As video editors and filmmakers, is it easy or difficult to film in Delaware?
You pretty much have to go guerrilla style in a way, because it’s better to ask for forgiveness [after the fact] than to ask for permission. You’re not going to be able to block off a whole city street, but the state offers a ton of backgrounds, from city to farm to beach, that gives the camera a lot to work with. Being a skateboarder for years, I’m used to being kicked out of places. If you’re going guerrilla, don’t run when someone asks what you’re doing. Just tell them you’re hanging out, making a little film, and they usually leave you alone. So, no war stories about getting shut down by the police? Well, I was shooting a kung fu scene with about 15 fighters in the parking lot of the Newark Shopping Center a few years back. For that one, I called the police ahead of time and asked the property manager if we could use the space. There are certain times like that when you need to ask ahead of time, so you don’t get busted. Filming a sidewalk scene with a few people is no big deal, bu
