Charges

 

Sending in an application to film is free. A guide to charges is listed below. Location fees are applicable for filming in Parks, Civic Buildings, Markets, Estates, Libraries and any property.

Location Fees

(*Crew numbers include cast all personnel/contributors present e.g. security)

Please note that fees are suggested and until we have the full filming intentions, costs will not be confirmed.

Very small crew* (1-5 people)	Small Crew*  (6-15 people)	Medium Crew* (16-35 people)	Large Crew* (36-55 people)	Extra Large Crew*  (55+)
From £140 per hour	£1500 to £2500	£2000 to £3500	£2500 to £4000	£4000 to £7500

• • VAT is applied to all location fees as standard
  • Prep and strike days are generally charged at 50% of the agreed shooting day fee
  • Overtime rates are applicable
  • N.B. A day is 12 hours access i.e. 10 hours shooting including one hour prep and one hour strike

 

This table is provided as a cost guide for Photography

Very small crew* (1-5 people)	Small Crew+ (6-15 people)
From £100 per hour	£150 – £250 per hour

 

Licence fee

 

A licence fee is applied to all shoots with the exception of student filming and low budget street filming

Size	Licence fee
Very small crew (1-5)	£150
Small crew+	£250

 

Equipment on Highway (daily rate) 

 

This covers standard equipment on public highways e.g. dolly & track, lights on stands and ez-ups and excludes camera and tripod.

Half day	Full day
£200	£400

 

Officer Time

 

OFFICER TIME CHARGES	COST
First Recce	Free
Subsequent Recce’s	£75-£100 per hour
Lengthy arrangements for production to be present on location	£100 per hour
Specific requirements i.e night shoot	£100 per hour
Investigation in to breach of filming licence / Code of Practice	£100 per hour
Cleaning and reinstatement	Officer time + cleaning / reinstatement charges

 

Site Specific Charges

 

• • Charges may be applicable that are site-specific, i.e. utilities, security, prop hire.