Campus Filming Production Fee
Your rate is determined by call sheet-verified cast/crew size, and is billed headlights to tail lights.
The fee covers your license to film on campus and includes one filming liaison responsible for pre-production scouting, walkthroughs, tech scout, location reservations, contracts, approvals, facilities coordination, and of course, day-of site management.
All other charges including additional personnel and location rental fees are billed a la carte.
Up to 20 cast/crew: $300/hour
21-40: $400/hour
41-60: $500/hour
61-70: $600/hour
71-80: $700/ hour
81+: $800/hour
Location Rental Fees
Some locations require site representatives billed at an additional hourly rate.
-Fees are subject to change without prior notice.-
Interior Locations
- Bovard Auditorium: $1000/hour, plus personnel
- Classroom/Lecture Hall: $200/hour
- Town and Gown (ballroom/formal dining room): Quote available upon request
- Libraries: Doheny Memorial: $1200/hour (0-6 hours); $12,000 flat (6-12 hours). Additional $1200/hour for 12+ hours, Libraries site rep $80/hour plus overtime. Hoose: $1200/hour (0-6 hours); $14,000 flat (6-12 hours), additional $1400/hour (12+ hours), Libraries site rep $80/hour, plus overtime
Athletic Facilities
- Baseball Stadium: NEW STADIUM UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- Basketball Gym: $3,150/day
- Jones Football Practice Field: NEW FOOTBALL HQ UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- Brittingham (Intramural) Field: $1,500/day
- Pools:
- Dive: $1,000 (up to four hours), $2,000 (four + hours), plus personnel
- Olympic: $1,500 (up to four hours), $3,000 (four + hours), plus personnel
- Indoor: $1,800/day, plus personnel
- Racquetball Courts – Newer: $180/day
- Racquetball Courts – Older: $75/day
- Tennis Stadium: $1,500 (up to four hours), $3,000 (four + hours)
- Soccer Stadium: NEW STADIUM UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- Loker Stadium/Felix Field (track and field) : $2,500 (up to four hours), $5,000 (four + hours)
- Beach Volleyball: $1,500 (up to four hours), $3,000 (four + hours)
- Galen Center (basketball/volleyball arena): $2,200 per hour ++
Exterior Locations
- Walkways: $85/hour
- Parks and Grass Quads: $85 – $270/hour
- Plazas and Courtyards: $85 – $270/hour
Personnel Fees
- Campus Filming Liaison: The services of one liaison are included in Campus Filming production fee (pre-production, prep/day/post production) and is billed headlights to tail lights on each production day.
- Additional Liaison: $75/hour overtime rates apply after 8 hours (needed if production is over 50 people or utilizing more than one location)
- USC Security: $45/hour (unarmed officer), $65/hour (armed officer)
- Site Representative: $50-$75/hour (applicable if a location requires that a member of their own staff be present during filming)
- Lifeguard: $15-$20/hour (at least two guards are required when filming in or around a swimming pool)
Parking Fees
- Parking spaces: $20.50/vehicle
- On-campus open space: $20.50/vehicle
- Metered spaces: $60/meter per day
- Yellow zones: $60/day (includes barricading)
- Red zone: $75/day
- Gate attendant: $35/hour (required outside of regular gate hours)
Facilities Planning and Management (FPM) Fees
FPM fees will be charged for any facilities/maintenance-related work including fountain and light control, pedestrian barricade rental, bathroom cleaning/restocking, etc. Production must request services via your filming liaison at least 72 hours prior to the first day of production. Our office can provide a list of services and corresponding rates upon request.
Cancellation Fee
A fee equal to 50% of all Campus Filming-related fees (prep/strike, production, rush, personnel) will be charged if the cancellation occurs after the contract has been signed or within four business days of the scheduled production (excluding weekends), regardless of if a contract is in affect or not. If the cancellation occurs within 48 hours of the scheduled production, all fees will be billed at 100%. In either case, if any location has been reserved or any departmental personnel booked (aside from those within the Campus Filming office), those fees will be billed at their full rate.
Rush Fees
Application: In order to ensure that all approvals are received and that your shoot is arranged to your expectations, we required that a fully completed application be submitted to our office no less than seven business days prior to the first day or prep day or filming. If you submit your application within seven days of prep or filming, a rush fee equal to 10% of your Campus Filming Production Fee will be assessed.
Tech Scout: We require that a final tech scout be done no less than four business days prior to the first day of prep or filming. If your tech occurs later than this deadline, a rush fee equal to 10% of your Campus Filming Production Fee will be assessed.
FPM Requests: All USC Facilities Planning and Management-related requests must be submitted no less than 72 hours prior to the first day of prep or filming. FPM-related requests received after this deadline will be subject to a $75 rush fee (per request).