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Liaising With Legal Departments – Film Production Companies and Property Landlords
September 5, 2024 | What we do
Production Legal Departments and Landlord’s Lawyers rarely agree on anything. Once we have a licence template agreed with a landlord (ideally before marketing a location), and a production has agreed they want to use a location, we need to get their respective legal teams to agree the terms of the licence. They cannot enter a …
A Guide to Assessing Landlords for Filming Locations
March 27, 2024 | What we do
If Area4 are to promote property to the film industry we need to know that the landlord’s property is actually useable and the landlord is keen to work with us. Making sure we don’t waste time and effort with property owners who aren’t really engaged with what we do is key for Area4. Here’s how …
Using Commercial Property for Filming
November 3, 2023 | What we do
New locations are key to our business but our involvement sits low on the priority of most landlords. It’s not their main business so we need to approach them or their agents carefully, professionally and clearly demonstrate the benefits we can offer; namely a new source of income. It is important to make it clear …
Police Interview Rooms in Office Basements
July 26, 2023 | Our locations
Police Interview Rooms in Office Basements Film Productions love a windowless room – we’ve seen countless windows blocked up to convert them into police interview sets. Basements also often provide a great option for a ‘windowless’ set, whether it’s a secret office, a bunker, a prison cell or a kidnappers lair. Many office buildings and …
Ted Lasso – Apple TV+
March 15, 2023 | Locations in Action
Ted Lasso Season 3 is available on Apple TV+ from March 15th. Jason Sudeikis has won an Emmy for his performance in each of the previous series and he remains the heart and soul of the show. Somehow his stream of hokey dad jokes, puns and silly rhymes never grates. While Sudeikis is the glue, …