If you missed joining us in person, watching our August meeting will be worth your time.
Our guests provided detailed and actionable information to make finding and securing your next location faster and easier, including the new San Diego County filming jurisdiction map to help you with permitting.
The right location can be a character in your film or production. The elegant staircase, the period kitchen, the curvy mountain road, or the giant field of daisies can set the scene and the mood in the same way that camera movement, lighting, makeup and costume do. And, with clients on set and the “meter running,” you want to make sure you have control and logistics managed to ensure a successful shoot day.
Speakers Brandy Shimabukuro, Rick Drake (who was joined by Lisa Drake), Welton Jones, and Lisa Rothmuller discussed ways location scouts are uniquely skilled in helping you locate that perfect location, line up permits and permissions, and save time by accessing a wealth of knowledge to help you get to production faster. They discussed what you need to know for small budget productions where you need to act as your own location manager.
Check out the full meeting on YouTube for more in-depth information on permitting and how a location scout can help you.
And of course Mark Maisonneuve shared News You Can Use.
Speakers
Rick Drake is the owner and founder of San Diego Productions and he started his career providing location and RV services for demanding German fashion crews.
Having been in the industry for over 20 years, producing for thousands of clients, Rick has developed an expert eye for finding amazing locations.
San Diego Productions is a full service photo and motion production coordination company specializing in the fashion, automotive, advertising and sports industry with a significant list of global clients. They also offer rentals including productions, props and on-set necessities.
sandiegoproductions.com
619-200-3000
office@sandiegoproductions.com
Welton Jones is a San Diego based location manager and scout. He’s on the books of the Hollywood Teamsters Local 399 and is a member and former board member of Location Managers Guild International.
He has worked in Los Angeles on such projects as CARNIVAL, MEDIUM and HAVOC.
Before that he worked for three years as Director of Television Production at the San Diego Film Commission.
Over the last 20 years, he has worked on nearly 600 projects in San Diego including features, television, commercials and print.
619-508-3637
welton@flyinghat.com
Lisa Rothmuller is a San Diego based locations and production manager. She runs San Diego Locations, which is a professional Production and Location Management Service.
San Diego Locations
(858)926-6006
spunki1@aol.com (yes - same email since 1994!)
Brandy Shimabukuro is the City of San Diego’s Filming Program Manager and Film Liaison.
In this role, she serves as the primary point of contact for filming within the City of San Diego, and within the greater San Diego region.
Brandy facilitates permits and locations and does outreach and acts as a liaison between productions and other jurisdictions (e.g. cities, State, Port, County, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Forest Service, National Park Service, school districts, etc.) Regionally, Brandy represents the City in the development of county-wide initiatives to enhance the region’s status as a film-friendly destination.
City of San Diego, Special Events & Filming Department
619-685-1340
bshimabukuro@sandiego.gov
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