Picture America without pictures of America
A Coalition of Concerned Citizens, Filmmakers and Photographers

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA USA

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August 16, 2007

Hi John

Give me a call at 570-7179 and I'll explain the guidelines :)
You ALWAYS need a permit, unless it is for home use only,
in which case you do NOT need a permit or insurance.

Merci!
Martine

Martine White
Production Liaison
Santa Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau
and Film Commission
1601 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-1909
(805) 966-9222, x110
Fax: (805) 966-1728
Cell: (805) 570-7179
www.filmsantabarbara.com
www.santabarbaraCA.com
email: martine@santabarbaraca.com |

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Picture New York |
Basically, this [proposed NY City film permit ordinance] opens the door to unlimited police interactions with photographers and filmmakers, because under these proposed rules, if they were passed, basically everyone with a camera, including everyone with a cell phone, would be someone who might have to have a permit to do photography... with all the people out there with cameras, most people are going to be left alone. This is going to give the police license to stop people they want to stop for whatever reason they want. And you can imagine who the likely targets are of that sort of enforcement... People with dark skin, people who look suspicious in the eyes of the police... It's going to be the people who tend to be harassed by the police in other contexts. -- Christopher Dunn

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JOHN LONGENECKER

Picture America
A Coalition of Concerned Citizens, Filmmakers and Photographers
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