Chino Spectrum - with people walking around!
We recommend visiting your property before filming, at least a few times if possible. There are a few reasons to do this, because often times you will run into obstacles and issues that, had you not visited, you wouldn't know existed such as:
1. Power lines! Have you ever noticed that in urban areas especially, there are a lot of power lines and power poles surrounding buildings, along the sidewalks and curbs, and sometimes crossing streets and intersections? No? Neither did I until we set to film several properties in older urban areas and realized that these obstacles, along with the pedestrian and car traffic, is a really tough flight to navigate.
2. Activity and Movement - from both cars and people. Have you ever noticed that property videos tend to be more alive and marketable when there are people utilizing the space and the parking lots are full. Well this is great for marketing and the overall aesthetics of the video.
3. Commercial activity - property management, security, and trash services often times operate during different hours of the day, and so you want to coordinate those times with the various commercial vendors so that it doesn't ruin your shoot.