Location Scout, Kolmanskop, Luderitz, Namibia, Ghost Town / Photo Credit: Bruce Bisbey
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Location Library
A location library or location archive is a collection of
visual and reference information, usually organized by a serial numbering
system, descriptive keywords, geographic location (or more often than not a
combination of the aforementioned) of locations, or places that might be used
for filming or photography.
A location library can offer many services, including
contracts to the production company and to the location owner or agent as well
as location scouting services. If one requires a location with certain criteria
that is not included in the library, then the library can, usually for a fee,
provide a location scout who will travel around a given area (usually chosen
for its geographic location, near enough to the production company to keep
shoot costs down) and find a location that not only fits a brief supplied by
the production company, but also fits the budget for the shoot.
A location library may carry locations of many types
including commercial property as well as residential properties and usually
they are able to help organize a shoot in almost any location, on their library
or not.
Not only can a location library find the location for a
shoot, but it can help with permits for parking and filming.
Location libraries are not just a location resource for TV
and film, they are also a database of photogenic location houses, apartments,
industrial and event spaces for editorial publications, stills advertising
photo shoots and PR shots for brands and celebrities.
Property owners can register their properties with a location
library to be considered as locations for commercial hire. Requirements for any
location are that it has good-sized rooms, large enough to comfortably fit a
photographic crew of around 10–15 people, natural light, interesting features,
décor, style of property and furniture will play a role in a property being
eligible as a location property. Location owners are paid for the use of their
property.
Sources,
References & Credits: Google, Wikipedia, Wikihow, Pinterest, IMDB, Linked
In, Indie Wire, Film Making Stuff, Hiive, Film Daily, New York Film Academy, The
Balance, The Numbers, Film Maker, TV Guide Magazine, Media Match, Quora, Creative
Skill Set, Investopedia, Variety, No Film School, Daily Variety, The Film
Agency, Best Sample Resume, How Stuff Works, Career Trend, Producer's Code of
Credits, Producers Guild of America, Film Connection, Entertainment Careers, Adhere
Creative, In Deed, Glass Door, Pay Scale, , Business Insider, Slate, Copy
Blogger, USA Today, Merriam-Webster, Job Monkey, Studio Binder, Arnon Shorr, Location
Managers Guild International (LMGI), Association of Location Scouts and
Managers (ALSAM), UK Guild of Location Managers (GOLM), Crossroads United
Locations Department Workers (ULDW), "Location Managers Guild
International", Blair, Ian "Location Managers Sound Off", The Collective, Production Hub,
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Very interesting, love the photo, been there myself.
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