COMPASS FEATURES

Jof Hanwright’s Landscapes

I did my first job in commercial production when I was 15 years old and have been working in locations since I was 16!  Throughout all these years I have looked...

Peter Gluck

From the end of 2013, to mid 2014, I was fortunate enough to scout some amazing places in the world.  Buenos Aires, Bogota, Medellin, a little coastal town ca...

Marie Healy

Marie sends us: "I've had dinner the past 3 nights with Scott Dewees and will tour with Robbie Boake tomorrow. It's been quite remarkable to be able to meet up with fellow LMGA members while traveling in Northern Ireland. The light here is remarkable."...

FAA approves Drones on limited basis

Reprint from the California Film Commission: DATE:  September 29, 2014 Production Alert:  Six Companies Allowed To Operate Small UAS (Drones) Following FAA-...

Marino Pascal and Locations.org

Before there was Flickr or ImageEvent there was MARINO PASCAL.  Marino revolutionized the way Location Managers and Scouts present and archive their work. He de...

Patrick Mignano Film on PBS

Award winning Director, Location Manager and LMGA Member Patrick Mignano’s film, "Absaroka Sins" will air on Wyoming PBS Friday, October 24th at 9:00PM....

Career Focus: Ilt Jones

When I was a boy the BBC used to air a Western every Saturday evening. My dad and I used to watch these together in our small provincial British town. I remember remarking to my Dad how cool it must be to work on a film in the extraordinary desert scenery featured in the movie. This somewhat random notion passed quickly. Little did I realize that 40 years later I would find myself getting paid to take photographs of that very scenery as I did last year on Transformers 4....

PORTUGAL: A Feast for the Senses by James Lin

This was my first trip to Portugal, and though the visit was short, my impressions of the country linger. After a 12-hour flight, our first connection brought us to the Madrid-Barajas Airport which featured awe-inspiring, cavernous light-filled spaces. If this was a sign of things to come, we were in for a great adventure! ...

Times Colonist: LMGA Member Catou Kearney

LMGA Member Catou Kearney speaks about some of the challenges she faced finding locations for "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes", as the Times Colonist reports on the economic advantages that Hollywood brings to a region, and what we as location scouts look for in a location....

Julia and Mita

Two Equatorial Guineans find a moment of happiness on the beach near the capital Malabo submitted by member Osceola Refetoff....