It was bound to happen eventually. I asked for permission to shoot at a location. The people in charge of that location said, "sure, you just need a million dollars of liability insurance."
A little web research revealed...
- A liability insurance policy for ten days of low-budget filming only costs five hundred dollars.
- That policy will not cover real guns and blank ammunition.
Crap.
I could have asked the price of big-budget filming insurance, but I figured that would open a whole 'nother can of worms. We'll just work around any real gunplay while we're shooting insured.
The low-budget policies I looked at also exclude stunts and pyrotechnics. So if you're looking to insure a movie shoot, plan accordingly. If you're ready to start shopping for a policy for your project, check out CSI Entertainment and Film Emporium.
3 comments:
dude. you work for a malpractice insurance company! you shoulda known it'd be disgustingly expensive to insure anything except visiting your grandma. ha!
i hope it all went well, and i hope you're feeling better!
cheers!
nick
This will probably sound terminally stupid but, hey, you don't learn if you don't ask.
Can't you get a waiver or something?
Not sure exactly what you mean by "waiver." Could you be more specific?
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