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CHAPTER 21 STUDIO OR LOCATION SHOOTING Into the life of every producer or film department head comes a day when the choice has to be made between studio and location for some particular scene or series of scenes. While at first sight it may appear that there is nothing better than location for authenticity in scenery and cheapness in costs, it must be investigated more thor- oughly than that. First thought should be what is the budget appropriation? Only too often the auditing department does not understand how the costs of shooting vary, and very likely they will assume that because the story calls for a busy street scene or a shop window set it will cost next to nothing to get it on some side street. Then the type of scene required should be examined to see if it is easily found and conveniently located from the point of view of transportation of equipment and personnel to the location. Traffic conditions must be investigated with special reference to the state of traffic at the time of day when the scene is to be shot. This is most important if the script calls for a specific type of lighting and it is important enough to be detectable in the finished product. At the same time, the investigation should include light conditions at the specified time; this means sending a man there, or more than likely, in most cases, going oneself. Attention should be given to the day of the week on which the action is to occur; if it is not important it may 354