Peerspace recently noted that they are seeing significantly more bookings for production events than off-site or social events. Our venue did practically no production events prior to COVID so we have seen nearly all of our booking requests disappear. If I was trying to start getting into hosting production events, what is it that renters are looking for? How do I know if my space would be good for production?
I was surprised to hear that on their webinar. I represent about 70 locations and all has been shut down. I can’t legally shoot in my homes and businesses, in NY. Maybe CA has opened up some now? I’m on hold until we get some NYS/NYC film and TV guidelines. Not ready to take any legal risks and get myself or others sick. Too soon. Stay safe.
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I’m in LA, but I’d be hesitant to rent under current conditions with COVID, especially if it’s a space you live in or work in for 8+ each day. In the past, productions usually rent between 4 to 12 hours or more. Depending on the size of the production, they’ll wont to setup a separate space for their production office on-location during the time they’re shooting. Bathrooms and a space that can be designated for dressing rooms for the actors is also great. Generally the person who does the walk-through will determine where they’ll setup all their needs in your space. Being open to allow them to manipulate the space to their needs is most important. Take inventory of everything and be sure to be listed as additionally insured on their liability insurance. I also suggest a sizable cleaning fee to sanitize after everyone leaves. You don’t know if people will bring the virus into your workspace.
Did they maybe intend to point out that productions are the ONLY bookings they are receiving on the platform right now, and so while all bookings are significantly down, the primary use people are engaging Peerspace for has shifted toward production because meetings and events are all banned, but productivity and essential work is not, so the pie chart shows what looks like a huge increase in production bookings, when all it shows is a huge decrease in meeting and event bookings, and a slightly-less-huge decrease in production bookings?
It’s straight up illegal to do almost any production work unless it’s tied to essential work like PSA content, and we’ve found that not only are most productions banned, but most crews, and most subjects even, refuse to violate the orders and endanger themselves, so it’s not possible for productions to have increased unless its because film crews have flooded states that aren’t closed and also aren’t typically used for productions, so there are no production facilities and they’re using Peerspace to find places to shoot.
I’d love to know where these shoots are taking place…notice they didn’t show us a map of where the increase in productions was? Just that it had happened…if they’re in NY, LA, or the Bay Area they’d be admitting to facilitating hundreds or even thousands of illegal shoots in direct violation of SIP orders.
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Hi @Jordan_C, did they say they were getting more current production bookings, or were people saying in their survey that interest in future booking was primarily for production? I don’t remember, is there somewhere we can watch the webinar again?
I went back to the link to rewatch but I do not see that option:
https://app.livestorm.co/peerspace/hosting-covid-19/
- Brad
Hi @Brad_B
I was able to access the link you provided and view it.
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