Compass Summer 2019

Summer 2019 Celebrating accomplishments is critical to creating an environment that nurtures continuing success for location professionals. We have accompli...

6th Annual LMGI Awards Nominees

Nominations recognize outstanding contributions of location professionals in feature films, television and commercial advertising.  ...

Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood

For Quentin Tarantino’s very personal film, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, opening later this month, Hollywood 2018 was transformed into Hollywood 1969...

The S.W.A.T. Location Department

Making the Impossible Possible by Shaun O’Banion Shawn Ryan (The Shield) had been a fan of the original series and approached Moritz about developing a new ...

Scouting at New Heights

LMGI ‘Aspires’ at Manhattan’s One World Observatory by Les Fincher Photo courtesy of Les Fincher In March, Guild members attended the World Trade Center F...

LMGI Rocks Sundance

Our third year at the Sundance Film Festival featured the 2019 LMGI panel “Location by Design” attended by location and production professionals, film commissioners and next-gen filmmakers. ...

Sense and Sensibility

Filming at Historic Properties: Frank Gehry, noted architect, sums it up best, “Architecture should speak of its time and its place, but yearn for timelessness.”...

Flying Down to Whitehall

Flying Down to Whitehall: Historic Locations Bring British Stories to Life  by Jim Collette “Votes for women!” The cry emanated from the Heavens, and a sudde...

South of the Border

Finding 30 locations for Roma, which received 10 Oscar nominations and won three Oscars, was an enormous challenge for Horacio Rodriguez, LMGI and his location team. ...

Compass Spring 2019

LMGI Compass Spring 2019 Click image to view issue Welcome to our “Filming at Historic Properties” issue. We are grateful for the support of our members and...

STRONGER TOGETHER

Stronger Together! The Power of Partnership. As seasoned location professionals working in a highly collaborative industry, the LMGI appreciates that our partner businesses are vital to our success. ...

LMGI LOCATION PRO WORKSHOPS – GEORGIA

LMGI has expanded its presence in Atlanta with a series of events connecting location professionals and the local Atlanta filming community. Saturday, April 13, 2019, 10 am to 4 pm Stone Mountain, GA....

AFCI Taste of World Locations Show

Industry professionals are invited to attend the TASTE OF THE WORLD LOCATIONS SHOW, presented by the Association of Film Commissioners International....

Interview with Wes Hagan LMGI

Reprinted with permission from mandy.com 30th November 2018 By James Collins Exclusive interview with Wes Hagan: Locations Manager for Ozark and Boy Erased ...

“Location by Design” at Sundance

LMGI presented a panel discussion, "Location by Design," on January 25 at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The panel featured location professionals Nancy Ha...