If a film company wants to use your house for a shoot, how much should you charge them?

Knock on the door this evening, location manager looking for a room for a brief shot for something being filmed in the neighbourhood next week. He took photos, will be in touch etc. So how much should I ask for?

£500

1.5X what he offers

Ask for a % of the film gross.

Ask for speaking role!

Exec producer credit

A wee sit in the Director's chair and a chance to shout "Action!" at least once.

What kind of production is it? Film? Feature film? TV? Commercial?

"You need money for this shot? No problem!"

Associate Producer credit is NOT acceptable.

Theme park rights.

I've only been on the other side of this, but it is unlikely that anything they offer will be worth the hassle.

Hold out for a job as fluffer on the set.

Also, LOL @ "brief shot".

I've only been on the other side of this, but it is unlikely that anything they offer will be worth the hassle.

Co-sign, unless you really need the money.

they'll treat it like shit, would not do

Even if they don't, it's a lot of wear and tear and lots and lots of time.

Law and Order used a friends backyard for a 2 min shot- said he got like $3500 i think

yeah, going rate is in the thousands.

It does depend on where you are and what they need - one of my college friends lived in the Pasadena historic district so the family was forever plagued by these sorts of requests but were rich enough that $25k was not a tempting fee for a Weber grill ad filmed in their garden, or something, 25 years ago. I appreciate this might not be what your crew need from you.

Whenever I've allowed my flat used as a location, it's been for photographic shoots and I haven't charged because it was a favour - and the flat in question was too small for a live-action film crew. There are agencies for this sort of thing in London, so if that's where you are, have a quick Google and phone one of them for advice in the morning - but tell them it may not be worth their while to sign you up on the basis of a one-off because you don't know how you'll feel about a home invasion until it happens, and straight-up ask them what to charge for the duration of the job - and be a pro by knowing the square meter sizes of the rooms they'll be using, because the agency will cost up on that basis, too.

It's a TV movie, for US cable, shot here in Dublin..... no lie, I could do with any cash going at the minute, but, equally, it could be a huge pain in the hole.

That huge pain in the hole is what the money is meant to assuage. Once they have paid for the privilege of turning your home into their workplace, I'd expect they'll act "like they own the place", because, for a time, they will. Ask enough that you'll still feel like chortling over it, even if they act like twats.