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What was the outcome of that? I mean, did the permitting authorities know you never showed up on the scheduled day? Were you assigned a monitor(s)? I'm only asking because it seems like it might not be too difficult to get a permit after the fact, if one gets a little paranoid before release...

Well, technically, any "commercial" shoot which takes place on public property requires a permit, regardless of the size of the production. But this "one size fits all" approach to the permitting process (and its cost) is, by most people's common sense standards, unfair and unjust. I read that...

But that's just it - what IS the probable cause? What's the evidence that would lead a reasonable person to believe that a law has been broken? Just footage alone isn't evidence of wrongdoing - that has to be assumed. I mean, they can't watch every movie or TV show and just assume, without a...

By the way, this is what got...my friend's attention: https://youtu.be/bGFTma7NuEQ And this guy wasn't even commercial!

Interesting answers guys. I'm also wondering why the 4th/5th Amendment couldn't possibly be applied here. Say some government busy body sees your footage and recognizes the location is a national park. He would have to *assume* the filmmaker's guilt before taking any action. And the first action...

Most of what you see/hear regarding filming without permits has to do with the concern of being caught in the act. But does anyone know how often filmmakers catch heat AFTER the film has already been released? Let's say a...ehem...friend of mine filmed a quick scene for a low budget Youtube...