Renting houses to use for filming scenes is a good industry for many people living in Los Angeles. For film producers, it is a very convenient way to shoot indoor scenes. While they are open to use the whole house for their filming needs, they also have the option of using an area in a house location and rent another house for another area.

 Here are some advices to help you find the perfect residential film locations in Los Angeles. Read and understand each to help you especially if you are new to scouting locations.

 1. Select a place your staff and crew can easily travel to

 Select a place which is accessible to your staff and crew. It needs to have alternative routes from they are staying, or your office, which can help them get their safely and on time. If it's a bit farther from the hotels or their homes, you can find alternative routes where they can start from a known landmark and going to the site. In most cases, to avoid confusion, location scouts select areas which were commonly used in films and which the team and actors are more familiar with.

 2. Select a place with amenities your team can use
 Find a place with amenities your team can use, especially if you aim to film scenes in the same place for weeks. The location needs to have a kitchen, bathrooms, and bedrooms you and the team can use. You need a location with rooms which can accommodate your team's need for a dressing room, a temporary office, and so on. 3. Select a place with enough space to accommodate you and your team
 Have a spacious place for you and your team. It needs to accommodate the cast and crew and your equipment such as lights, wires, monitors and so on. The space will allow you to move easily especially during filming, and minimize the possibility of disturbance in shooting. Other than this is the additional storage needed for these equipment when not in use.

 4. Select a place with acceptable conditions

 Every house you rent for your filming has terms the owner sets to protect his interest. Find one where the conditions can be easily met by the production, especially if your scenes requires furniture to be changed and walls to be repainted.

 5. Select a place with facilities your team can use                                                                                                                               

Select a place with additional facilities you and the team can use. These can be a spacious parking area for the team (especially for the trucks you will be using), internet access, and others. Check which house meet this.

 Finding residential filming locations in Los Angeles is easy. What makes it challenging is selecting the best place for you and your team. This goes truer in locating the perfect house filming location. Find one which can possibly meet all your filming needs. This will make work easier and more convenient which can ensure optimum performance from the team.