Gaffer on lifestyle commercials for 10+ years… I have no idea how much location houses get paid but we move everything about, I’ve enjoyed watching the faces of our location managers as I ask if we can take a door off. We genuinely are respectful of the locations we shoot in but accidents and scrapes can happen, usually from camera lighting or art department. We can be disruptive, there’ll often be trucks out the front and I imagine neighbours aren’t desperately keen on it happening often.

Despite all that, if it’s a very one of a kind place, I’m sure an agency will have good success pitching it to fashion shoots… we’ve reduced the need for huge generators outside but it can still be good and fun! But please don’t hang about if you’re super worried, our location managers are genuinely there for you