Gritty, real Los Angeles for an indie short film
Not every shoot wants gloss. This low-budget short film needed the gritty, real Los Angeles, and Mr. Location Scout found it: working liquor stores, late-night donut shops, and appropriately seedy hotels that gave the story its lived-in edge. Securing character locations like these on an indie budget is its own craft, built on local relationships and knowing which owners will say yes. We scouted the options and cleared the access so the production could shoot authentic without blowing the budget.
See more of our Los Angeles range on this shoot for Cheribundi Cherry Juice and for this lawn care commercial for Corteva.