I'm an amateur working on my first (short) student film.
I have two possible locations in mind but no clue how to go about gaining access to them. The difficulty is that I would be using a fog machine inside the place, filling up a whole floor with fog if possible, and I'm concerned nobody would agree to it because they'd worry about damage. Also it would be shot at night.
1) The first possibility is one floor of a public place or a business like a library or restaurant.
2) The second is somebody's house. I have a particular architectural style in mind, but I'm fairly flexible.
What's my best approach? If I approach a business or public facility would they almost definitely not allow it because of the fog machine? And how would I go about gaining access to somebody's house? I'm guessing it wouldn't be appropriate to go door to door.
Btw, as a student I have little budget, so I'd prefer not to pay or only pay a small amount. Also, I'd rather not travel out of state (I live in Massachusetts). I could see doing NY, but that's as far as I'm able to go given my limited means.
Finally, anyone know of any low-end fog machines that could generate enough fog to fill several medium-sized rooms?
EDIT: As an add on, I'm simultaneously working on another short that doesn't involve a fog machine but would also require shooting in somebody's house at night, so if people are deterred by the fog idea maybe they'll agree to that. Still, I'm wondering if there's an easier way of finding potential houses than knocking on stranger's doors.
I have two possible locations in mind but no clue how to go about gaining access to them. The difficulty is that I would be using a fog machine inside the place, filling up a whole floor with fog if possible, and I'm concerned nobody would agree to it because they'd worry about damage. Also it would be shot at night.
1) The first possibility is one floor of a public place or a business like a library or restaurant.
2) The second is somebody's house. I have a particular architectural style in mind, but I'm fairly flexible.
What's my best approach? If I approach a business or public facility would they almost definitely not allow it because of the fog machine? And how would I go about gaining access to somebody's house? I'm guessing it wouldn't be appropriate to go door to door.
Btw, as a student I have little budget, so I'd prefer not to pay or only pay a small amount. Also, I'd rather not travel out of state (I live in Massachusetts). I could see doing NY, but that's as far as I'm able to go given my limited means.
Finally, anyone know of any low-end fog machines that could generate enough fog to fill several medium-sized rooms?
EDIT: As an add on, I'm simultaneously working on another short that doesn't involve a fog machine but would also require shooting in somebody's house at night, so if people are deterred by the fog idea maybe they'll agree to that. Still, I'm wondering if there's an easier way of finding potential houses than knocking on stranger's doors.