Any additional costs incurred by the observatory in support of the filming activity must be reimbursed by the film company. Such costs may include labor, materials, use of observatory equipment, vehicles, facilities, etc. Any support by NRAO personnel beyond the general escort service described above must be reimbursed. Such additional support must be agreed upon in advance by the film company and the observatory in writing. This cost reimbursement also is in addition to the donation to NRAO educational programs mentioned above.
Access is non-exclusive to the film crew.
NRAO staff will conduct normal activities during filming and will exercise any access required for maintenance or emergency purposes. The film crew must obtain advance permission to move and park vehicles at the VLA site. Parking in fire lanes and over buried waveguide is not permitted. Access for filming does not permit the filming crew to move observatory equipment or exhibits, or to modify any existing floor, walls, ceiling, equipment or landscaping, including drilling of holes for brackets or cable runs. Non-permanent changes such as moving portable equipment or exhibits may be done at the discretion of the observatory staff.