COMPASS FEATURES

Building Eddington in Truth or Consequences

Scouting and location managing the controversial drama Eddington, filmed in New Mexico meant grounding the story in the region’s distinct architecture and landscapes....

One Battle After Another

SLM Michael Glaser/LMGI helped to build whole worlds for a production that would cover the breadth of California, from south along the Mexico border in San Diego to Eureka in the far north, and even farther east to El Paso, Texas. ...

Photoville Festival 2025

SEEN BEFORE THE SCENE A Location Scout’s View: NYC Location Scouts Participate in Photoville Festival 2025 by Joseph E. Mennella/LMGI Joseph E. Men...

The Gothic South of Sinners

Set in the Jim Crow South of the early 1930s, director Ryan Coogler’s breakout hit Sinners transforms the landscape of the rural Mississippi Delta into a vampire hellscape—only it wasn’t shot in Mississippi at all....

Toyota’s “Present from the Past”

Anatomy of an Award-Winning Commercial:  Toyota’s “Present from the Past”  by Chris Evans All photos courtesy of Toyota except as noted “With these na...

True Detective: Night Country

Another season of the Emmy-winning anthology series True Detective—True Detective: Night Country—is set at an Arctic research station in the fictional mining town of Ennis, Alaska, so close to the Arctic circle that it exists in darkness eight months each year....

In My City: Seoul

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

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....