COMPASS FEATURES

In My City: Seoul

Stevie Nelson talks to Bong Cho/LMGI on living and working in South Korea’s vibrant capital city...

The Next Generation: Sheila Ryan-Cruz 

They’re young, smart and enthusiastic about what they do. In this occasional column, key assistant location manager Paul Messana, a genXer himself, talks with the upcoming generation of location professionals on the rise.   ...

Back on the Beat: Tokyo Vice

Loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s firsthand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat, Season 2 of the HBO/Max series Tokyo Vice continues to follow reporter Adelstein and his relationship with detective Hiroto Katagiri as they delve into Tokyo’s dangerous underworld. ...

Killers of the Flower Moon

SLM Mike Fantasia and team help peel back the layers of time to recount a murderous chapter in Oklahoma history in director Martin Scorsese’s film...

Barbie: Between Two Worlds

SLM Robin Citrin and team paint the town pink  for director Greta Gerwig’s take on the quintessential California girl...

The Last of Us

In 2013, Sony had a massive hit game on their hands with The Last of Us. Sony execs set a meeting for Mazin to pitch his take for adapting the game as a series....

Members Showcased at World of Looks

World of Looks LMGI members’ work showcased at Canadian Photo Show By Tonya Hartz/LMGI All event photos courtesy of Twinography Studios On June 1, ...

Virgin River

The chart-topping show finds the beauty of community in Southern British Columbia ...

In My City: Cleveland

2021 LMGI Award winner William Garvey (Judas and the Black Messiah) gives a tour of his Ohio hometown of Cleveland....

TOPGUN:MAVERICK

Tom Cruise is back with his megawatt smile in TOPGUN:MAVERICK—doing what he does best: flying fast and pulling Gs....

Under the Banner of Heaven

Producer Brian Dennis called supervising location manager and Calgary native Matt Palmer/LMGI to see if he’d be interested in coming home to Calgary to work on Under the Banner of Heaven, the new limited series for FX on Hulu....

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

A Persistence of Vision THE ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES Brings the Past Into the Future by Diane Friedman The Academy Museum opened its doors in Septe...

Fall in Love with Spain

Feria de Valladolid Invites Location Professionals to Fall in Love with Spain LMGI MEMBER CONTRIBUTORS: David Park, USA; Joe Abel, USA; Markus Bensch, G...

Confronting Stress

by Chris Baugh/LMGI Your voicemail is full. A relentless staccato of texts interrupt crucial phone calls. Deadlines come at you like dangerous jibe tacks...

And the Nominees Are: A Closer Look

Nominees represent the extraordinary range and skill of location professionals to find locations that are integral to the action, motivation and tone of the sto...