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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LMGI COMPASS | Winter 2021 • 35 PRESENTER JOE MANTEGNA SPIKE LEE TRAILBLAZER AWARD VERONIQUE VOWELL/LMGI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT GARY SINISE HUMANITARIAN AWARD Producer, director and Oscar-winning screenwriter "McQ" is this year's recipient of the Eva Monley Award, named for the legendary scout and logistics manager whose credits included Lawrence of Arabia, Exodus, The African Queen and The Man Who Would Be King. On location in Norway, standing before a magnifi cent mountain and fjord backdrop, McQuarrie describes how this locale inspired him to write the next Mission: Impossible. "After being a writer and a director and a producer on numerous movies, I now understand it is all about story and story for me comes strictly from locations. I chose a location like this before I wrote a single word. It dictated scope, scale, mood, photography, design, action. I believe that every location has a story inside of it waiting to be extracted… I may not know the what, the why, the who or even the when. But so as long as I know the where, I am always delivered. So to everyone at Location Managers Guild International, wherever you are, I am sincerely grateful for this honor and I thank you." EVA MONLEY AWARD: CHRISTOPHER MCQUARRIE a visionary who always keeps it real. He loves fi lming on location. His work comes straight from his heart and does what the best art does—illuminates the truth—and that has led a generation of fi lmmakers to build on the promise he had made possible." "Without location managers, I would not be able to do what I do," admits Spike. "Over the four decades of making fi lms … very rarely have I shot on sets. I'm out in the streets. I love shooting in the streets of New York City, especially in the People's Republic of Brooklyn, New York." The stories Lee has chosen to tell are groundbreaking and remain just as relevant today. The impressive montage of his work, which included clips from She's Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing and BlacKkKlansman, attests to the tremendous impact his work has had on fi lmmaking—a true Trailblazer! " Wow. Spike Lee, well said. We all LOVE the streets of NY. Let's wear our masks and get back out there!... "The People's Republic of Brooklyn, NY." Awesome, Spike… Beautifully done compilation! ... yessss, ah mazing… In da houuuuuuuseeeeeeee (Morehouse)…" Actor Graham McTavish (Rocky, Rambo, Hobbit trilogy) introduced the nominees for Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series, noting that this year's slate "features locations from every point on the globe. From the deserts of Jordan to the mean streets of Tokyo, to Eastern and Western Europe and LA's favorite dive bar!" Location manager Jamie Parsons accepted the award for the quirky, dark, comedy-thriller Killing Eve, thanking his London crew and fellow location manager Jordi Utset in Barcelona for being so much fun to work with and Lucian Asan in Romania for making sure no one was eaten by bears. "We hope we alI get back to doing what we all love doing best," he added. " Vamos Killing Eve!!… Way to go to all nominees of Contemporary TV… This was a super tough category!!!..." McTavish also thanked the New Zealand location pro on the second Hobbit movie for saving his life. The manager had rushed over to the director, not once, but twice, in the midst of a huge stunt setup warning that "we have to wrap and we had to get out now. The entire little army of crew were evacuated and 45 minutes later, a massive storm hit and the entire place was swept away into the river." "Outlander! Mr. Graham McTavish!"