Andyroo99 wrote:...
Walking in Dalmeny Estate by Edinburgh, following main route through estate, when hired security guard stopped me and said I couldn’t continue on the main route due to filming activity – stating that access was not currently allowed – that it was private land and that the film production company had the right to prevent access.
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Border Reiver wrote:A good number of years ago, I was cycling from the west end of Loch Laggan to climb Beinn a Chlachair and as I approached Loch na-Earba I was stopped by a very pleasant security chap who asked if I wouldn't mind waiting for 15 mins or so as they were about to shoot a scene for Monarch of The Glen. I chatted to him until they finished filming and I was told that I could go through and he thanked me for my patience. I knew by the MOTG roadside signs that they were around somewhere, so it wasn't unexpected.
FWIW I would reckon it most likely that the security guard(s) would be provided by a specialist firm under subcontract to the filming company, so two steps removed from the estate management. As with any service provider, you will get a wide variation in competence and attitude from the people engaged to do the job, as shown by the different accounts quoted above. I suspect that the only benefit to be gained from contacting the estate would be to suggest that when they allow a filming company to use the estate, requiring an access closure, that the filming company is instructed to tell the security company to brief their staff about alternative access routes if available. Whether the security guard in place at the time will be polite and friendly or officious and obstructive is probably pure luck, unfortunately.