Filming and photo shoots

The look

The two units are mirror images, so a scene can play in one while the other holds crew, wardrobe or video village. Both have original wood floors, built-ins, period windows with plantation shutters, a full kitchen with a farmhouse sink, and two bedrooms off a central living room. The exteriors are painted wood siding with dark trim.

• De Longpre, the front unit: a front lawn and path to the porch behind the hedge, and a back garden with a deck under a century-old avocado tree, strung with lights.
• Cherokee, the back unit: a brick porch with a red front door, a side garden path under a pepper tree, and a fenced deck that seats six.
• Street and park: a quiet residential corner with street parking on two sides, and De Longpre Park with its 1930 Valentino statue directly across the street.
• Driveway: a shared gated driveway beside the house for a truck, a generator or a cable run.

Practical

• Where: 6655 De Longpre Avenue at Cherokee, Los Angeles 90028. Paramount, Sunset Gower, Sunset Bronson and Netflix are within two miles (distances).
• Parking and base camp: street parking on De Longpre and Cherokee; the driveway for one or two production vehicles. Larger base camps park on the street under the FilmLA permit.
• Permits: the production pulls the FilmLA permit and FilmLA handles neighbor notification. Residential hours are 7 AM to 10 PM on weekdays and 9 AM to 10 PM on weekends; later needs a community survey.
• Insurance: a certificate of insurance from the production naming the owner as additional insured, before load-in.
• Scheduling: the units are furnished monthly rentals, so we schedule shoots around guests and block the dates for prep, shoot and strike. Exterior-only and driveway use can often be arranged on short notice.
• Not included: the garage unit behind the house is the owner's and stays closed.
• Owner on site: we live nearby and are present for load-in, the shoot and the wrap walkthrough.

How we quote

There is no rate card. Every job is different, so we quote a total for the job once we know the scope: production type, dates and hours including prep and strike, the areas you need, crew size and vehicles, and what changes on the property. The quote spells out what it includes, with prep, strike, hold and overtime stated up front. Payment is due before load-in, with a refundable deposit sized to the job and a photographed walkthrough at load-in and wrap.

Small productions, student films and stills are welcome; tell us what you are working with.