The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) is the largest organization of Location Managers and Location Scouts in the motion picture, television, commercial and print production industries. Their membership plays a vital role in the creativ
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10 • LMGI COMPASS | Summer 2020 GoPro, Matterport and Insta360 sharing the latest in 360° cameras; additionally, 360° photo cataloging website Kuula and VFX production manager Danielle Carney (LIDAR and photogrammetry) will join the group. Tapia remarks, "Coffee Tuesdays is an opportunity to meet fellow location professionals from around the globe—something we wouldn't have created if not for the industry shutdown. Kudos to the Guild for successfully fi lling a void with invaluable information servicing our members in a unique and vital way." Watch for Coffee Tuesdays webinars on YouTube, like this link to the FLICS discussion: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=UIuwckbDJ9A In addition to the LMGI's "Coffee Tuesdays" discussion/webinar series, our members continue to appear on a number of industry webinars around the world. LMGI President Mike Fantasia represented location professionals in our media partner KFTV's (formerly Kemps) IN THE NEWS Our actively growing member discussion/webinar forum "Coffee Tuesdays" is providing vital information in a rapidly evolving industry. Co-chaired by LMGI members JJ Levine and Miguel Tapia, the weekly gathering has expanded from sharing news and connecting with our global location community in an appropriately socially distanced manner to the occasional webinar/ teaching platform. Industry professionals Allied Restoration Services, ATI Recovery Services and Clean Start, as well as epidemiologist Dr. Wade, former OSHA Director, joined an early discussion, sharing disinfecting technologies, introducing UVC light and electrostatic spraying. We visited with Mary Barltrop/ LMGI, working on the sole feature fi lming during the pandemic in Australia and the Icelandic team that engineered a way for Netfl ix's Katla to resume fi lming in lockdown. Another call featured Film Liaisons in California Statewide (FLICS) sharing how their different regions are preparing to return to work. Our "Tech Tuesdays" will feature organizations such as panel that included LMGI business partner Michael Moffett, managing director of the Production Service Network; Suresh Sivagnanam, medical/visa requirements expert for companies traveling abroad; and Tony Armer of the St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commission. Hundreds of international industry members watched the live forum. You can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=1RWmrbNDK- w&t=557s LMGI Board member John Rakich was part of the fi rst UNI MEI-FIA webinar on "Post COVID-19 Measures." UNI-MEI is an international labor organization for screen and stage production workers which DGC Ontario, SAG- AFTRA, IATSE International, DGA and BECTCU all are members of. (FIA is the international parallel to SAG.) Rakich has a full webinar schedule over the next months. Fantasia and Rakich both joined our business partner New York Production Alliance's (NYPA) virtual Board meeting, along with LMGI Board member Jimmy Ayoub and Les Fincher/LMGI. Fincher spoke about the success of Coffee Tuesdays Zooms and the timely value of information shared. "Many of the NYPA folks were on our last Coffee Tuesdays and were very complimentary," he remarked. "The meeting ended with the 1st VP expressing interest in watching a rebroadcast." Leah Sokolowsky/LMGI participated in a successful virtual town hall discussing the recently released "Recommendations for Clean & Healthy Production Sets" from Film Florida. The event featured professionals from many different areas of the industry, discussing the suggestions that Film Florida put out. Here is a link to the video: https://www.facebook. com/FilmFlorida.org/ videos/558815895019764/ As one of the few international production guilds, the LMGI is uniquely positioned to receive and disseminate COVID-19 guidelines from around the world. Our members are directly involved UNI MEI-FIA webinar. Photo courtesy of John Rakich/LMGI Zoom Meet- ings and Webinars: Expand Your Inner Circle