Permits are issued prior to the shooting with details about location, date, time, equipment, personnel, special effects, actions and stunts.
[5][6] It is also necessary to specify how many people are in the team, what vehicles they will arrive in and where they intend to set them up, whether they have a crane, trailers, cargo vans or a generator, and where the main production base is located.
In addition, the movie office will want to know the future locations of cameras, spotlights and "no parking" signs, as well as whether and what kind of pyrotechnics will be used (gunshots, explosions, smoke, sparks or any other type of fire), as law enforcement and local residents must be notified about such things.
It costs money to go through the process of requesting and issuing a permit to film, any changes to the plan will also require additional fees, as will the possible hiring of police officers to keep order and manage traffic congestion - and that's not counting the basic amount the movie company will pay the city.
[9][10] Usually, permission for filming must be granted at least 48 hours in advance, as the authorities must have time to inform the police about the need for possible street closures, remove parked cars from the roadside and organize traffic diversion.