Offer commercial space to productions without disrupting normal operations.
Whether office, cafe, restaurant, hotel, warehouse or venue: commercial owners need clarity around opening hours, access, brand exposure, pricing and disruption.
Separate business and production
Show when and how productions may use the space without unnecessary disruption to customers, staff or brand.
For business owners
Use idle capacity without losing control of operations or brand.
Commercial filming locations need more than a strong look. They must capture loading, staff, opening hours, security, closure time and approvals.
Many asset types
Productions search for offices, shops, hospitality, hotels, industrial spaces, halls, workshops and unusual business interiors.
Operational rules
Set access windows, blackout dates, staff requirements, security rules, brand approvals and permitted areas.
Checked booking path
SetScout runs the booking path in a structured way through the Super Check: before every booking, the standardized location contract and insurance are verified - with clear responsibilities instead of loose email threads. The shoot stays predictable alongside your day-to-day operations, and you decide which bookings to accept.
Commercial listing flow
Make the location usable for productions and predictable for the business.
A good inquiry separates creative use from business downtime, extra costs, staff and reset.
- 1
Document the space
Add wide photos, floor areas, loading access, power, water, parking, opening hours, closure windows and business restrictions.
- 2
Qualify disruption early
Clarify dates, crew size, equipment, customer impact, logo use, set dressing, security and reset needs.
- 3
Confirm the business terms
Confirm availability, price, staff, extras and approvals before contract, payment and insurance continue.
Commercial pricing logic
How to price commercial shoot days.
Location fees vary widely by space, city and production - there is no guaranteed income. For commercial spaces, what mainly matters is what the shoot costs your running operations. You set the day price yourself in the listing.
- Create a listing
- Free
- Shoot on a closing day / after hourswithout lost business, plus staff and cleaning
- approx. €2,000–2,500 / day
- Shoot during business / with closureincl. lost business and forgone revenue
- approx. €3,000–3,500 / day
- Commission15% commission, only when you get paid
- Free to list
Editorial orientation, not an offer and not a guarantee. You set the actual day price yourself; SetScout pays out once the booking is paid.
How to estimate commercial extra costs
- Lost business: cost out the lost revenue of an average day, not just the rent for the space
- Staff: budget hours for a supervisor, security and facilities/tech the shoot requires
- Lockout and exclusivity: a longer full closure or an exclusive date justifies a surcharge
- Utilities: power, water and the raised electrical load of film equipment belong in the day price
- Preparation: build-up, set dressing and putting everything back afterwards take your team's time
- Cleaning and reset: plan for a final clean and restoring the original condition
Why SetScout
Inquiries arrive checked, not unfiltered.
You list for free and don't have to vet every inquiry yourself: before an inquiry becomes a booking, the Super Check verifies the standardized location contract and insurance. You see who wants to film and on what terms, and decide on every acceptance yourself.
Real spaces
SetScout collects real houses, apartments, offices and commercial spaces as filming locations - not generic event venues.
Europe
With your host profile, you can list locations anywhere in Europe and reach productions searching for houses, apartments, offices and distinctive commercial spaces.
Super Check
Before every booking, SetScout's Super Check verifies the standardized location contract and the production's insurance. You then decide for yourself whether to accept.
Operational questions
Commercial owners care about disruption, reputation and staff time.
Commercial owners need to know how the shoot fits real operations and which costs sit outside the base fee.
Will the brand be visible?
You set the rules for signage, logos, customer data, customer areas, blocked zones and approvals in your listing and house rules. What's written there becomes binding in the location contract before the shoot - so the brand is only as visible as you allow.
What about equipment and fixtures?
Document inventory, delicate fixtures, power loads and the handover condition in the listing from the start. Before booking, the Super Check verifies the production's insurance and secures it via the standardized location contract. Define which equipment, POS systems or customer data stay off limits so the shoot does not touch your operations.
Can filming happen after hours?
After-hours shoots are possible but should be settled in advance: access windows, key handover, security, staff presence, cleaning and consideration for neighbors. You arrange these directly with the production and record them before booking - so each side knows what is allowed outside opening hours.
Can I reject unsuitable shoots?
Yes - you decide on every single inquiry. An inquiry is not a commitment: declining costs nothing, and your listing stays visible and open to other productions afterwards. Because the Super Check pre-screens inquiries, they arrive qualified rather than unfiltered, so you sort through fewer mismatched requests. That way you only accept productions that fit your operations and location rules.
How does invoicing work?
SetScout handles the payment: the platform collects the booking amount from the production and pays you out once the booking is paid, including the related payment records. How you account for that income - private or business, with or without VAT - depends on your owner setup; clarify tax and invoicing questions with qualified advisors before a price becomes binding.
How should commercial rates work?
On SetScout you set one day price per location. For commercial spaces, factor in closure time and lost business, plus staff, exclusivity, preparation, security and reset - costs that are not part of the bare space use. Listing is free; fees only apply once the booking is paid and you receive your payout. Location fees vary widely by space, city and production.
More owner pages
More answers for your specific property
Answers for your specific property - from a private home to a commercial space.
Offer your house, apartment, office or commercial space as a filming location. Control visibility, price, dates, rules, contract and insurance.
How to offer your house or apartment as a set: photos, privacy, neighbors, location fee, contract, insurance and control.
Owner guides
Prepare price, photos, contract and protection
Practical guides on location fees, photos, contract and insurance before you list.
How owners set a fair day rate for a filming location: realistic price ranges, what moves a location fee, and how the day price connects to a verified booking on SetScout.
Which photos owners should upload so productions can judge a house, apartment, office or venue as a filming location.
What owners should clarify around location contracts, insurance, damage, house rules, handover, payment and cancellation before a film shoot.
Make your commercial space production-ready.
Create a listing with practical rules, operating notes and price logic so production inquiries are credible before booking.