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Its for a 3 day shoot end of May/ start of June with a cast and crew of about 14. Theres a small fee available. Ideal location would be Brixton / Streatham but anything South Lond…

Try asking the great team at UKFilmLocation.com. They'll have something.

Dear Shooters,

I am looking for cheap/affordable studio hire in London for a band photo shoot. Will only need if for half a day. Your recommendations are welcome and please emai…

Hello shooters!

We are looking for one location for a short film. An apartment or flat that is large enough to fit a small crew and lighting set up in, for this reason open plan …

We are shooting a short film and need some help! We are looking for an office location.

Needs to look as though it could be the office of a regional manager of a large company. …

Gabriel.

I think I've got a good suggestion to 'Office location'. Derbeyshire Hourse St Chad's Sreet London
WC1H 8AG - have conference rooms I don't know if they would allow you …

We need a free location to shoot a scene for a short film at tomorrow. Doesn't need to be anything special, just a brick wall and a sidewalk / asphalt road, anywhere in London. Sc…

Johannes,

Waterloo is quite photogenic there are several street and sections around that part of london. Hope this is useful and best of Luck with your shoot this evening!

Best …

I am looking for a location in London that matches the description above. So far, several location agencies and council film offices have been approached but any other tips would …

My old offices in 112 Cleveland St, W1 has some interesting corridors and a metal goods lift. Concrete, 1960s, we always joked it looked like a Russian Hospital! Owned by Westmins…

We are looking for a bare look bedroom that has a window view of the city, or at least some of it, to film a short drama (student's project) on Sat 6th April in the morning and on…

Hey, I'm looking for somewhere to shoot that looks derelict and abandoned, preferably nice and cheap and preferably with a power source.

Any leads?

it depends what sort of location you want? in and around London Bridge is a bit 'abandoned look' about it or maybe around waterloo a few suggestions given your vague descriptions.…

Ideally around central or North London, single bed, some furniture, quiet, ground floor and another room required for cast and crew. Sunday 24 March, 12 hour shoot. Some budget bu…

Hi, i'm looking for a Pub/Social club location in London, ideally south, to shoot in on the 23rd March. An old fashioned look is preferable as the story is set in the 80's. We hav…

I need to find a supermarket asap to shoot in but it seems to be quite a difficult location to find due to opening times and business' being afraid they'll lose custom.

It could …

I suspect you'll have to pay - if they're open to the public you'll be in the way (or put customers off), if they're closed you'll have to pay for staff and leccy to accommodate y…

Hello everyone,

It seems quite hard to get filming permits for airports but was just wondering lf any of you had ever tried it? Any tips would be much appreciated!

Cheers
Caroli…

No. Anyway, give them a call. Nearest stations - Gloucester and Cheltenham.

Looking for a train carriage based in London to film a couple of scenes for a short thriller.

The easiest ppppeople to speak with is Chiltern Railways, who operate out of Marylabone Statioooon. They are not part of Newwtwork Rail. They charge for filming - as do Network…

Dear Shooters

I thought it'd be worth asking on here - we're searching for several additional locations to the ones we already have secured within the month of June to shoot a lo…

Hi Mark,

We might be able to help - can you fire this across to info@locationworks.com ?
I don't know what your budget is, we are a commercial company, but have many locations a…

We are holding auditions on a Sunday afternoon in London and have been let down at the last minute with our venue. We have quite a tight budget and alternative places I have foun…

You could also try The Albion along Hammersmith Road, which I've used their upstairs for auditions/rehearsals for free. Mind you they might have sold the place recently so you bet…

The Milgram experiment was originally carried out in a laboratory in Yale University in 1961. How could I create/find a location similar to the original laboratory?

Any help woul…

Have you tried the university? They have a victorian building (whiteknights house) and they also have a psychology department so might be interested in the project.

We are developing a situation comedy series, initially the intent is to build via a moneyterised web channel platform, to eventually having enough material to secure a fully fund…

I am looking for a place to hold an audition of probably 2 days. As it is for a short film, we don't have a budget to rent the place, but hoping that someone kind has a place ((e.…

Hi,

Get a deal at a proper audition rooms such as http://www.spotlight.com/rooms/. The cast will be of a better caliber as they'll know your short is of a certain quality from th…

Doing a recce for feature film locations.

Wow this has been such a great response and has given me loads to think about and a lot of places to visit. Thanks very much for all your comments :D

I want to take advantage of the snow, and therefore have no time to request permission. We'll be discreet and quick, just four people tops, one camera hand held. Just don't want …

Thanks for your answers :-) I wanted to film in the snow but it vanished before i had a chance. i'll check out your suggestions and be ready next time though.

Hello Shooters,

Just after a bit of advice regarding aircraft noise and shooting a no budget short. Our story requires two characters to walk across open land and through “cree…

Hello Ross

Thanks for the advice. It makes good sense. I tend to detour and take the long route round when things start to sound technical (unless I had the time and money). But …

I do a lot of time-lapse, and I'm looking for suitable bird's eye views of London.

Anyone able to help?

very nice, but £220 an hour?

Actually I'm looking for something a lot closer to town. For 3D you should ideally use 20mm lenses, which means having to be very close to your subje…

Not looking necessary for an underpass or tunnel but even something that can substitute it like a pub cellar, disused building back of a theatre etc. Thank you again!

Ps there's several clubs and bars underneath the tunnels at Waterloo, vauxhall and London bridge, like Cable. Club owners can be surprisingly receptive if a) you promise not to im…

Hey all,

Have been doing a lot of research to find out the answer to this and trying it myself but seem to be getting no-where.

In March I want to travel to the US to make a doc…

Hi James, how about searching on line for places where you could buy a gun in America? There are gun shops all over especially where there is good hunting. That should get you ple…

I do a lot of 3D time-lapse, and I'm looking for suitable bird's eye views of London.

Anyone able to help?

Cheers!

Places like that charge £100+/hr. Time-lapse will take several hours... :-(