I need to finish my film that I put off for a few months. The final scene is in a classroom. I need to go to the local high school and borrow a classroom.

It's the summer now, there are no guards or security. However to get in the front with the office you have to be buzzed in. Also there are is a camera being watched by people in the office.

Now there are other doors probably unlocked to get in however, it's trespassing government property public school and if I get caught I am majorly screwed. They take trespassing very seriously apparently. Of course asking permission is a dumb thing to do, and going to other schools is way harder.

I don't attend this place but my friend does, I want to know what could happen to me if I got caught.

US law btw.

You could probably just ask; I do not think they would mind you coming in on a weekend.

Really, trespassing to make a film is only necessary if you are going to a WAR ZONE or something.

Dude, only good things can come from this

If you don't get caught, you finish your film.

If you get caught, you learn about true thug life and come out a badass and get major rep...

Um, seriously... I don't know US law but can they really punish you severely if you're a minor? Just for trespassing?

You could probably just ask; I do not think they would mind you coming in on a weekend or something.

Really, trespassing to make a film is only necessary if you are going to a WAR ZONE or something.

Asking is the worst thing you could do when making a film unless you have money.

It never ever ever works.

I've tried asking and it never worked.

I just went and shot and it always worked.

This case it's government property. Also doors are locked in the weekend. Remember it's summer session, no one is supposed to be here at all without permissino.

When school DOES start it'll be much easier because we'd just say we're film students.

I dunno if i'd get punished I am just very nervous about the possibilities because I am clueless.

getting caught... could be your new film

yeah what the hell psyburn. they probably wont mind as long as you ask first

I can't ask because 99% of the time they will say hell no. The #1 rule of guerrilla film making is not to ask. Also if I do get permission I'd need to be completely supervised which is a no-no.

Also they WILL say hell no.

Watch "Bowfinger" and "Cecil B. Demented" to pump yourself up.

wait for the cleaners

wait for the cleaners

It's summer time there are like no cleaners.

Get a job as the janitor.

It's the summer now, there are no guards or security.

i know from personal experience that this is an incorrect assumption

also you can probably expect to pay a fine and spend several months in jail for doing this, as well as a completely ruined personal record.

if you are not intelligent enough to think up a way to circumvent this problem more creatively than BREAKING AND ENTERING then your movie probably sucks anyway and you shouldn't be putting so much on the table for it.

are there no other schools you could go to, like junior highs maybe?  do junior high school classrooms look appreciably different from high school classrooms?  i understand the PUNK ROCK GUERILLA DIRECTOR appeal but i doubt if you should risk this much to be a badass!

are there no other schools you could go to, like junior highs maybe?  do junior high school classrooms look appreciably different from high school classrooms?  i understand the PUNK ROCK GUERILLA DIRECTOR appeal but i doubt if you should risk this much to be a badass!

Junior highs are smaller and the local ones the only entrance is next to the office so I doubt that'd work either. I'm not trying to be PUNCK ROCK GUERILLA DIRECTOR but I can't afford nothing.

Hundley is right I need to be intelligent.

Places where classrooms exist:

Department of Motor Vehicles (or wherever kids get DRIVER'S ED over the summer - I did a 2-week summer class like this in a SCHOOL building)

local community college (if you ask the director of FILM STUDIES you are bound to increase chances +72%)

SAT prep center (we have a few of these in my area under the name "Kaplan")

It's summer time there are like no cleaners.

there are. they'll come in for like an hour a week at the very very least, you'll just have to wait a while if you don't know when that is.

local community college (if you ask the director of FILM STUDIES you are bound to increase chances +72%)

this is a great idea

If all else fails, you could use a green screen.