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LMGI COMPASS
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Spring 2018
Niagara Falls, Canada
Land's End, England
small circle. There wasn't a LMGI Compass magazine
for me to read about other location professionals'
careers. I think it's great that the LMGI promotes what
we do. I always find it interesting to read about scouts
and managers who have been around for a while. I
think location scout Lori Balton, LMGI set the bar
pretty high so it would be cool if I could achieve some
of the things she has done.
PM: What have you found to be the most
enjoyable part of your job?
EC: The most enjoyable part is the ability to be
creative on a daily basis while meeting new people and
seeing different places here in the Lower Mainland,
the area around and including Vancouver in British
Columbia. North Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond
and Coquitlam are some of the cities that fall within
the Lower Mainland. I think most people who live in
and around Vancouver feel like a stranger in certain
areas. As a scout, it is a privilege to be able to turn
over every stone and see all the places you normally
wouldn't get a chance to see because it's not part of
your daily routine. I also love getting access to places
not open to the general public.
It's always a pleasure working with talented teams.
When I worked on season one of Marvel's Legion, I
think every department head was nominated for (or
won) an Oscar or an Emmy. It was fun to be in such
a creative environment. Production designer Michael
Wylie and his team did an amazing job. It was fun to
walk around the office and the sets to see the things
being designed brought to reality.
PM: What have you found to be the most
challenging?
EC: Sometimes it is difficult to film in the Lower
Mainland because of the volume of filming that
happens here. We have a lot of locations that we can't
use at certain times because another production has
gone in just before. There's also a lot of construction
sites throughout the city further complicating the
process. But we always seem to rise to the challenge.
PM: Presently, Vancouver seems to define your
work but do you see yourself taking on new
cities or countries? Any plans for traveling the
world?
EC: I would love an opportunity to scout other cities
and countries. One of my main goals as a scout is
to work on big projects that will send me to other
places. I had a chance to visit London and explore
a little of England in 2016. I fell in love with the
country and it is one of the places that is high on
my list of cities/countries I want to work in. I think
