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Anytime I location scout a property we are going to shoot at I always look out for the boobie traps that might hurt the shoot. Finding an dealing with locations can be a nightmare, especially when you have little or no budget.Today on the show I have locations guru Brian L. Tan. Brian is the founder of Wrapal.com, a site built to help filmmakers and property owner find location love. We discuss a bunch of tips and tricks to get locations on the cheap, if not for free and we go over the pitfalls that many filmmakers fall into when shooting on location.Below you'll find a great guide on how to location scout on a budget, written by Brian, as well as some genius videos they created. Enjoy and happy hunting!
Brian L. Tan, "BLT" is a film director and also the co-founder of WRAPAL, a company that is revolutionizing the location scouting process in the entertainment industry and beyond. It consists of a free, user-driven community that connects filmmakers and photographers that need locations with property owners who are willing to rent out their spaces. Brian is a very charismatic, driven man who has truly been inspired by his friend and mentor, entrepreneur Brad Hall, who founded the very website entertainmentcareers.net. This is truly an inspiring, informative episode, as Brian passes along to us, much of the wisdom that Brad has passed along to him.
It’s been said that locations can play as great a role in a film as any character, and no one understands that more than today’s guest. Brian L. Tan is an action filmmaker and entrepreneur who worked at Dreamworks, Paramount, and Digital Domain, before eventually launching the prominent location booking service Wrapal. He’s also known for appearing on the most recent season of HBO’s Project Greenlight. In this episode, Brian shares his words of wisdom on the location process, explaining how to save money when working with location owners, how to effectively scout locations for a guerrilla style shoot, and the most critical elements to consider when booking any location. Pulling from his experiences as a self made filmmaker, Brian also shares loads of invaluable tactical advice for up and coming directors, speaking to the importance of building a solid team of collaborators, getting your work noticed online, and much more. Links from the episode: www.wrapal.com www.blttavo.com www.instagram.com/blttavo www.twitter.com/blttavo www.facebook.com/bltan www.youtube.com/user/blttavo/videos www.vimeo.com/iconicfilm For more content like this visit www.noamkroll.com
Anytime I location scout a property we are going to shoot at I always look out for the boobie traps that might hurt the shoot. Finding an dealing with locations can be a nightmare, especially when you have little or no budget.Today on the show I have locations guru Brian L. Tan. Brian is the founder of Wrapal.com, a site built to help filmmakers and property owner find location love. We discuss a bunch of tips and tricks to get locations on the cheap, if not for free and we go over the pitfalls that many filmmakers fall into when shooting on location.Below you'll find a great guide on how to location scout on a budget, written by Brian, as well as some genius videos they created. Enjoy and happy hunting!