palindrome
Thru a hedge, backwards and forwards.
Not sure whether this is the right room, or if it should be in the classifieds due to this request being a little unusual.
Some here may recall that a couple of years ago I mentioned that I write screenplays. Not many yet, and havent sold anything, but I have a few five minute shorts to get my narrative filmmaking aspirations rolling (excuse the pun). After more than a year of false starts and delays Im now ready to shoot my first project, but finding an appropriate location is proving problematic.
Although a number of websites cater to the provision of locations to the industry, unfortunately Im not an industry, nor can I afford their fees, usually many hundreds, or thousands of pounds for just a one day shoot. And as my project is a no budget production, well. . .
What Im seeking is an old and derelict cottage (or small outbuilding that could appear as though it was once lived in) that is in an obvious state of disrepair; maybe rubble strewn interior, bare or peeling walls, external door and window glass optional. However it does need a roof, even if full of holes (do I sound like an Estate Agent?). Preferably situated on its own in an isolated spot, it could also, for instance, be part of a farm complex if seemingly 19th century(ish) and apparently unmodernised.
Im also looking for a view from the main/front door of this long-abandoned homestead of open countryside, or arable farmland, or woodland. Any man-made elements will ruin the shots needed to suggest a bygone era of indeterminate geographic location, e.g., buildings, roads, pylons, industrial estates, wind turbines, etc.
Something of a long shot (excuse the pun), I know, but this is a one man/one day shoot, no one else will be involved, and I am prepared to travel (Im in Northamptonshire). Therefore, should anyone here know of an appropriate locale, and that the owners might consider the use of for such a low-key venture, I would be very grateful.
Cheers.
Some here may recall that a couple of years ago I mentioned that I write screenplays. Not many yet, and havent sold anything, but I have a few five minute shorts to get my narrative filmmaking aspirations rolling (excuse the pun). After more than a year of false starts and delays Im now ready to shoot my first project, but finding an appropriate location is proving problematic.
Although a number of websites cater to the provision of locations to the industry, unfortunately Im not an industry, nor can I afford their fees, usually many hundreds, or thousands of pounds for just a one day shoot. And as my project is a no budget production, well. . .
What Im seeking is an old and derelict cottage (or small outbuilding that could appear as though it was once lived in) that is in an obvious state of disrepair; maybe rubble strewn interior, bare or peeling walls, external door and window glass optional. However it does need a roof, even if full of holes (do I sound like an Estate Agent?). Preferably situated on its own in an isolated spot, it could also, for instance, be part of a farm complex if seemingly 19th century(ish) and apparently unmodernised.
Im also looking for a view from the main/front door of this long-abandoned homestead of open countryside, or arable farmland, or woodland. Any man-made elements will ruin the shots needed to suggest a bygone era of indeterminate geographic location, e.g., buildings, roads, pylons, industrial estates, wind turbines, etc.
Something of a long shot (excuse the pun), I know, but this is a one man/one day shoot, no one else will be involved, and I am prepared to travel (Im in Northamptonshire). Therefore, should anyone here know of an appropriate locale, and that the owners might consider the use of for such a low-key venture, I would be very grateful.
Cheers.
And I rather suspect the owner of said 'shack' might just take exception if I were to ask if he would be so kind as to trash his home for the sake of a five minute short. 
