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Notes for producers shooting in Northern California

Permits, gear, crew, and locations, from the team that works these shoots every week.

RED Komodo 6K cinema camera Gear · 2 min read Cinema Camera Rental in the Bay Area: C80, Komodo, or C50? Which of our cinema camera kits fits your shoot. The Canon C80 for interviews, the RED Komodo for rigs and gimbals, and the Canon C50 as a compact B-cam. Golden hour on a Northern California hillside road Locations · 2 min read Filming in Napa and Sonoma: Permits and Logistics City permits, county right-of-way rules, winery permissions, and drive times. What to sort out before a shoot in Napa or Sonoma wine country. White Mercedes-Benz panel van, the same model as the NorCal Productions grip truck The truck · 2 min read Grip Truck Rental in the Bay Area: When a ½-Ton Is the Right Call What fits on a Mercedes Metris ½-ton grip truck, when to size up to a bigger package, and why a van-sized truck moves faster around San Francisco. Multi-camera crew working a live production at Chase Center in San Francisco Crew · 2 min read How to Crew Up a San Francisco Shoot From Out of Town What to send a local crew coordinator, which roles to book first, and how to keep the job under your name when you hire crew in the Bay Area. Stage lighting and a multi-camera setup at a live event in San Francisco Gear · 2 min read Lighting Interviews in Bay Area Tech Offices Glass walls, mixed daylight, white walls, and loud HVAC. How we light and control interviews in the open-plan offices where most Bay Area shoots happen. White Mercedes-Benz panel van, the same model as our grip truck Crew · 2 min read Local Crew vs. Flying Your Team In: What to Weigh Airfare and hotels are only part of it. A clear way to compare flying your crew to Northern California against hiring locally, and when a mix works best. Ornate San Francisco event hall set up for a filmed presentation Locations · 2 min read San Francisco Film Permits: A Producer's Checklist Lead time, insurance minimums, parking, neighborhood notices, and drones. What Film SF asks for before you shoot on San Francisco streets. Aerial view of a mountain road in Northern California Locations · 2 min read Shooting at Lake Tahoe: Permits, Weather, and Gear Forest Service land, county and state park permits, drone limits, altitude, and winter driving. A planning guide for productions shooting at Lake Tahoe. Canon EOS C80 cinema camera Gear · 2 min read The Gear We Pack for a Two-Camera Interview The camera, lighting, grip, and sound we load for a two-camera interview in a Bay Area office, built from our own rental inventory. Production set up inside a large San Francisco venue Crew · 2 min read White-Label Production Support, Explained What it means when a local team crews and equips your shoot under your name. Who the client talks to, how the call sheet reads, and what stays confidential.

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