Openview Shoot Location - Cosy not Cluttered Family Home

FAQ’s (this is not an exhaustive list of FAQ’s, so if there’s ANYTHING not listed here, please ask) *What are your general hours of availability? We are generally available for shoots Mondays to Fridays between 8am - 8pm Weekends are not ruled out but tend to be booked up well in advance Overtime is double the hourly rate *Where can I park? On street paid parking is available using the park mobile app: Location number is 117 and there is plenty of local parking or we can arrange a parking permit. Please ask if you would like us to arrange this for you in advance of the shoot. No neighbours driveways are to be blocked at any time of the day or the evening, this is absolutely unacceptable. If anyone is caught parking across a driveway, including equipment hire companies and caterers, the client will incur a penalty charge of £100, which will be included in your final invoice. We will produce photographic evidence to prove the car / owner If being dropped off by a taxi service please be mindful of the neighbours and unload all equipment in to the front yard area, so as not to block up any pavements *Do I need to protect the floors? Please use floor protecting mats and coverings. Spare tennis balls can be found in a bag under the stairs, please place these on all tripods, camera stands and lighting equipment feet to avoid scratching the floors. We recommend you don’t use any sticky floor protection *Do you allow redecorating? Yes provided everything is returned to it’s prior/ original fashion, unless agreed otherwise *Do we have to take our shoes off? We are very easy going about shoes worn on the ground floor/ hard surface areas. No shoes, please, to be worn on any carpeted areas/ upstairs in the property *What if we feel too hot or cold during the course of a shoot? The house heating is worked via an app and so we ask you not to touch any heating dials. If the house is not warm enough or is too hot, we ask you to please contact the location host and ask them to adjust the heating. We have several tower fans when it feels too hot, that we can also make available on request *Are you wheelchair accessible? We are mobility impaired accessible (there is a step up to our threshold and a small lip between the front door and our hallway. There is a small couple of steps out to our garden - all of which my right leg amputatee father on 2 crutches can easily manage) however our downstairs toilet is NOT wheelchair accessible, I'm sorry to say. *My crew smoke/ vape, where may they do so? No smoking or vaping is allowed anywhere inside the property. Smoking/ Vaping is permitted in the back garden ONLY, but cigarette butts must be disposed of safely in the ashtray provided and not thrown around the garden or over any fences *Our shoot involves recreational drugs, is that OK? Under no circumstances are any drugs to be taken at the property. If there is anyone caught taking drugs or any evidence of drug use, we will notify the police. We will also charge the client a penalty of £500 *We’d like to use a Haze/ Smoke Machine or something else that creates smoke, is that ok? The location host needs to know beforehand if haze/ smoke machines, etc. are going to be used. We ask that all precautions are taken to not damage anything but also to cover up the smoke detectors beforehand. There are 4 detectors; one in the kitchen, one in the ground floor hallway, one on the middle landing and one outside the master bedroom on the top floor. There is also a carbon monoxide detector by the fireplace in the living room. No batteries are to be removed from any detectors. A fine will be implemented if there is any tampering with the detectors. At no time should our smoke detectors go off and disturb the neighbours. It’s a good idea to air the property by opening the back and front doors briefly to allow smoke to leave the property when finished *Our shoot will be noisy, is that ok? We ask all our clients shooting any moving image and or music videos to keep the playback volume to a minimum sound level, and to be respectful of our neighbours. Loud music/ disturbances will not be tolerated. Also when in the garden please be considerate of your noise levels when loading and unloading or shooting in the garden. If you are anticipating to be very noisy, please discuss this in advance of booking confirmation. *Can we move wall hangings and furniture? Everything can be moved BUT nothing is to be moved or taken off the walls without prior arrangement/ consultation with the location host *Can we use the props/ articles in your house for the shoot? We provide a lot of props throughout the house which may be used. The stylists and or production members are responsible to return these to the correct rooms and the correct places. Anything that is missing will also be billed. We ask you to take care when packing up, that anything of ours is not packed up with your kit and equipment *What areas of the house can we use to shoot, do make up, use as a dressing room, etc.? All areas are available for use by prior arrangement. If you haven’t arranged to use an area of the house then it will be out of bounds. *Are we allowed to leave our kit at the house between consecutive day shoots or drop it off the day before? Yes, that’s not a problem, again by prior arrangement. This will incur a charge 50% of the regular hire fee *My Crew will need to eat & drink during the course of the shoot, what is available? Eating and drinking in the location is limited to the kitchen area only please. No food and/ or drink upstairs at all. Please try to avoid leaving cups of coffee/tea around the property and have a ‘clean as you go’ approach. We will provide some disposable cups, plates and cutlery. Please ask if you need to use any of our utensils, cutlery, crockery, glassware, pots and pans, etc. Tea, coffee, milk and sugar will be provided. We will leave the bottom shelf of fridge empty and available for anything that needs refrigerating, but please do not leave anything in the fridge after the shoot. Please note: we do not have a microwave in the property. By all means bring one if you would like (as other shoots have done, for their convenience). There are lots of local places to chose from should anyone wish to go out to get anything to eat ranging from Sainsbury’s/ Tesco’s to Gail’s Bakery and other local cafes and eateries *Can we organise for external catering to feed our crew during the shoot? Yes, that’s no problem, and if they are to use our kitchen at all this needs to be discussed in advance ideally between the catering company and the location host. When external catering has been used, someone must check that none of our cutlery / utensils goes back to them. Please check before the end of the day. Or we will be providing a bill for anything missing, damaged or broken. No food in the fridge (with the exception of milk) or the cupboards is to be used, unless by prior agreement. Please do not leave food on site or in the fridge, this needs to be removed from the property, or thrown in the bin *How do I dispose of my rubbish during and after a shoot? Please use the bin in the kitchen to dispose of all rubbish being careful to correctly separate recycling from general rubbish. All recycling should be rinsed clean before disposing of it. Spare bin & recycling bags are found in the Kitchen Island drawer opposite the kitchen sink. All rubbish is to be taken with you and removed from the property after a day's work, but please discuss with the location host should this not be possible The location host will periodically check on whether bins need emptying and assist with rubbish where needed. NO RUBBISH IS TO BE LEFT ON THE STREET / FRONT OF HOUSE *Do I have to clean the house after the shoot? We ask you to please leave the house as found - clean and tidy. Any additional cleaning needing to be undertaken after a shoot will be billed at £25 per hour. We expect everything to be returned to the correct places. All dirty items must be loaded into the dishwasher and please put it on before leaving the property. Bins all cleared and disposed of. This includes all the bathroom bins where applicable. Please ensure you leave enough time to leave the place as you found it, before the scheduled shoot end time *Is there anything else the production team needs to know with COVID in mind? We can only allow the working team / shoot crew on site - no friends or entourage allowed on site. We will be ensuring that only the number that is quoted on the booking is on site, through-out the day. We have to insist on this for the safety of not only yourselves (the client) but also of the family that lives at the residence. We ask that everyone attending feels confident that they are in good health before coming on site. If crew are feeling poorly they should take a COVID test before attending. **Additional Covid/ Health And Safety Guidelines *What are we providing at the location: - Soap / anti bac hand sanitiser - Disposable paper towels - Paper plates / paper cups / disposable cutlery - Deep cleaning before every shoot, including all touch points (handles, handrails, light switches, etc.) - Within reason, as long as shoots are rescheduled right away, we can offer some flexibility on rescheduling dates due to illness, depending on availability *What we are asking of our clients: - Clear communication throughout to location host and any anticipated changes to finishing time, crew numbers, etc. - No washing up by hand, all into the dishwasher and put on a hot cycle - The right PPE equipment to be provided by the client and all the team to wear, where necessary/ required - Health checks/ lateral flow tests and temperatures to be taken before the shoot, if someone is feeling unwell before arriving for the day. Team members to be held responsible for announcing if experiencing any covid/ cold or flu symptoms.