Beyond Borders | Jack Ryan’s Location Teams

Everybody loves Jack Ryan. Since Tom Clancy introduced his CIA analyst-turned-action hero in his 1984 thriller The Hunt for Red October, film audiences have poured into theaters to watch different incarnations of Ryan. ...

First Man | Kyle Hinshaw LMGI

It takes a village to pull off getting a rocket to the moon, even a fake one. Based on the book of the same title by James R. Hansen, First Man is the story of Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon....

Compass Winter 2019

Winter 2019 Click on image to open digital issue As we write, tucked between the American traditions of Thanksgiving and Christmas, gratitude and imaginatio...

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...