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LMGI COMPASS
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Fall 2018
CONTRIBUTORS
Nancy Mills
Nancy Mills is a freelance
entertainment writer whose
work has appeared in dozens
of magazines and newspapers
around the world, including
USA Today, USA Weekend
magazine, Entertainment
Weekly, Us Weekly, People,
Cosmopolitan, Elle, The
Costco Connection, Los
Angeles Times, Chicago
Tribune, New York Daily News,
The Guardian, International
Herald Tribune and The New
York Times Syndicate. Over
the years, she has visited
hundreds of TV and film
locations in such far-flung
spots as China, India, Italy,
France, Germany, England,
Mexico, Australia and Fiji.
She is a graduate of Cornell
University.
Shaun O'Banion
Shaun O'Banion is a Gotham
Award-winning producer
currently living and working in
Prague, Czech Republic. He has
written articles for MovieMaker
Magazine, Filmmaker Magazine,
and is a regular contributor on
Stage32.com
Paul Messana
Paul first became interested
in location scouting while he
was an undergrad at Pitzer
College. He worked summer
positions and took independent
courses that supplemented
learning about the field,
including working on a thesis
documentary project about
location scouting in the Faroe
Islands. Upon graduation, Paul
worked under Joan Aguado at
the South Pasadena Film Office
of his hometown and through
that position, he was introduced
to location managers and more
opportunities in the field. He
has since been working as an
assistant location manager and
scout on This Is Us, Modern
Family & LA to Vegas. His love
for Los Angeles and creative eye
inspire him to work on bigger
projects and he can't wait for
what is next.
Jim Collee
Jim Collette grew up in Arizona
and lives in Tucson. After stints in
journalism and copywriting, he
picked up a graduate degree in
anthropology from Northern
Arizona University. For more than
30 years, he worked as an
archaeologist and ethnohistorian
in the American Southwest. In his
semi-retirement, he assists
filmmakers with location and BTS
services, and does his best to lure
unsuspecting production
companies into Southern Arizona.
John Rakich
Toronto, Canada-based location
manager John Rakich was the
first location professional from
that city to join the LMGI in
2015. His many credits include
the feature films Resident Evil
4, Pixels and the TV series
Hemlock Grove, American Gods
and Shadowhunters. When not
working, John enjoys exploring
Canada's U.S. neighbor via road
trips. Architecture and great food
always factor into planning his
destinations.
