Location security, unit base protection, cast and crew access control, crowd management and 24-hour static cover for film, TV and commercial productions, delivered by a Bristol-based, SIA-licensed team used to working with production schedules that change by the hour.
SIA-licensed contractor · DBS-checked staff · PL / EL cover · NDA-comfortable · Certificates on request
End-to-end production security: location lock-down, unit base and truck park protection, access control for cast, crew and visitors, crowd management around public locations, and 24-hour static cover through prep, shoot and wrap. Fully briefed against the call sheet, not against a generic risk assessment.
Feature film and TV producers, commercial and content production companies, location managers, unit production managers and studios shooting on location across Bristol, Bath, the South West, South Wales and the wider UK.
From single-day shoots to multi-week productions, including pre-light, prep days, wrap-out and overnight lock-down. We can stand up cover at very short notice when a shoot moves or a location changes.
Film sets attract onlookers, press and, for higher-profile productions, leak risk. Uncontrolled access on a live set is a safety issue for cast and crew, a schedule risk for the producer, and a confidentiality risk for the client. The wrong provider will treat it as a static-guard job; it isn't.
Every minute lost to onlookers, phones-in-shot or arguments at the perimeter is money burnt against your day rate. Trained crowd management prevents the interruption, it doesn't just react to it.
Uncontrolled camera phones around a set can put unreleased footage online within minutes. Access control, phone policy at the perimeter and NDA handling for visitors matter, and are enforceable calmly by the right team.
Unit bases are high-value targets: cameras, lenses, wardrobe, catering equipment. Overnight static cover with proper radio, lighting and patrol patterns is the difference between a full shoot day and a police report.
Talent, minors and vulnerable contributors need a discreet, competent presence, not heavy-handed door staff. Wrong profile = complaint, and complaints from talent travel fast in the industry.
Shooting on public streets, in retail, on transport hubs or at venues means dealing with the public in real time. Officers who can defuse rather than escalate protect the producer's relationship with the location owner.
Production insurers, unions and location agreements increasingly require documented, SIA-licensed security. Booking uninsured freelancers is a claim waiting to be denied.
We walk the location(s) with the location manager or 1st AD, review the call sheet, and map access, perimeter, unit base and crowd risk.
Officer numbers per day, supervisor, radio plan, unit base cover, lock-down times and visitor policy, costed and confirmed in writing.
Where required, officers sign production NDAs and are vetted to the level the production needs before deployment.
Team arrives before crew call, in the agreed uniform, radio-fit and briefed. Supervisor liaises directly with the 1st AD or production office throughout the shoot day.
Static cover of unit base, trucks and location overnight; controlled wrap-out and handback of the location on the last day.
Fewer interruptions from public, press and leaks means more takes in the can before the light goes.
NDAs, controlled visitor lists and phone policy at the perimeter, enforced calmly, not theatrically.
Continuity of supervisor across the prep, shoot and wrap window, not a new face every morning.
Guest-facing, discreet, low-drama presence around talent, minors and contributors.
Static unit-base cover with proper lighting, patrol and radio, not a chair by the gate.
SIA licences, PL / EL certificates, RAMS and incident logs on file for your production insurers.
A single page can't replace a walk-around and a written proposal, but this is what the work looks like in practice, so you know what you're comparing.
Live locations, private houses, disused buildings, retail units, streets, need a defined perimeter, a controlled entry point and a clear route in and out for crew and cast. We plan those with the location manager during the recce and hold the line calmly during shoot hours. Visitors are logged, radios kept on the production channel, and any incidents with the public are handled at the perimeter before they become on-set problems.
Unit bases are high-value, high-vulnerability targets. Our overnight cover isn't a chair-and-a-torch job: officers are radio-fit, briefed on the exact vehicles and cargo on site, patrol on a randomised pattern, and log every incident. Lighting, sightlines and access points are all considered up front. Where required we deploy multiple officers per shift so no one is alone on a large base.
Only the people who should be on set are on set. We work off the daily call sheet and a live visitor list from the production office. Talent, agents, family, press, EPKs and studio execs are all handled differently, and we brief the team accordingly. Where minors or vulnerable contributors are involved, DBS-checked officers are deployed as standard.
Shooting on a public street, at a station, in a retail unit or at a public venue means real-time crowd management. Trained SIA officers can hold a line, communicate with the public without escalation, and coordinate with the AD department around takes, the difference between a smooth day and a viral bystander video.
Higher-profile productions bring real leak risk. We're comfortable working under production NDAs, enforcing camera-phone policy at the perimeter, and handling gated content sensitively. Officers understand that what they see on set stays on set, that's a discipline, not a slogan.
Productions move. A location falls through, weather forces a swap, or a night shoot appears in the schedule. Because we retain our own SIA-licensed pool in Bristol we can commonly stand up cover at very short notice, including full teams for late-adds and reshoots.
Yes. Officers deployed on productions routinely sign production-specific NDAs before the first shift and understand the discipline that requires.
Yes. We staff prep, shoot and wrap days including overnight static cover of unit base, trucks and location, with a named supervisor across the block.
Yes. DBS-checked officers are deployed as standard where minors or vulnerable contributors are on set.
Yes. Bristol is our HQ but we regularly cover productions across Bath, Cardiff, the South West, South Wales and further afield across the UK.
For short-notice cover we can commonly stand up a briefed team inside 24 hours, often faster for standard static cover.
Yes. Our supervisor is on your production channel and treats the 1st AD or location manager as the single point of contact throughout the day.
Public liability and employers' liability cover is held; certificates are provided for your production insurers on request.
Yes. Public-location crowd management is a routine part of our production work, including coordination with the AD department around takes.
Send us the call sheet and location details. You'll get a written security plan with named supervisor, officer numbers and a fixed price before you commit.
