When I began scouting locations for my short film Prologue, I had no idea where to start. So I began asking my friends and familiar producers. I felt no one was of help but they did all say, “Check AirBnB.” Eventually I realized that was great advice and checked it out. I had options of anywhere, any house, searching for particulars.

For example, I wanted a wood floor. I could search for that. I wanted to be in a dryer region, so I could limit my map search to the South and West of the United States seeing homes I could rent out. AirBnB was great.

In addition, I had my own contacts. I asked friends who lived in Colorado, California, Tennessee, etc. I received about half of the houses I liked for my remote search from friends and half from AirBnB. The issue with AirBnB is if the owners allow for film shooting. But that’s ok, you just have to ask. So, I did.