Location Shooting

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“The heliport?”

“Well ...”

When shooting on location, assume you’ll need a permit for everything, and each permit will take longer to get than you hoped. As a commercial venture, you have none of the freedom ordinary tourists have to take photos (especially on public land). You can’t expect to operate “under the radar” of law enforcement either—the glamorous look of a photo crew working on location seems to attract the attention of passing law enforcement officers who will stop, smile and ask for your papers.