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LMGI COMPASS
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Summer 2019
Celebrating accomplishments is
critical to creating an environment
that nurtures continuing success
for location professionals. We
have accomplished a great
deal in six short years of award
shows. Voting has begun for our
2019 LMGI Awards, which stand
for international excellence and
diversity on location—reflecting
our growing membership. If you
build it, they will come … and so
it is that the respect and recognition we continue to garner is growing. We all know
it's not about the individual—it's about the team, our global tribe. So check your
modesty at the door because when you shine, we all look good! In the end, it's all
about the work—the tireless creative contributions of the location team. We salute
all the many (over 100) exceptional submissions—the Selection Subcommittee had
a very difficult time narrowing down the finalists. Our nominees are an outstanding
representation of quality location work—individuals and teams that symbolize the
vital role locations play in telling a story.
In addition to announcing our impressive nominees, this issue features Quentin
Tarantino's most personal film yet—Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood as our
cover story, with reporter Nancy Mills examining the extraordinary lengths it took
a great location team to turn back time. A similar ethos is evident in S.W.A.T., with
Shaun O'Banion taking a look at the intrepid location team that brings you one of
the most popular shows on TV.
Other columns include Paul Messana's profile of "Next Generation" Atlanta-based
KALM Jen Farris. Veteran UK location manager and LMGI member Georgette
Turner's balancing act is the fulcrum of "Career Focus." "In the News" spotlights
our successful events in Vancouver, Atlanta, Montreal and New York, as well as a
Fam Tour to South Korea. Additionally, congratulations are in order for the new
LMGI Board of Directors, as well as to our friends and colleagues Todd Christensen,
LMGI (the new director of the NM Film Commission) and Per-Henry Borch, winner
of the 2019 Sell Norway Prize. Location pro Dow Griffith, LMGI closes the issue
with a fabulous "Martini Shot" from his blue period, of Bora Bora, French Polynesia.
Articles and photography submissions are always encouraged. Your ideas, your
stories … they are what keep us connected. Please let us know what you are up to
at Compass@LocationManagers.org.
Always a pleasure, never too busy.
Ken Haber, Lori Balton, Stevie Nelson and Paul Messana
FROM THE
EDITORS' DESK
"For me, honestly, it's
not about individual
accomplishments,
individual awards.
It's about what I've
got to do and how I
can contribute to the
team."
–SHERYL SWOOPES, THREE OLYMPIC
GOLD MEDALS AND THREE-TIME
WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL
ASSOCIATION MVP
