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Planning Makes Perfect
A pre-production meeting with the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting is required for all feature films, television movies, series or specials, elaborate exterior commercial shoots and music videos shooting exteriors with celebrities, or multiple locations. It is recommended that this meeting be scheduled with our office three weeks before shooting, but must be scheduled no later than five business days before the actual shoot begins.
The purpose of this meeting is to review shooting plans and production schedules. Participants generally include the Production Manager and Location Manager, as well as representatives from our office and other relevant agencies. Immediately following this main pre-production meeting at our office, you are ready to apply for a permit detailing the location activities.
Permits can be issued within 24 hours of application. The deadline for permit applications is by noon the day before your scheduled shoot.
More complex productions require special consideration by the NYPD Movie & TV Unit, therefore applications must be submitted three to four days prior to the shoot date.
This agency is as flexible as possible when emergencies require a schedule change on the day before a shoot, but emergency changes should always be called into both the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting and the NYPD Movie & TV Unit as the first priority.
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