There are countless ways to enhance your location scout for professional video scouting so let's jump right in. The first step is, to take photos not just iPhone photos take photos with a real professional camera to remember that every detail counts when someone is relying on those photos to make it creative decision. Photos taken need to be as high resolution as possible because they will often become a part of the storyboarding process. The second step is, to Google the address by looking at your location before you shoot there you can learn important details like real estate info or if it's ever been on the news, and you'll also be able to judge how iconic a scene is based on the number of search results that come up which is surprisingly important. Also sometimes Googling the address will bring up historical facts that could add depth to your story. It's recognizable and people know that something happened there it might add a little bit more meaning to your story, remember location scouting can be creative. Net up, smaller towns and historic areas often encouraged for filming, there's usually a person whose sole job is to promote filming in their community and if you can find that person make them your best friend, they will make the task of finding your locations easier for you. The next step is to ask your production to go smaller or go handy. Now if you're filming with a smaller camera or iPhone, you could try losing the rig. 


 Many cities don't require a permit as long as you don't set up a tripod and as long as your crew sizes are below 3, with that said these rules do vary city by city so try calling a local film office to confirm what their specific requirement for this art is. Moving on, using floor protection is essential. Now obviously keeping a location clean and tidy is key. You want to make your location owner happy so it doesn't charge you for additional damages. Floor protection is one of the most important points to remember when managing locations now for starters ram board or carpet protection are really easy affordable ways and things that you can find at any hardware store however if you don't want to look around for that roll of fabric an easier starting method of protection is bringing a bag of split tennis balls to sit with you. The next step is to put your location on hold. 

Now the nice thing about location scouting is that most people aren't too familiar with the process including property owners which means that you can easily get away with putting a location on hold even without paying for it. To effectively plan a location scout, put 5 to 10 similar locations on hold for several months in advance so that the creative departments when they want to decide, they have all the choices they can consider. lastly, if traditional methods of finding locations aren't working for you or are too expensive it might be time to give nontraditional locations a chance for example counting methods to try websites like Airbnb or Craigslist are not designed for finding film locations, but they do have over 3 million listings and some hosts might ask for an additional 10 percent 50% for film shoots this option may be useful in finding more traditional residential locations and lesser-known areas.