Managing Locations

"Working on locations you're not paying for takes a degree of 
organisation and an understanding of respect. In Pizzaman this came 
from the recce, the process of viewing a location beforehand armed 
with a list of questions and an attitude to not get our hearts set on 
anywhere. We drew up floorplans of the houses or premisis with notes 
on where we were and were not allowed to go and of course where the 
nearest toilet was. Each location was put into a grid of information 
containing thoughts on what the location could be used for, who we 
should contact with a list of telephone numbers and email addresses, 
and an outline of it availability. We made note of the ambient light 
and a thought of what lights we might need; we made note of the 
ambiant sounds that may affect our filming; and we made sure the owner 
felt confident with us as people with a policy that they could contact 
us at anytime if they so wished. There were a few times when we had to 
keep our noise down so not to disturb neighbours at night. 
Communication and foresight was key to the smooth running of a 
location especially as we did not have a location manager to take this 
job off our hands. It was yet another hat to put on myself and Teilo 
on order to guarantee Pizzaman's professionalism."