Compass Fall 2018

There is no denial that LMGI membership truly reflects a global community of location professionals at the very top of their professional game....

The Next Generation: Luke Ford

They’re young, smart and enthusiastic about what they do. In this new occasional column, assistant location manager PAUL MESSANA, a genXer himself, talks with t...

A Sense of Place: The Job of the Location Manager

Like many departments on a film set, the locations department has duties that are a mixture of artistic and practical, a blend of orchestrating creative epiphanies and managing tedious logistics. From Filmmaker, Spring, 2018...

Film Scouting With Alison Naifeh

When a new movie or major commercial comes to town, the first person they meet with is a location scout. Sometimes they call the Oklahoma Film + Music Office to line it up; sometimes they talk to a friend in New York or Los Angeles who recently has filmed here. ...

6th Annual LMGI Comic-Con Panel

LMGI proudly launches our Sixth Annual Comic-Con Panel. They found Jumanji in Hawaii, Skull Island in Vietnam, Hogwarts in England, and Wakanda in South Africa. Now you can find them at Comic-Con! The LMGI is thrilled to announce the details of our 6thAnnual Comic-Con Panel!...

Stranger Things | Tony Holley, LMGI, LM

Back in 2015, when no one had ever heard of a Netflix series called Stranger Things, location manager Tony Holley, LMGI and his team could work wherever they wanted without hassle....

Manhattanhenge Excursion

NY Location Pros Embark on Camera Boat Excursion All photos courtesy of Les Fincher/LMGI & Jimmy Ayoub/LMGI Flashing Amber Marine Services, Film Ready Ser...

The Next Generation: Hektor Larios

They’re young, smart and enthusiastic about what they do. In this new occasional column, LMGI assistant location manager Paul Messana, a Millennial himself, tal...

Compass Summer 2018

Click Image to View Digital Issue A pride of lions. A murder of crows. A solitude of location scouts.  That last one comes from writer Karen Curtis, wife of...

The Next Generation: Evan Chan

They're young, smart and enthusiastic about what they do. LMGI assistant location manager Paul Messana, a Millennial himself, talks with the next generation of location professionals on the rise.  ...

2018 LMGI Election Results

The Location Managers Guild International is proud to announce our new Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 term. New active members of the Board are past LMGI...

An Interview with Leann Emmert

Reprinted from Screenster | 10/06/2018 I first heard about Leann Emmert’s work as a Location Scout and Manager in a Microsoft Commercial. Unlike most adverts...

A Wrinkle in Time | Alison Taylor, LMGI

Location pro Alison Taylor explores a brave new world by Nancy Mills Movie photos by Atsushi Nishijima. ©2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ...

Compass Spring 2018

Spring 2018 We enjoyed meeting so many of you at the LMGI Awards and hearing firsthand your thoughts about our Guild. For those unable to attend the event, ...

Film in California Conference

Film in California Conference Saturday, May 5th Ÿ L.A. Center Studios Ÿ 10 am–6 pm Don’t miss the only conference held exclusively to promote & celebrate ...