Reel India Pictures

A good location scouting is very important as this process begins very early in the creation of a motion picture even before the movie is green lit. We do location scouting in three simple steps.

1) We begin by reading the script and then breaking it down to its many locations. We will then have long conversations with the director, producer& production designer to determine what it is exactly that they envision.

2) We will then begin researching the possibilities. We start by going through our personal archives of every place previously seen and call our useful contacts once we have some good leads, we will get into the car& go to these places. We will pick up new clues along the way that will lead to additional places.

3) We shoot location photographs in such a way as to get a proper coverage of locations. We upload JPEGS to private, password-protected websites. This process will continue as we narrow down all locations in the movie. Once all the locations have been officially chosen, we put our cameras away and start the next stage of the film.

We help get all the required permits to shoot for the appropriate issuing agencies. Our excellent contacts and reputation within the government enable us to walk you through the process. Government permits would take anywhere between three to six weeks. Border areas and politically sensitive subjects would take more. Aerial shooting permits are more time taking and one should budget at least three to six months for them.

We analyze and break down your script, work out a budget and a schedule for you. Our experienced film accountants do all movie budgets and schedules. Our film accountants have years of experience in preparing right kind of budget for you.

We have experienced Casting directors, Model coordinators& extras coordinators who are working in this industry from several years and helped various productions houses in casting related matters.

We will hire the best possible crew for your project and negotiate the most economical rates, liaising with unions where required.

Our legal team will consult on India taxation laws and other legal requirements, including contracts with crewmembers.

We coordinate all categories of hotels and travel plans related to your shoot.

We can provide a safe passage to your exposed stock if you wish to process your film overseas.