KubrickJR

Hello everyone,

I'm back, just feel like giving my feedback to those who recommended staying home.

I actually ended up filming without a permit, working with two different thai fixers who confirmed that I wouldn't need such a thing for this kind of shooting.

It's all about contacts actually, not money. My shooting was more affected by the Covid 19 limitations than a film permit, I was right following my instinct I guess.

Bye

I obviously meant " won't be sold to any channel ". (..)

Once again, this is not work to me, I work ever day in France, there is a contract, and a salary, this is not the case there, I'm not sure you got the point..

Thanks anyway

Hello,

I am a director from France, and I plan to do a trip to visit a friend of mine who became a boxer manager in Bangkok, and owns an equipment shop there. It's not the first time I visit the country, I will be spending ten days in Thailand as a tourist in march, but this time he would like me to film some of his boxers workout/fights/daily routine to boost his communication.

So here is the situation, there is no company hiring me, no financial arrangement between us, and the movie will be sold to any channel, he already told me that some of his crew members already filmed fights from the ringside, and he never had any problems, but after doing some researches, I read a lot of things, specifically about  the need of a film permit in order to shoot in public spaces. I would need to pay about 1000 USD, + tell the commission every locations and characters involved for every single " shooting days ". That cost wouldn't even include the fee of a film commission PA who would be there following me all day long, to make sure that the footage isn't offensive to the Thai laws. Food, and accommodation should also be provided for that guy.

My may concern is even though I would be happy to collaborate in order to make sure I won't end up in jail, I won't be able to provide them the informations they need to match their need. It's gonna be a Run & Gun spontaneous shoot kind, and neither me of my friend will know when and where we are going to shoot. I would also be frustrated having to respect the same logistic conditions as any production company coming there to shoot an add with a 20 persons crew.

One last thing, even though I will be alone shooting, I will be handling a pretty heavy camera, not the kind of low key DSLR setup. I'm lucky enough to own this nice piece of equipment, and the quality it provides is pretty essential for the project purpose.

Do you think there is a risk launching this project ? What should I do / not do to avoid a big drama ?

Thanks by advance !

Have a nice day