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Can you shoot in San Francisco?
Yes. San Francisco is one of the two markets Jordan shoots in most, and sourcing the local crew is part of the job rather than the client’s problem.
Yes. San Francisco is one of the two markets I shoot in most.
I am based outside Washington, DC, and that has never been the thing that decided a job. Sourcing the crew, the gear, and the locations is my job rather than yours. You give me a date and a brief, and I come back with the people already lined up.
A producer being local matters far less than whether the crew is. In practice the client-facing difference is one travel day.
Same answer for New York, which is the other market I work in most. Beyond those two I shoot anywhere in the US, and I will tell you straight on a call whether I have worked your city before or whether I would be building it for you.