Vehicles required for filming in NSW

[Jan Thompson]

Hi all,
I have been contacted by Dean Maquire who is searching for civilian and military vehicles for a film titled ‘The Sapphires’.
Filming will commence shortly in Albury and they require:
• 30-40's flat bed truck x 2 ( civilian ),
• tractor and trailer of the same period.
• 30's, 40's 50's cars and old car or truck bodies as dressing.

He is looking for Vietnam era US military vehicles for filming around Camden from 5th Sept to 18th Sept 2011. He would like the following:
• canvas backed cargo trucks that might have been around during the Vietnem campaign.
• kitted out Military ambulances, preferably of US origin and would also be interested in any Landrover ambulances.
• Army earth moving equipment.
• Given the rarity of US Vietnam era equipment in the country he will consider any military vehicles that were in service during the Vietnam period including any motorised Armour.

If you are able to assist or know someone he could contact please contact Dean on M : 0403 896 549 or dean2365@gmail.com

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jan Thompson

Hi all,
I have been contacted by Dean Maquire who is searching for civilian and military vehicles for a film titled ‘The Sapphires’.
Filming will commence shortly in Albury and they require:
• 30-40's flat bed truck x 2 ( civilian ),
• tractor and trailer of the same period.
• 30's, 40's 50's cars and old car or truck bodies as dressing.

He is looking for Vietnam era US military vehicles for filming around Camden from 5th Sept to 18th Sept 2011. He would like the following:
• canvas backed cargo trucks that might have been around during the Vietnem campaign.
• kitted out Military ambulances, preferably of US origin and would also be interested in any Landrover ambulances.
• Army earth moving equipment.
• Given the rarity of US Vietnam era equipment in the country he will consider any military vehicles that were in service during the Vietnam period including any motorised Armour.

If you are able to assist or know someone he could contact please contact Dean on M : 0403 896 549 or dean2365@gmail.com

Have to be careful with movie makers..One of our MLU's had a film company ask if they could film his C-60 for a war movie and he agreed only to find out they needed to throw some "Mud on it to make it look more authentic ..but they used wet powdered cement instead and as it is very corrosive ate into his immaculate trucks paint and ruined it..He didn't realize it until he got it back and tried to wash it off but by that time the movie company was long gone.
But Marc can jump in and relate the real story..that was a few years ago he told me and I probably have it wrong but beware..of forked tongued movie makers..

[Jan Thompson]

Unfortunately there have been issues in Australia with some film companies and if I am contacted by anyone I make it clear that some people have had positive and some people have had negative experiences. There are people who have made lots of money doing various film jobs and if anyone has problems they should let other enthusiasts know.

[Phil Waterman]

Alex's, comment is dead on, our MV Club was involved in a Minnie-Series shoot years ago, and they talked some owners into letting them put "easy cleaned off mud" on their vehicles some of them still had the mud ten years later. What was even worse/better is they convinced the owners of a B17 to let them paint over the tail markings with "water soluble paint that would wash right off" but the owner of the B17 having seen this before said fine but had them write into the contract that the movie company would remove the paint after shooting and if damaged the paint they were responsible for the refinishing cost. You guess the out come the “water soluble paint” didn’t wash off and the movie company had to pay for the repaint of the tail. In the end the entire week worth of shooting some 20 MVs, B17 and B25 along with all the actors etc. was left on the cutting room floor when the Minnie-Series was reduced in length by half.

Cheers Phil

[maple_leaf_eh]

I would be happy to rent (not loan) my vehicles to a film crew as long as there was a damage deposit. Somewhere I read a story about a production that wanted to show a damaged Sherman (or maybe it was a Halftrack). When the producers had the owner distracted, the special effects guys put a flat pan of gasoline in the back end and lit it on fire. Just because it has green paint doesn't mean it is indestructable.

[Philliphastings]

I have been working in the film industry for several years and sadly I have to agree that all the above comments ring true. At the very least owners should be reimbused for fuel/costs and catered for.

Donations to clubs don't really cut it in my book as it is inconsistent with most concessional license conditions (which vary from state to state)

you would be well advised to ask for a written agreement or contract between yourself and the production company.

If you think involvement in film productions will make you famous or wealthy - think again. Having said all that and despite long days of waiting around you can still have a lot of fun and meet some very interesting people.

How do I know ? - I work as an actor, producer, owner of a production company and director of theboard of the Film & Television Institute Of WA Inc

If anyone has any questions about providing vehicles to film productions feel free to drop me a PM

Cheers

Phill