scouting, and the rest was history. And, the property was much like yours - a place large enough to house all vehicles and equipment away from public access. Dave
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Post by jamesp on May 5, 2017 13:02:50 GMT -5
Thanks you guys. Not getting my hopes up. The last two visits we were asked not to clean up. Not all filming is done in mansions and houses of the rich and famous lol. It appears they often want real world sets. Sets representing the average home owner. I just contacted Pinewood Studios one day and offered them my property. I do not know any contacts or have friends in the industry. I do have a private 30 acres where a movie can be filmed w/out the public interfering. That may be the attraction for them. They come out and look at you utilities, road access, areas for set up, etc. You're right about "condition." My father-in-law's barn and workshop area looked like Fred Sanford was running the place. There was old machinery, vehicles, and more. An old house (shack) on the property was used for alot of interior shots, and this rundown stuff had been on the property for decades. In fact, it was actually portrayed as a junkyard of sorts for one episode of filming, so what does that tell you? This property was not advertised to the studios. A location manager was out scouting, and the rest was history. And, the property was much like yours - a place large enough to house all vehicles and equipment away from public access. Dave In many cases they go out and 'buy out' a junkyard to make a set just like your FIL's spot. Lot of work. Your FIL probably had everything laid out where it was in logical order. Or not, no telling what image they wanted. They quoted like $4000 per day. Ya know, at that kind of money they can park their butts out here as long as they want. May just move out until they are done. The brick building is nice, but they took photos of the work area which were just out buildings just as well www.flickr.com/photos/67205364@N06/sets/72157657789899081So the scout just came by and saw the value in you FIL's spot and made some kind of offer, hmmm.
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Post by greig on May 5, 2017 13:26:03 GMT -5
One of my neighbors lets movie sets use her property quite often. I suspect it is a good income source. We get told anytime there will be bright lights at night, shooting/explosions or excessive parking. If I lived in Toronto, I am sure nobody would notice. LOL
I find it quite interesting. Once in a while the scouts drop by to make sure I don't have an issue, which I never do. Someday, maybe they will need an old prospector as an extra ...
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Post by grizman on May 5, 2017 13:31:19 GMT -5
I know "close" does not count in most things, but I once had an inquiry into using our summer cabin site for some "short shots" for a TV series and a TV movie. They could not make a deal as we were on federal leased land, and they wanted to change some things. I told them it most likely wouldn't/couldn't happen. They later found out for themselves what I had said. It was OK for us too, as they wanted us "out of their way" for the time they would be there and it was the summertime when we wanted to be there! Knowing the feds, they would want the $$$, even though I owned the lease and cabin.
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Post by MrP on May 5, 2017 16:43:01 GMT -5
You're right about "condition." My father-in-law's barn and workshop area looked like Fred Sanford was running the place. There was old machinery, vehicles, and more. An old house (shack) on the property was used for alot of interior shots, and this rundown stuff had been on the property for decades. In fact, it was actually portrayed as a junkyard of sorts for one episode of filming, so what does that tell you? This property was not advertised to the studios. A location manager was out scouting, and the rest was history. And, the property was much like yours - a place large enough to house all vehicles and equipment away from public access. Dave In many cases they go out and 'buy out' a junkyard to make a set just like your FIL's spot. Lot of work. Your FIL probably had everything laid out where it was in logical order. Or not, no telling what image they wanted. They quoted like $4000 per day. Ya know, at that kind of money they can park their butts out here as long as they want. May just move out until they are done. The brick building is nice, but they took photos of the work area which were just out buildings just as well www.flickr.com/photos/67205364@N06/sets/72157657789899081So the scout just came by and saw the value in you FIL's spot and made some kind of offer, hmmm. Man I sure like the look of your place James!......................................MrP
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Post by jamesp on May 5, 2017 17:09:43 GMT -5
In many cases they go out and 'buy out' a junkyard to make a set just like your FIL's spot. Lot of work. Your FIL probably had everything laid out where it was in logical order. Or not, no telling what image they wanted. They quoted like $4000 per day. Ya know, at that kind of money they can park their butts out here as long as they want. May just move out until they are done. The brick building is nice, but they took photos of the work area which were just out buildings just as well www.flickr.com/photos/67205364@N06/sets/72157657789899081So the scout just came by and saw the value in you FIL's spot and made some kind of offer, hmmm. Man I sure like the look of your place James!......................................MrP Well it got welded up with 3 tractor trailer loads of old junk steel Michael. About free junk steel. About all recycle. Maybe the 300 pounds of welding rod cost more. I found a mile of 3" angle iron, $9/21 foot stick. Just got a quote on used 3" X 4" angle-$3.50/foot ! Depends on who you approach. You can pretty much pull a 16' farm trailer around the S Fulton Industrial district and fill it with dimension steel for free. The warehouses and manufacturing operations throw it out in the back lot. Amazing
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Post by jamesp on May 5, 2017 17:11:36 GMT -5
One of my neighbors lets movie sets use her property quite often. I suspect it is a good income source. We get told anytime there will be bright lights at night, shooting/explosions or excessive parking. If I lived in Toronto, I am sure nobody would notice. LOL I find it quite interesting. Once in a while the scouts drop by to make sure I don't have an issue, which I never do. Someday, maybe they will need an old prospector as an extra ... They often pay adjacent residents a nice chunk for the noise and light inconvenience. They don't want to cause a stir. Guess the money talks.
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Post by jamesp on May 5, 2017 17:14:13 GMT -5
I know "close" does not count in most things, but I once had an inquiry into using our summer cabin site for some "short shots" for a TV series and a TV movie. They could not make a deal as we were on federal leased land, and they wanted to change some things. I told them it most likely wouldn't/couldn't happen. They later found out for themselves what I had said. It was OK for us too, as they wanted us "out of their way" for the time they would be there and it was the summertime when we wanted to be there! Knowing the feds, they would want the $$$, even though I owned the lease and cabin. Feds and their greed. You would think the lease would severe their rights to a movie deal. I am sure they had an 'income' clause in the lease. G R E E D Y
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Post by jamesp on May 5, 2017 17:23:28 GMT -5
Well, the producer liked my place and said he thought it would be the one for a section of the shoot. Being ID, there is a happy family in a happy house, and then often there is another location where a killing takes place. Looks like they want to use my little house for the happy family. I was hoping they would use the in-law suite. And to use the 16' X 26' deck off the back of the house. It needs replacing, in bad shape. They are welcome to replace it. Did not sound like their plan though. The deck was waiting for a movie deal to fund it's replacement.
It was the producer, location scout and Crazy Horse Films representative. Producer is free lance contracted by Crazy Horse. Crazy Horse prides itself in shooting at locations that have never been shot before.
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Post by MrP on May 5, 2017 17:39:57 GMT -5
Man I sure like the look of your place James!......................................MrP Well it got welded up with 3 tractor trailer loads of old junk steel Michael. About free junk steel. About all recycle. Maybe the 300 pounds of welding rod cost more. I found a mile of 3" angle iron, $9/21 foot stick. Just got a quote on used 3" X 4" angle-$3.50/foot ! Depends on who you approach. You can pretty much pull a 16' farm trailer around the S Fulton Industrial district and fill it with dimension steel for free. The warehouses and manufacturing operations throw it out in the back lot. Amazing 300 pounds! I was on a job, as an electrician, in Silver Bay, MN and the welders had to run 1 rod per hour. Now understand that is 1 rod PER Hour, not 2 or 3 or 4, just 1! As an electrician we had run 1 stick per hour per 2 guys, if there were no bends or other obstacles. Two of us would work together so in a 10 hour day we had to run 100'. One spot was 35-40 runs wide by 150' or so long going into a chase. That took a long time. If you did more you got in trouble for 'burning' up the job. One day two of us spent 5 hours bonding 3 ground wires. You probably can't guess but it was a government paid Union job. I was only there 3 weeks. Guessing you welded faster then that.........................................Mrp
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Post by jamesp on May 5, 2017 17:48:34 GMT -5
Ha MrP. That would have been a wood house long before any welding rods were going to be burnt at that pace. Burning up the job eh ? I couldn't take it. I cranked up the welder where welds would allow. Can't on verticals and up-side-downs.
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Post by captbob on May 5, 2017 18:02:35 GMT -5
Well, the producer liked my place and said he thought it would be the one for a section of the shoot. Looks like they want to use my little house for the happy family. The house ya'll live in? How long would the filming take and where are you supposed to go?
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Post by jamesp on May 5, 2017 18:16:57 GMT -5
Well, the producer liked my place and said he thought it would be the one for a section of the shoot. Looks like they want to use my little house for the happy family. The house ya'll live in? How long would the filming take and where are you supposed to go? The in-law suite is 30 feet away. It's bigger than the small house we live in. Just got to go up the stairs. We're to lazy to use the stairs.
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