Clifftop modernist house above the sea at golden hour, photoreal capture
EXT. CLIFFTOP MODERNIST — SCAN 014
POINTS: 2.4B · MESH: 38M TRIS
TEXTURE: 16K · HDRI: 12-STOP
FORMAT: USD / OBJ / GAUSSIAN SPLAT
LICENCE: CLEARED FOR 3D POST & AI
EXT. LONDON — DAY EXT. JURASSIC COAST — GOLDEN HOUR EXT. WEST COUNTRY — DUSK
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A location library for film, photography & advertising — from London to the Jurassic Coast, with Dorset at its heart.

LANDSCAPES / HOUSES / PLACES OF INTEREST
COMMISSION ON BOOKING — FREE TO LIST
SCANNED FOR 3D & AI-READY PRODUCTION
LONDON · 020 8064 3130 POOLE · 01202 022 158
● THE LIBRARYVOL. I — IN PRODUCTION

The first volume is being scouted now.

Landscapes, houses and places of interest from London to the Jurassic Coast are being photographed by working filmmakers for the opening volume of the library. Productions can enquire about early access; owners can secure a founding listing before launch.

EXT. LANDSCAPES — SCOUTING EXT. HOUSES — SCOUTING EXT. PLACES OF INTEREST — SCOUTING SECURE A FOUNDING LISTING →
REGION / 01 London ● ROOFTOPS · TOWNHOUSES · STUDIOS
REGION / 02 Dorset & the Jurassic Coast ● THE HEART OF THE LIBRARY
REGION / 03 The West Coast ● DEVON · CORNWALL · SOMERSET
● SCANNED.3D POST & AI-READY

The location, before you travel.

A growing slate of our locations is pre-scanned — captured by LiDAR and photogrammetry into production-ready 3D assets. Scout virtually, previs accurately, extend sets in post, and license clean spatial data for AI-enabled pipelines without a single recce mile.

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Virtual scouting & previs

Walk the location in 3D before committing the crew. Plan coverage, blocking and lighting against true geometry.

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Set extension & VFX plates

Mesh, texture and HDRI packages delivered to your post house — matched to the day you shot.

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AI-enabled production

Cleared, licensed spatial data for generative and virtual-production workflows. Provenance documented; owners paid.

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Digital twin archive

Heritage and coastal sites preserved as high-fidelity twins — shootable even when the real thing isn't.

EXT. CLIFFTOP MODERNIST — SCAN 014: sea-facing modernist house, photoreal capture
EXT. CLIFFTOP MODERNIST — SCAN 014
POINTS: 2.4B · MESH: 38M TRIS
TEXTURE: 16K · HDRI: 12-STOP
FORMAT: USD / OBJ / GAUSSIAN SPLAT
LICENCE: CLEARED FOR 3D POST & AI
● HOW IT WORKSFOR OWNERS & PRODUCTIONS

Free to list. We earn when you do.

STEP / 01 — LIST

Your place, on the books

No sign-up fees, no subscriptions. Tell us about your landscape, house or place of interest and we'll assess its screen potential.

£0 TO JOIN
STEP / 02 — SHOOT

Shot by filmmakers

Optional onboarding photography by working cinematographers and photographers — your location presented the way producers actually buy.

EDITORIAL-GRADE COVERAGE
STEP / 03 — EARN

Commission on booking

We market your location to film, TV and advertising productions. You earn on every booking; we take a commission only when you're paid.

PAID PER BOOKING

● THE BRIEFQUESTIONS FROM PRODUCTIONS & OWNERS

Locations, permits, and the difference between them.

Most people arriving here are trying to solve one of two problems: find somewhere to shoot in Dorset, or work out what to do with a place they own. These are the answers we give on the phone.

Q/01

What is a location library?

A location library is an agency that represents privately owned places — houses, landscapes, industrial buildings, places of interest — and licenses them to film, television, photography and advertising productions. The library holds the photography, access notes and technical detail a production needs to make a decision, negotiates the fee and the licence, and manages the shoot day with the owner.

Owners get a route to professional productions without marketing themselves. Productions get vetted, shootable places with known access, parking and power, rather than cold-calling landowners and hoping. A library is not a film office and not a permit authority: it represents private property, on the owner's behalf, for money.

Q/02

How do you find filming locations in Dorset and on the Jurassic Coast?

There are three routes, and productions usually need more than one on the same job.

EXT. DORSET — ROUTES TO A LOCATION
What you want to shootWho you go toWhat you need
Council land in Dorset — Weymouth Beach and Esplanade, Chesil Beach Esplanade, West Bay Harbour, Lyme Regis Cobb, Lodmoor Dorset Council Filming permit, £10m public liability, £10m employer's liability, risk assessment
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole — beaches, quays, parks, town centres BCP Film Office Application form, risk assessment, public liability insurance
Private houses, farms, estates, clifftop properties, places of interest A location library or location manager — EXT. Owner's permission, location agreement, agreed fee

EXT. covers the third route across Dorset, the Jurassic Coast, London and the West Country.

Q/03

Do you need a permit to film in Dorset, Bournemouth or Poole?

For commercial filming, drone filming or photography on Dorset Council land, yes. Dorset Council asks for £10 million public liability insurance, £10 million employer's liability insurance and a risk assessment, and requests ten working days' notice. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are handled separately by the BCP Film Office, which acts as the single point of contact for council land, permits and coordination with highways, parks and licensing.

Filming on private land does not need a council permit. It needs the owner's written permission and a location agreement covering dates, hours, crew size, vehicles, insurance and reinstatement. Arranging that is what a location library does. Road closures, drone flights over public land and anything involving uniforms, firearms or staged incidents still need the relevant authority regardless of who owns the ground you are standing on.

Q/04

Is EXT. the Dorset Film Office?

No. EXT. is an independent commercial location library. Permits for Dorset Council land are issued by Dorset Council; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are covered by the BCP Film Office. Both are public bodies and both are the correct first call for council-owned ground.

EXT. represents privately owned locations that no council can grant you access to, and works alongside those offices on jobs that need both. If your recce list is half beach and half private estate, you will be talking to a film office and to us.

Q/05

What does it mean for a location to be pre-scanned?

A pre-scanned location has been captured by LiDAR and photogrammetry into a production-ready 3D asset before anyone travels. You can walk the location in 3D and plan coverage, blocking and lighting against true geometry, then hand the same mesh, texture and HDRI package to your post house for set extension and VFX plates — matched to the day you shot.

Data is delivered as USD, OBJ or Gaussian splat with 16K textures and 12-stop HDRI. Every scan is licensed with documented provenance and the owner is paid for its use, which is what makes it safe to put into AI-enabled and virtual-production pipelines. Coastal and heritage sites are archived as digital twins — shootable even when the real thing isn't.

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What does it cost to list a location?

Nothing. There is no sign-up fee and no subscription. EXT. earns a commission only when a booking is confirmed and the owner is paid.

An optional onboarding photography package is available for owners who want their location shot properly before it goes into the library — covered by working cinematographers and photographers, presented the way producers actually buy. Volume I is being scouted now, so founding listings are open. Secure a founding listing →

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JONNY — MANAGING DIRECTORJONNY@EXTLOCATIONS.CO.UK
MIKE — SCOUTING & LOCATION MANAGERMIKE@EXTLOCATIONS.CO.UK
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