Prison Shoot

[forever fearless]

I'm prepping a short film shoot set in prison and was wondering how one would go about getting a prison permit.

Cheers,

Ash

 

[Gonzo_Entertainment]

State film commission is probably your best bet.
We have one here in Nashville (The Green Mile was shot there).

The one here would probably run you about $2000 a day or so. That's $300 to $400 a day or so for a million dollar liability policy with the owner as co-insured, $200 a day for the security guard the owner provides, but you have to pay, $500 a day or so for the actual rent, and $500 + a day to rent a ginny truck because there is no power.

In other words, you might want to reconsider.

 

[indietalk]

Check out court houses that have holding cells. Safer than using a prison, and empty a lot of the time.

This is for the cells, not for the common areas, yard, etc.

 

[Gonzo_Entertainment]

Yeah, with some "movie magic" and only needing to show one cell, no common areas or anything it get's much easier.

I'm in the hell right now of trying to find a motel lobby for 6 to 8 hours, anytime day or night, for less than $500 right now. We've been working on it for weeks and probably talked to 15 motels, no luck. Location scouting is the suckiest thing ever.

 

[forever fearless]

Thanks all. Aargghhh!!!!!!!!! I guess I'll have to reconsider the prison idea; I'll look into the court houses. The three locations are the condemned's prison cell, the common room where she'll say her final goodbyes, and the exterior (protestors).

 

[directorik]

The bad news is, here in Los Angeles no prison will allow
you to shoot. the good news is, here in Los Angeles there
are a dozen of standing sets that you can rent.