Last week when I was away, we received a letter about using our house for filming part of the new series for the BBC series 'New Tricks' - don't know if any of you here watch it.
We called them regarding it, they took a look round and decided to use our house! Crew are coming round next Tuesday to set up and then filming on the Wednesday and Thursday, using the downstairs and garden. Apparently we're getting £1000 per day which is always good
However, is there anything that we should be aware of beforehand? Have been told to check for damage before and after incase they cause any damage whilst filming.
£1000 sounds about right, you normally have to have some sort of crazy or massive house to get more than that... It's easy money really, I wouldn't have a problem with them using my place...
I've been filming in peoples houses before (sound department), and the locations people are always there to keep an eye on the crew, and make sure they don't do anything they shouldn't.
Be aware that people in the tv/film industry often do 11 hour days, 6 day weeks, and it's not always during the day. I've arrived at work at 10pm, and didn't get back to 10am the next day!

So, you may want to find some place else to stay for a while like a friends, but sometimes the owners of the locations have a basement or something they sometimes stay in. Generators are pretty noisy tho, I know I couldn't sleep with one on my road. They should let you know all the dates/times...
As for damage, if you have wood floors, I'd get photo's of them, as lighting stands can scratch the floors if tennis balls are not used. The other departments (camera/grip/etc.) don't really have any gear which will damage anything... I've smashed a light fitting with a mic boom pole once tho!
If there is any damage (it's pretty rare but it does happen), they should be fine about reimbursing you, production always keep some money to one side in case any gear or locations get damaged.
As said, if there are any pets, they will just get in the way, unless it's a goldfish or something. If you have a dog or something like that, I'd be tempted to have a friend look after it.
EDIT: Also, you may want to eat up your frozen food... We had a noisey fridge/freezer in one of the location we were at, and it had to be switched off during takes. If it's a quiet one tho, you should be fine.
