LMGI COMPASS
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Summer 2020
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producers who don't understand our jobs,
and say NO, when it's required."
"For entry level positions, the basics
of the job are a foundational necessity.
Additionally, they must learn to be polite
and responsive to neighbors, owners, site
reps and other departments; the ethics of
treating a location with respect, defending
it from marauding grips or whoever! They
must be able to depend on managers to have
their backs," Gordon insists. "That's the key
message for all location professionals: We
are a team and we stick together to do an
incredibly hard job. Expertise on location
is the goal, and everyone has a role to play.
We must provide proper direction and good
models of behavior. If we don't, we will have
contributed to making our own jobs much,
much harder."
"Education is everything," enthuses Turner. "Just before
COVID-19, we had a work boom. Productions were getting bigger,
and demand for talented and trained individuals was higher than
ever. It's imperative we find the time to pass on much-needed
skills to maintain current standards. I was blessed to be trained
by the most incredible mentor and friend (SLM Sue Quinn/LMGI)
and I feel it's important for me to pay it forward and pass on what
I've learned."
Paying it forward, leaving the craft stronger, more respected and
better understood. We all share the desire to educate, but we've
never gone about it formally under the umbrella of the LMGI—
until now. Our overall goal is to promote craft excellence and a
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