9+ Days Out
Review Fees and Guidelines.
Review Location Photos and shortlist spaces.
8+ Days Out
Schedule an initial scout.
Request preliminary availability.
7+ Days Out
Complete the USC Campus Filming Application.
Upload script or storyboard for USC Campus Filming Office review.
About date challenges: If another production requests the same date, priority is based on the timestamp of complete application and deposit. To hold your date, provide a non-refundable deposit equal to one full day rate. If you proceed with the shoot, this deposit appears as a credit on your final invoice.
6+ Days Out
USC Campus Filming Office actions: preliminary approval (1–3 business days), staffing holds, script review, check for university and campus events for potential sound conflicts, arrange crew parking (if applicable).
Your actions: schedule a tech scout; submit a production schedule.
USC Campus Filming Office sends invoice.
1+ Day Out
USC Campus Filming Office issues final contract (draft available upon request).
You return signed contract and submit: deposit, insurance certificate, L.A. County film permit, fire permit, and tent permit (if applicable).