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Sarah Lazow has understood that scouting for the perfect location is never easy. You will always think it would have been better to shoot at the other location post-production.
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Here’s How Sarah Lazow Scouts For Locations When you are watching a film, the actors become the center of focus. But they cannot be in the center unless there is that perfect background that highlights these actors in and every scene. While shooting indoors is easier, when you have an outdoor shoot, things might not go as planned. A number of people need to plan for the shooting from months that starts with scouting for the location. After being in the industry for years, Sarah Lazow has understood that scouting for the perfect location is never easy. You will always think it would have been better to shoot at the other location post-production. So as much as the visual appeal of the actors are important, equally important is the background. Therefore, if you are feeling confused about which location you should finalize upon, here are 2 tips from Sarah for you:
1.Know the rules and regulations and abide by them A number of films have been banned in foreign destinations because the film shooting was not done abiding by the prescribed rules and regulations of that specific country. That is why it is important that you do thorough research about the location you are scouting in terms of its laws, rules and regulations. Sarah Lazow has witnessed several films fall out due to issues in the scouted location with the government authorities. So she suggests that it is better to hire a lawyer to prepare for the permissions than pay hefty fines that could affect the budget and the profit of the film produced. 2.Timing is very important You will require to start the film shooting at a particular period of time when the scouted location is in perfect condition. There are some locations that are in their best conditions during a particular season of the year. So you will need to scout for the location before the shooting season can start and all this timing requires careful planning from a long time. You will also need to keep a check on the geological conditions in the area and get weather updates to know about oncoming adverse weather conditions. When scouting for location, try and locate off-beat areas where film shootings have been rare because your audience will not want to check out the same locations. Sarah Lazow produced countless films with locations that were difficult to scout. But with her financial support, a lot of filmmakers have been able to scout the top rated unique locations thereby, making films that have grabbed the best awards.