Film New Orleans

All low, medium and high impact filming projects are required to participate in a City Hall Production Meeting. This meeting is an opportunity for your production to engage in a one-on-one consulting session with City of New Orleans Agencies to troubleshoot any logistical issues that may arise. At this meeting your Location Manager will present a production packet containing your location schedule and any “NO PARKING” or street closure requests. At this time, community notification procedures will also be discussed after public impact is assessed.

Agencies present:

• Film New Orleans
• New Orleans Police Department (NOPD)
• Traffic Engineering (Department of Public Works)
• City Council District Office Representatives
• EMS and Fire (if stunt activity/pyrotechnics are planned)

What the Production Packet should include:

1. Overall calendar for the duration of your shoot detailing hours, location and physical address of each day. Film New Orleans is principally concerned with activity to take place in Orleans parish, but should you be shooting outside the parish please note this on the calendar.

2. A detailed schematic of each location within Orleans Parish including:

   • Each location noted by symbol.
     • Actual Name of location
     • Physical Address of location
     • Note whether the location will be shot on Interior/Exterior or both
   • Where you plan to put your base camp and crew parking. We do not allow crew parking in residential neighborhoods. This parking should be secured in a private lot near the location.
   • Times of Activity. Including:
     • Arrival of Trucks
     • Call Time
     • Filming Time
     • Departure of Trucks
   • Parking Requests
     • Areas requested “Cleared for shot” should be marked with a line of ooooo.
     • Areas requested for the parking of essential vehicles should be marked with a line of xxxxx.
     • A list of blocks being requested should also appear at the top of the map.
   • Streets should be clearly marked along with block numbers. Also make note of one-way streets.
   • Note any special requests such as Intermittent Traffic Control (ITC) or street closures on each map.

At the conclusion of the City Hall Production Meeting, in accordance with approval of proposed activity a Filming Permit will be given once it is determined that the (1) proposed activities will not unduly disrupt neighboring residents and/or businesses, (2) certificate of insurance is on file and (3) the office has received a signed copy of the film guidelines.