Location Research Guide

 

Guide for Research Using R. Richard Hobbs’ Locamundo Location Database for Film, Photo, Video / TV and Events Production

What would you like to do?

First time here?

1. PLEASE REVIEW OUR PROCEDURES AND POLICIES
2. PLEASE REVIEW OUR FAQS (Frequently Asked Questions)
3. Scroll the rest of this article for more info and search tips.

If you are familiar with how we work:

PLEASE PROCEED DIRECTLY TO THE LOCATION DATABASE

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Location Database Search Overview

The location database is organized and keyworded by categories as might apply to a wide range of elements, starting at the base with natural locations and man-made locations and becoming more specific from that point (i.e. public locations / office buildings, water sites, industrial sites, etc; private locations / houses, rural locations, etc.) then, optional elements of those locations (i.e. private locations / houses / kitchens, etc.). Take a few moments and get a “feel” for the way the database is structured.

The primary purpose of providing public access to our location database is to give the creative team (you) a starting point for ideas and some direction to give us.

Please contact us for rates and packages for the many location services we offer:

Location Research – Hire us to perform a custom search of our files as well as other resources per your specs

Location Scouting – Hire us to find, obtain permission / negotiate rates and photograph locations per your specs

Location Management- Hire us to oversee the location duties of your project from concept to wrap

…and more!

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Search Tips

1. For *more* results use fewer search terms

2. Trying using different search terms (in separate searches)

Often-asked-for search examples:

Houses= Private Property/Houses

Apartments= Private Property/Apartments, Lofts, Flats…

Kitchens= Optional Elements/Kitchen

Offices= Public Property/Office Buildings

Instructions for accessing Locamundo location albums:

use the dropdown box “View MORE locations with this box ->“

use the link, “view more images of this location”

Thumbnails can be enlarged – full images are scrollable in folders.

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ:

! => Please include the 5-digit location number(s) (i.e. US1204-xxxxx-yyy) where “x” is the location number) in all correspondence!

Location Request Questionnaire