How does being chosen as a location work?

If your location is of interest to a production, the first person in contact, after Screen Tasmania, will either be a Location Scout or Location Manager. The Location Scout presents the production team with lists of suitable locations and, the Location Manager handles negotiations and the management of all chosen locations. In some productions, the Location Manager also does the scouting.

You should ask some questions, but also understand that your location might not be the final one chosen.

• What sort of production is it?
• What’s the name of the production company and the title of the production?
• Do they have insurance to cover locations?
• Ask for the name of the contact at the production company – either the Location Manager or Production Manager.
• If chosen, when will the property be needed – including preparation days, shooting days/hours and pack-up days?
• Ask for a description of what would happen to your property (an Art Department will, most probably, need to do some work in and around your property before shooting and then take it back to its original state) and what scenes would be filmed there.
• Ask about numbers of trucks and cars, and the size of the cast and crew.
• If your property is chosen, the production should offer a fee to cover your expenses and inconvenience.