Chapter 11 LOCATION SHOOTING 139 door took close to an hour to move all our carts. All that time, snickering Mr. Murphy emptied my wallet to cover the overtime for the truck and the crew. That was a painful lesson in location scouting. Location Scouting Scheduling a conference room or office for filming may seem like a straightforward procedure, but if you have worked in the corporate world, you know how easily it is to get bumped from your room of choice. Maybe a top client or benefactor dropped in, and the CEO decided he wanted to entertain them in the conference room you had booked weeks before. Of course, you don't find out about that until your crew attempts to load their gear into the room. When scouting locations, look for a backup room, and try to schedule that room, too. Then call a week ahead to confirm that it is still available, and call again a day or two prior, just to be certain. Don't worry about being considered obsessive-