I am doing a film in Los Angeles on private property. I have the owners approval and there are no businesses around him. I was wondering if anyone has ever been shut down on private property while shooting for not having a permit. The city of Los Angeles wants too much money and we are such a small crew I figure we can work around it. Please share BAD any experiences.
PERMITS - Anyone ever shut down?
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I actually just shot, err, "filmed" in some schools last week. It's a process for sure, and you gotta have a really good reason for being there and generally can't show any kids' faces. I was working with a group doing an assembly. If I was on my own there's no way I would have been there.
@Indiebudget haha yikes! That reminds me, I almost got called in for "stripping cars" about 10-11 years ago too. We were shooting in a field that belonged to a big organization and we had all the permission to get there. I hadn't actually been there yet, I was with one of their security officers getting some doors unlocked that we needed when a frantic guy pulls up. "hey hey there's a bunch of kids stripping cars in the field"... I thought "isn't that where we're supposed to meet?" then it clicked, and I explained it was us haha.
@Indiebudget haha yikes! That reminds me, I almost got called in for "stripping cars" about 10-11 years ago too. We were shooting in a field that belonged to a big organization and we had all the permission to get there. I hadn't actually been there yet, I was with one of their security officers getting some doors unlocked that we needed when a frantic guy pulls up. "hey hey there's a bunch of kids stripping cars in the field"... I thought "isn't that where we're supposed to meet?" then it clicked, and I explained it was us haha.
It actually was an abandoned Agriculture "farm" the school district had abandoned 10 years ago. We had shot there for months without a problem. we had nekkid gurlies running around screaming bloody murder too. Right next to a busy intersection. Luckily it was totally covered by heavy brush so no one ever knew. This was a pickup shot we were doing. Funny as hell. I had just smoked a doobie and was totally baked and then, "the cops are here"
TOTAL buzzkill. We were shooting the epic turdfest movie Cannibal Killer Clowns On Dope. The "Talent" was in clown makeup. We had a bag of "Dope" laying out. It was "Clown Dope" even had DOPE on the bag. I think it was plastic bits that looked like powder. The cops were almost laughing. One wanted a copy of the movie and a year later I bumped into him and gave him a copy.
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