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On set,
on time.
A film and TV courier moves kit, props, costume and media to tight shoot schedules and locations, with the discretion and careful handling production demands.
Production runs on the clock
A shoot is an expensive thing to keep waiting. Cast, crew and locations are booked to a schedule, and if a piece of kit, a prop or a costume is not where it should be, the whole day can stall. Production couriers exist to make sure that does not happen.
The work covers a wide spread of contents, from camera and lighting equipment to props, wardrobe and recorded media. What ties it together is urgency and value: the items matter to the shoot, they are often hard to replace at short notice, and they usually need to be somewhere specific by a set time.
Locations are never quite the same
Productions move around. One day it is a studio with a proper loading area, the next it is a remote location with a field for a car park and a single track in. A courier used to this work plans for the address as it really is, not as a tidy delivery point.
Having a fleet from motorcycle to larger van and lorry helps, because a single hard drive of media and a full lighting setup are very different loads. Matching the vehicle to both the kit and the location means the delivery reaches set rather than getting stuck at the nearest passable road.
Discretion and careful handling
Some production work is sensitive, whether that is an unreleased project, recognisable talent involved or simply kit that nobody wants advertised. A dedicated vehicle and a professional driver keep things low-key, with the load handled quietly and delivered without fuss.
Careful handling protects valuable, fragile equipment along the way, with the load secured so nothing shifts on a long or bumpy route. For the most time-critical or unusual moves, our critical and specialist courier service is geared to exactly this kind of pressure.
How production jobs are priced
Film and TV jobs are priced per job and on the route, with a fixed quote before the driver sets off. Distance, vehicle and any waiting or unusual access all feed into it, so a shoot can budget the move with no surprises mid-schedule.
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