Golden Gate National Recreation Area Filming and Photography Cost Recovery Matrix	
 						 	
Category	Criteria	B-Roll	Non-Commercial	Limited	Substantial	Extensive Filming	
Event Scope and Access	Fulfills the requirements for an educational program at accredited school (documentation required)	 	X	 	 	Exceeds conditions for Substantial filming in one or more ways:       	
	Requires access to a closed area	 	 	 	X	Limits or alters public access	
Crew Size	Involves 1 or 2 crew	X	X	 	 	Requires advance notice to the public (warning signs)	
	Involves 10 or fewer crew	 	X	X	 	Requires Project Review	
	Involves 11-49 crew	 	 	 	X	Involves 50 or more total crew	
Length	Requires less than 6 hours to complete	X	X	X	 	Requires more than 12 hours of filming	
	Requires 6-12 hours to complete	X	X	 	X	Requires night filming (any time between sunset and sunrise)	
	Requires more than 12 hours to complete	 	 	 	X	Requires filming supervision over multiple park staff shifts	
NPS Staffing Requirements	Requires filming supervision by 1 or 2 park staff	 	 	X	X	Impacts a historic structure	
	Requires location scouting with park staff	 	 	 	X	Involves more than one location at a time	
	Requires access to a closed area with supervision by park staff	 	 	 	X	Involves temporary change of appearance to locations, historic structures	
Traffic Controls and Street Closures	Requires traffic controls	 	 	 	X	Involves large vehicles, aircraft or drones	
	Requires parking plan	 	 	 	X	Alters the Park's mowing, watering, or other maintenance schedules	
NOTE:  Please contact Office of Special Park Uses staff for clarification of permit categories.	Requires changes to public parking lasting more than 2 days	
	Involves catering or craft services