The Ranch
Desert shooting in a convenient, comfortable location.
Filming in the remote desert is often difficult with amenities, housing,
and access to editing far away or completely unavailable the ranch
provides diverse scenic locations combined with comfort and convenience. A Wide Range of Choices
-- With 197,000 acres of rugged BLM land and 110 acres of privately
owned land, the ranch has locations for western, sci-fi, horror, and
more.... Horses, cattle, cowboys, wagons, rustic buildings and two
arenas with wooden bleachers, eerie mesquite trees, joshua trees,
yucca, cactus of all types. There is also acres
of dry lake with wind-formed sand sculptures, sand dunes, beautiful
purple mountains (snow-capped in winter) including an 8000 ft. peak,
lots of desert, rugged roads, and dirt roads.
Most locations are 10-30 minutes from the Ranch House
Easy Access
-- Located on the border of California and Nevada, the Ranch is just
45 minutes from Las Vegas' McCarran Airport and 3 ½ to 4 hours from
Los Angeles.
Convenient Facilities
-- The Ranch House provides a large restaurant and meeting facilities,
plus we can cater to your crew wherever they are on location. We
also provide locked equipment storage and deluxe star/director
accommodations in a private guest house. Crew housing is available
just 25 minutes away at two large hotel/casinos.
Experienced Staff -- We provide
assistance in permitting in both Nevada and California, and our
staff is experienced with film crews and eager to help.
Credits
· Travel Channel - Wedding Program
· Belgian National Television
· Living Better from New York
· Side Show Productions – Single Action Shooting Documentary,
Ramin Niami, Producer/Director